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People might have noticed I skipped a Cover Makeover. Life has a way of reordering priorities. However, I had to make time for this Makeover since I'm mentioned as the catalyst for the choice. . . . I give you Cover Makeover #15. The challenge is a makeover of this: I've lost track of the number... Continue Reading →
Wow . . . Cover Makeover #13. The challenge is a makeover of this: Given where the author is from, I wondered if this is a relevant video: Perhaps it's not the same conflict, but it seems as if it's from that area. I could be wrong. Regardless, the book is said to tell personal... Continue Reading →
Since I missed the deadline last week, I figured I should get a head start on Cover Makeover #12. This challenge involves another movie: The Cabin in the Woods. Here is the cover from the challenge post linked above. On my last post, my readers learned I do not like musicals. This post offers more insight... Continue Reading →
It's been a busy week, and I missed the deadline for Cover Makeover #11. The challenge was doing a makeover of The Sound od Music. Here is the cover from the challenge post linked above. There are different covers, but they seem to follow the same general theme. Let me first clarify something . .... Continue Reading →
The effort for Cover Makeover #10 turned out as the most time-consuming to date. Not because the cover I made is complicated (read "busy") but because I had a number of false starts as I tried to realize my vision. The challenge this week is to do a makeover of The Lord of the Rings. Here... Continue Reading →
I came close to not doing anything for Cover Makeover #9 because the sample cover is so simple. I take up these challenges to play with features of Photoshop I am familiar with (so I don't forget them) and to learn new stuff as I come up with a cover. And then I realized I can make... Continue Reading →
Cover Makeover #8 and this one I almost didn't do. You see, just last week I posted THIS and this week's challenge is about one of King's books, The Green Mile. Is this irony, or what? I had the choice of doing either the novel or the movie. I opted for doing the novel. Here is the original cover... Continue Reading →
Cover Makeover #7 and this one was a bit of work. Not a book, movie, or CD cover . . . it's a chocolate bar. OK, so once again we have a person on the cover (wrapper). I already mentioned I don't snap photos of people all that often, but I remembered this photo from our... Continue Reading →
Cover Makeover #6 and this is another one that is not in my wheelhouse. OK, I don't have a wheelhouse, but if I did, this would be outside of the wheelhouse I don't have. Still, I do occasionally photograph old and abandoned homes, so I set to work . . . I compared these two .... Continue Reading →
Cover Makeover #5 and this one will be a stretch. Here's what we are given as the original: So, this is a CD cover . . . from a singer I don't particularly like. Well, I don't know him; I don't like his music, is what I should have said. As I looked at that cover... Continue Reading →
Cover Makeover #4 and I am still interested. It's kind of fun, and it repurposes old photos. A win-win, if you ask me. Yeah, I know you didn't ask me. Here's what we are given as the original: It’s The Invention of Solitude and here is a brief excerpt from Goodreads: “Paul Auster’s moving and... Continue Reading →
Following a few comments from my response to this Cover Makeover Challange I decided to see what the cover would look with different backdrops. As a reminder, here's what we were given as the original: It’s The Summer of Chasing Mermaids and here is a very brief excerpt from the author Sarah Ockler: The youngest of six talented... Continue Reading →
Another Cover Makeover Challange! . . . OK, so I'm still interested. Don't know for how long, but for now I once again pick up the gauntlet. Here's what we were given as the original: It’s The Summer of Chasing Mermaids and here is a very brief excerpt from the author Sarah Ockler: The youngest of... Continue Reading →
I previously (HERE) enjoyed the Cover Makeover Challange . . . so I thought I would contribute to Week #2. This time it's not a book, but a movie poster. Specifically, the poster for the movie titled Winter's Tale. OK, it is also a book, but we're redoing the movie. Here's what we were given... Continue Reading →
As I get to know more about my fellow Viable Paradise 19 class attendees I am corrected about a major misconception. The class is not as "young" as I thought. I assumed the majority would fall into the 20s-30s range of ages, and while there are some in the 20s and 30s, there are more... Continue Reading →
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