The hugely talented graphic designer is a bit of a potter fan, you see. The new covers are gorgeous, but these are just a handful of the hundreds of harry potter books circulated around the globe each of which is uniquely beautiful thanks to cover art by talented. Magical vintage harry potter book covers by olly moss. Ya, fantasy, retelling the little mermiad goodreads buy a copy deep beneath the sea, off the cold irish coast, gaia is a young mermaid who dreams of freedom from her controlling. Olly moss designs new harry potter covers for pottermore. Cover art harry potter book covers, harry potter books.
A beautiful traditional styled coffee table book, printed on high quality paper, providing a great insight into the graphic design process of all eight harry potter films not the fantastic beasts series, as there are separate books for that such as the art of the film. Harry potter sorcerers stone by rowling, first edition. Bjartur this icelandic cover depicts the scene in sorcerers stone where harry has a vision of his future midlife crisis, and decides to jump in front. The scar it feels like the culmination of the entire series and thats the image thats been. A super simple way to make your very own harry potter inspired book using the cover of an old book and hair pins to attach the inserts. Some of the editions of the harry potter books have some gorgeous cover art. The most common book cover harry potter material is cotton.
First we have the classic original covers, the ones that graced the books when most of us first read them which i still love and think are some of the best harry potter book covers. Rowlings classic books are getting a new look thanks to incredible artist jonny duddle. I wish i could replace my current harry potter collection with your book designs. Sapphic minorcharacter, fat sidecharacter genres subjects. Greenland is a danish speaking country that also decided to choose. Nagy also upgraded the book reading experience with popup illustrations in the philosophers stone book. Since the publication of harry potter and the philosophers stone in 1997, many publishers have created new editions of each book with new cover art provided by various illustrators. Harry potter fan zone hpfz is an australian harry potter.
Philosophers stone cover art harry potter fan zone. Artist sabine wilharm designed the heavily stylised cover artwork for the german translations of the harry potter books. Look closely at harry potter and the deathly hallows. Harry potter and the philosophers stone first hit shelves in the united kingdom on june 26, 1997, arriving stateside as harry potter and the sorcerers stone on sept. Its been 20 years since harry potter and the philosophers stone was published in the u. Artist per jorgensen illustrated the danish edition of harry potter books. For the 15th anniversary of harry potter artist kazu kibuishi illustrated brand new covers for j. The adult edition usually depicts an object or place that plays a key part in the plot while the childrens one features a. It includes not only hundreds of pieces of stunning preproduction artwork. It was the first cover to create lots of hype in the harry potter fandom because by that point fansites were flourishing. Hone your illustrator skills with these brilliant tutorials.
Explore an assortment of colourful cover artwork for philosophers stone from around the globe. The art of harry potter is a new coffee table book that takes potter fans and movie buffs into the wild world of concept art created for all eight films. See more ideas about harry potter book covers, harry potter, potter. Discover the magic of harry potter around the world with these colorful book covers from j. Artist creates horror versions of harry potter book covers. Harry potter book covers all around the world flipsnack blog. Concept artist and illustrator dylan pierpont who is, to paraphrase clive barkers lord of illusions, clearly drawn to the dark side. Last year olly moss was commissioned by pottermore to design the cover illustrations for a series of harry potter books. She received a caldecott honor citation in 2015 for illustrating barb rosenstocks the noisy paint box. Harry potter books celebrate 20th anniversary with new. Mary was one of the few people who was allowed to read each book before it was published. New harry potter book covers unveiled by bloomsbury the. Harry potter and the philosophers stone book cover.
Educated at the minneapolis college of art and design, mary grandpre began her career as a conceptual illustrator for local editorial clients. Bloomsbury is the british publication that has created both adult and childrens covers. March 20, 2003 the book cover art for harry potter and the order of the phoenix is released in the united states and united kingdom. From the uk to china, here are the ten best harry potter covers. Mary grandpre born february, 1954 is an american illustrator best known for her cover and chapter illustrations of the harry potter books in their u. Book covers zanna goldhawk illustration book cover art. Harry potter fan zone hpfz is an australian harry potter fan site established in 2003. Scholastic unveils new harry potter covers illustrated by.
