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Illustration created for Astound's special Halloween newsletter, which was sent to the publishers. Halloween and spooky themes are a huge part of the publishing market at all reading levels. So we decided to create a middle-grade cover featuring a group of kids having a fun/spooky alien encounter!
Illustration: Mario Gushiken
Agency: Astound US
Art Direction: Alice Jin Zhang, Imogen Holmes | Astound US Artist Agents
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Painting and title design process
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Thank you! :D
Contact:
mario.gsk6@gmail.com
Agent contact:
Imogen Holmes - imogen@astound.us
Alice Jin Zhang - aj@astound.us
Imogen Holmes - imogen@astound.us
Alice Jin Zhang - aj@astound.us