Song of Insects: Cover - Page 3

Moejoe · 02-24-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Both covers are beautiful. In fact, a framed print of Song of Insects would look nice in my dining room. May I steal it?

Yes you may steal it.

But wait a while until I make the corrections and repost the cover.

And here it is:

dreams · 02-24-2009, 05:11 PM

oh yea, I like the font and placement of the "the"

DixieGal · 02-24-2009, 05:24 PM

I love it!

zelda_pinwheel · 02-24-2009, 06:05 PM

that is looking gorgeouser and gorgeouser.

not to drive you crazy of course but looking at it i might remove the second decorative line as well, or replace it with just a simple line if you want to keep it. it seems like overkill with the rather ornate butterfly, which is in a different style. but if you're tired of making new versions feel free to ignore this advice.

Moejoe · 02-24-2009, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

that is looking gorgeouser and gorgeouser.

not to drive you crazy of course but looking at it i might remove the second decorative line as well, or replace it with just a simple line if you want to keep it. it seems like overkill with the rather ornate butterfly, which is in a different style. but if you're tired of making new versions feel free to ignore this advice.

Not at all tired, and I think you might have some kind of brain-reading device as I've removed the page divider graphic before I read your post. You were right about it being too much

Here's the final version (maybe, probably, sort of) and a preview of the website shortly afterward

zelda_pinwheel · 02-24-2009, 06:13 PM

nice !!!

i like both of those. i've been following your avatar evolution with interest as well. i hope you're keeping archives in your profile album.

jaxx6166 · 02-24-2009, 09:12 PM

That's so much catchier than mine! I wish I had the art gene.

LoL, alas - I can barely draw a stick figure.

GeoffC · 02-25-2009, 10:24 AM

I now see a foxes face ...

Moejoe · 02-25-2009, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaxx6166

That's so much catchier than mine! I wish I had the art gene.

LoL, alas - I can barely draw a stick figure.

Join the club friend

I can't draw anything, besides a man smoking a cigarette and wearing a hat, and that's not even that good. All of this stuff is based upon collage techniques, textures and layer washes. If you have Photoshop or even the Gimp, visit a couple of PSD tutorial sites and after awhile you can learn to put what's inside your head down on paper without any drawing skills at all.

And if all else fails, give me a nudge with the title and blurb for your novel and I'll knock you up a cover

EDIT: I went ahead and made the cover for jax61666 anyway. Here it is

Moejoe · 02-25-2009, 08:24 PM

And here's the last of the first batch of covers, this one for the short story collection:

jaxx6166 · 02-25-2009, 09:45 PM

Quote:

I went ahead and made the cover for jax61666 anyway. Here it is

Wow. Moejoe. Thanks for the cover love. It's awesome. I titled it "The "Day of the Dead" originally, then retitled it to "The Phoenix Rising" .. .. but now that I think about it: "Rising" isn't such a bad title. It does detail The rise to power of Phoenix.

Which I still need to completely rewrite, but that's neither here nor there.

It does hint at the trouble in the city without the supernatural elements that may or may not even come close to being in the final draft.

Anyway - - enough about me. And it looks like I've hijacked your thread. Oops.

Moejoe · 02-25-2009, 09:49 PM

No probs. If you want any alterations, title changing or anything (I kept it short because I was working on a phoenix in flames/text logo to add to the title above RISNG) just give me a shout

jaxx6166 · 02-25-2009, 09:56 PM

That sounds fantastic. Actually...I think you're my hero right now.

Moejoe · 02-25-2009, 10:22 PM

I was thinking something more like this:

jaxx6166 · 02-25-2009, 10:30 PM

See above.
You rock.
Thank you so much. I'm in love with this version.
The blood splatter on Rising is great.

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02-24-2009, 05:11 PM	#32
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	oh yea, I like the font and placement of the "the"

02-24-2009, 05:24 PM	#33
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I love it!

02-24-2009, 06:05 PM	#34
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	that is looking gorgeouser and gorgeouser. not to drive you crazy of course but looking at it i might remove the second decorative line as well, or replace it with just a simple line if you want to keep it. it seems like overkill with the rather ornate butterfly, which is in a different style. but if you're tired of making new versions feel free to ignore this advice.

02-24-2009, 06:13 PM	#36
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	nice !!! i like both of those. i've been following your avatar evolution with interest as well. i hope you're keeping archives in your profile album.

02-24-2009, 09:12 PM	#37
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	That's so much catchier than mine! I wish I had the art gene. LoL, alas - I can barely draw a stick figure.

02-25-2009, 10:24 AM	#38
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I now see a foxes face ...

02-25-2009, 08:24 PM	#40
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	And here's the last of the first batch of covers, this one for the short story collection:

02-25-2009, 09:49 PM	#42
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	No probs. If you want any alterations, title changing or anything (I kept it short because I was working on a phoenix in flames/text logo to add to the title above RISNG) just give me a shout

02-25-2009, 09:56 PM	#43
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	That sounds fantastic. Actually...I think you're my hero right now.

02-25-2009, 10:22 PM	#44
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	I was thinking something more like this:

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02-25-2009, 10:30 PM	#45
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	See above. You rock. Thank you so much. I'm in love with this version. The blood splatter on Rising is great.