We have a cover! · 7:38pm Oct 25th, 2023
So I mentioned before that I was getting a cover done for the story. Well, its done, and holy shit, it is everything I imagined and more.
Check this out, ladies and gents!
And for the view of it without the titlecard:
This beautiful work of art was done by the incredible LZJian79 and her partner in artistic endeavors Hiru315! Its been in the works for a while now, and as you can see, its a super complicated commission piece! They were really amazing champs for being even willing to try to do it in the first place, and they not only succeeded, they absolutely blew me out of the water with what they did for this cover. I swear, its as if they reached into my head and plucked the image straight from it onto the page.
I can honestly say I look forward to commissioning them again in the future. (I'd do it right now, but money is a thing I am not exactly flush with.) I have in mind a bunch of scenes from Rubicon itself I'd love to see illustrated...Like our girls stargazing or Sunset bonding with each of her friends, or even just some of the zany antics that occur.
In the interim, I'm here to encourage you guys to consider commissions from these gals, because I have not been this impressed with any artist in a long time! Not only were they enthusiastic about the piece, but the fact is, every step of the process I got visual updates, extensive questions about each part of the image (right down to things like lighting, emotional vibes, color palettes, etc), a delightful mix of asking for what I wanted while the artist made suggestions based on their thoughts, and to top it all off, LZ is absolutely a gem to chat with!
Anyway. Off to go do horsewords!
See yall in the updates!
Wow this looks amazing! I can’t stop looking it! Congratulations on this beautiful cover for this beautiful story.
absolutely beautiful. now the group cover art
Well that's just all kinds of badass. I agree with you I've seen their work before and they are absolutely fantastic they are also both big Sunset and Twilight fans. Congratulations, a great story deserves a great cover.
OI, WHO SAID YOU COULD HAVE SUCH BRILLIANT COVER ART FOR YOUR FIC!? MY HEART CAN'T TAKE IT!
Coool.
That's some sweet art right there. And just in time for me to start a re-read of the entire story
Yes, That is very much an awesome cover. Very nice. I love the fractured soul look of it. All the pieces are slowly coming together...
Now that is one awesome cover. Encapsulates the story quite well!