my Ghibli inspired-cover artwork

[keithbouchard]

I usually spend most of my time writing and don't do much visual art, so this was a tough project for me :)

The landscape is done on Photoshop. The boy I drew with vector lines in Illustrator.

My book, 'ICOMO ODYSSEY,' is a relaxing, slice-of-life adventure about a man riding his bike around a technologically advanced continent, getting a respite from technology but also visiting villages and cities along the way.

 

[Lloyd]

Could use a seagull or two

 

[keithbouchard]

Could use a seagull or two

Definitely, but I chose to leave the sky a bit empty because I have very HUGE text there for my title. I think any further detail would be invisible.

 

[Echimera]

You could be cheeky and use a few seagulls to give the I a dot.

 

[Noel_Elitia]

footsteps

 

[Lloyd]

You could be cheeky and use a few seagulls to give the I a dot.

That's a good idea

 

[Paul_Tromba]

I like it. The beach aesthetic is calming.

 

[keithbouchard]

Thanks! This story is very peaceful. I wanted people to feel like they are relaxing as they read it.

 

[TroubleFait]

This story is very peaceful. I wanted people to feel like they are relaxing as they read it.

It's very nice of you to write something like that.

 

[JayDirex]

Yes, but add seagulls. That would be the chef's kiss on that cover.

 

[keithbouchard]

Haha, I wish I was a better artist! Is the title not so large that seagulls are a little unnecessary?

But I get it, I get it. The people demand seagulls!

 

[K5Rakitan]

Ah! But is it a bicycle or a motorcycle? Perhaps a little wheel in the corner would clarify matters.

 

[keithbouchard]

Ah! But is it a bicycle or a motorcycle? Perhaps a little wheel in the corner would clarify matters.

Oh, it’s a bike!

I did have a bicycle laying in the sand, but as the cover is always depicted pretty small on web novel sites, the bike kind of looked like nothing, so I took it out