I’ve been making novel covers for my free Createspace proof I’ll get as a result of my 2010 NaNoWriMo win. I love what I was able to do with some free web images and Picnik. Not my NaNo novel, but closest to being completed is this:
And for my 2010 NaNo novel:
And for a YA steampunk novel I haven’t even written yet (ha!):
Ain’t they purty. I’m going to have mega-fun with this year’s cover!
By the way, here are the original pictures before I altered them:
Steampunk Flight by Zimfin (Deviant Art)
Claire Gillian 
Those covers are looking cool! Congratulations on your novel, fellow Nano winner! 😀
Thank you! Congratulations to you too!
Oh, wow! I looked all over for decent free pictures on the net. Care to share your source? These covers look awesome 🙂
I used Bing but got some nasty viruses. BigWords88 suggested Creative Commons was less virus prone. Any-who, I just included “free image” in my search. Some I’m not quite sure were really free though. Bottom line though, I’m not using them for commercial purposes. I wouldn’t ever sell my books with these covers without being 100% sure. For my own personal proof copy and fun on my blog, I’m not overly concerned.
Um … you did all that on CreateSpace? Dang! I’ma gonna half ta go out there! 😉 LWL needs a cover since it will go self-pub end of January if TWRP doesn’t pick it up! 🙂
No, not Createspace, but Picnik.com. There’s a link in my post. And yes, YOU of all people should give it a whirl. You probably have tons of photos you own the rights to you can start with. I just love all their enhancements, editing, etc. Who needs Photoshop??? I just have the free level of membership and thought it more than adequate.
Who needs Photoshop? *chokes* Next thing I know, people will be suggesting Maya is too complex for the needs of most people… 🙂
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