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Cover Art Discussion
So let's talk cover art.
Do you have a favorite artist? I do: Chris McGrath (seriously...check out his covers...they're awesome )
So what are your thoughts on cover art?
Do you have a favorite font? Color?
Do you prefer a simple cover? Or a more detailed one?
Do you like covers with people on them?
Is there any particular feature a cover can have that will draw your eye? Or maybe one that will put you off?
To start off I thought I'd post this cover that caught my eye in a recent cover reveal.
I like this one for a few reasons. I like the detail with the title, and the key. I also like the color choices, and the light effect.
So what do other people think of this, or other covers? Or do you think it's just a waste of time? (I'm sure there are those here who do, and there's nothing wrong with that )
All opinions welcome
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The image can't do it justice; the gold parts shine and the blue has a kind of quilted feel. It's probably my favourite
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We are geeksryanj1 wrote:I LOVE the formatting on the front covers of Penguin and Oxford University Press books. I also really love the first edition covers of the Harry Potter books. I also love this, which I received as a gift one Christmas:
The image can't do it justice; the gold parts shine and the blue has a kind of quilted feel. It's probably my favourite
And it is very pretty
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Oh dear! Tame?rssllue wrote:Boris Vallejo is a classic artist who I grew up seeing so many of his covers for fantasy and science fiction. Here is one of his more tame ones.
It sounds like I don't want to see the others
I like those...whatever they are
Here's one by Chris McGrath (he does a lot of UF covers...so my shelves are full of them )
I love it! There's always so much to notice on his covers...and after reading the book you can look at the cover and see it completely new.
Yes...I'm guilty of being a geek
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He has a tendency to draw very few clothes on his human subjects. But he does have a lot of talent and there are some great family friendly ones out there too!Graverobber wrote:Oh dear! Tame?rssllue wrote:Boris Vallejo is a classic artist who I grew up seeing so many of his covers for fantasy and science fiction. Here is one of his more tame ones.
It sounds like I don't want to see the others
I like those...whatever they are
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I had a look and very interesting!literarycat wrote:Larry Elmore is one of my top favorites; he did the art for the Dragonlance Saga. There are a lot of great artists being mentioned as well. Nice.
Fantasy books are pretty much known for those coversrssllue wrote:He has a tendency to draw very few clothes on his human subjects. But he does have a lot of talent and there are some great family friendly ones out there too!Graverobber wrote:Oh dear! Tame?rssllue wrote:Boris Vallejo is a classic artist who I grew up seeing so many of his covers for fantasy and science fiction. Here is one of his more tame ones.
It sounds like I don't want to see the others
I like those...whatever they are
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