In Your Dreams - The Aldaya Series

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So a not-so-commonly-known fact about me is that I am actually already a published illustrator.  I had the kind fortune of landing a commission with a self-publicist that works based out of Serbia.  The author's name however is John Swan and he has woven an intricate tapestry of fantasy which is a world built entirely from his imagination.  I have the pleasure of working with him to develop all the chapter sketches for his book series that is currently still in the generation phase.  Book I has been published as an e-book on Amazon.com... here is the link.

http://www.amazon.com/Your-Dreams-Aldaya-Series-Book-ebook/dp/B00NI96DC4

I will soon be working on Book II, but while creating the sketches for Book I, I was given the opportunity to help develop his world by giving it a voice.  I created the banner/logo for the series as well as I rendered the world map with John's vision.  I enjoyed bringing his ideas to fruition with my own imagination because he gave me some autonomy to think a little "outside the box."  If you enjoy my work, please take the time to get the books, because I endorse John's writing talent as well.  Anyway, without further adieu here is the initial illustrated rendering of the full world map for Aldaya.


I used 4 18" X 24" sheets of paper to illustrate the full map.  With the scanned copies, I used Photoshop to compile the final rendering.  There were some more design choices I incorporated into the final piece, but all in all, it was an extremely fulfilling project to endure and complete.

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