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Influential Graphic Novels Book Stack

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A hand-lettered painting featuring ten influential graphic novels

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tags: book stack, graphic novel, fiction
categories: Visual Narrative
Sunday 09.06.20
Posted by Alyssa Alarcon Santo
 

Spanish Language Classics Book Stack

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features eleven staples of classic Spanish language literature. Each book is an existing cover variant, chosen to fill the color scheme I felt best represented the genre. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! (You can watch a time lapse video of the lettering process below.) The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

Esta pintura respresenta once libros clásicos españoles. Todas las letras son hechas a mano—no se uso tipo de letra de computadora. (Puede ver el video del proceso más abajo en esta página.)  Los libros están pintados con acuarelas digitales, pero utilizando téchnicas tradicionales.

NOVELS FEATURED:

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  • La Casa en Mango Street <<The House on Mango Street>> by Sandra Cisneros [US]

  • El Laberinto de la Soledad <<The Labyrinth of Solitude>> by Octavio Paz [Mexico]

  • Las Cosas Que Perdimos en el Fuego <<The Things We Lost in the Fire>> by Mariana Enríquez [Argentina]

  • La Breve y Maravillosa Vida de Oscar Wao <<The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao>> by Junot Díaz [Dominican Republic]

  • Ficciones <<Collected Fictions>> by Jorge Luis Borges [Argentina]

  • Cien Años de Soledad <<100 Years of Solitude>> by Gabriel García Márquez [Columbia]

  • La Ciudad y Los Perros <<The Time of the Hero>> by Mario Vargas Llosa [Peru]

  • La Casa de los Espíritus <<The House of the Spirits>> by Isabel Allende [Chile]

  • La Muerte de Artemio Cruz <<The Death of Artemio Cruz>> by Carlos Fuentes [Mexico]

  • Cien Sonetos de Amor <<One Hundred Love Sonnets>> by Pablo Neruda [Chile]

  • Rayuela <<Hopscotch>> by Julio Cortázar [Argentina]

GET THE PRINT
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Want to see more book stacks?

 
  • Fiction
    • Oct 31, 2019 Spanish Language Classics Book Stack
    • Feb 12, 2019 Love Stories Book Stack
    • Dec 3, 2018 Science Fiction Classics Book Stack
    • Dec 3, 2018 Horror Classics Book Stack
  • Non-Fiction
    • May 28, 2019 True Crime Book Stack
  • Visual Narrative
    • Sep 6, 2020 Influential Graphic Novels Book Stack
  • Young Adult Literature
    • Oct 31, 2019 Young Adult Nostalgia Book Stack
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Slytherin House Book Stack
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Ravenclaw House Book Stack
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Hufflepuff House Book Stack
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Textbooks Book Stack
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter Gryffindor Book Stack
 
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tags: Spanish Language, classics
categories: Fiction
Thursday 10.31.19
Posted by Alyssa Alarcon Santo
Comments: 1
 

Young Adult Nostalgia Book Stack

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features eighteen staples of nostalgic Young Adult literature. Each book is an existing cover variant, chosen to fill the color scheme I felt best represented the genre. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

Novels featured:

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  • A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket [1999]

  • Choose Your Own Adventure: Trouble on Planet Earth by R.A. Montgomery [1984]

  • The Boxcar Children, #1 by Gertrude Chandler Warner [1924]

  • Animorphs, #1: The Invasion by K.A. Applegate [1996]

  • Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume [1970]

  • The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin [1978]

  • Holes by Louis Sachar [1998]

  • Matilda by Roald Dahl [1988]

  • The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien [1937]

  • The Babysitter's Club, #1: Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin [1986]

  • The Giver by Lois Lowry [1993]

  • The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster [1961]

  • Goosebumps, #1: Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine [1992]

  • Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh [1964]

  • From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg [1967]

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling [1997]

  • Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark by Alvin Schwartz [1981]

  • The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein [1964]

GET THE PRINT
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Want to see more book stacks?

