Cover Art Evolution

Being stuck at home has actually been useful. I have been playing around with the cover art for Filter, this is how it goes. All images copy righted by Gwenn Wright.

The picture at the bottom, with the eyes, is the original. The photo with no words was taken by me on my HTC Inspire while walking to get the boys from the bus stop. I don't know much about PhotoShop but did what I could. In the end, the spooky trees with the white lettering was the winner, for visibility's sake. If you buy Filter from Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/20957) before March 18th, you can use this coupon code XG65H to download this romantic thriller for free. If you prefer to use Amazon you can click on the image and link below. 

My Inferior Cover Art

My skillz in PhotoShop are minor. They really shouldn’t be called skillz. Maybe “knowledge” of PhotoShop is a better way of putting it. This, of course, presented some issues when I was ready to upload Filter on Amazon.com and Smashwords.com. Cover art is kind of essential for a book. And when you’re floating in the Sea of Self-Publishing, you need a stellar cover.

I don’t have that.

For the cover of Filter I borrow a friend’s face and some random person’s hair, messed with the opacity, typed my title and name and called it good. It is not good. For the time it will have to do. I am waiting on my cousin, who is 13 years my junior and currently attending a local university under the guise of being a marketing/advertising major. In reality, she is my hero, because she WILL complete the cover in record time and it will be most awesome. I told her I want something whimsical yet dangerous looking. Like a Lala Loopsy doll. Of course, she is taking classes and working but if she has time for Mardi Gras, she has time to help her old cousin out. At least, one hopes she does.

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