Tag Archives: fantasy

New Map: for “The Oathbreaker’s Shadow” by Amy McCulloch

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Elisabeth

Here’s a new map for The Oathbreaker’s Shadow by Amy McCulloch, which will be published by Flux, an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide, in February 2015. It was first published in the UK by Doubleday with a different map, and I … Continue reading →

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New Art: Astrifiammante, the Queen of the Night

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Elisabeth

Here is my second painting of the Queen of the Night. She is often given the name Astrifiammante, which means “Star-blazing.” This painting is 11.75 x 19, so pretty large for me! It was painted with watercolor, black ink, matte … Continue reading →

Posted in artwork | Tagged acryla gouache, evil queen, fantasy, illustration, magic, mozart, night, night sky, opera, queen, queen of the night, watercolor, wolfgang amadeus mozart | Comments Off

“The Monster Realm” by Nara Duffie

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Elisabeth

The Monster Realm by Nara Duffie is now available to order on Amazon! http://www.amazon.com/The-Monster-Realm-Nara-Duffie/dp/0984934650 Nara Duffie is an awesome young author who finished writing this book 11 days before her 11th birthday. I just got the book in the mail … Continue reading →

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New Map: The World of Lanodeka

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Elisabeth

Here is a really fun map I recently created for a private client publishing her first book. I also illustrated chapter headers and the cover, which I will show in a later blog post. The book is titled The Monster … Continue reading →

Posted in artwork, books, maps | Tagged book, cartography, children's book, digital illustration, fantasy, map, middle grade, Nara Duffie, The Monster Realm | 2 Comments

Book Cover Process – The Dragon’s Egg

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Elisabeth

I was recently featured in a ‘cover tour’ organized by Candace’s Book Blog for The Dragon’s Egg by Heidi Bolton, third book in her Relic’s of Mysticus series. You can see the first two covers here and here. Here is … Continue reading →

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New Art: Cover for middle grade fantasy book

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Elisabeth

The final painting for the private client I mentioned in this previous post: http://www.albaillustration.com/blog/?p=579. This is the book cover, featuring the main character, Brooklyn. I will share more information about the book once the author’s website is finished! It was … Continue reading →

Posted in artwork, book covers | Tagged acryla gouache, blizzard, book cover, fairy tale, fantasy, girl, illustration, magic, middle grade, snow, watercolor | 1 Comment