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LizW65:
Thanks! :)
This may well be a question for a new thread,  but...how do you go about finding cover artists anyway?  Advertise on CraigsList?

Snowleopard:
I don't think advertising on Craig's List would net you a good illustrator.
There was a discussion on some thread in this Forum about Illustrators
but I don't remember which one.
I think you'd do better to check with various writing groups or Forums
than Craig's List.
Sorry to not be of more help.

LizW65:
Well, I was joking about the CraigsList thing :) but I'm still curious about how one goes about finding reputable artists, how much they typically charge, and so on. (Actually, my older brother is a professional artist and a very good one, but whether I could actually get him to commit to creating something for me is the question.)

The Deposed King:

--- Quote from: LizW65 on April 08, 2014, 09:56:33 PM ---Well, I was joking about the CraigsList thing :) but I'm still curious about how one goes about finding reputable artists, how much they typically charge, and so on. (Actually, my older brother is a professional artist and a very good one, but whether I could actually get him to commit to creating something for me is the question.)

--- End quote ---

Deviant art has artists you can hire to do a cover for you.  As for me, me and well its mostly my brother, but anyway we hire different guys over here in the Philippines and get them to crank out covers for us.  Its cheaper than deviant anyways.




The Deposed King

meg_evonne:
Deviant Art is one I've heard about in the past. Great artists. On the SCBWI site, you can find picture book artists. Some of them would probably take on a cover. Also, I found this on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/837698-book-cover-artists-illustrators  It seems to have several art portolio addresses. Google has a bunch of sites as well.

Cover art is a strange mix--it's not just the art, it's the placement of the name etc so there is an element of copy ad to it as well. I've sat in on SCBWI classes about authors reporting months of endless meetings that editors go through to find the perfect cover. Even Walmart and Barnes and Nobel can nix a cover during the process. Gives me a headache.

Goodreads also has an annual best cover awards. I found it fascinating to see what the genre readers liked and how they varied from other genres. Also it felt like I could get a sense of the way trends were headed in different genres.

I don't think I get any say in the matter, but I also assumed they wouldn't like my title and would pick there own. My publisher didn't like my title, but just waited for me to come up with a bunch more. I hate finding titles. I'm a nickname type of gal. Even my characters will often go for half the revision process with place names until something magically firms up in my mind. I even changed a main character's name during my first edit review. In fact, I changed two names...

Maybe if you narrow it down, you could post and we could help with a poll? It would be fun!

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