Fully illustrated storybook version of Leo Tolstoy’s Master and Man, including cover design, interior illustrations, and chapter spot illustrations.

Drawn and Painted with Micron and Watercolor, and fully designed, compiled, and printed through Adobe InDesign. © 2024 Samuel Rampelt, All Rights Reserved

Book Jacket:

Micron, Ink, Watercolor, Paper, and Digital Collage

Half Page Illustration:

“They realized the wind was much stronger than they had thought.”

Spot Vignette Illustration:

“This was a real desert”

Full Page Spread:

The climax of the story is illustrated here as a full-page spread. Central to the composition is the emotional expression, atmospheric color, and linework.

Chapter End Spot Illustrations:

At the end of each chapter, I illustrated a vignette representing an important theme or plot device from that chapter in the story.

6 total, Micron on Paper.

Mockup:

Mockup based on book Jacket Design, 3D modeled in Blender.

Sketches:

Some early sketches, color studies, and thumbnails from the brainstorming stage of the project.