The Fiddler's Gun

The artwork shown below is about five years old. The portrait is by Chris Koelle and the sketches are drawn by Tom Bancroft. They both did an amazing job but I have to point out that neither of them had read the manuscript. In fact, they based their interpretations on only a few sentences describing each character.

In the case of Tom’s pencil sketches, the cartoonish, disney-esque style does not suit the story well. This is certainly no fault of Tom’s, he did an outstanding job given the amount of material he had to work with.

I only point this out because I want to stress that the style and tone evident in the sketches are not at all indicitive of the actual story of The Fiddler’s Gun. They are presented here simply to give some insight into the different characters of the story and in some cases the unexpected ways in which the manuscript has changed over time.

Portrait of Fin

by Chris Koelle

Fin Button: Heroine of The Fiddler's Gun -- This likeness doesn't entirely capture the way I see her but it's a great interpretation that gets a lot more right than it does wrong.
The Crew

by Tom Bancroft

The crew of the Rattlesnake. Fantastic work by Tom Bancroft. If Disney ever gets a hold of the book this is what it would look like.
Cover Spread

by Evie Coates

Here's a look at the final cover artwork by Evie Coates, complete with back cover copy, blurbs, ugly barcode and the whole nine yards.
Blunderbuss

by Evie Coates

This is a pencil drawing that Evie did of the actual 'fiddler's gun'. We had initially hoped to work it into the cover design but, sadly, it didn't make the cut.

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Portrait of Fin

by Chris Koelle

Fin Button: Heroine of The Fiddler's Gun -- This likeness doesn't entirely capture the way I see her but it's a great interpretation that gets a lot more right than it does wrong.

The Crew

by Tom Bancroft

The crew of the Rattlesnake. Fantastic work by Tom Bancroft. If Disney ever gets a hold of the book this is what it would look like.

Cover Spread

by Evie Coates

Here's a look at the final cover artwork by Evie Coates, complete with back cover copy, blurbs, ugly barcode and the whole nine yards.

Blunderbuss

by Evie Coates

This is a pencil drawing that Evie did of the actual 'fiddler's gun'. We had initially hoped to work it into the cover design but, sadly, it didn't make the cut.