Hi Aaron! I think it's a fun image that could be really appealing as a cover after some refinements. I usually offer tips on how to improve a current image without redoing everything, but you may consider what others have said. I would definitely consider what they've said as far as drawing issues are concerned. I hope you don't mind, but I did a rough paint-over, mainly concerning the color, though I did adjust her eyebrows and ear. Here are my thoughts:

I think the spot light was a bit harsh, so I lowered the brightness of the background. I used your midtone as the brightest spot instead. The shadows of her skin are very red. To unify the shadows with the background more, I color picked the mid tones in her skin color and moved it a little towards green on the color wheel and then darkened it, keeping it fairly saturated. I also changed her hair. Instead of blue, I moved it more toward green. Darkened the brown border on the left and added occlusion to the stitching. Adjusted the lighting on her face so it had softer transitions.

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Congrats on your first cover! It's a great start. Good luck.

Put the website up - having a low number of pieces initially is of benefit. It allows you to build the website the way you wish right from the start without having to juggle dozens of image files. Content and image management done incorrectly can be overwhelming.

Get the foundation of what you want in a website correct from the start will save you hours of work later one.

@art-dud Hi! thank you for responding. Yes, this is my first time working on an assignment this big and yes, their rates really are higher than what I'm used to. I guess you're absolutely right. I'll do it! Thanks, again.

yeah luckily i have a full time job that gives me plenty of spare time to practice. now if only i can get away from destiny 2 during that spare time lol

@smceccarelli. Yeah, I’m sure that can be annoying to wait. Though my friend is a YA writer, and she got her agaent two years ago, and it was just last week that she got a book deal with Harper Collins. So it can a bit of time it seems, but I am sure once you get it picked up, your next will happen much faster.

@Lee-White thanks for the info! Exactly what I needed!

@Joy-Heyer @smceccarelli thank you both for you great replies! This really helps me figure out the direction I want to go. I came to SVS as a someone who wanted to write stories, and hoped that I could get my drawing skills up to a level that could make it possible to do both. However, I have fallen back in love with drawing, and would be interested in just doing that as well. So the idea that I could have an agent that would pitch me as both is phenominal.

Thanks everyone! Like I said, I know its an extremely low response. I was just trying to make sure I set my expectations properly before sending these off lol hopefully everyone can find work with the next couple mailings.

Hi Guys I was wondering if anybody has done any of the Uk conventions and art show and how they went? I have not been able to find that much information about them compared to the USA

Fantastic, congratulations!!!!!

@linhb Thanks! I love that video from @Jake-Parker! This will definetly help

@cmetznerdotcom It can pay that much. The problem with fairs/cons is that each artist will have different results. Sometimes people next to me at fairs make twice what I make. Some make half (or less). So what the video is going to focus on is how to ease your way into it. You don't want to spend $8000 on a pro setup only to realize that your work isn't selling.

https://courses.svslearn.com/courses/uncovering-your-style It cut off at 9:35 mid sentence with George Brach. Would like to hear the rest 🙂

@ben-migliore Try clicking on the file upload icon and select it vs. trying to drag it into the editor.

@tessw Thanks so much for the kind words about my website and the featured project illustration. I really appreicate that.

And honestly - the course is well worth every penny you can save. I learned so many great things during the 10 weeks and absolutely can not say enough about how fantastic Lee and David both are in this course. It's really great stuff!

Sounds great! I'll be looking for the new class.

I have wondered the same thing! Thanks for asking. Now I know too 🙂

@Lee-White Thank you for going to the trouble to re-record! I so wanted to attend the webinar but couldn't due to a last minute conflict. I have just downloaded the PDF and will be going over it today :-).