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Discussion in 'Fan Fiction and Writing Resource' started by Iverna, Jul 12, 2011.

  1. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    Looks much better, but it appears that you sort of squished the SW logo?
     
  2. Jedi_Lover

    Jedi_Lover Chosen One star 5

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    This was a cover I made up for one of my fics:
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  3. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    The title looks a bit off, but the image is cool. :)
     
  4. Sith-I-5

    Sith-I-5 Force Ghost star 6

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    I cannot draw for toffee.

    I can produce most of a person by tracing, but even that fails when I try to trace the face.
     
  5. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    I would pay somebody to draw a cover image and handle the rest because I can only draw silly doodles. This is the only reason my complete fic is not an e-book. :(
     
  6. Gahmah Raan

    Gahmah Raan Jedi Master star 3

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    It is finished.

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    In case you didn't notice a pattern with each episode's logo, I had a long-term plan to have the logo get more and more corrupted (or possessed) with every episode.

    And starting with the last cover art I made, I've figured out how to keep the logo from blending into it.
     
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  7. Sith-I-5

    Sith-I-5 Force Ghost star 6

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    Impressive, Gahmah, most impressive.
     
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  8. Admiral Volshe

    Admiral Volshe Chosen One star 10

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    I'm joining in! Yay!
    My first ever cover, for She Shall Rise Again. Horrible text at the bottom, but I was still learning! I'd only downloaded GIMP just for this project. @};-
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    My next cover, for Last of the Empire. This is nearly three years after the previous one.
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    And my most recent cover, for Anomaly. Just finished it today after finding this thread!
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  9. Cleo Jinn

    Cleo Jinn Jedi Master star 4

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    Oo la la.
    Admiral Volshe, your cover for SSRA is AMAZING!
    You should really put it on your thread, like you did with LOTE.
     
  10. Cleo Jinn

    Cleo Jinn Jedi Master star 4

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    I need a cover done for one of my fanfics, but I can not do it good enough for myself.
    It would involve some origanal artwork, such as a young girl, a original species, Twilek, and a young boy.
    Does anyone no anybody who could do it?
    And just wondering, would it cost anything? Cause if it does, I can just try to do it myself.
     
  11. Cleo Jinn

    Cleo Jinn Jedi Master star 4

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    No need, Admiral Volshe can do it.
     
  12. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    And if any additional help is needed, I'll gladly jump in. :)
     
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  13. NightWatcher91

    NightWatcher91 Jedi Knight star 2

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    Some great covers for stories here!
     
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  14. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    Here are the front and back covers for The Black Star.

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  15. DarthGaul

    DarthGaul Jedi Master star 3

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    Been on here a long time ago...did some covers for some and mainly many for my own.

    My Star Wars Cover Art


    This is is one I did recently for my current Micro-short story fan fic....

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  16. brodiew

    brodiew Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    I have zero talent in this area, but would be honored if one of you would be willing to create one for me.

    I wrote a story a long time ago featuring Zekk, Jysella Horn, and Ben Skywalker. It also introduced my OC Lens Eli. I am having a hard time locating it with the search function turned off. But I can provide whatever information necessary for a potential artist.
     
  17. mavjade

    mavjade Former Manager star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    brodiew, I sent you a PM with the best way to find your old stories.

    But for anyone else who happens to read this, you can search on google, just put what you want to search for and then site:boards.theforce.net. The more specific the better.

    So you can do:

    OC name here site:boards.theforce.net
    Title of story site:boards.theforce.net
    Name of author site:boards.theforce.net (I'd use that as a last resort, that's going to bring up a random smattering of all the times their name has been mentioned)

    Now back to the beautiful cover art!
     
  18. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    Brodie, I'll gladly help you! :) Not familiar enough with these characters, apart from the little I read about them on Wook, but if there are good images of them somewhere, I am sure that something can be done.

    I designed another set of covers, for Snowed In. I originally wanted this one to be cartoony and feature an original drawing I would commission, but then I found this CC-licenced photo of the Redwood Forest in the winter and I couldn't resist.

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    Click on each image to see it in its full resolution.
     
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  19. Findswoman

    Findswoman Fanfic and Pancakes and Waffles Mod (in Pink) star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    That looks fantastic, Ewok Poet, and I'm almost glad it didn't end up being cartoony after all, because this forest image and the overall design you went with is even more effective at getting across the serious, supernatural atmosphere of the story.

    This got me thinking—at some point it could be really cool if the Photoshop-knowledgeable people here (like you) put together some kind of little tutorial explaining some basics of cover creation for the benefit of the noob set. :cool: Or is there already something like that around? If so, I would love to see it. :cool:
     
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  20. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    I do have a couple of tutorials in mind, but I'm reluctant to put them up here. 1-1 sessions are OK, though. :)
     
  21. Tarsier

    Tarsier Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Ewok Poet Love both your covers, they look very professional! Mind if I ask where you got the font for the Star Wars logo? Or is it your own creation?
     
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  22. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    Nah, it's a font called SW Distant Galaxy. I have never tried to make a font, come to think of it, I probably should give that a go.

    And thanks, I never did a cover for a book that actually went to print, just Lush catalogs, lightboxes, roll-ups and banners. I'm just a web developer who knows how to design stuff. [face_blush]
     
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  23. Admiral Volshe

    Admiral Volshe Chosen One star 10

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    To add another one I have, here's one called Starkiller that comes in various styles, too. :D
    I add it simply because I find Starkiller tends to work better in some situations than others. :)
     
  24. Tarsier

    Tarsier Jedi Grand Master star 4

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  25. whiskers

    whiskers Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Thanks for the fonts, Ewok Poet and Admiral Volshe, it's certainly appreciated.

    I tried my hand at two covers this weekend. I'm kind of happy with the Dark Forces one I made (though cutting out the logo was a pain in the butt), but the Surviving Hope one is just not clicking with me. Concrit on both covers is welcome.

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