Danielle Annett | Evolution of Blood & Magic covers
GIVEAWAY: win the first 3 books!
October 26, 2017
Hi! *waves* Thanks so much for having me today. I’m so excited for the release
of BRANDED BY FIRE, book
4 in the Blood &
Magic series.
What a lot of people may not know is that prior to becoming an author, I
actually started as a book review blogger and cover designer and created the
cover for BRANDED BY
FIRE myself. I thought it would be fun to show you all a little behind the
scenes sneak peak of how the cover was made.
The model used for my covers unfortunately doesn’t have a lot to choose from so
I’ve been able to keep the series consistent by using the same model face but on
another models body. Thanks to a little Photoshop magic, I was able to go from
these two pictures
to this.
I removed the background on both images and erased the model’s face in the plaid
outfit. Then I flipped my main characters face so that she was looking the
opposite direction and layered her face over the other model. I had to do a
massive amount of blending to her neck and chest so you couldn’t see the lines
but the process was actually pretty simple. With the addition of a textured
backdrop, some fire, a scratch on her hip, and some typography, the whole thing
came together in just a few hours.
I always love seeing how a cover comes together and I hope you all do to! And if
you like what you see, consider checking out the Blood & Magic series.
If you love Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then you’ll love Aria Naveed. Kicking butt
and saving people is kindof her thing.
Aria Naveed can’t decide what’s worse—being mate-bonded to Declan Valkenaar,
the Alpha of the Pacific Northwest Pack, or owning up to the fact that she’s
developing feelings for him.
Her bond to Declan is the one thing keeping her grounded and preventing her
new power from destroying everything and everyone around her.
If Aria doesn’t tread carefully, especially where her heart is concerned,
she’ll learn the hard way that if you play with fire, you'll always get burned.
Danielle Annett is a reader, writer, designer, and the blogger behind Coffee
and Characters. Born in the SF Bay area, she now resides in Spokane, WA, the
primary location for her Blood & Magic series. Danielle writes about kick butt
heroines in volatile settings and like her, most of them have some level of
addiction to coffee.
When not writing, Danielle can be found hanging out with her two children
whom she fondly refers to as her little monsters, or catching up on the latest
episodes of Grey’s Anatomy and Game of Thrones
Signed paperback of Blood & Magic series, Vol.1 (Books 1-3) for US only
and same in e-book format for an International winner. To be entered, just tell
us below what you think about the cover evolution!
I do indeed love Buffy, this looks fun! (Diana Portwood 3:33pm October 26, 2017)
The covers are beautiful. You did a great job. (Blanche Nixon 4:51pm October 26, 2017)
I love the covers! They are beautiful! (Natasha Donohoo 8:00pm October 26, 2017)
I love the covers! thanks for the chance to win. (Nicole Bouchey 8:06am October 27, 2017)
It is amazing to see what you have done via the magic of Photoshop in order to create that cover. Well done! (G. Bisbjerg 11:53am October 27, 2017)
Gosh! I LOVE the creativity of this cover! Nice job! Thank you for the opportunity! (Marcia Berbeza 5:14pm October 27, 2017)
LOVE the covers!!! Thanks for the chance (Jennifer Beck 11:40am October 28, 2017)
I love the cover. It is amazing what can be done now on the computer. Blending the exotic face to the down home girl makes it magical. (Sharon Mitchell 6:32pm October 28, 2017)
Super interesting - I had no idea that could even be done, well I didn't think you could actually erase a face. I know I need to branch out more - thanks for sharing and teaching me something new :) (Amber Mancebo 5:38pm October 31, 2017)
It looks like a hot read along with a great cover. (Alyson Widen 9:16pm October 31, 2017)
It is very interesting how the covers came to be. (Cynthia Cook 10:58pm October 31, 2017)
I like the cover evolution. Technology can do amazing things these days. (Amy Kincade 11:52pm October 31, 2017)
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