The main characters are a group of rabbits looking to create a new warren, but first they travel a long distance and face many dangers. I wanted to create the feeling of hesitation and then abrupt speed one often sees in rabbits. I also wanted to mimick the pace of the book with the cover, which is basically periods of extreme danger punctuated by periods of peace.
Some of the imagery I created using polaroid transfers. I tried to get a rabbit's-eye-view and I'm pretty sure I entertained several people at the park while trying to achieve that goal!
Watership Down
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Watership Down

For this project I had to take photos using slide film and then use a polaroid transfer process to create imagery for a book cover of my choice. Read More

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