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AUTUMN FOREVER
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llustrator Guy Shields (www.guyshield.com)
explains “They give me free rein with the
cover concept... And withautumn around the
corner, I decided to make that the focus of that
cover. I just remember having a bit of a brain spark
and imagining someone super-imposing thevibrant red foliage onto the wall behind an
otherwise naked tree. To make the narrative more
interesting, I introduced some police officers on the
left, spectating rather than arresting, as if to
suggest that in this case, admiration of culture
overtook persecution.”Shields explains that sometimes he splits his
images “into foreground, middleground [and]
background layer sets, so I can control the sense of
depth. I’ll set about building up the colours over
several layers (in some cases, hundreds) and finish
the piece by adding shading and adjustment layers.”© Juan Manuel Molleví© Guy Shields