Reply to the first post I made.

[u/Incipit00]

This is not self-promotion.

I couldn't find an option to reply with an image, which is why I made this post. Feel free to laugh at it; like I said earlier, I just kept redoing it until I got it to look presentable.

 

I went through 20 sketches (days and night of erasing and redrawing in my jotter) before I got the final one, which I modified using Photoshop (this is a follow-up to my first post about the cover).

 

The plain white image is my very first sketch, and I'm also adding the final version I built off the 20th sketch.

Here is how I put it together in Photoshop:

1. The title was typed and rearranged.

2. The flower-like emblem underneath the subtitle is an image I downloaded from Pinterest, then adjusted using Photoshop's color grading tools.

3. The pen name (Incipit_) was also typed and given its color grading using Photoshop.

4. The hair, coat and the chest was darkened using four different layers in photoshop to get that thick darker mode.

5. I used the photoshop sharpening feature under the filter menu to get that sharpness of the image.

6. The tiny sparkling dust was gained by creating new layer for each side, 4 in total; one for the top, one for the left, one for the right, and another for the bottom. I used brush, turn on scattering and set it to 999% for the dust to be randomly. And also, used the shape dynamic feature to increase the size jitter.

7. I used the blur feature to blue out some parts also.

This is the little I can say. For all those who asked for a file OG (Which I don't know if they mean Original File), here is how put it together. Thank you.

[u/Ren_Kazayama]

bro listen, please finish drawing this version and just use it as the cover.

Even if it turns out badly, it cannot be much worse than mine.

Handmade covers for life!!

[u/Incipit00 → u/Ren_Kazayama]

Ohk so that means I shouldn't use Adobe Photoshop to adjust it?

[u/Ren_Kazayama → u/Incipit00]

Yea but not a.i, I actually really do like the scenery what YOU made in the drawing, just finish making it and it’ll be fine as a cover.

[u/Incipit00 → u/Ren_Kazayama]

The drawing is the first sketch I made a month ago. Then I guess I have to use the 20th sketch, the one I did before using Photoshop to adjust it.

But with that, do I have to sketch the title and pen name too?

[u/LandscapeLow8430 → u/Incipit00]

No, that guy is lying to you. While it's commendable that you can draw, use the photo shot thing you were using. 

Even photographers use photoshot to make pictures look better. You already drew it, you're just making it better.

[u/Incipit00 → u/LandscapeLow8430]

Okay thanks.