I can create book covers for your novel or short story in the following genres: historical, sf&f, erotica, paranormal, romance, and mystery. |
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a cover drawn/shaded in pencil and then digitially painted (in Photoshop), something like this ->
(this is my preferred method of working)
has a base price of $150 CDN.
more than 2 characters, or an elaborate background (the piece at right has what I consider an elaborate background; the other two examples on this page do not), will increase the price somewhat. |
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a cover drawn in pencil and then painted in watercolour (on paper), something like this ->
has a base price of $200 CDN.
more than 2 characters, or an elaborate background, will increase the price somewhat. |
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a cover drawn in pencil and then painted in acrylics (on paper), something like this ->
has a base price of $200 CDN.
more than 2 characters, or an elaborate background, will increase the price somewhat. |
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if you're interested in commissioning a cover, please email me and we will discuss what you have in mind.
(I reserve the right to decline any commission I feel I can't complete to your satisfaction; emailing me to inquire doesn't mean you have to agree to commission me in the end). |
fop dot dandy at gmail dot com |
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please read this! |
| 1. payment is 1/2 upfront, 1/2 after the completion of the commission, and is through PayPal only. |
5. we can negotiate your purchase of a print or the original art if you like (but I reserve the right not to sell the original). |
| 2. your commission will be completed within two months of our agreement. |
6. please inform me beforehand of the image dimensions your cover requires (your publisher's guidelines). |
| 3. you are buying the right to use the book cover/painting for promoting your e-book (on or offline). you are also buying the right to license your publisher to use the book cover in conjunction with your novel/short story. I retain the painting's copyright as well as the right to use the book cover in my own off/online galleries and promotions; however, I will always note your name and link your site/book when doing so. I will never sell prints/products of your book cover nor will I sell rights for its use to anyone else. |
7. I will email you the sketch, after which you can request one significant change and a reasonable number of minor ones. halfway through completion of the painting, I will email you an in-progress image, after which you can request (reasonable) minor changes. after this point I won't make any more changes. any significant changes above and beyond these will be $25 each. |
| 4. you are buying a high resolution digital image (600dpi tiff). if you would like I can also send you a jpg sized for online use or your publisher's use (otherwise you can resize the high-res version to your liking). |
8. you're welcome to send me inspirational images or reference pictures to explain what you want, but I won't copy anything (photos, celebrities' likenesses, artworks) exactly. |
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look around my gallery to get a feel for my artistic style, especially in the book covers I've already done.
my art is influenced by Japanese manga/anime & Disney animation.
I like art nouveau, intricate details & ornamentation, and symbolism.
I don't do cars, machines, robots, large industrial cityscapes, etc.
my art is strongly focused on humans--or elves, faeries, kemonomimi (humans with animal features) humanoid aliens, etc!.. it's figure-centric (and fashion-centric; I love costume design).
please bear this in mind :)
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have some other commission in mind, rather than an ebook cover? if you're interested in fantasy/costume character etc artwork, please bear all the above terms and details in mind, and inquire by email.
here is my general pricing guide for non-ebook-cover art:
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$75 - full colour (Photoshop painted) w. a background
$60 - full colour (Photoshop painted) w. no background
$65 - pencil shaded w. a background
$50 - pencil shaded w. no background
$55 - pencil line art w. a background
$40 - pencil line art w. no background |
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these prices are for my standard, full-page (9x12") artwork;
for other sizes, the price changes accordingly (for example, half-page pencil line art w. no background would be about $25).
these prices are estimates only! after discussing your idea i will have a more accurate price for you.
(for example, complex backgrounds/more than one character will increase the price somewhat). |