Friday, July 11, 2014

The Wormhole Project eBook Cover v2

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 - :iconsuperiorgamer: superiorgamer.deviantart.com/a…

Nebula - :iconineedfire: ineedfire.deviantart.com/art/N…

Moon - :icontheedeonknight: 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…

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 - :iconelandria: elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…

Foreground - :iconelandria: elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…

Sunbeams - hand drawn

Font - Garamond


Front Cover Stock

Background - :iconelandria: elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…

Foreground & Tree - :iconelandria: elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…

Sunbeams - hand drawn

Ivy -:iconmysticmorning:  mysticmorning.deviantart.com/a…

Woman in Tree - :iconmjranum-stock: mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/a…

Skeleton Woman Base Model - Dreamstime www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo…

Hair (Skeleton Woman) - :iconcindysart: cindysart.deviantart.com/art/H…

Skeleton Parts - :iconmarkopolio: markopolio-stock.deviantart.co… (back) & markopolio-stock.deviantart.co… (hands/arms)

Cracks - :iconxenomophaka: xenomorphaka.deviantart.com/ar…

Dress - :iconpolicegirl01: 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 - :iconelandria: elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…

Foreground & Tree - :iconelandria: elandria.deviantart.com/art/Th…

Sunbeams - hand drawn

Ivy -:iconmysticmorning:  mysticmorning.deviantart.com/a…

Woman in Tree - :iconmjranum-stock: mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/a…

Skeleton Woman Base Model - Dreamstime www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo…

Hair (Skeleton Woman) - :iconcindysart: cindysart.deviantart.com/art/H…

Skeleton Parts - :iconmarkopolio: markopolio-stock.deviantart.co… (back) & markopolio-stock.deviantart.co… (hands/arms)

Cracks - :iconxenomophaka: xenomorphaka.deviantart.com/ar…

Dress - :iconpolicegirl01: 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.

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.