Over at the slash-pile we do a lot of livestreaming of artists doing various work. A few weeks ago I did one to show photomanipulation and how grueling and intricate it can be.
I spend way too much time learning how to create covers. Ideally I would be as talented as Anne Cain or Nathie(nathie.deviantart.com) or Reese Dante. Cover art for books is such a personal thing for me. I will spend days, months, however long it takes to find exactly what I want for my cover. It has to inspire me. Sometimes a cover sparks a story all on its own. Like when you see a great looking model (hello, Francisco Lachowski – who spawned a whole novel I have to still edit and release) or there’s a pose that strikes you. The following cover was like that. And one day I’ll write the story.
The video is over 4 hours long, but I condensed it to 4+ minutes. Here is the final product (the video link is just beneath it):
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Jamie XXXXXX
*applause, whistle, applause some more*
That was amaaaazing! You are so talented. Does this mean you did the covers for your books, too? I was surprised to learn that you are a self-published author because most self-published works have really shitty covers and yours look so cool and professional, and just looking at them makes me wanna buy the books right away without even reading the blurb. I wanna buy that book up there right now even though it doesn’t even exist. Yet, hopefully. But it all makes sense now after seeing the video. Did you teach yourself how to do that, or were you professionally trained because again… your skills are amaaaaazing! XD
Dani Alexander
Thank you so much! And yes, I do the covers for my books. Really appreciate the compliment and am so glad you like the covers <3