rules
please take the time to read thru everything!
you must have an instagram account. i put this here at the top because itโs super important for you to know about it. iโm trying to grow my instagram account, @maxene.episode, so iโve made one of the โpaymentsโ in return is for you to follow me on instagram. the passsword is your username.
currently iโm only accepting limelight requests because i have no inspiration for ink ): but that might change in the future.
you must be participating in the contest. aside from me gathering more samples of my works for my actual shop, i made this shop to support the authors and to hopefully help with their motivation to keep writing.
no commitments! this is just a temporary noncommittal shop since itโll only be open until the contest ends so the rules are still a bit loose.
thread hopping is allowed AS LONG AS the other person allows it too.
you are not required to use the covers, but i would really appreciate it if you do!
i will be making every single request, but i remain to have the right to decline it when it exceeds my abilities.
though the cover is yours, it is still mosty my intellectual property.
do not plagiarize my work. itโs so amazing when my work has inspired somebody, but please know the difference between being inspired than just blatantly copying.
designerโs choice. requesters arenโt always so vivid with their requests. thereโs nothing wrong with that, but there are times when i improvise. for example, if the requester didnโt specify what they want for the title, i would just do what i see fit. why am i mentioning this? well, by making a cover/s for your story, especially if you use them, technically, the covers kind of become the โbrandingโ of your story. in case you request or commission from somebody else and want to keep that branding, please only include the ideas that you have given me when you requested from me in the request.
do not claim my work as yours.
do not remove my watermark.
and lastly,
be kind. pretty self-explanatory! if drama emerges, settle it privately by messaging the persons involved.
forms
just copy and paste the form in your request. donโt forget to blur out the password!
small cover
* means must fill out.
title:* subtitle: author:* preferably a pen name genre/s:* character & outfit details:* inspo:inspiration/pose reference/etc. ideas:* provide 2 or more in bulleted paragraphs background:* mood/theme:* color scheme:* password:*
if you want the small cover to match the large cover, please state your ideas for the changes in the layout, position, etc. and some additional elements
independent large cover
title: subtitle:limited cc, 2 LIs, etc. author:preferably a pen name genre/s:* character & outfit details:* inspo:inspiration/pose reference/etc. ideas:* provide 3 or more in bulleted paragraphs background:* mood/theme:* color scheme:* password:*
also please state if youโd like a background version of the cover. a background version of a cover is just the cover but in the size and proportion of a background so that in case you want to put the cover in a chapter, it wouldnโt get stretched or warped.
payments
these are what i ask for in return for my ~ free services ~
give credits to me! on the first episode and whenever you promote your story, credit me using my instagram handle, not my forums username. you only have to do this as long as youโre using the cover.
Wow, the examples look amazing. Very well designed, everything is on its place and is pleasant for the eye. I donโt need anything, but am definitely going to follow
thank you karmennn i love fantasy writing but contests are mega no-noโs for my anxious butt so i thought iโd probably be better off editing fantasy stuff
Body: Male Slim Body (Rose 04)
Brow: Straight Medium (Dark Brown)
Hair: Side Part Wavy Tousled (Brown Black)
Eyes: Narrow Almond Deep Sunken (Brown Black)
Face: Square Long Jaw Shadow
Nose: Hooked Grecian
Lips: Full Lower Lip Sharp (Beige Deep Neutral)
Louis (Brother 2)
Body: Male Generic Body (Rose 04)
Brow: Male Generic (Dark Brown)
Hair: Medium Side Curls (Ash Blonde)
Eyes: Narrow Almond Deep Sunken (Blue Deep)
Face: Square Long Jaw Stubble
Nose: Grecian Narrow
Lips: Full Lower Lip Sharp (Neutral Medium Nude Matte)
inspo: inspiration/pose reference/etc.*
So this was originally supposed to be my cover, but it got rejected bc of the background image behind the crack. Iโd like something better, (see ideas below)
ideas:provide 2 or more in bulleted paragraphs
So I really like the first idea, maybe having Snow as the big person and the two brothers as the people in the middle?
I also want a rotten apple for her to be holding, and on the rotten apple would be the name of the story, Mirror, Mirror.
For Henry, I want him to be searching, holding a torch close to his chest, scared.
For Louis, I want him to be more aggressive, holding a torch and holding a pocket knife in the other.
Snow is a vampire in this fic, so I want to maybe show that using her teeth?
background: * Something dark red and aesthetic yk mood/theme: * Itโs a vampire dark fantasy color scheme: * Red, Black and white. password: * @epy.miyakowrites
also please state if youโd like a background version of the cover. a background version of a cover is just the cover but in the size and proportion of a background so that in case you want to put the cover in a chapter, it wouldnโt get stretched or warped.
In the 1st inspo pic, I would like it to be dark and the MC appears in the middle. She would be doing the 2nd inspo pose, holding a golden rose. Only the MCโs top half should be showing so donโt worry about the bottom half of the outfit, haha.
Since the story is surrounding gold, instead of the colors on the inspo being purplish/blue, it should be golden. Like a golden filter/light is washed over her as in the 1st inspo pic.
Also, could you play around with the lighting? Have it more bright on the front of her face?
I trust you with the font and maybe that could be gold as well to match the cover theme.
As for the matching large cover, I would love for the word placement for the full cc, etc. on the cover to be similar to the mechanica example and have the words:
FULL CC
CHOICES MATTER
GUARANTEED GOLD
background: Just black. Just like the inspo. mood/theme: Golden, mysterious, magical color scheme: Black, gold, white password:@granolias.episode
Omg those look amazing and I am entering the contest i will submit my request form soon! thank you so much for offfering this! My ig is @sm._.writes i will dm you there if thats comfortable with you!
Hi, I would like to request a small, large, and background cover.
title: FT: Dating a gumiho subtitle: A myth about nine-tailed fox author: Hope
genre/s: Fantasy character and outfit details:
MC
body: Female generic - Rose 04
Brow: Arched Thick Styled - Deep brown
Hair: 3A shoulder Length Curls - Ginger red
Eyes: Deep Set False Lashes - Hazel
Face: Heart Defined
Nose: Defined Natural
Lips: Full wide - Rose gloss
Outfits:
Flower bloom dress Chiffon green
Sneakers Chunky Rubber black Green
Thin Heart Earrings Metal blue
LI
Body: Male Athletic - Copper 04
Brow: Round Medium - Deep brown
Hair: Consecutive Cut - Brown black
Eyes: Deepset Upturned Lashes - Brown pale
Face: Diamond Defined
Nose: Aquiline Medium
Lips: Full heart Natural - Blood Orange Matte
Outfit:
Chunky Sneakers Leather Black
Front Seamed Panther
Cheerleader Costume Cotton grey black
Hooded Varsity Jacket Wool Teal Black.
hi! iโm testing out the base composition of the cover based on your ideas before making the actual cover. this is what i got but iโm not sure if i got what you meant? iโm having some trouble with the placement tho, the rotten apple is small for the title to be readable, if i make it larger, her face will be out of range so will her fangs, and i havenโt added the two brothers yet bc i donโt fully get the ideas
would you take a look please? this is not the actual quality for the real cover lol pls ignore
oof wow well thatโs a lot lmao but itโs definitely possible for a cove wit 9 ppl in it, it all depends on the layout and placement. altho iโm pretty sure thereโs just 1-3 โmainโ main characters who are more important the the rest so theyโll probably the main focus on the cover, but if theyโre all equal, it might be hard to place them and make it look decent