Oh, right, we need a cover image · 9:57am Mar 31st, 2012
Well, pre-ED-submission clean-up of Dude, We're Ponies is going okayishly well so far. Thank you MrMusicalPony for being such a bro prereader. Grammar should be properly fixed by now, so the only thing that could really be improved would be the lack of action during dialogue-heavy scenes.
So I was looking at the submission guide of Equestria Daily, and was reminded of the fact that my story is lacking a cover image, and not having a cover image would damage my odds of being read in the first place. This presents a problem. Since my story has OC main characters, I can't use a screenshot from the show. I also couldn't draw a stick-figure to save my life, and don't know any artists. At least none that I could ask to work on my MLP fanfic.
I'll be spending today trying to cook something up on this fancy pentablet I once bought on a whim, but it will probably look embarrassingly bad. If anyone that knows how to hold a pencil is reading this: Please help me out. You could save my life and dignity here.
Also, since I'll be doing this instead of actually writing something new, fourth chapter will be hitting a delay.
My humble apologies, and I hope to return with some better news soon enough.
i know how to hold a pencil
, but i suck at drawing
51296 Thanks for reading anyway.
I can hold a pencil and draw!
The only thing is that I work slightly slowly, and time seems to be of the essence here...
I could try to help if you'd like!
51356 Time is not of essence. As eager as I am to get this to ED to be judged, I'm willing to sacrifice some time for the sake of quality. If you are willing to help, then I am very willing to take it. Thank you.
Would you like to hear what I had in mind, or do you prefer to work something out yourself?
51358 I have an idea, but I'd rather hear yours. It is your story!
51439 And you're the artist. I do not know how far your skill reaches, so I might be making impossible demands here. Anyhow, here's my idea:
The cover image should, in one way or another, depict some defining moment in the story. The most defining moment that I could think of would be the part where Midnight and Chance were sitting under a blossoming tree, screaming at each other. If you could do that, that would be great.
I purposefully have been very vague on the way they looked. In fact, the only reason that I gave them colours is so I could refer to them in the narration before they were given names. Therefore, their appearance on the image should be as generic as possible. One dark-blue unicorn, one lime-green pegasus. No particularly defining features. The mane of the pegasus should be a darker shade of green, and the mane of the unicorn should be a lighter tint of blue than the coat.
I'm thinking of looking at them from the side. They would be sitting, and they should mirror each other's panicked poses while looking at each other screaming.
As far as I know, that's all the details that the image I had in mind would require. If you have a better/different idea, or would like to ask for more details, I'd love to hear it.
51451 Actually, that was my idea!
I can get started on that right away.
51456 Awesome. Your a lifesaver. Thank you very much.
Take your time. No rush. I'll be looking forward to it.
I also am an artist and was going to volunteer, but I see that you not have one! Just tell me if there's anything else I can do
51461 Just keep being the pre-reader you've always been. Oh, I gave you a little mention on the story summary page, btw.
51463
Just send me the next chapter when you're done with it! I see you're taking a bit of a delay for the new chapter, so I'll enjoy my break by finally pre-reading Luce's stuff. Lol.
Thhhaannkkk yyyoooouuuuu.