dA Portfolio

Several weeks back, I started putting together a portfolio on dA Portfolio.  Right now, I have a few categories up.  A lot of what's in it so far are items I've not posted here on the blog, so it's worth chekcing out.

http://angelarogers.daportfolio.com/

DAC "Supernatural Love Story" Entry

Level 2 entry for Dark Art Challenges "Supernatural Love Story" Theme

Neither would ever be able to move on from this night. The Lady would know only pain and sorrow the rest of her days. The murdered Lord would forever haunt her steps, unable to comfort her while watching her once vibrant being waste away to nothing...a fate worse than death.



Stock Used:
Background - e-dina  **Required Stock **
Man - falln-stock
Woman - mjranum-stock
Roses - e-dina

Winter Prey Cover

Cover for Trana's upcoming Mystery/Thriller release, Winter Prey.  I have been waiting ages to do this cover, and I'm glad that she is getting the book out.  I helped edit several of the chapters, along with our Writer's Group, and can't wait to read the finished book. 

The most difficult thing on this one was finding the eyes to use for the creature.  After a lot of looking here in dA, I went over to Dreamstime since Trana still had some credits left.  I was originally going to have the eyes just under the title, but they didn't show up well on the mountain background.  The reflection effect on the lake is much better and gives it a good bit of creepiness. 


I've already gotten a lot of greats comments on it, so I'm very excited that it has gone over well so far.

Kindle Link: Coming Soon

T.M. Simmons:  Website & Facebook


Stock Used:
Mountain/Background - wyldraven
Lake - ascenciok
Ice/Boulders - lucieg-stock
Snow Plants - blackstock 
Eyes -  Dreamstime  Provided by T.M. Sommons
Fonts - Times New Roman (slug) & Copperplate Gothic BT Roman (title/author)

Mountain Magic Cover

Another book cover for Trana. This one is for one of her romances that she is re-releasing for Kindle. I'm not too sure what this one is about, but I'll update the info once it's up on Amazon.

Kindle Link: Coming Soon
T.M. Simmons: Website  & Facebook   

Stock Used:

Mountain - xxmynightmarexx 
Drums - Provided by Trana Mae Simmons
 Font - Chancery Cursive

Ghost Hunting Diary Vol. 3 Book Cover

Another book cover commission for Trana!  This one is for the third volume of her ghost hunt diaries.  All of these stories are true, and I'm in a few of them.  Like her other books, this one will be available to download on Kindle.

Anyway, she just needed something simple for this one.  I originally had gone out and taken pictures of the tree that is featured in one of the hunts, but I couldn't get the image to darken enough without distorting it.  The stock image used is actually fairly similar, so it worked out in the end.

Kindle Link: Coming Soon
T.M. Simmons: Website & Facebook


Stock Used:
Tree -- PhoeebStock  
Fog -- moonchild-ljilja  
Font - Optimus Princeps SemiBold

Web Design update

At this time, I will not longer be opening Web Design commissions.  Since having a baby, I do not have the amount of free time need to be able to work on one.  I may do a few easy ones if I have the time, but for the most part I will be concentrating more on image design and photography.

Book Covers for T.M. Simmons

My good friend Trana commissioned me to make some new book covers for her Dead Man series, which she is getting ready to re-release on Amazon as Kindle books.

The most difficult part of making the covers was finding stock images on deviantArt that would allow commercial use.  I tried looking through a few of the stock websites, but the prices they ask for stock is ridicules.  iStockPhoto wanted almost $200 for one.

The stories themselves are a mix of supernatural mystery and humor.  I tried to get that across with the covers.  The first one, Dead Man Talking, came out okay, but I really love how the Dead Man Haunt cover came out.  I was lucky to find the skunk image.  

Stock Used: 

Dead Man Talking

•  Skeleton - Marcopolio-Stock
•  Title Font - Bones

Dead Man Haunt

•  Skeleton - Twins72-Stocks
•  Skunk - shd-stock
•  Title Font - Bones
•  Necklace - hand drawn by me