《Universe Online》[Vol. 1] Cover Art Competition!!!
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[Starting Post - 2/11/15]
Okay guys, I've finally decided to put this out here.
With the official end of volume 1, there remains only one last important detail.... THE COVER ART~!
The cover art is something important for a book. Its often the first thing that catches a persons attention. The explosions and guns on modern adventure novels. The clashing of swords and shields by knights on horseback for the medieval period. Great mages and wizards calling down storms of fire or ice or Dragons in pure fantasy...
These things catch the eyes and also reveal somethin about the story they represent as well. VR tends to be a harder thing to do a cover for, especially a sci-fi VR like Universe Online. It is both a near-future sci-fi and a distant-future hard science fiction web novel. That means the cover has to be able to cover both, which may well be impossible.
So here's the deal. I need a cover both here on RRL... and I've decided that I'm going to bundle up the volume for sell on Amazon. I may end up choosing two different pieces for these two things, or the same one for both.
The winner can request a commission of me to use the art work for sale. I'm more than willing to hash out details for that, or simply buy it straight up (Up to a certain amount. I don't have a whole lot of money, sadly). Or you could damn well let me pay you $50.00 for winning, for those not too worried about it!
So, if anyone is interested, send me a PM here on the forum and let me know! Feel free to include links to drafts or whatnot. I don't mind if the work is digital or hand-drawn. You are free to use any subject matter or reference from the Universe Online story, and may request additional detail or clarification from me if needed.
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I WILL BE UPDATING THE POST HERE, SO CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY!
PARTICIPANTS LISTZiger!
DoktorPrimat!
Leave comments, questions, suggestions or anything else you guys want to talk about here!
Thank you again! Haha!
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[Update 1 - 2/11/15]
I'm going to be rolling out the proofread/edited version of the ten chapters in Volume 1 here starting within the next few hours as well!
I've gotten a good amount of help from the guys who've put their effort into doing the proofreading, so I'm thanking them now and you all should be thankful too!
Mwhahaha.
They will go unnamed for the moment, unless they are willing to tell me otherwise!
We also got our first competitor! Give him a hearty thanks!
[Update 2 - 2/11/15]
We got submissions going on here folks!
From Ziger:
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And a second from DoktorPrimat:
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I like 'em both! So which do you guys prefer? Let us know!
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Both pictures have been removed for being flagged as copyrighted. Kanadaj warned me about them.
ALL SUBMISSIONS MOST BE PERSONALLY OWNED. EDITED PICTURES ARE NOT ALLOWED.
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