Stock photo sites like Shutterstock are amazing for both marketers and artists, but they aren’t always in reach. I love Shutterstock but I had to cancel my monthly subscription because I couldn’t afford it. I can barely afford the bills I have now. Can’t take on anything extra. For my social Read more…
Have you been thinking about selling some of your photos? As an artist, you want multiple streams of income. Ideally, selling stock photos would bring in extra cash. I’m on Dreamstime, 123RF, iStock and Shutterstock. For links visit my Photography page. You’ve probably heard this before, don’t expect to pay Read more…
I always thought you needed to be an illustrator to create those nice fantasy landscapes. A couple of days ago, I was searching YouTube for book cover design videos when I came across artists creating fantasy images by piecing together different stock photos in Photoshop. I was like, “I can do Read more…
You never really know what you enjoy until you try it. It never occurred to me I’d like graphic design until I decided to design my own book covers. Even better, people actually like my artwork. Now, I’m selling premade book covers that I designed. For fellow authors/designers out there, Read more…
You have a month long promotion for your book. How do you share it across social media? After awhile, people are gonna get tired of seeing your book cover. I’ve seen some creative ways of sharing a cover on Instagram, but those are for print books. This is where image Read more…
And now we’re back to our regular schedule…schedule. Sorry for being afk (got gaming on the mind from an anime) for over a week. Christmas threw off my blogging. I recently completed a cover redesign for Deborah Johnson (my mom) and her co-author Mark Wallace. Last year, they published We Read more…
Here’s the cover for Chains of the Sciell, Book 2 of the Merging Worlds series! For those making covers or any artwork for your book remember, you probably won’t get what you want at the first try. It’s like a first draft of a novel. Your first try at designing Read more…