 
  • Fiction
    • Dec 3, 2018 Horror Classics Book Stack
    • Dec 3, 2018 Science Fiction Classics Book Stack
    • Feb 12, 2019 Love Stories Book Stack
    • Oct 31, 2019 Spanish Language Classics Book Stack
  • Non-Fiction
    • May 28, 2019 True Crime Book Stack
  • Visual Narrative
    • Sep 6, 2020 Influential Graphic Novels Book Stack
  • Young Adult Literature
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter Gryffindor Book Stack
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Textbooks Book Stack
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Hufflepuff House Book Stack
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Ravenclaw House Book Stack
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Slytherin House Book Stack
    • Oct 31, 2019 Young Adult Nostalgia Book Stack
 
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tags: book stack, young adult nostalgia
categories: Young Adult Literature
Thursday 10.31.19
Posted by Alyssa Alarcon Santo
 

True Crime Book Stack

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features ten staples of classic True Crime literature. Each book is an existing cover variant, chosen to fill the color scheme I felt best represented the genre. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques. Art prints are available as a small 5”x7”, a medium 8”x10”, and a large 16”x20”.

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Novels featured:

  • Zodiac by Robert Graysmith

  • Chase Darkness With Me by Billy Jensen

  • Mindhunter by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker

  • Party Monster by James St. James

  • Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

  • I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

  • The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

  • Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi

  • In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

  • Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

GET THE PRINT
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Want to see more book stacks?

 
  • Fiction
    • Dec 3, 2018 Horror Classics Book Stack
    • Dec 3, 2018 Science Fiction Classics Book Stack
    • Feb 12, 2019 Love Stories Book Stack
    • Oct 31, 2019 Spanish Language Classics Book Stack
  • Non-Fiction
    • May 28, 2019 True Crime Book Stack
  • Visual Narrative
    • Sep 6, 2020 Influential Graphic Novels Book Stack
  • Young Adult Literature
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter Gryffindor Book Stack
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Textbooks Book Stack
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Hufflepuff House Book Stack
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Ravenclaw House Book Stack
    • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Slytherin House Book Stack
    • Oct 31, 2019 Young Adult Nostalgia Book Stack
 
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tags: true crime
categories: Non-Fiction
Tuesday 05.28.19
Posted by Alyssa Alarcon Santo
 

Love Stories Book Stack

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features ten famous literary love stories. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

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tags: love stories
categories: Fiction
Tuesday 02.12.19
Posted by Alyssa Alarcon Santo
 

Harry Potter: Slytherin House Book Stack

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features all seven Harry Potter books in the Slytherin house colors. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

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tags: harry potter, slytherin
categories: Young Adult Literature
Tuesday 12.04.18
Posted by Alyssa Alarcon Santo
Comments: 2
 

Harry Potter: Ravenclaw House Book Stack

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features all seven Harry Potter books in the Ravenclaw house colors. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

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tags: harry potter, ravenclaw
categories: Young Adult Literature
Tuesday 12.04.18
Posted by Alyssa Alarcon Santo
 

Harry Potter: Hufflepuff House Book Stack

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features all seven Harry Potter books in the Hufflepuff house colors. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

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tags: harry potter
categories: Young Adult Literature
Tuesday 12.04.18
Posted by Alyssa Alarcon Santo
 

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Textbooks Book Stack

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features twelve Hogwarts textbooks all young wizards must procure. I referenced as much as possible from Harry Potter movie props, but took artistic license where necessary. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

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tags: harry potter, hogwarts textbooks
categories: Young Adult Literature
Tuesday 12.04.18
Posted by Alyssa Alarcon Santo
 

Harry Potter Gryffindor Book Stack

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features all seven Harry Potter books in the Gryffindor house colors. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

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tags: lit stack, harry potter, gryffindor
categories: Young Adult Literature
Tuesday 12.04.18
Posted by Alyssa Alarcon Santo
 

Science Fiction Classics Book Stack

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features ten staples of classic science fiction literature. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

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tags: science fiction, fiction
categories: Fiction
Monday 12.03.18
Posted by Alyssa Alarcon Santo
 

Horror Classics Book Stack

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features ten staples of classic horror literature. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

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tags: horror, fiction
categories: Fiction
Monday 12.03.18
Posted by Alyssa Alarcon Santo
 

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