Bjartur this icelandic cover depicts the scene in sorcerers stone where harry has a vision of his future midlife crisis, and decides to jump in front. Rowlings harry potter series with magical glowinthedark book cover designs. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was first published in 1997. Concept artist and illustrator dylan pierpont who is, to paraphrase clive barkers lord of illusions, clearly drawn to the dark side. Hone your illustrator skills with these brilliant tutorials. The box itself is beautifully designed with new artwork by kazu kibuishi, and the books create a gorgeous, magical vista when the spines are lined up together. Book covers zanna goldhawk illustration book cover art. Harry potter sorcerers stone by rowling, first edition.
Mesmerizing new harry potter covers out today to mark. With a new order of the phoenix hogwarts house edition set to be released in june, it is a good time as any to look back at all the amazing cover art that the potter series has produced. The art of harry potter by marc sumerak, hardcover. For the 15th anniversary of harry potter artist kazu kibuishi illustrated brand new covers for j. These thai harry potter book covers are a work of art. Mary was one of the few people who was allowed to read each book before it was published. In addition, she created a number of gorgeous illustrations depicting some of the most noteworthy scenes from the books. Explore an assortment of colourful cover artwork for philosophers stone from around the globe. The new covers are gorgeous, but these are just a handful of the hundreds of harry potter books circulated around the globe each of which is uniquely beautiful thanks to cover art by talented. Rowlings classic books are getting a new look thanks to incredible artist jonny duddle. Its been 20 years since harry potter and the philosophers stone was published in the u. For her bachelors degree project, hungarian art student kincso nagy expressed her deep affection for j.
See more ideas about harry potter book covers, harry potter, potter. March 20, 2003 the book cover art for harry potter and the order of the phoenix is released in the united states and united kingdom. Meet the illustrator behind the mesmerizing new harry potter covers brian selznick drew all new covers for the beloved series to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first book being published in the u. A series of covers for the first ever worldwide digital release of the harry potter series. Childrens authorillustrator brian selznick is designing new jackets for the harry potter books on the series 20th anniversary in america. Harry potter and the philosophers stone book cover. Harry potter book covers all around the world flipsnack blog. Philosophers stone cover art harry potter fan zone. A beautiful traditional styled coffee table book, printed on high quality paper, providing a great insight into the graphic design process of all eight harry potter films not the fantastic beasts series, as there are separate books for that such as the art of the film. Many community subscribers have requested that i do a video showing the front covers of the harry potter books in my library. Bloomsbury is the british publication that has created both adult and childrens covers. Harry potter 15th anniversary cover art comparison.
The harry potter series featuring original cover art brilliant books. I wish i could replace my current harry potter collection with your book designs. Artist redesigns harry potter book covers with a new. Harry potter fan zone hpfz is an australian harry potter fan site established in 2003. Deathly hallows is my favourite cover, because its the image that has summed up harry potter in my mind for such a long time. Jim kay is an english artist from northhampshire, england, who won the kate greenway medal in 2012 for his illustrations for the book a monster calls by patrick ness. Artist per jorgensen illustrated the danish edition of harry potter books. Use this printable handout to compare and contrast artistic interprations from several countries, and discuss the differences with your students. The hugely talented graphic designer is a bit of a potter fan, you see. Olly moss designs new harry potter covers for pottermore. Marge mccownbooks hp sets of hp books and movie posters.
Harry potter fan zone hpfz is an australian harry potter. Look closely at harry potter and the deathly hallows. I love your designs i grew up loving the harry potter books, but ive always disliked the book art. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the best decision the company ever made, scholastic is releasing new editions of the harry potter books in paperback, with brand new cover art illustrated by. She received a caldecott honor citation in 2015 for illustrating barb rosenstocks the noisy paint box. Related wizardry goblet of fire cover art explore an assortment of colourful cover artwork for goblet of fire from around the globe. So when pottermore asked olly to create new covers for the harry potter ebooks, he jumped at the chance. Italian harry potter cover artist serena riglietti explains the mice. From the uk to china, here are the ten best harry potter covers. Educated at the minneapolis college of art and design, mary grandpre began her career as a conceptual illustrator for local editorial clients.
Last year olly moss was commissioned by pottermore to design the cover illustrations for a series of harry potter books. The danish seem to have perfected the art of scaring children with illustrations of scary. Each of these new covers tells more than one story. The cover would be for a new set of childrens editions, with the successful artist going on to illustrate the remaining six harry potter covers. It includes not only hundreds of pieces of stunning preproduction artwork. Harry potter editions mary grandpre depicts iconic moments from the books in a seldomseen series of beautiful. Nagy also upgraded the book reading experience with popup illustrations in the philosophers stone book.
Magical vintage harry potter book covers by olly moss. The original covers by american publisher scholastic usually depict an amalgam of objects and people from the book against a common. Artist creates horror versions of harry potter book covers. It is over 17 years since the first harry potter book was released and three years since the final film adaptation and now the phenomenal wizarding series is enjoying a bit of a makeover. The harry potter books didnt become a multibilliondollar movie franchise through sheer wizardry.
New harry potter book covers revealed for 20th anniversary. Mary grandpre born february, 1954 is an american illustrator best known for her cover and chapter illustrations of the harry potter books in their u. Greenland is a danish speaking country that also decided to choose. The interview with portus covers everything from rigliettis work on the italian covers and illustrations of the harry potter series, and, if you. The 11 craziest harry potter book covers from around the.
Now the english artist has teamed up with them again to create these seven stunning vintagestyle illustrations for the rerelease of the german harry potter audiobooks. The book spine and the book jacket cover do not have the number one, as was used later used to indicate the first year at hogwarts. A super simple way to make your very own harry potter inspired book using the cover of an old book and hair pins to attach the inserts. Since the publication of harry potter and the philosophers stone in 1997, many publishers have created new editions of each book with new cover art provided by various illustrators. The perfect gift for collectors and new readers alike, we now present a breathtaking special edition boxed set of j. In a way, the project became a tribute to both harry potterand the literary classics. Some of the editions of the harry potter books have some gorgeous cover art. Ya, fantasy, retelling the little mermiad goodreads buy a copy deep beneath the sea, off the cold irish coast, gaia is a young mermaid who dreams of freedom from her controlling.
The adult edition usually depicts an object or place that plays a key part in the plot while the childrens one features a. The art of harry potter is a new coffee table book that takes potter fans and movie buffs into the wild world of concept art created for all eight films. Artist sabine wilharm designed the heavily stylised cover artwork for the german translations of the harry potter books. Harry potter books celebrate 20th anniversary with new. While, were on a role, here are twentyone more harry potter covers from here and around the world. Harry potter is celebrating its 20th anniversary seriously. H ave a look at these beautiful new covers by artist brian selznick, published to celebrate harry potter and the sorcerers stones big 20th anniversary in the us. Discover the magic of harry potter around the world with these colorful book covers from j. A handful of artists were briefed to illustrate the moment when harry, ron and hermione first see hogwarts across the lake. The scar it feels like the culmination of the entire series and thats the image thats been.
Scholastic unveils new harry potter covers illustrated by. I skipped philosophers stone because i was being a weird snob about it i was ten. First we have the classic original covers, the ones that graced the books when most of us first read them which i still love and think are some of the best harry potter book covers. How to paint a harry potter book cover creative bloq.
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