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Book cover commissioned for 'Stillwater Runs Deep' by Drake A. Forestalf. Stillwater is the name of a dragon in the book, it's not a typo
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Comments: 16
Beautiful work as always - that's a lovely cityscape and a really cool dragon (particularly I like the wings)
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I seem to have finally gotten the hang of landscapes, which I'm pleased about. Really enjoyed this dragon. Want to do more!
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Do you mind if I ask, how did you get into doing book covers? It's something I've been interesting in for a while, but I can't seem to figure out how to get a toe in the door. And this looks really gorgeous, btw. Love the reflection.
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I would recommend getting to know some authors, maybe do a few covers for them and get them to recommend you. Also just do some demo covers so people can see what you can do. A lot of it is word of mouth for me, building a good reputation over time. Hope that help and I wish you all the best
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Thanks! It does help, and best wishes to you as well!
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Let me know how it goes and if you have any other questions just ask
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You're too kind! I'm actually a member of a writer's group, I'm not sure why it never occurred to me to pass my portfolio around! I guess I just assumed you needed to get commissioned by a publisher. So your tip was perfect. Thanks again!
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I know you're not supposed to "judge a book by its cover" but they do catch the eye first. I think it's amazing that you can do so much with a cover. As a writer and advent reader myself, I can honestly say I would probably pick this book up to read the insert because of the cover art. Fantastic job <3
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Haha, thank you 
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Great illustration. I thought that the reflection could use a tad more distortion upon first glance, but the more I look at it the less I think so.
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I thought exactly the same thing. It niggled at me for a while but then I decided to just go with it. Cheers
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Hello!
I just wanted to let you know that I've used the title of your piece in my fourth haiku, found here !
Keep making wonderful art!
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Thank you, keep making wonderful haikus
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They say don't judge a book by its cover, which I heartily agree with. But a good cover really does help. I saw a book on mind control with the shitest cover I ever did see.
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Hahaha. Yeah, I've seen some pretty awful covers, some on very good books, which always seems a shame.
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