Kingly Graphics

Posted Monday, 07/04/22

I recently spent two solid days writing for In the Shadow of the King. To give myself a break, I began toying with a new logo design for the book.

There are no known portraits of Sir Francis Bryan in existence. Therefore, I browsed through a selection of "unknown males" painted by famed Tudor artist Hans Holbein to come up with ideas. Bryan lost his left eye during a joust in 1526, after which he wore a rakish eye patch. I was careful to crop the portraits I chose in order to conceal his face above the nose.

Alternate logo for "In the Shadow of the King" by Deborah O'Toole. Click on image to view larger size in a new window.

(Above): Image meant to depict Sir Francis Bryan in his youth.

New logo for "In the Shadow of the King" by Deborah O'Toole. Click on image to view larger size in a new window.

(Above): Image meant to depict Sir Francis Bryan in maturity.

New logo for "In the Shadow of the King" by Deborah O'Toole. Click on image to view larger size in a new window.

(Above): Image meant to depict Sir Francis Bryan in old age.

I'm making good progress with In the Shadow of the King. Yet, as always, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the spurt of creativity continues.

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Tags: In the Shadow of the King; Web Design