Hi, guys!
I meant to do this for a while now, since I felt the page needed a somewhat more professional introduction. I have been working with the amazing authors at Kboards for almost a year now, designing covers and graphics for them. I've loved every moment and I definitely want to work some more with you guys and learn some more. In this thread I'll be posting the new pre-mades I create as well as some portfolio samples as I finish them. I look forward to working with all of you!
PRICES:
Pre-Made Cover: Starting at $50.00
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Typography and Layout: $85.00 Special offer for series writers: Order 3 covers or more and get a FREE series banner.
For more info or to check my gallery visit: http://covers.bzndesignstudios.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/bznstudiodesigns/ https://www.facebook.com/bznstudiodesigns
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All the Pre-mades are $50.00 and you get a free Banner if you purchase 3 or more.
All the prices are on my Journal in the deviantart profile: http://arebg452.deviantart.com
Thank you! And as for shedding some light, I'll say it's nothing really that special. I work with the Adobe Creative Cloud studio, so most of my software tools are found there. As for the image tools, I also work a lot with Deviantart stock accounts and royalty free image sites such as Unsplash. I find that the stock images in these sites look less "stocky" and more unique. Sometimes authors bring their own stock and I'm more than happy to include them in the products, but I think a more unique look is definitely better. In that spirit, I also do a lot of custom photography in my own studio, so I can have images nobody else has . Other than that, my process is pretty normal. I make a conscious effort to focus on laying down a branding framework as I work, so that all my images can be expanded into series if the author wants to later on. Since series are all the rage now, is better to be safe and sorry and strong branding is I think one of the key things.
For instance this new pre-made series I just finished a couple of days ago:
I'm selling it as a series of 3, but if the author is thinking of expanding into more books, the work is pretty simple, because a good framework is already in place. This series can be taken into infinity, for as long as colors exist. Also, the model in this series is one of my own, so you won't find her pic anywhere else!
Thank you for the interest. I hope we'll get to work together sometime.
Congrats on getting things up and running.
I was just thinking I need to send you an email and I found your post.
I can't recomend Arel enough. You will never go wrong.
Since hiring her to revamp my covers and create a brand for me I have begun to have consistantdownlodads on my freebie where as previously it was 0 for months.
So thank you.
Hopefully her work is showing in my sig line. I did update it.
Hi, Marie!
I'm so glad the covers are working for you! I'm excited to see the three of them together all so pretty. Thanks for the shout out and please don't hesitate to send me the e-mail if you need anything new done, I loved working with you!
And well I'll go ahead and drop in my newest pieces, in case someone is interested. All of these are pre-mades and available for purchase!
Hi, guys!
So I fixed the broken links in the thread (sorry for not realizing sooner that the images were not showing ) and put it back on track. All the covers I show in here are for sale, and I will eliminate the ones no longer available from the display so there's no confusion. For now, I'll leave the newest batch below. Thanks so much for all the support the lovely people at kboards are giving me. It really is a blast to work with you guys!
Hi, guys!
I've been busy with orders lately (thank you for all the support and trust the good folks at Kboards have given me! ) and a trip to Vegas at the beginning of the month, but I'm back on the saddle and with some new content I wanted to share!
Here are a couple of pre-mades that I just finished tinkering with:
And also, in honor of the brand-new live-action Beauty and The Beast that is premiering here in the states, an allegorical one, for the lovers of the classic (like me!):
Third one in the first post is really nice. The fourth one creeps me out, but blood and chains will do that to a person. They're all really nice. It's clear you have talent!
I want every single one of these! But I already have all my designs booked for my writing schedule through this year. Sigh. I have bookmarked your page. Twice.
Hi, guys!
I've been busy with custom work and haven't put out any pre-mades in a couple of weeks, but I had some free time yesterday and whipped something together. Hopefully somebody will find something that they like
Are you thinking about re-working your current cover?
Check out the re-vamp I finished for author A. G. Stewart for her Loose Changeling book cover:
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