Share your Novel Covers!

[Not_A_Symphony]

I didn't change the titles, there's just more than one book. At first it was going to be a trilogy (Slayer/Sphinx, Convict/Captive, Protector/Peacemaker) but I eventually just merged books 2 and 3 together into one book.

Oh I see, that makes sense. Didn't you get like a massive book or something? Since it's 3 into 1, might become a lot larger no?
Also your other covers are great as well! But I must say my favorites are the ones from Rogue Wolf and Nuyu Prescription! They look really amazing, I swear, I'd buy the book only on those alone, especially the 2nd one I stated, it's so funny

These are the covers I used in Honeyfeed. The Saint Series eventually ended with 20 books, and a corresponding number of artworks.
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These are the covers I used for my novel's version here in ScribbleHub. As I uploaded it here by 'arc,' I'm still working on this particular series of illustrations...I'm already in 5th and final arc's artwork.
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I have other stories, which are still in the works, like Paulina Rex. Paulina Rex is an alternate reality/history novel set in the future, in the Philippines, which is my country of origin.
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The Ballad of School Hallways is a semi-autobio about my experiences in my old school, which I originally wrote to deal with the 'unfinished stuff' I had in that place.
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Lovette is a short story I entered in YOASOBI x HoneyFeed contest. Since it didn't win, I plan to continue it as an anthology of stories...
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DECK is the oldest novel I wrote, dating back to 2008. It was originally a manga, but because I find it hard to continue drawing chapters without an assistant, I switched to novel format. As of now, it's currently in hiatus, but I do plan to continue writing it come 2025.
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I drew these covers via pen and pencil, which were also traditionally inked. The only digital in these artworks are the colors, which I did using Photoshop. If you'll also notice, there is a wide range of artwork quality, as these works came from 2021 up to present.

I love these! I love how your style is so consistent throughout all of them but you can definetly see the improvement over time! I gotta say though, number 9 and 16 have a lot of fan service hehe booba
Also do you do them yourself? If so, do you do them digitally or by paper and then digitalize into a file? Asking because your art looks very "papery" if that makes sense (?) Regardless it's amazing work!

The current images are place holders, as I write I hope to commission a remake with human made art, but due my insistence on non anime art I'm hamstrung. I want picture based solely of high quality, but that's expensive

There are very few artists on this forum that do non-anime art so I understand... Have you tried Fiverr? You can find cheap artwork from new freelancer artists there that will for sure do non-anime art! I wish I knew someone that did non-anime art, otherwise I would refer them to you... I hope you can manage to find an artist that fits your criteria soon!
And by the way, I wasn't judging your choice on going with AI, I know it's hard to find good artists with affordable pricing in today's economy that will go with the style you want to. I just truly hope eventually you will support a human artist that will support your work

Ancient

Old

WIP

The covers are not for the same story, but the last one is a spin-off from the first one (not the same characters).

Hear me out... but really HEAR ME OUT... WHO'S THAT DADDY ON THE LAST PANNEL? He looks stunning, the way I gasped -- brother, great work! Really, it looks amazing. I can't wait to see the finished piece

Rejected first try (too risque) for Strange Awakening (heavily edited AI image)
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Current covers for stories on this site (all heavily edited from initial AI images):
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Current cover for story only posted on Royal Road (made from clip art):
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Stories not posted anywhere yet: (mostly composed from clip art)
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And there are the few I've begun with either no idea what the covers would look like

• Stranded (About a shape shifting alien separated from the hive-mind that controlled him, trying to understand Earth - and warn it that his former people are poised to invade soon)
• Out of Time (Two beings from Ancient Egypt brought together to clash in the modern world, with a pair of FBI agents caught in the mix)
• A Subtle Distortion (Time travel story, sort of; so far having a kind of Orphan Black moment - if you've heard the story the guys behind that show tell, they were brainstorming ideas for a show when they got the call to pitch a pilot. All they had was a title (Orphan Black) and an opening scene (girl sees herself commit suicide on the subway), and no idea where to go from that ... but were given funding for a pilot and 45 days to come up with something; allegedly they had five characters written and three scenes when Tatiana Maslany read for the leads and asked: "So, what's their story, are these girls clones or something?" and that was the push they needed to build an epic from... just waiting for that push here)
• Blood Diamond (sequel to Diamond in the Rough, so want something noir-ish but keep waffling on what I want to include)

Or where I know what I want but have no clue how to build it without shelling out a big commission;

• The Grey Files (would want something like half a modern city scape, half a "traditional fantasy" city in the background with a gold 1970s Chevy Imapala airborne and passing through the "blur" between them)

