Would this book cover catch your eye?
08-24-2011, 12:31 PM
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I like #1 The little girl is more integrated into the art that surrounds her and she is part of the art. I like the way the purple comes through the girl and meshes the picture with the art. # 2 just looks like an overlay of a picture on fabric.
Really like your concept!
peace
Really like your concept!
peace
08-24-2011, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by PWinston
I've seen your completed quilt here on the QB and it is wonderful. Have you considered doing the whole quilt on the front of the package with an inset of the whole picture in the upper right hand corner? That way, an interested party can see everything of what you started with and everything of the finish. By chopping it up, some may think that is the way the finished product would be.
Good luck with publishing. We can say we knew you when.
Good luck with publishing. We can say we knew you when.
08-24-2011, 12:57 PM
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Okay, don't get mad but I'd change the fence out as you have in the later covers. Your quilt and design are really very elegant and the fence doesn't seem to fit. Seems to distract one from the design. If you had a primitive design or country design, it would make more sense.
Good luck with this venture - I'm excited for you!
Good luck with this venture - I'm excited for you!
08-24-2011, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by lots2do
Okay, don't get mad but I'd change the fence out as you have in the later covers. Your quilt and design are really very elegant and the fence doesn't seem to fit. Seems to distract one from the design. If you had a primitive design or country design, it would make more sense.
Good luck with this venture - I'm excited for you!
Good luck with this venture - I'm excited for you!
Good point, this is just my fence where I hang all quilts to get a nice level hanging pic. It is just the pic I snapped to make the tutorial for the QB.
For the book, I would have my daughter take the actual book cover photo. I suppose a plain black or white backdrop would make it the best, especially if I have a gallery section, where several quilts show.
She is a professional photographer and always does a breath taking job (she took the original photo of Emmy - it was just one of their snapshot days). If you want to see more of my daughter's work, you can access her web page through my blog. The pics in the "kids and family" section that are my other grandkids are: the girl with the fur hood, the boy with his ball cap on backwards and the eyes in strips of shadow and light. This last photo actually made honorable mention in an international professional photographer's photo contest. I plan to use some of her other client pics to create patterns (with their permission of course).
Actually, I will probably have her do the design of the front and back cover. She designed the Employee Quilt Show flyer last year, and we got so many compliments on it.
08-24-2011, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by PWinston
I've seen your completed quilt here on the QB and it is wonderful. Have you considered doing the whole quilt on the front of the package with an inset of the whole picture in the upper right hand corner? That way, an interested party can see everything of what you started with and everything of the finish. By chopping it up, some may think that is the way the finished product would be. .
It will be really clear what the inspiration/starting point is, and how the final product turns out.
Anyone looking at the cover will immediately get it.
Want more info?
Buy the book. ;-)
Having the 2 take up the same space defeats the purpose.
08-24-2011, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by MTS
Originally Posted by PWinston
I've seen your completed quilt here on the QB and it is wonderful. Have you considered doing the whole quilt on the front of the package with an inset of the whole picture in the upper right hand corner? That way, an interested party can see everything of what you started with and everything of the finish. By chopping it up, some may think that is the way the finished product would be. .
It will be really clear what the inspiration/starting point is, and how the transforms into the final product. Anyone looking at the cover will immediately get it. Want more info? Buy the book. ;-)
Having the 2 take up the same space defeats the purpose.
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