Marco Wagner illustrated this piece for the
NY Times Book Review of
The Magician King, by Lev Grossman. In Marco's own words, he wanted to "create a magical, but dark and a bit depressive mood". Here is the final piece, along with Marco's initial sketches & descriptions + the article with final art in place...
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| Marco Wagner's final art of The Magician King |
Sketch 1: a fantasy beast surrounded by a magical landscape:
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| Marco Wagner; sketch #1 |
A dark forest with magical plants...out of the dark, a blur, gloomy and glowing creature is coming:
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| Marco Wagner Sketch 2 (approved) |
The main character standing in a dark forest surrounded by a glowing,
magical aura. His face is blurred and overexposed:
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| Marco Wagner Sketch 3 |
The article as it ran on Sunday, August 28, 2011 - click image to read:
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| Marco Wagner - Final New York Times article |
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