Fahrenheit 451 Recorded Books Cover Illustration

This was for Fahrenheit 451. I look at this and always have mixed feelings. Certain things I liked a lot, for example the coloration and lighting. The rest not so much. Another thing that cracks me up is the outfit I gave him. It was based on the old planet of the apes costumes. Probably a little too closely based. I wish I would have emphasized the books more too. Maybe made a pile of books behind him. Today I think I would have went more with an image that was very conceptual rather than very literal. Still I learned a lot from this piece. I think this one involved more actual painting than airbrushing. Still used some colored pencil for fine detailing too.