‘Last week in Lincoln
I had a wobble
‘My time on the rope is borrowed’
The stonework and the people
Looked equally deceitful
My eyes had a brief close
A murmur from below rose’

‘A Tightrope Walker Falls to Their Death in 1237’
Durham, Come Save Me
Faithful Johannes
Out 3rd July

This month, in the lead up to the ‘Durham, Come Save Me’ album launch, I’ll be sharing some of the ideas and sketches that led to the final design of the album artwork.

Most of these are me just getting ideas out of my head and onto the page, so expect extremely loose, quick drawings that haven’t been polished very much, if at all.

Today’s sketch’s were inspired by the song ‘A Tightrope Walker Falls to Their Death in 1237’

At first look, this looks like the first real introduction to Hob, the tightrope walker. In reality, this is me trying to work the scene into a satisfying composition making the cathedral look large and looming without making Hob, the main character of the scene, look too small.

I didn’t quite resolve it in this section of the sketchbook but I got to use a new technique to make the cathedral tower look correct in perspective from an angle that you don’t have access too.

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Pre-orders for the CD with a lyric sheet/ download available now at: https://faithfuljohannes.bandcamp.com/album/durham-come-save-me

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