Creating the cover for this book was so easy and yet so difficult. Once I had decided on the title and subtitle I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the cover - obviously, the cover would be the Orb of Fire. I published two other attempts at orbs of fire before I created the one that you see now. I kept trying to use photos of fire (in my head that was the perfect way to do it). Each attempt was close, but not at all the way I had envisioned. (Apparently, fire is not the same as what I envisioned. I was a little disheartened, but it didn't suck.) I was actually working on another project when I stumbled onto how to create what I wanted, and even then I did not expect it to turn out so perfectly. (So much fun making fire from scratch)
Below are the three covers:
Above is my first attempt, using a picture of fire.
Above is my second attempt, using a picture of fire and then highlighting the brighter tones and darkening the redder tones.
Above is the final cover, which I created from scratch and am most proud of!
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