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Zielgruppe: junge und ältere ... (All Ages, wie es so schön heiß...

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Hallo! Ich benötige ein Cover für einen Fantasyroman – der erste in einer ... (Es werden also noch zwei Folgeaufträge ... Das Buch ist klassische Fantasy á là Herr der Ringe, mit Elfen, Orks und ... Ich könnte mir sowohl ein gezeichnetes, als auch photogeshopptes (furchtbares Wort) Cover gut ... Wichtig ist, dass es ein echter Hingucker ist und sofort den Eindruck vermittelt, dass es sich um einen Fantasyroman ... Für das Motiv hatte ich einen der Hautcharaktere im Auge, ein ... Männlich, Mitte zwanzig, auf raue Art gut aussehend, ein bisschen der Sympathische ... Charismatisch, vielleicht ein bisschen ... Er trägt einen Dreitagebart, hat lange, braune Haare, zum Pferdeschwanz ... Er zeigt ein sehr selbstbewusstes, vielleicht etwas ironisches Lä... Vielleicht blickt er den Betrachter direkt ... Seine Kleidung ist einfach: ein Mantel, Hemd, Hose, ... Alles verschlissen und gebraucht und deutlich ... Wir merken: er ist weit ... Über seiner flachen Hand schwebt eine kleine, blaue, magische Flamme, eventuell färbt ihr Licht sein ... Der Charakter darf ruhig einen Großteil des Cover ausfü... Für den Hintergrund stelle ich mir einen abendlichen/nächtlichen Wald ... Düster, ... Darin sehen wir den Schemen eines riesigen Drachen aus Stahl, der dort schon seit Jahrhunderten liegt und halb zugewuchert ... Dabei handelt es sich um eine Kriegsmaschine in ... Sie darf ruhig bedrohlich wirken, aber trotzdem halb verfallen, rostig – ein ... Der Titel des Buches lautet „Ein dunkler Funke“. Die Autorin heißt "Sarah Marie Keller". Ich freue mich auf Ihre Entwürfe! ENGLISH VERSION:I need an ebook-cover for an all ages ... Classical Lord of the Rings-Style stuff with elves and orcs and ... It’s the first in a trilogy, so there will be to more jobs ... It should be a real eyecatcher (of course) and can be handdrawn or ... The important thing is, that it communicated „this is classical (epic) ...“ The main object should be one of the main characters, a mage (age...). Rugged handsome, with a light beard stubble, brown, long hair und rugged clothes: a cloak would be nice, used and ... He’s widely travelled, a little bit of an outcast, has a dry sense of humour and a lot of self ... Maybe he’s looking directly at the ... Over his flat hand floats a lttle blue ... Maybe it casts a supernatural light on his ... For the background: an ancient forest at night/... Therein lies agiant dragon, made of steel, covered with ... It’s a magical war machine, so it may look dangerous – but it’s also clearly a ... The book’s title is „Ein dunkler Funke“ („A dark spark“) and the author is „Sarah Marie Keller“. For the font: it should be also something that clearly states „Fantasy“. Maybe something like this: ...…... I’m looking forward to your designs!

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