A new edition of Yann Martel's loved book, Life of Pi, recently hit the shelves, and this time it's illustrated. In order to find the right illustrator for the job publisher Jamie Byng created a cast-your-illustration-competition. To enter all you had to do was pick a scene and illustrate it as you understood it. 1800 people responded with submissions but only could win. That one person was Tomislav Torjanac from Croatia. Wanna see the illustrations? Visits Torjanac's site for a sneak preview.How does he make the images so visually stunning? "First he sketches out the scene before painting it in oils and with a fairly free hand. Once he has completed this stage he photographs the painting, then runs it onto his computer, at which point he finishes the illustration using various digital techniques. The end result combines the painterly qualities of a great oil painting with the modern sophistication of a digital print."
Turns out Pi isn't the only well known book Torjanac has illustrated. The Cat and The Devil, by James Joyce is also an eye twisting spectacle and worth sneaking a peak at. Weather you can find a copy in English or not, I can not say.
Also, if you really liked the feel of spending in pounds when you bought In Rainbows you can buy a signed copy of the illustrated Life of Pi for a mere twenty five pounds.
4 comments:
i don't know if i'd want an illustrated copy of the end of that book. just a thought
Its not entirely illustrated. I think there are about 20 illustrations in the whole book. Apparently CZF saw it and thought it looked "sweet."
Okay, I'm pretty sure he didn't say "sweet" but I do know that he approved.
i do approve. and i think it's sweet. although, al, i looked to the back because i wanted to see the carnivorous island, and there was one image, very specific, haunting and awesome.
if you know the deal, you could look at that one object, and it gives you chills.
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