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Earlier this week the cover for Stefan Hagel’s third book, Röda dagars hämnd (freely translated: Red Days’ Revenge), was released so I thought I’d share how the book cover was created.
Step 1: What does the author want?
Stefan had…
(Please note: All books are in Swedish.)
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![x-mas-Fredens-pris](http://silverserpent.net/site/wp-content/uploads/x-mas-Fredens-pris.png)
![x-mas-Fred-så-gyllene](http://silverserpent.net/site/wp-content/uploads/x-mas-Fred-så-gyllene.png)
![x-mas-Flammor-av-vrede](http://silverserpent.net/site/wp-content/uploads/x-mas-Flammor-av-vrede.png)
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Busy days for Stefan Hagel and Undrentide publishing!
Stefan was recently interviewed by
P4 Väst and got a whole page to himself in
Uddevalla 7 dagar among others. Well done!
Read more about Stefan’s own thoughts in his blog
Verkligen …
![Porten](http://silverserpent.net/site/wp-content/gallery/design/thumbs/thumbs_porten.jpg)
It is my great pleasure to present the book cover for Astrid Ahlberg’s Porten! (The Gate in English)
When Astrid first contacted me she gave me a very short description of the Gate. It was enough for my imagination to…
![Flammor av vrede](http://silverserpent.net/site/wp-content/uploads/Flammor-av-vrede-193x123-1367599627.jpg)
Some like it hot and if you do, then this might be a book for you! Because it is HOT, isn’t it?
Stefan Hagel’s second book in the series En saga om sorg is called Flammor av vrede and it…
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Just like with
Fredens pris, Anna gave me a scene from her book to work with and it was a lot of fun to make the magical forest come to life. The front image is almost – almost –…
February 7, 2013 at 21:58
Subject: Art
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This is a picture of my best friend, Erika.
She took a photo of herself in a pose she wanted to use for a future painting. I high-jacked the photo without her knowledge and turned it into this – and…
![Seiren logo](http://silverserpent.net/site/wp-content/gallery/design/thumbs/thumbs_seiren_logo.jpg)
A website + logotype I made for my friend Erika.
She makes wonderful bracelets, necklaces, clothes and hats and… and… Well, so many awesome things you just have to take a look at.
Welcome to the SilverSerpent network, Seiren!…
![Fredens pris](http://silverserpent.net/site/wp-content/uploads/fredens-pris-193x123.jpg)
Book cover for Fredens pris (freely translated as Price of the Peace) by
Anna Blixt, published by
Undrentide.
The cover is based on a scene within the book and the front images started out as a standalone illustration…