Neuromancer

I was commissioned by the British publishing house Gollancz / Orion Publishing to create a set of illustrations for their new Neuromancer's special edition.

Neuromancer, written by William Gibson, considered the archetypal cyberpunk work, is a staple in the genre that inspired iconic movies such as The Matrix, so for me was an honor to be considered for this task.

For this commission, I decided to only use one brush, black as main color and blue as highlight. Having these self-imposed limits, I tried to play with contrast and texture by only relying on shape and line direction (unlike other works of mine in which I use different brushes and gray tones).

My work being approved by Gibson and Orion Publishing themselves was a great experience.

Looking forward for Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive.

Book design by Orion Publishing

These are just a quick bunch of the artwork you can find in this new Neuromancer edition, to see them all please consider buying the book from the Gollancz website.

Available in the following editions:

• Emporium Exclusive 40th Anniversary signed by William Gibson Hardback with Solander Box
• Emporium Exclusive 40th Anniversary Hardback

CREDITS

Author
William Gibson

Genre
Cyberpunk

Original release
1984

Illustrator
Marco Luna

Art Direction
Helen Ewing

Type
Hardcover book

Publisher
Orion Publishing

Country
United Kingdom

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FREE

All my illustration and writing work is free of AI. I'm a firm believer that using AI platforms, datasets and neuronal networks to reduce, replace or assist human creativity in a creativity-based work is lazy and unethical.  Support the genuine human thought.

Read my stance regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence in my creative and executional process here.

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