Cover Art Candy: The Illustrated Edition | Featuring Okey Sokay, Tonicode, Gameman, Nolly CIA

Cover Art Candy: The Illustrated Edition | Featuring Okey Sokay, Tonicode, Gameman, Nolly CIA

Over the past months, I have noticed an interesting trend with cover art for gospel artistes.  No, I am not referring to the overly photoshopped images and plastic postures.  Nope! I am referring to illustrations.  It seems gospel artistes finally got the memo: try something new and different.  Let's just say I am gbadun-ing this "something new."

So, I decided to share a couple of those illustrations with you.  Believe me, if I come across more of them, I will share them with you.  In case you beat me to it, you can send the link(s) to cover art you think should be featured to music@therelentlessbuilder.com.

And now for some cover art candy (yes, I just repeated the title):

1. Aka (Clap) - Okey Sokay

Comment: I love the color and the details in this cover.  Looks like the background is a photograph and Okey is sort of "painted on" to it. And he's wearing trads too.  Two thumbs up!

2. Tonicode - The Call Featuring Gameman

Comment: I like the mood evoked in this illustration.  Reflective and befits the title, "The Call."  I am assuming this is Tonicode because this does not look like Gameman. Even the bia bia (beard) resembles an afro  ;-)

3. Okey Sokay - Aka Remix Featuring Nolly

Comment:  This is an improvement on the original cover in # 1.  That's Nolly on the left and Okey looks the same as in the original cover.  I like the cohesiveness with both covers and also the fact that the concept is the same: actual photo in the background and the artistes are "painted on."

4. Aka Viral Video - Okey Sokay

Comment:  This one has action in it with that pose and a bit of humor too with the large head and small body (caricature).

Credits:  1. 2. 3. 4.