Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Presenting... THE FINAL COVER!

That was quick, huh? The cover was actually finished minutes after I posted the cover art. But I decided to wait a bit for dramatic effect ;). As such, I'm a bit late to the party. The cover has already been posted in several places over the internet. But for those of you who haven't seen it yet, here it is: (Click to see full view)


I actually ended up doing the cover design myself with GIMP, a free program I downloaded online. I had sent in a preliminary cover with some ideas. The consensus ended up being that my preliminary cover was a better option to go with than the professional cover designer's in this case. So after a few changes to the preliminary, this is what we came up with.

Also, I'm not sure I mentioned this before, but the release date has been moved to September, much sooner than originally anticipated.

32 comments:

Gwendolyn said...

Awesome cover! *jaw drops* Just...wow! I never expected it to turn out so much cooler than it already was. Amazing.

Hannah Nicole said...

Yeah, it's awesome. ;)

Hannah Nicole said...

I'm one of the ones who've already seen it. ^^

Jake M. said...

Wow! *gapes* That's one spectacular novel cover. :D

Jake

Seth Skogerboe said...

You actually made that!?!? That is awesome!!! And again, I must commend you on your title. Very.... creative? :D

Katie said...

Wow! That's AWESOME! I can't wait to actually read it!!!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful - AMAZING!!!

Caitlin Magness said...

IMPRESSIVE. Isn't Gimp a good program?

Unknown said...

So, now that the cover art is finished, how can we help you get the word out for the book?

Storyteller SilverLoom said...

That is beautiful, Jacob! I cannot wait to hold it in my hands.

Emileigh Latham said...

It is fantastic! I love the final cover. Congratulations!

Author Scott Appleton said...

Seth,
Posting Jacob's cover on any and all sites you can... that would definitely be great! The more exposure his book gets the more hype it will generate. The cover image is meant to be distributed.

Author Scott Appleton said...

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Jonathan Maiocco said...

Wow, that's awesome! Congrats!

Storm Marie White said...

Looks pretty cool :)
I'll see if I can do anything to spread the word about it.

Cacia said...

The cover is stellar. I can't wait to hold the book in my hands.

And you used GIMP? Awesome. ^.^ I love that program.

Araken said...

Nifty! And I can say I knew you when! Well, at least I commented on your blog...

jacob said...

Wow...that is one AMAZING cover!!!!! Can't wait to read it!!

Anonymous said...

WOW! thats really good!

ElizabethMarieKauffman said...

WOW!!!! Love it!! :)

Galadriel said...

Very cool. I love it

Miss Jordan Elizabeth said...

Wow, that is totally awesome. I can't believe it!! --and it's not even me! What'll I feel if I ever publish a book of my own?!?!

Also, I can't wait to read the book when it comes out.

~Jordan

Unknown said...

Awesome! I can't wait for the book to come out!

Nathan R. Petrie said...

WOOT! Best cover ever my friend. And you did it yourself :) WOOT! I'm posting...everywhere :)

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Gracey said...

Stunning! Great colors! It would get my attention at a bookstore. :)

Cloe said...

Oh My Word! Love it!

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Jare said...

your tagged

Rachel Danielle said...

Oh Jacob, congratulations- it's perfectly awesome! You can bet I'll be spreading word about the book now that it's on it's way!

Christian Miles said...

I've got a blog post planned for "exposing" this. It's too cool not to put up. lol

Aye said...

I wish I had a poster of that book cover, it is simply amazing!