CL is working on getting The Wormhole Project ready for CreateSpace
printing, and he wanted the cover to match up more with MP-1. I used
the same planet, background & moon from the MP-1 cover, and created
the wormhole by distorting the nebula background in a separate layer.
The
hardest part was finding the astronauts and satellite that was needed.
I eventually stumbled across Dollar Photo Club, a new stock site. I
had to get approved to join by sending them a line to my portfolio. You
can also get in if a member sends you an invite. They have a lot of
great stock and their prices are beyond reasonable.
Amazon - www.amazon.com/The-Wormhole-Pr…
Stock Used:
Planet - superiorgamer.deviantart.com/a…
Nebula - ineedfire.deviantart.com/art/N…
Moon - theedeonknight.deviantart.com/…
Astronauts/Satellite - Dollar Photo Club www.dollarphotoclub.com/stock-…
Wormhole - distortion of background; used 'Create a Wormhole' tutorial for reference www.durbanwebdesign.com/index.…
Font - Super Retro M54 www.dafont.com/super-retro-m54…
Friday, July 11, 2014
Tears for a World Full Cover
The second part of the Tears of a World commission. The back was made using the same background stock from the front.
EDIT: Caught and fixed a few typos on the back in the book description.
Amazon Link - Coming Soon
Back Cover Stock
Background - elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…
Foreground - elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…
Sunbeams - hand drawn
Font - Garamond
Front Cover Stock
Background - elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…
Foreground & Tree - elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…
Sunbeams - hand drawn
Ivy - mysticmorning.deviantart.com/a…
Woman in Tree - mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/a…
Skeleton Woman Base Model - Dreamstime www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo…
Hair (Skeleton Woman) - cindysart.deviantart.com/art/H…
Skeleton Parts - markopolio-stock.deviantart.co… (back) & markopolio-stock.deviantart.co… (hands/arms)
Cracks - :iconxenomophaka: xenomorphaka.deviantart.com/ar…
Dress - designed & sewn by me; modeled on Barbie doll (stock pack available soon)
Font - Trajan Pro
EDIT: Caught and fixed a few typos on the back in the book description.
Amazon Link - Coming Soon
Back Cover Stock
Background - elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…
Foreground - elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…
Sunbeams - hand drawn
Font - Garamond
Front Cover Stock
Background - elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…
Foreground & Tree - elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…
Sunbeams - hand drawn
Ivy - mysticmorning.deviantart.com/a…
Woman in Tree - mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/a…
Skeleton Woman Base Model - Dreamstime www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo…
Hair (Skeleton Woman) - cindysart.deviantart.com/art/H…
Skeleton Parts - markopolio-stock.deviantart.co… (back) & markopolio-stock.deviantart.co… (hands/arms)
Cracks - :iconxenomophaka: xenomorphaka.deviantart.com/ar…
Dress - designed & sewn by me; modeled on Barbie doll (stock pack available soon)
Font - Trajan Pro
Tears for a World eBook Cover
Here is the first half of a commission order for Tears for a World.
It the first in a fantasy trilogy that will be available in eBook &
print (CreateSpace). This one was a lot of fun, especially since it is
my first hard-core fantasy design. This took a lot longer then normal
because of trying to get the woman in the tree to blend it (I had to
start over several times) & because I had to make the dress. I'm
not used to using my sewing machine, so it took me a bit to get the hang
of it. The dress was made for a Barbie doll and modeled on one. I
originally tried painting the skin on it due to the difficulty of
finding a model. It ended up being too bright and not meshing in well
at all, so I went back to looking for some model stock.
I also diverged a bit from the norm and used Perfect Effects 8 to help bring out the shadows, detail & to give it an overall surreal/fantasy look.
Full Sized Cover - policegirl01.deviantart.com/ar…
Amazon Link - Coming Soon
Stock Used:
Background - elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…
Foreground & Tree - elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…
Sunbeams - hand drawn
Ivy - mysticmorning.deviantart.com/a…
Woman in Tree - mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/a…
Skeleton Woman Base Model - Dreamstime www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo…
Hair (Skeleton Woman) - cindysart.deviantart.com/art/H…
Skeleton Parts - markopolio-stock.deviantart.co… (back) & markopolio-stock.deviantart.co… (hands/arms)
Cracks - :iconxenomophaka: xenomorphaka.deviantart.com/ar…
Dress - designed & sewn by me; modeled on Barbie doll (stock pack available soon)
Font - Trajan Pro
I also diverged a bit from the norm and used Perfect Effects 8 to help bring out the shadows, detail & to give it an overall surreal/fantasy look.
Full Sized Cover - policegirl01.deviantart.com/ar…
Amazon Link - Coming Soon
Stock Used:
Background - elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…
Foreground & Tree - elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…
Sunbeams - hand drawn
Ivy - mysticmorning.deviantart.com/a…
Woman in Tree - mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/a…
Skeleton Woman Base Model - Dreamstime www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo…
Hair (Skeleton Woman) - cindysart.deviantart.com/art/H…
Skeleton Parts - markopolio-stock.deviantart.co… (back) & markopolio-stock.deviantart.co… (hands/arms)
Cracks - :iconxenomophaka: xenomorphaka.deviantart.com/ar…
Dress - designed & sewn by me; modeled on Barbie doll (stock pack available soon)
Font - Trajan Pro
Outdoor Life - Cat 1
This is one of the kittens running around at my parents. He followed me around while I was trying to get pics of the hummingbirds.
Available as a print on deviantArt.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Ser Knight
I went out to Four Winds Renaissance Faire a few weeks back and was able to get a lot of pictures of the jousting tournament. I figured that I would use them as part of a stock pack. When I was going back through them, this one stuck out from all the rest. This was taken right after the melee battle.
Outdoor Life - Squirrel 2
This is the same squirrel from the earlier photo...he's just hanging upside down from the bird seed bell on my porch.
This is available for prints at deviantArt and Fine Art America.
This is available for prints at deviantArt and Fine Art America.
Outdoor Life - Squirrel 1
I've been experimenting with my lens (55-250mm) by taking pictures of the
neighborhood critters. I've been putting out bird seed for the birds,
and now have a legion of squirrels up on the porch every day. They now
have gotten somewhat friendly and I am able to stand outside the door
and take pictures of them. The new lens really helps since I can get
really good closeup shots.
This is available for prints at deviantArt and Fine Art America.
This is available for prints at deviantArt and Fine Art America.
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