This is a short summary of the steps I took when creating the book cover for the author Stephen Grant. Originally Stephen asked for a burgundy background, however it later turned out that a near-black background would stand out instead. I then concentrated on the phoenix itself, by far one of the most challenging things I've done on Photoshop, I managed to get the pose I wanted as well as the level of detail. Although many people; including the author himself, said they were happy with the design, I still think that there could have been more done to it to make it even better.