Painting a Book Cover From Start to Finish! The Entire Process Explained with Helpful Tips.

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If you're interested in what all goes into a book cover painting assignment, from the very first email, to the photo reference, to the sketches, through the process of the finished painting itself, allow me to show you. This is what it takes to produce a painting that ends up on the cover of a bookstore paperback! I'll even tell you when you're better to walk away from a prospective job than take it and regret it.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Teaser
00:50 Introduction
01:52 How the Process Works
03:28 Scene Description to Paint
04:04 Background Reference
06:00 Taking the Photo Reference
07:32 Starting the Painting
17:22 Painting the Foreground
20:38 Finishing Touches
21:26 Finished Painting
* all of the firearms used to make this painting are non-firing replicas. No cattle were hurt in the making of this cover art =0)
Music: CowboyTears by IlyaTruhanov Artlist.io

Видео Painting a Book Cover From Start to Finish! The Entire Process Explained with Helpful Tips. канала Steve Atkinson Fine Art