Album Art and the Concepts

Hellllllo there! ;)

   Well I just finished up a project involving album art! I really enjoyed the process of thumbnails, graphic design, and finishing touches on a final illustration. The band, "Worth A King's Ransom" hired me to create concepts and finalize album art for the upcoming record, "The Kraken Awaits."

   I haven't really worked on many album covers, my past favorite being the Ruins of Tomorrow - In This Horror cover. haha. I had a blast creating this image, the whole journey I took creating thumbnails and, with the band's help, picking out our favorite base design was very rewarding. I'm really happy with how the final image turn out!

   Below are the thumbnails and rough sketches as well as the final painting.

Thumbnails

Quick Sketch

Base Color

Final

   The final image shows the Kraken towering over a ship set on fire. You find four sailors in the sea, some also set a blaze! :) Creating this image felt very natural and fluid, there weren't too many road blocks I had to over come!

Hope you enjoyed seeing this process documented! Time for me to take a shower!

Thanks
Ricky Casdorph
www.rickycasdorph.com

p.s. I stayed up until 4am last night playing Mount and Blade... UGHHH! Check that game out if you haven't. Its soooo addicting!

Mount and Blade Link:
http://www.taleworlds.com/