Finalized: Harwick's new cover art for Daily Equestria Life With Monster Girl · 8:31pm Nov 16th, 2020
It has now been placed into the story as said cover art, with thanks. Lots of thanks. (There was a whole Discord server with thanks scrolling all over the place.)
For those who just want to save a full-sized copy or comment on his page, the original host URL can be found here.
Again, you can contact Harwick through his DeviantArt page for commission rates and to buy any prints. He also has a Patreon page for general sponsorships. I suggested that he get a Ko-Fi and will update this should he pick one up.
So there you go. The original cover art has served its purpose with distinction (and some readers did realize why I chose that image to represent the story). But when someone offers you the heartfelt gift of their time, labor, and unexpected vision... you upgrade.
Thankee.
I know it's not enough to just say that.
...I just hope he gets a print sale out of this.
Anyone want to buy this artwork's print?
(Don'tcha wish this had been Blog #1000?)
Number #1001 is a new beginning. (hopefully)
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Agreed! This is the start of a new era. After all, the day after the 1,000 Summer Sun Celebration gave us the best princess. Blog Post 1,001 will give us something good too!
Holy (censored), that came out so well.
Harwick's art is always amazing. Congratulations on inspiring this.
Now that is a nice piece of artwork.
That is gorgeous.
Quite lovely.
Marvelous.
Awesome!
This is amazing work. I'm glad I got to see it completed. Thank you.
That's a superb pic of Cerea and Nightwatch.
Fantastic art, I'm glad to hear it's taking a place of pride as the new cover.
Absolutely magnificent
Just beautiful! Harwicks art is always wonderful.
Yes, it WOULD have been nice, but with your luck, it was never going to happen.
Looks amazing!
Thanks to everyone for all of the kind words! I’m glad people think it does the story justice.
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You wanted it finished and brought it out into the light, so Thanks... I enjoyed bringing it to completion.
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Thanks! It’s been a while... I hope you and yours are doing well.
Cerea looks lovely!
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Am I going crazy, or is her chest size slightly bigger in this completed color version that it was in the WIP?
Also, I’m acronym-blind. What is the “BZL crowd?”
5399678 Hey, hey, HEY! Shush. They're just the right size. Right guys?
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I had mentioned before that her anatomy might go through some alterations, and rendering/shading always changes the perception of volume as well. The major differences with her upper torso are: 1) I moved her sketchbook higher up her torso and 2) the fabric across her chest is now taut whereas before the line down the center of her garment was more slack. So while the outer edges of her bosom didn’t change (to my recollection), the impression of it did... but as I mentioned before, whatever my personal taste in character design, it’s an aspect of the character and her struggles with self image, so I didn’t want to overly downplay it either.
After all, Georg is right... she’s a bit sensitive about it.
As for the other thing, it’s a reference to an online group from decades past. Way too long ago, now that I reflect upon it.
Damn this is amazing!! Great work Harwick!
Gotta get some money together so I can commission one for Anchor Foal next, lol.
Part of today's Equestria Daily art gallery.
They would never take the story, but the art got through.
As expected, very nice. :)
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We are all very well, thank you. Don't do much writing these days, but perhaps that will kick in when I get to retirement.