Author: Danielle

Trevor Smith, Book Cover Illustrator

Art, Indie Publishing Friends

After a month of correspondence, I’ve decided not to use Trevor Smith as my  cover artist for SCVK.

However, he was professional and prompt about his communication, and he deserves more clients. Posted above are some of his pieces you in case you’re looking for a science fiction book cover. (The last one won him the Grand Prize in L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contest!) I just love his little pops of color!

His covers start at $600, unless you have a concept he’s really into and are willing to hand over a lot of control to him, then the price starts at $300. He understands that book covers are billboards and wants to do a good job selling your book.

I found him through the KBoards Yellow Pages forum and am glad to have another great artist to follow!

He’s also on DeviantArt. Consider commissioning him today!

Summary of Art 2016

Art

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I did a lot of studies this year, pushed myself to do more backgrounds and storytelling. Not bad! Feel like I did more art than my files reflect, but whatyougonna do?

As proud as I am of the Penguin value study (Sept–and one of my first Krita pieces), Moxie’s 4th of July picture (July, probably my last Photoshop painting), and my Purrfect Christmas cover (Dec, even though I did it in Nov, SO NIENER), I’m also really happy with the scenery and storytelling pushes I did in August, October, and November. Whoo for progress!

 

New Talking Animal Christmas Short Story out!

Art, Writing

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Can one cat save a widow’s Christmas?

Myra the cat doesn’t care what time of year it is—as long as there’s wet food in her bowl, she’s happy. But her widowed mistress is struggling to get through her first Christmas alone. Good thing Myra’s got a plan—but for it to work, she’ll need to ask her arch-enemy for help!

Can Myra overcome her selfishness and bring her owner a Christmas that’s merry and bright?

The Purrfect Christmas is a family-friendly short story full of humor, heart, and a lot of fur! Read one of the twelve chapters each night before Christmas (and the epilogue on Boxing Day) for a fun new family tradition!
5,900 words.

Available from Amazon and many other stores–click here to pick your favorite store and order! Please leave a review!

 

Fenrisian Wolf

Art

**Featured Post** (originally posted Dec 2015)

I’m never going to be Warhammer’s core audience, but there’s a lot to like about Space Wolf lore, including GINORMOUS SNOW WOLVES!

Tried some new things on this one, am very happy with how it turned out!  Dedicated to  my Beau and all the Space Wolves he is painting on our living room table.

Reference Thanks:

Blessings upon people who keep their non-video Photoshop CS2 tutorials posted!

And also to this wolfdog sanctuary for hosting an excellent breakdown on the features of true wolves vs dogs and wolfdogs.

Attack on Hill?

Writing

Hey guys remember when someone did that ATTACK ON HILL video, parodying the ATTACK ON TITAN anime opening?  It had no ATTACK ON TITAN images that I can remember, just the music, everything else was KotH.  If it was up on YouTube it’s gone now.  🙁

Been researching ATTACK ON TITAN (*definitely* too gorey for me to ever watch, but the mystery aspect I dig, of course) and remembered ATTACK ON HILL and wanted to watch it again.

Writing

iambaronalberto:

if anyone draws me anything ever

  • im going to stare at it
  • im going to grin like an idiot
  • i dont care if you think its bad or not
  • i love it
  • i love you

Let’s just get this straight.

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I am eating pizza tonight.  And am resisting putting Gudrun Gut’s “Garten” on repeat for the next forty hours listening to jams and writing