Karen GoatKeeper's Blog - Posts Tagged "drawing"
Book Covers
Professional book covers are a luxury I can not afford. They are lovely. They are eye-catching. There are times I truly wish I could afford one.
Capri Capers is nearing completion. I have one more read through mostly looking for those pesky typos. You know the ones: wad for was, whe for she, men for mean. The little annoying mistakes so hard to spot and often ignored by spellcheck.
I am working on setting up the preorders. The book will be done in a week or so.
It needed a cover. I am the artist and must look at my own limitations. People are not good subjects for me. Goats are.
Capri is a goat. She does play an important part in the book. So, what can I do with Capri and have a nice cover image?
This is one place where I have an advantage over a professional. Goats are not popular subjects. I have lots of goat pictures to work with. Goats especially kids are cute and do cute things.
I got out my paper and drawing pencil. The sketch was fairly easy working from four different pictures.
The watercolor paints, brushes and paper were next. David Plank, a watercolor artist who paints birds, once explained how to transfer a drawing to watercolor paper. It works well.
Sharon Jeffus, a local art teacher, had given me advice on using and mixing paints. I managed to mix my desired colors.
The image came out very well. Watercolor is different to work with as there is no white except the paper.
The computer supplied the font for the title and author names.
My cover is ready for a final check. I hope it meets with interest and approval next week.
Capri Capers is nearing completion. I have one more read through mostly looking for those pesky typos. You know the ones: wad for was, whe for she, men for mean. The little annoying mistakes so hard to spot and often ignored by spellcheck.
I am working on setting up the preorders. The book will be done in a week or so.
It needed a cover. I am the artist and must look at my own limitations. People are not good subjects for me. Goats are.
Capri is a goat. She does play an important part in the book. So, what can I do with Capri and have a nice cover image?
This is one place where I have an advantage over a professional. Goats are not popular subjects. I have lots of goat pictures to work with. Goats especially kids are cute and do cute things.
I got out my paper and drawing pencil. The sketch was fairly easy working from four different pictures.
The watercolor paints, brushes and paper were next. David Plank, a watercolor artist who paints birds, once explained how to transfer a drawing to watercolor paper. It works well.
Sharon Jeffus, a local art teacher, had given me advice on using and mixing paints. I managed to mix my desired colors.
The image came out very well. Watercolor is different to work with as there is no white except the paper.
The computer supplied the font for the title and author names.
My cover is ready for a final check. I hope it meets with interest and approval next week.
