Yellow

Single-cover illustration for Luan Mei’s Yellow.

Yellow single artwork with floating hair, a dark-haired figure and colourful bands

Cover illustration for the single ‘Yellow’ by the Spanish musician and songwriter Luan Mei. ‘Yellow’ is a summer love story between two women artists, a poet and a musician, who discover freedom through their relationship and share a common vision of the world.

It all began with a rough idea from the artist.

Client: Luan Mei
Role: Single cover illustration
Year: 2020
Category: Editorial

Pencil notebook study for Yellow with hair shapes and handwritten notes

Colour pencil cover study with Yellow lettering and two hair shapes

Notebook page with pencil cover studies and crossed-out title lettering

My first proposal was turned down, though I still like it.

Alternate Yellow cover with two long-haired heads on green and blue panels

For the second version I went back to line work, and the artist suggested adding bicycles, a nod to how the two women met.

Black-and-white line study of Yellow with flowing bands and a seated figure

The final cover.

Spotify screen presenting Yellow and its illustrated cover

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