Given a little extra time, Michael Whelan, perfectionist, thought he’d go the extra mile and spruce up the cover art for Brandon Sanderson’s Words of Radiance a bit. This is why he’s the Michael Whelan.
Sales schedules being what they are, the covers need to be created well ahead of when the books hit the stands, but when the release date changed to March 4th, it gave Michael a little extra time to retouch Kaladin a bit. So, new wallpapers!
Without text:
2560 x 1600 – for 30-inch behemoths
1920 x 1080 – 1080p
1900 x 1200
1680 x 1050 – WSXGA
1600 x 1200 – Non-widescreen monitors
1440 x 900
1280 x 800
1024 x 768 – XGA
1024 x 600 – for netbooks
960 x 640 – iPhone 4 or newer
900 x 600 – SVGA
320 x 480 – iPhone 3 or older/HVGA (vertical)
With title text:
2560 x 1600 – for 30-inch behemoths
1920 x 1080 – 1080p
1900 x 1200
1680 x 1050 – WSXGA
1600 x 1200 – Non-widescreen monitors
1440 x 900
1280 x 800
1024 x 768 – XGA
1024 x 600 – for netbooks
960 x 640 – iPhone 4 or newer
900 x 600 – SVGA
320 x 480 – iPhone 3 or older/HVGA (vertical)
Check out the process and various sketches Whelan went through deciding who and what to feature for Words of Radiance.
And, in case you missed it, you can also download wallpapers of the amazing endaper art featuring Shallan.