You are so productive omg, writting so many stories at once - I could never I'm writting like 2-4 and even then I write them from time to time, so kudos to you!
I see that you really like sci-fi and older stories, it's a very good concept, what if you mixed both of them up? I wonder what would come out... aliens in the middle of 1920 or in ancient greece - maybe we have, all this time, following Sócrates without knowing he was an alien *tan tan tan taaaaaan*
I like your covers, especially the one from "Between the Worlds", I'd say that's my favorite from the lot!
If you want to find free images to use in RR due to their anti-AI I'd suggest you trying Pixabay and other similar websites. You can use the royalty free images from there, or even Canva!


Thank you so much everyone for sharing your covers with me, I never thought this thread would get this much traction and end up sharing so many different experiences You guys rock ~

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

Didn't you get like a massive book or something? Since it's 3 into 1, might become a lot larger no?

No, it was just two into one. The Slayer and the Sphinx is still book one, I only combined books two and three. And they were both pretty short anyway, so put together they were about the length of one normal book.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

You are so productive omg, writting so many stories at once - I could never I'm writting like 2-4 and even then I write them from time to time, so kudos to you!
I see that you really like sci-fi and older stories, it's a very good concept, what if you mixed both of them up? I wonder what would come out... aliens in the middle of 1920 or in ancient greece - maybe we have, all this time, following Sócrates without knowing he was an alien *tan tan tan taaaaaan*

I'm more fantasy/superhero/horror stuff. Though aliens in 1920 could be interesting (or just H. P. Lovecraft... :D)
And it's more I have a lot of stories trying to get out (and stepping on each other to do so) than that I'm "working on them" - had an idea come up the other day (day after I posted the covers above, in fact) that has been edging other stuff out of the way ever since (and it was just a title, "A Subtle Distortion", a vague concept 'something involving time travel' and a scene 'two girls in a cafe, one afraid of a stalker she thinks she has, the other joking about a stalker who happens to be the cat that the first girl sometimes takes care of').

I like your covers, especially the one from "Between the Worlds", I'd say that's my favorite from the lot!

Thanks - after four tries that was my favorite too.

If you want to find free images to use in RR due to their anti-AI I'd suggest you trying Pixabay and other similar websites. You can use the royalty free images from there, or even Canva!

I think I tweak enough to no longer "count" as AI, but thanks for the advice!

 

[Bartun]

My humble cover ?

 

[Deleted member 84247]

These are the covers I used in Honeyfeed. The Saint Series eventually ended with 20 books, and a corresponding number of artworks.
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These are the covers I used for my novel's version here in ScribbleHub. As I uploaded it here by 'arc,' I'm still working on this particular series of illustrations...I'm already in 5th and final arc's artwork.
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I have other stories, which are still in the works, like Paulina Rex. Paulina Rex is an alternate reality/history novel set in the future, in the Philippines, which is my country of origin.
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The Ballad of School Hallways is a semi-autobio about my experiences in my old school, which I originally wrote to deal with the 'unfinished stuff' I had in that place.
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Lovette is a short story I entered in YOASOBI x HoneyFeed contest. Since it didn't win, I plan to continue it as an anthology of stories...
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DECK is the oldest novel I wrote, dating back to 2008. It was originally a manga, but because I find it hard to continue drawing chapters without an assistant, I switched to novel format. As of now, it's currently in hiatus, but I do plan to continue writing it come 2025.
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I drew these covers via pen and pencil, which were also traditionally inked. The only digital in these artworks are the colors, which I did using Photoshop. If you'll also notice, there is a wide range of artwork quality, as these works came from 2021 up to present.

13 and 18 are my favorites!

 

[Not_A_Symphony]

No, it was just two into one. The Slayer and the Sphinx is still book one, I only combined books two and three. And they were both pretty short anyway, so put together they were about the length of one normal book.

That makes sense! Thank you for clarifying

I'm more fantasy/superhero/horror stuff. Though aliens in 1920 could be interesting (or just H. P. Lovecraft... :D)
And it's more I have a lot of stories trying to get out (and stepping on each other to do so) than that I'm "working on them" - had an idea come up the other day (day after I posted the covers above, in fact) that has been edging other stuff out of the way ever since (and it was just a title, "A Subtle Distortion", a vague concept 'something involving time travel' and a scene 'two girls in a cafe, one afraid of a stalker she thinks she has, the other joking about a stalker who happens to be the cat that the first girl sometimes takes care of').

