The cover on the proof copy turned out gorgeous. The character on the front is Tasaru Enkar, one of the main characters of Sunstone. Like I mentioned in a previous post, I posted about this art on the old blog, intending it to be a T-shirt design, and I still hope to make it that someday.
The design turned out to be simple but clear. I put my name on a graphic to make it stand out against all the line art near the bottom of the page, and the black-to-white gradient enabled me to use white text up top with black drop-shadows.
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The coloring on this is minimal. I really want the reader's attention drawn to the line detail, and the coloring itself emphasizes the Draconite status and the machine Gift of the Draconite, aka the wings.
I've already inked the cover picture for Gift Search, and need to scan it in to do further editing on the computer. It will be in the same style as this one, with a different background color.
February Giveaway
Near the beginning of February I will be starting the giveaway for Sunstone, to celebrate its release on February 27th on Createspace and then on Amazon.
There will be 5 packages given to 5 randomly chosen (or if there's only five entrants, those five) winners of the giveaway. The contents of the package include: a copy of Sunstone, a bookmark featuring original digital art by S.A. Thorup, and an original traditionally drawn piece of art by S.A. Thorup. All entrants will receive a free eBook copy of Sunstone.
I will detail further rules on the giveaway by the end of January. I'm excited to give these packages out and to share my writing with readers!
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