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The Deposed King:
Hey there guys.  This is your very favorite and most despised The Deposed King.

Got my first book completed and so I'm dipping my toes into the water and looking for resources for finding a good cover artist.  I already looked up Deviant Art.  The one artist I saw was with a three month waiting list and it cost anything from $150 up to $250 for a single figure with an additional 50 bucks for every extra figure.

Is this industry standard.  Are there other places to go or people you recommend.  Right now I'm kind of on the fence.  I'm in Cebu Philippines for this month and maybe the next, not sure.  The local talent I've seen here isn't great and its harder to find.  However for $100-$150 I could hire a person for a month to just sit and draw until I found something I liked.

Any advice anyone?  Obviously I'm on a bit of a budget and i'm looking to go the amazon route so assuming I'm going to make 30$ a month or less i don't want to blow a whole years worth of income.  On the other hand a cover can be the the visual cue that makes or breaks you.  So for later on where do I go, what's the standard and my options.


thanks,

The Deposed King

ccalvert:
You could try spec design sites like 99designs.com.  I'd also recommend asking around among writers who live in areas with a lower cost of living.

LizW65:
Well, as I understand it, with conventional publishing the author has no control over the cover art, but this sounds as though it might be self-published, so a couple of cheaper options would be:
(a) finding some appropriate clip art or public domain art
(b) getting some friends or family together and doing a photo shoot, which you can then futz with in Photoshop to your hearts' content.

Darkshore:
I know of a few traditionally published authors that used Wikimedia Commons and a Picture Editor for some E-book works with great results.

Snowleopard:
Speaking as someone who's artistic and someone who's bought books just for their covers.
Where ever and how ever you get your art work - make sure it's as good as you can get.
I've seen covers on books I liked that just didn't whelm me at all.

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