Monthly Archives: April 2019

Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 8…

Posted on April 19, 2019 by pouringmyartout

#4 Okay, I do love the font… but I need to trim those bushes back. Gray sky would be better to show off the text. #4-A Same background, but I reversed it, left to right. Remember, the pointy rock will … Continue reading →

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Some weird pictures I took of birds and flowers, for those of you who are bored to death by the posts about my new novel cover…

Posted on April 18, 2019 by pouringmyartout

My orchids are blooming… again… I am still seeing how much better the camera is on my new phone than my old phone, so I take a lot of sunset, bird and flower pictures at work. I like flowers. Fuzzy … Continue reading →

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 7…

Posted on April 17, 2019 by pouringmyartout

#1 Okay, I did some mock-ups of the first of the background photos I took, with our princess in front of them. The white line in the center of each version is to remind us that the cover will be … Continue reading →

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 6…

Posted on April 16, 2019 by pouringmyartout

Okay, I have picked out ten photos to choose between as the main background for the novel cover art. The advantage with these photos is that I took them myself, so I don’t need to worry about stealing an image. … Continue reading →

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My heart breaks for Paris…

Posted on April 15, 2019 by pouringmyartout

I have been to Notre Dame a few times. I have been there with both my daughters, but not on the same trip. I was there with my mom and Mollie, just a few years ago. Yeah, the people of … Continue reading →

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 5…

Posted on April 14, 2019 by pouringmyartout

Oh yeah, now our model… my younger daughter, Mollie… is looking more like a princess leading a desperate rebellion against an evil empire! It sure helps that I replaced the plastic PVC pipe she was holding with a spear. I … Continue reading →

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More random photos I took of California sunsets, for those of you who aren’t interested in helping me design the cover of my newest novel…

Posted on April 13, 2019 by pouringmyartout
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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 4…

Posted on April 12, 2019 by pouringmyartout

No, I know it looks stupid now. It is just an early-stage mock-up. I decided that I am going to do a wrap-around cover, so the beach will extend all the way to the back cover of the book. This … Continue reading →

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 3…

Posted on April 11, 2019 by pouringmyartout

Well, everybody liked different pictures of my daughter Mollie, my model for the new novel cover, for different reasons. So I asked her which one she liked best, and she picked this one. So… that is the one I am … Continue reading →

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 2…

Posted on April 9, 2019 by pouringmyartout

Let’s begin with… uh… the beginning. I have four photos of my daughter, Mollie, to use on the cover art for my newest novel. I am making copies of all the changes as we go, because I have to use … Continue reading →

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