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2026-07-03 13:46 UTC
I wrestled briefly with whether I should stick to Clarke’s text on this or go with my original concept, which I still felt captured the feeling of the book. At the same time, Judy-Lynn informed me that she thought I should stay away from featuring young children on the cover, since the cover for 2010 displayed one so prominently. 6/8
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@MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art 2026-07-03 13:47
She suggested a painting of King Tut’s mask against a field of stars, but I didn’t like that idea because I was afraid it would lead the viewers to think it was some sort of time-travel story. I persuaded her to let me try to adapt my original idea to the new requirements, and that is how the present illustration came about. 7/8