Thanks - after four tries that was my favorite too.

I think I tweak enough to no longer "count" as AI, but thanks for the advice!

Really? I assumed it would be these simply due to the covers you showed, it truly goes to show that one can't judge a book by its cover!
Yeah I think it would be fascinating But with a lot of world building behind it to be fair
That concept sounds cool too! So you end up just coming up with several concepts but don't work on them until you finish your other works? Is that it?
Trying hard always pays off and that cover was true to that! And you welcome Glad I could help

My humble cover ?

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It looks great! I love the blurriness at the bottom and the sides, giving it more depth, however I'd make the character just a tad bit lighter as I feel that (in a smaller size) it might not be very perceptible! Thank you for sharing

 

[Corty]

A yet to be released book of mine:

Also, this was my 3,000 post. Yey.

 

[Not_A_Symphony]

A yet to be released book of mine:

Also, this was my 3,000 post. Yey.

Love your cover and the headless succubus I assume (?) Also congratz on 3k posts! That's so many! It's awesome

 

[Hans.Trondheim]

I love these! I love how your style is so consistent throughout all of them but you can definetly see the improvement over time! I gotta say though, number 9 and 16 have a lot of fan service hehe booba
Also do you do them yourself? If so, do you do them digitally or by paper and then digitalize into a file? Asking because your art looks very "papery" if that makes sense (?) Regardless it's amazing work!

It's papery coz it's drawn on paper. I suck at drawing digital, see? Draw on paper then scan and work via PC and tablet.

Also, V9 Cover isn't intended to have fan service, mainly coz that character is a slave. V16 elf is a perverted NEET.

This is my latest cover work, for my 5th arc.

 

[Not_A_Symphony]

It's papery coz it's drawn on paper. I suck at drawing digital, see? Draw on paper then scan and work via PC and tablet.

Also, V9 Cover isn't intended to have fan service, mainly coz that character is a slave. V16 elf is a perverted NEET.

This is my latest cover work, for my 5th arc.

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It looks great! And yeah that totally makes sense by the way It did look very traditional, not like us peasants that are blessed with Control-Z but end up being babied because of it

 

[Alfir]

Here some AI covers in my sig

 

[Arch9CivilReactor]

Honestly I only have AI concept art I use as the cover art. Nothing special. Too embarrassed to show it.

 

[reigeko]

I asked an artist on instagram and she did exactly what I asked ^^.

 

[CrimsonGenius]

 

[TheKillingAlice]

Spoiler: Whatever can be said about these covers

Since I don't draw, my expertise in making covers is more on the technical side - if you want to call it an expertise of sorts. Either way, all edited stock, no AI or Artist's Work. Since I have specific "Webnovel" covers, which are displayed as the "face of the story" overall, these Seasonal covers I have been making today are actually versions of the "novel" covers. Basically, I would translate them into my native tongue and publish them myself, though this will take a while, and the seasons in which they are published here in English are, later on, the seperate novel volumes. Slightly changed, they are Ebook or Webnovel covers, taken from the full print cover.
I just finished them today, though there have been prior versions. I'm kind of proud of them, not gonna lie.

 

[FrankieCheng]

These are the covers I used in Honeyfeed. The Saint Series eventually ended with 20 books, and a corresponding number of artworks.
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These are the covers I used for my novel's version here in ScribbleHub. As I uploaded it here by 'arc,' I'm still working on this particular series of illustrations...I'm already in 5th and final arc's artwork.
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I have other stories, which are still in the works, like Paulina Rex. Paulina Rex is an alternate reality/history novel set in the future, in the Philippines, which is my country of origin.
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The Ballad of School Hallways is a semi-autobio about my experiences in my old school, which I originally wrote to deal with the 'unfinished stuff' I had in that place.
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Lovette is a short story I entered in YOASOBI x HoneyFeed contest. Since it didn't win, I plan to continue it as an anthology of stories...
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DECK is the oldest novel I wrote, dating back to 2008. It was originally a manga, but because I find it hard to continue drawing chapters without an assistant, I switched to novel format. As of now, it's currently in hiatus, but I do plan to continue writing it come 2025.
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I drew these covers via pen and pencil, which were also traditionally inked. The only digital in these artworks are the colors, which I did using Photoshop. If you'll also notice, there is a wide range of artwork quality, as these works came from 2021 up to present.

The colour schemes and the way they all match is super pleasing to look at.
It's also very funny how the titles keep changing as that series progresses...

 

[Not_A_Symphony]

Here some AI covers in my sig

I love the last one with the cute cat !

