The illustrations of The Lost King send a great many messages, and these include the picture on the front cover, which depicts the main character, Peter King, walking through bush with a mountain looming above. The colours on the cover art are simple. A blue background with the mountain in colour, with the details of the bush and Peter in black. There is also a textured branch on the left side of the front cover. The title and name of the author are written in white block letters.
I believe that these simple pictures and colours are just another way of depicting the starkness of the character's situation, and a great way of combating the well known saying-
'Don't judge a book by it's cover.'
The artwork on the inside of the book is a picture of the bush and a picture of something relating to the chapter, at the beginning title of each chapter. The picture of something which relates to the chapter is usually something which the characters yearn to have from the outside world which doesn't seem to exist outside of their current situation, and I believe that this is a message in itself.
The artwork in this book is simple yet effective, and I believe that it is very well chosen and presented.
I believe that these simple pictures and colours are just another way of depicting the starkness of the character's situation, and a great way of combating the well known saying-
'Don't judge a book by it's cover.'
The artwork on the inside of the book is a picture of the bush and a picture of something relating to the chapter, at the beginning title of each chapter. The picture of something which relates to the chapter is usually something which the characters yearn to have from the outside world which doesn't seem to exist outside of their current situation, and I believe that this is a message in itself.
The artwork in this book is simple yet effective, and I believe that it is very well chosen and presented.
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