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After:
After Natalie D. Wilson and I had a great, informative chat on the phone, I felt I had a pretty good grasp on her book, Rohan's Choice (available in paperback and ebook).
We needed a vineyard setting...
...with a larger villa...
I also turned the sky pink and added a couple more trees.
Then we needed a big, buff, Rohan character looking off at the villa.
So I found a man who was already looking somewhat the way we needed...
Then I "turned him around" by darkening and blurring. Now he was a semi-buff silhouette that could be facing either toward or away from you. I painted a new hairdo for him, and bulked up his shoulders and arms.
The picture ended too soon, though, so I borrowed this guy's pants...
...and added a sword...
Then all I had to do was work with the title and other text. That was a piece of cake, comparatively.
I had so, so much fun with this cover!
Want to see more? Check out my design portfolio here: http://perryelisabethdesign.blogspot.com and my gallery of premade covers here: www.selfpubbookcovers.com/perryelisabeth
