Cover Art Discussion

[rssllue]

Very nice cover. It definitely fits the genre well!

[zeldas_lullaby]

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]

Indeed!

[moderntimes]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Neat.

[DATo]

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

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

[moderntimes]

Very nifty, Zelda. Looks nice.

[Gravy]

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]

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

[Gravy]

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.

[rssllue]

Not your typical cover fare.

[moderntimes]

Fun oddball cover and also the quote from Jabberwocky. Keen.