Book Cover

[Dean1401]

Been a few years since I used Artrage (10 or so I believe).

Can't remember my old username name so here as brand new.
Needed to paint a cover for my wifes new soon to be released book. Artrage was my go too so I didn't need to buy oils.
Having a blast!

Still working different areas but the brief was 1800's and Dramatic.

Let me know what you think.

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[markw]

Hello Dean and welcome back to the ArtRage forums :)
Well, I think you have managed to stick to the brief there; dramatic and set in the 19th century!
Looking forward to seeing this develop!
Which version of AR are you using? It’s come a long way in the last 10 years!

[Dean1401]

Thanks Mark,
I have a few older "Marker drawings" in the forums somewhere. Unfortunately life sometimes takes us on a different direction :)
Been enjoying myself but unfortunately under the clock.

Believe I am using "Vitae" as I recently purchased this. ( My older version was pretty dead :))

Love the program and glad it hasn't changed dramatically! I could still pick up the tools etc pretty easily.......... Settings.... still playing.

Thanks You
Dean

[markw]

Yes, there are more tools and settings to play with in ARV but but it’s initial “pickup and go” ease of use still remains.:cool:

[Dean1401]

Found the oil brush, palette knife and occasionally the airbrush are the tools of choice. The draft pen is great for small details as I was running out of pixels in places.

Regards
Dean

[Dean1401]

Little more work on the sky and character. The character and bird are part of the theme to the book.
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[cinematik]

it's brigh and fresh but I would work more on the view of the cliff
also I'm not sure about the connection on the sky where cool and warm part finds each other

[Kate12345]

The painting is stunning. Realistic but also impressionistic. I love it.

[mathilde]

Good color balanced, nice job!

[Dean1401]

Thank You!

[Dean1401]

Ok, this is how it ended. Someone mentioned the “cliff”, but it is part of the theme. Look close and you can see the cliff is actually a “sentinel” watching over the sea. May wanna read the book 🤔

[Perendale]

Great painting with a wonderful mood.

Brett

[Enug]

I like the movement in the white water and especially I like how you have painted the rocks in the water below. Nice work!

[Stephen Lo Piano]

So far this image has a wind driven feel of calamity, looks good.
You wrote something about this being related to the 1800's. I would personally add at least one object that identifies with that time period such as some form of architecture or even a boat off in the distance of the sea that looks like the 1800's. The image looks great as is yet I never would have known this was to be used for a book based on a story from the 1800's. The image as is looks timeless. Then on the other hand I have no idea what the story of this book is about, maybe you intended the image to look timeless based on some important part of the story?

[Dean1401]

Sorry, everyone! Unfortunately this is not my day job 😂. The cover was painted for my wife’s 2nd book. Attached are the brief ( from my wife), to the finished painting.

Not sure how to attach?

[Dean1401]

Hopefully this uploads!

[RoelandVerhoeven]

A beautiful piece of art that showcases the beauty of nature. You have created a realistic yet impressionistic depiction of the scene.
The overall effect of the painting is bright and fresh, but with a sense of tragedy.