Cover Art Discussion

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 09 Oct 2015, 12:21

Very nice cover. It definitely fits the genre well!

zeldas_lullaby · Post by **zeldas_lullaby** » 09 Oct 2015, 15:49

I like it too, and I own it! I've got it right there on my shelf... I love it! The reds are gorgeous!!

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 09 Oct 2015, 17:23

Indeed!

moderntimes · Post by **moderntimes** » 09 Oct 2015, 21:01

Looking at my own complimentary copy, yeah, I like it. Of course I wrote the darn thing, so hey.

But yes, the cover art is excellent and the artist really did a good job. I emailed my editor and she passed on my thanks.

Soon I'll be getting the artwork for the next 2 novels for my approval. Of course the artist knows the books I'm writing are a series and so her artwork will be on a common theme. I'm pretty sure I'll like them.

zeldas_lullaby · Post by **zeldas_lullaby** » 09 Oct 2015, 21:13

Great! So you're keeping the same artist? I like continuity in a book series.

As I think I told you in an email too, I like the spine of your book 'cause it's clearly legible. I have a thing against spines where you have to squint or peer at it to see what the title is and who the author is. Drives me crazy!!

moderntimes · Post by **moderntimes** » 09 Oct 2015, 21:20

Well, the artist is the publisher's contracted person. I have feedback as to the general style of the artwork and this was followed nicely. Were I to choose my own artist I'd likely have to pay myself. But here, the publisher picks up the tab. Fine by me.

zeldas_lullaby · Post by **zeldas_lullaby** » 09 Oct 2015, 21:32

They picked a good artist. I like a lot of things about it.

I buy images for my covers at roughly $15 a piece, which is fun... every time I write a new book I get excited about going cover shopping!! It's not commissioned art; it's already created, and you just choose one; but it's definitely one of the parts I enjoy most.

Your cover is fancier, though, with its super-imposed images and such. Mine generally have the one image... hold on, I did super-impose on one book cover... let me find it...

OK, this is the one time I managed to put a vector over an image. Pretty cool, eh? And autumnal!! It's possibly my fave!

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 09 Oct 2015, 23:22

Neat.

DATo · Post by **DATo** » 10 Oct 2015, 01:00

This is an old but very interesting video concerning the making of "marbled" book covers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyga8VMWXKg

moderntimes · Post by **moderntimes** » 10 Oct 2015, 04:12

Very nifty, Zelda. Looks nice.

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 10 Oct 2015, 04:55

Do you like bugs on your book covers?

This (⬆) is one instance where I love the artwork (I've often though how nice it would look hanging on my wall

), but would actually prefer a little bit different cover.

It is very striking, though...

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 10 Oct 2015, 07:28

Hey...that should be a ladypug on there!

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 10 Oct 2015, 19:31

This is my currently reading book...

It's not a "pretty" cover, but it is very interesting, and oddly enough...fits the book perfectly.

I like the rough feel to it, like it's unfinished. I also like the border on the top.