Designer Spotlight
I’m Danny and I’m 21.
I love beautiful book covers and posters. Ever since I was a child, I was very
artistic and won several drawing competitions. As I grew up, my interest in art
and design expanded somewhat. What started as something I enjoyed and was good
at, became a passion.
My passion in art and
design led me to start my own forum to satisfy my need to meet others with the
same interests. As a result, I had to design my own buttons, banners, avatars
and signatures.
Upgrading my skills came naturally, and soon I became fascinated with Photoshop and the endless possibilities I can discover with the program – from photo manipulating to digital painting from a plain white sheet.
Upgrading my skills came naturally, and soon I became fascinated with Photoshop and the endless possibilities I can discover with the program – from photo manipulating to digital painting from a plain white sheet.
I love reading books and seeing beautiful and creative cover designs inspires me. Not only to I enjoy the designing process, perfection is what I aim for.
I created my cover
art service to help indie authors find the right cover artist for them. I
have enjoyed working with several indie authors, as well as with a fantastic
publisher – E.A.R.
Publishing Company. Our collaboration has resulted in creating over 20
covers and other art works for the purpose of book promotion.
I do not have a
specific way of working. Every client is special, unique and original, thus, my
process is different every time. Usually, I ask the author if they have a
specific vision of their cover art and go from there. And for those who are not
sure what they want in particular, I ask for a sample of their book and the
blurb. After I have digested the information, I suggest ideas and we go from
there.
Art is Life really is
a bespoke service that caters to the individual author’s needs.
Showcase of Work
‘Demonic Saviour’, by Author Katherine
Rocholz, is one of my most favourite cover designs I have made so far. I know having favourites isn’t something I should do, because all of my cover designs are like my children, but I just love this one so much. I drew this personally and I especialy like the ‘dirty’ lines of the art.
The ‘UnForgotten’
anthology cover is also one of my favourite pieces. Maybe it is the theme of
the writing contest organised by E.A.R. Publishing, or the calm, blue colours,
but this definitely is something I enjoy looking at.
Aah, ‘Another Way to
Bleed’ by Author Susan Harris! This one is special to me in its own way. The model on the cover is a personal friend of mine and her personality fits the main character in Susan’s debut novel perfectly.
Red Moon by Author J.V.K… I love this piece. Not
only because it fits the second book perfectly, it is dear to me because the
fragments of the compositions. A dear friend of mine is the model, and the
dress she is wearing is my prom dress. So, naturally this cover means a lot to
me. I love the simplicity of the colours: red – black – white. It is eye
catching, simple, and in a way unique.
‘Of Gaea’ by Victoria Escobar is my
most recent art work. I have to say that when I read the blurb, I was
fascinated with the story and felt privileged that the Victoria chose me as her
cover artist. I loved working with her.
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Info
There are two giveaways being held to promote the amazing Art
is Life: Cover and Art Design. One is specifically for authors, the second is
for everyone.
Author Giveaway
Prizes
1 x 30% off a pre-made cover design
or, 50% off a cover design
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