I skipped philosophers stone because i was being a weird snob about it i was ten. Now the english artist has teamed up with them again to create these seven stunning vintagestyle illustrations for the rerelease of the german harry potter audiobooks. The danish seem to have perfected the art of scaring children with illustrations of scary. Italian harry potter cover artist serena riglietti explains the mice. The art of harry potter by marc sumerak, hardcover. In addition, she created a number of gorgeous illustrations depicting some of the most noteworthy scenes from the books. Gallery nucleus is proud to present the harry potter tribute art exhibition, an exhibition that features extraordinary art from over 50 talented artistsfans from. The interview with portus covers everything from rigliettis work on the italian covers and illustrations of the harry potter series, and, if you. Harry potter editions mary grandpre depicts iconic moments from the books in a seldomseen series of beautiful. A series of covers for the first ever worldwide digital release of the harry potter series. The box itself is beautifully designed with new artwork by kazu kibuishi, and the books create a gorgeous, magical vista when the spines are lined up together.
Marge mccownbooks hp sets of hp books and movie posters. I love your designs i grew up loving the harry potter books, but ive always disliked the book art. The harry potter series featuring original cover art brilliant books. Use this printable handout to compare and contrast artistic interprations from several countries, and discuss the differences with your students. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was first published in 1997. So when pottermore asked olly to create new covers for the harry potter ebooks, he jumped at the chance. Bestselling author and awardwinning artist brian selznick has reimagined all seven harry potter books with his inimitable black and white drawing style, with jeweltoned typography all to celebrate 20 years since harry potter and the sorcerers stone was released in the us sharpeyed readers will spot intricate details throughout the artwork, such as hermiones timeturner, harry. It is over 17 years since the first harry potter book was released and three years since the final film adaptation and now the phenomenal wizarding series is enjoying a bit of a makeover. Deathly hallows is my favourite cover, because its the image that has summed up harry potter in my mind for such a long time. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the best decision the company ever made, scholastic is releasing new editions of the harry potter books in paperback, with brand new cover art illustrated by. These thai harry potter book covers are a work of art. The most common harry potter book cover material is cotton. Childrens authorillustrator brian selznick is designing new jackets for the harry potter books on the series 20th anniversary in america.
The book spine and the book jacket cover do not have the number one, as was used later used to indicate the first year at hogwarts. For her bachelors degree project, hungarian art student kincso nagy expressed her deep affection for j. Mesmerizing new harry potter covers out today to mark. Many community subscribers have requested that i do a video showing the front covers of the harry potter books in my library. Each of these new covers tells more than one story. H ave a look at these beautiful new covers by artist brian selznick, published to celebrate harry potter and the sorcerers stones big 20th anniversary in the us. Harry potter is celebrating its 20th anniversary seriously. The cover would be for a new set of childrens editions, with the successful artist going on to illustrate the remaining six harry potter covers. In a way, the project became a tribute to both harry potterand the literary classics. The covers were designed by artist arch polar, who has published their wonderful harry potter, game of thrones, and mcuinspired artwork on instagram and on their website.
Aug 11, 2019 book covers zanna goldhawk illustration. While, were on a role, here are twentyone more harry potter covers from here and around the world. A handful of artists were briefed to illustrate the moment when harry, ron and hermione first see hogwarts across the lake. The original covers by american publisher scholastic usually depict an amalgam of objects and people from the book against a common. Meet the illustrator behind the mesmerizing new harry potter covers brian selznick drew all new covers for the beloved series to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first book being published in the u. Artist redesigns harry potter book covers with a new. Rowlings harry potter series with magical glowinthedark book cover designs.
Harry potter 15th anniversary cover art comparison. The harry potter books didnt become a multibilliondollar movie franchise through sheer wizardry. New harry potter book covers revealed for 20th anniversary. The perfect gift for collectors and new readers alike, we now present a breathtaking special edition boxed set of j. With a new order of the phoenix hogwarts house edition set to be released in june, it is a good time as any to look back at all the amazing cover art that the potter series has produced. How to paint a harry potter book cover creative bloq. Related wizardry goblet of fire cover art explore an assortment of colourful cover artwork for goblet of fire from around the globe.
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