Rejected book cover
So, it got rejected. ;P
Working on new one; vector and abstract illo. The person who commissioned me wants me to make one without character; preferably trees and landmarks. This would be easier if description is given to me in advance. No, no, I am not fretting. I’m not a good art director, you see. You need to tell me what you want, so that I can draw accordingly. You be the art director and I’ll be the illustrator. In my case with this one, I illustrated based on the synopsis given, not knowing most of the significant parts of the story.
But I take this as a challenge. Am working on a new illo for the cover.
Here’s the larger version of the cover Anyone up to this cover? Let me know.
graphite based drawing, coloring was done in Photoshop.
33 Comments
TheSharkox
biasalah kak..customer is king ..hehe
Nurul
But the illustration is very beautiful nonetheless! 🙂 Kalau saya yang tuan punya buku, awal2 saya dah ambik lukisan ni jadi cover, really!
emila
betul tu…but it helps kalau ada guides.
emila
really? yay thank you! you made my day! muahs!
Lynda Lehmann
Yes, it is beautiful!
It’s too bad customers often don’t say specifically what they want. And sometimes it’s because they don’t really KNOW what they want!
I have no doubt that with a little more communication, you will provide them with exactly what they need for their book.
yusri
bertuahnya ada bakat macam akak ni…
Whitey Mommy
CANTIK!!!
🙂
akk…cantik…
cantik…
suker…
Ruth
That’s really nice, maybe you can sell it as an independent piece of art? Maybe use it as a design for products on http://www.zazzle.com or a similar site?
emila
thanks, ruth. i have a zazzle account but I’m not sure what items are suitable to go with the design. will think of a proper way to sell it.
emila
thank you sha 😀
emila
terima kasih, cikgu.
emila
Lynda, you are right. Communication is very important, no matter how little. Thanks for the praise! 😀
LadyJava
I love the illo Ems.. and she should really have told you what she wanted kan.. takper.. can use for other project ..hehe
hugs!
emila
hehe tu la tapi takpe, can always jual pada yang berminat. thanks lj!
Mariuca
Hi Emila!
Mariuca
Ohhh this the rejected cover he he…
Mariuca
But it is still stunning nonetheless!
Mariuca
I’m sure you will be able to put it to good use, one way or another!
Mariuca
Good luck dear! 😀
Dila.13
Been there a few times but never on any writing gig, only blog & brochure design orders. The client said to propose to them my ideas without giving any guide (not even their corporate colors & pics!). Lepas hantar a few samples, kena reject pulak! But I still charge them per hour. Hehe 😀
emila
hehe that’s great if you charge per hour. me, i have set per illo or per page.
emila
thank you marzie.
emila
yes, i’ll think of something.
emila
oh thank you!!! yay!
emila
yes, this is the one…
emila
hi marzie!
Dila.13
Had to lah Kak Emila. Sekali meeting bukan sejam dua tapi 3-4 hours- mostly menunggu meeting untuk start. Time is $$, kan 😉 Hehe..
nYomeL
cover ni cantek sgt. kesian akak penat2 buat.
betul tu kak.. saya setuju!
communication itu sgt penting.
kalo dh bagi guide awal2, xde la akak buang masa buat bende yg customer xnak.. kan?
::Ida::
i dont buy it when customer 1st said ‘ you may design it anyway you like it’. client in put is really crucial in drafting a design as we are designers are not mind readers. you and me have different thoughts in everything! even not everyone agree that cat is cute 😛 just my 2 cents!
emila
most of my friends think cat is cute! hehehehe
emila
takpe, boleh buat lain.
imaisha
rela ku pujuk mmg tajuk buku ni ke? mcm nama lagu Spider pulak..
Yukino Hinata
darn. it’s pretty nice though ><