Honestly I only have AI concept art I use as the cover art. Nothing special. Too embarrassed to show it.

That is quite alright, I understand. If, at some point in time, you feel proud of them don't hesitate to share them! I'd love to see it

I asked an artist on instagram and she did exactly what I asked ^^.

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THIS IS STUNNING! I LOVE IT! The mask, the little lights on his head -- amazing!

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Looking good! Altough that little red pixel on the left is triggering my OCD a bit An advice for all it's worth, try changing the size of the title like "power" + "elements" with bigger letters and "of the" in smaller-- you'll see a massive difference! It will look even better in my opinion

Spoiler: Whatever can be said about these covers

Since I don't draw, my expertise in making covers is more on the technical side - if you want to call it an expertise of sorts. Either way, all edited stock, no AI or Artist's Work. Since I have specific "Webnovel" covers, which are displayed as the "face of the story" overall, these Seasonal covers I have been making today are actually versions of the "novel" covers. Basically, I would translate them into my native tongue and publish them myself, though this will take a while, and the seasons in which they are published here in English are, later on, the seperate novel volumes. Slightly changed, they are Ebook or Webnovel covers, taken from the full print cover.
I just finished them today, though there have been prior versions. I'm kind of proud of them, not gonna lie.

I love them, they are very well made - the color scheme is addictive not gonna lie however I do have a small critique if I can; it's a bit hard to read in some parts like the first cover "season one" or the third cover "first". I don't know how I'd make it better though but it's just a bit hard for me to read just by looking at in from a glance (of course if I focus I can read it). Besides that I love the small detail of the Key and the Lock on the last two and the pinks -- it's amazing!

The colour schemes and the way they all match is super pleasing to look at.
It's also very funny how the titles keep changing as that series progresses...

I totally agree!

 

[TheKillingAlice]

I love them, they are very well made - the color scheme is addictive not gonna lie however I do have a small critique if I can; it's a bit hard to read in some parts like the first cover "season one" or the third cover "first". I don't know how I'd make it better though but it's just a bit hard for me to read just by looking at in from a glance (of course if I focus I can read it). Besides that I love the small detail of the Key and the Lock on the last two and the pinks -- it's amazing!

That's a good hint! I didn't notice, because I have a wide screen and when I look at them, I know what it says. I did think it might be small, but now I know.
The thing is, the original template, in other words the printed version, is not called "first season" (obviously, I guess); the title is longer and in both volumes, the first font is only used on the word "the". It's not really hard to read, because it's an easily decipherable word. In the webnovel though, the title is much shorter, so I have space and can still make ot much bigger, which would likely help with readability.
As for the Season One... Probably going to increase the shadow on her skin below the title a miniscule amount, thar cqan already go a long way.
Also, I'm super hyped that someone likes them, because so much thinking went into these covers. Like, really really. Starting from looking for a model fitting the body type of Rowena, to trying and matching her skin tone, hair color and eyes (on the second cover), to have them both look as if they could be the same person; in the first she doesn't look at us, looks down in general and seems more lost in thought, as if looking "back" literally, while the second looks in our direction, looks a bit positive and "up". As a transformation of the protagonist's mindset. Or on F/U, the colorscheme that is reminiscent of the chaos that happens in the book, protagonist and the love interest crashing wildly with their personalities, in my head it was a picture akin to a holi festival and I tried to portray that a bit. The snake, which is the main God of the books, is more like a tattoo or, thanks to the wall texture, like a graffiti in the background, but fully visible in the second. Emotionally, the second is more calm, but also darker and more serious in most aspects, gods start fighting full on, here the color turns from splashes to a thicker paint and silver (the snake) against gold (the other main god, but antagonist). Anyway, also the first is the key and the second the lock, because metaphorically it's in the firat that he gets to learn the person that shows him love, in the second he truly learns to accept it; very directly it refers to a set of keys that are protected in the first volume and the lock they open in the second volume. It also speaks to the way the protagonist is blind to everything around him, that the city shot is the same in both covers, but you see real details only in the second one. Anyway, when I went and did the first cover for this, all I knew was that it had to slap with colors, but I still wanted it to look good, that's why I was totally worried about the outcome.
Sorry, I'm a massive rambler. Thanks!

 

[tealery]

This is what I’m currently using ? I like photoshopping but I don’t really have a good eye for design so this is the best I could come up with.

(I hope this isn’t super big; I’m on mobile and can’t tell ?)

 

[Arch9CivilReactor]

Since you said it’s okay. Here is a gallery.