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How do you go about finding a Cover/Cover-Artist

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meg_evonne:
Did you try asking Prescillie?

Another site would be SCWBI.org. This is the Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators. There are tons of folks with examples of their work to check out. I know they ar children's illustrators, but no artist is an island and they all have bills to pay. You might find a style you like and contact them about your work.

Also, I think that small press that i posted calling for submissions in Dec on another thread had artist connections. Those might be more pricey than negotiating with one of those on SCWBI.org.

Good luck and travel safe!

The Deposed King:
Alright!  Well I've already put an ad in mynimo for the local talent.  But that might fall through.  If it does its on to plan B.

Thank you all so much for your encouragement and support.  I might go with one of the things you guys are suggesting.  Let me just try this one first.


thanks,

The Deposed King

Lord Rae:
Although it might have some overlap with Deviant Art you could try the Zbrush forums. I used to be a heavy contributer over there but I don't have the artistic talent most of the people over there seem to possess. If you don't like things that look too digital it might not be the place for you. But if you like some of the art you could always chat with the artists through the forums. You might even get someone to do something for free. But the level of talent over there is staggering. 

Follow through here and check the community tab or just look at the gallery...the site is for users of the program but anyone can cruise through.

KevinEvans:
To the best of my understanding, the cover is make or break for any book. The last bulletin had an article the put the cover second only to recommendation by a friend as the reason a book was purchased. This may be even more important for an E-only publication.

My Suggestion is to hit the convention circuit, and talk to the artist guests. Over the years I have met many of the top cover artists, they have all been very approachable and willing to talk to convention attendees. As to cost, Darrel K. Sweet had $15,000.00 listed for the original for one of the Wheel of Time books. Three hundred to a thousand dollars would not be unusual.

Judging a cover is a fine art. If you can, you should attend a convention that Toni Weisskopf is attending. She has a slide show that shows the original art for the cover and then she shows the modifications made to make it a good book cover.

Lastly, go look at this site; it is amazing how many of them I have read... http://punkrockpenguin.net/waste/amuse/badcovers/

Regards,
Kevin

FlaggerX:
The price your talking about is actually pretty darned cheap for good art.  I have a friend who charges far more for what is really a good deal of work, if done properly.

Most publishers select the cover artist for you. If you're self publishing, that's up to you but if you want a good cover you'll have to pay for it.

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