I was tasked with creating a book cover for a book of my choosing. I chose The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. I wanted to emulate something that was like an illuminated text or biblical-esc.  I used geometric shapes and small illustrations in a limited color palette. The small illustrations portray the story's symbolisms of the characters adventures and encounters. I also used my traditional scratchboard techniques, illustrating the characters Smaug the Magnificent and Thorin, King Under the Mountain, in a statuesc type posture and had them facing away from each other in opposition with the Archen Stone coming between them as the ultimate prize.