Another “Inkspirations for Cat Lovers” coloring page. I just colored it, didn’t do the lineart.
Hubby chose the blue background because I was stymied. What do you think?
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TumblReblog: Moxie’s Watermelon Haul
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Watermelon, yum!
Growing up I never liked watermelon. But now that I‘m a grownup, I think it’s faboo. Especially the pale parts close to the rind. Does that make me a weirdo?
(Reblogged from my Moxie Kitten tumblr.)
Noir Romance Novelette Cover Makeover
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Last week, I redid the cover and formatting for my noir romance novelette, Out Where the Sun Always Shines. See the before and after below the cut!
SCVK Cover teaser and other stuff
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Closeup of painting I’m chipping away at for the one and only Danielle!!
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#digitalpainting #digitalart #artist #art #illustration #bookcover #sketch
That sound you hear is my face cracking because I’M GRINNING SO HARD
In other news…*squints at 41 printed pages of Armello fanfic* When did this get so long?! Probably time to re-read it soon.
I wrote some today on Horror and Frenchies and suddenly my motivation’s run out. Literally nothing sounds good to do (except maybe play DROPSY, but I don’t want to continue on without my friend over so.)
Well, playing DEAD SECRET sounds good but the last time I played it it got my heart going and I’m already kinda hyped by the SCVK cover preview. X33 I don’t know if my heart could take it.
TACOS TONIGHT!!
Art WIP: Heroes of Houndsmouth
ArtWorked on this during General Conference (#ldsconf) today. Time to break for the weekend so I can see the errors (Pro Tip: They’re probably all on that wonky shield uuugh.)
First: the basics.
Blocking her dress and a fiery night sky…
Love how Krita lets me paint in color AND see my values in real time!
Ditched the dress and did some neon green fire from the “Aflame” card.
Still dunno where to put the text! HA HA!
THE FATES COMPEL YOU TO LOOK!
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THE FATES ARE OFTEN CRUEL!
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My husband is responsible for at least 45% of this. I threw out the idea, and he just kept amping it up with comments like “A Bartlett pear with a rubber band around the middle” until I was screaming with laughter and had no choice but to draw it.
The tiki torch and acid green Crocs were his idea, too. I did owl-ize the torch, though.
Below are some variations I sketched before the final.
No, of course I did not draw them during church.
Steel City, Veiled Kingdom cover sketch (by artist Katie Payne)
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Really excited about this! Collaborating with an author to make a book cover for her life’s work novel that she’s going to self publish. She’s got a great vision! #art #painting #drawing #sketch #illustration
Approved this SCVK book cover sketch last Thursday! So psyched, Katie’s gonna knock this outta the park! XD EEE THIS IS GONNA BE *TOTALLY* *WICKED*!!!
THE STONE SEEKERS – Cover Thumbnails and Final Art
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Thumbnail explorations for THE STONE SEEKERS eBook cover. Got some great expressions out of that rabbit and rat! #Sargon #Amber
While trying to paint stupid rocks I got frustrated and tried a different tack:
Then I decided no, I had been on the right path the entire time and went back to the diamond composition. Glad I did! Here’s the final artwork, sans Emily New’s fabulous text:
And of course, the free short story is available right here on my site!
Art WIP: Armello Short Story Cover
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Trevor Smith, Book Cover Illustrator
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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!