I've been working on a practice cover for the last two hours. I took a picture of a birdhouse with my iPhone (my friend Norma gave me that suggestion). Anyway, that was the easy part. The rest of my creation was blood, sweat, a few swear words, and tears using Power Point and Paint.
When I can do this in my sleep, I'll be glad to instruct everyone here on my blog.
Hugs and chocolate, all!
Shelly
PS More than likely, I'll post another practice one again.
DISCLAIMER: This picture belongs to Shelly Arkon. PLEASE DO NOT COPY! Unless you ask my permission.
Congratulations. The picture is great.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Yvonne. It's my practice one.
DeleteNice picture. At some point, you might want to experiment with lighting. Like back-lighting of something to make it look mysterious or for dramatic effect. I'll be watching for what you come up with, hon!
ReplyDeleteWorking on that. Trying to figure out Paint right now.
DeleteThat's a pretty good start. You're going to do just fine.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Norma.
ReplyDeleteI'm very impressed how you put this together! I also like Loreiei's idea about adding back lighting.
ReplyDeleteJulie
Definitely. I played with the Paint program today. I seem to lack a steady hand.
DeleteIt is a good start.
ReplyDeleteI thought so. I'll keep practicing with it.
ReplyDeleteNice picture Shelly. If you'd like, I can put the title and your name in the picture for you through my photoshop program. I'm not a cover designer, but I've learned the basics. Just send me an email.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Miranda.
DeleteI'd love to learn how to make my own cover.
ReplyDeleteOnce I have it down pat, I write a 'how to'.
ReplyDeleteGood work! When I'm playing around with images I often use picmonkey.com, and have found that fun and helpful.
ReplyDeleteSarah Allen
(From Sarah, with Joy)
I think it's delightful!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture. As they say, practice makes perfect!
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