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It looks like Si Fraser has been spending a little
too much time with his own creation and his risk-taking, leave it to chance philosophy is starting to rub off on the premier artist! Simon said "
This was a tricky cover because I kind of ended up throwing out the rulebook and then winging it. The difference was that I did a greytone version with markers on top of the linework then worked into that with colours in Photoshop..."
The sketch![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEORdB2Mp3Nce-c2jzBCeBC0saSz4boYtnLzWtcGRLTcTNkBaLx8TzSApwDdkjp9CX2u4HbTVHFwuLbW-POpi0AMXbqCO1h1Pfk7s1lgw_0idJyUMjtdKgzbres2hFUNScHapaifyA8Cnu/s400/greytone.jpg)
The greytone version...
Si continues "
That preserves some textural information which adds a bit of tooth to the drawing (pun intended!) There was no separate line-layer, so it ended up a bit more 'painterly' than my usual. I've been doing a lot of experiments on the DrawBridge Blog recently (http://draw-bridge.blogspot.com/) and as a result I felt more comfortable trying something a bit different."
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Of the finished cover, Simon remarked "
It's another Dante grinning with his arms folded cover, like the Army of Thieves & Whores cover I did last year. This might be turning into a theme..." Or maybe the character is getting some of his creators traits too - a confidence that can only come from someone at the very top of their game.
Thanks as ever to Simon, it's a beautifully designed cover with a brave style that really works. 'Spectacular' some would say...
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