Howdy, all.

LitCon is this weekend.  If you're interested in taking a look at the works of other indie authors, feel free to take a look at their site and the Youtube channel.  I'll also be participating in a panel or two.

Also, check out the books on the LitCon 2021 Giveaway.  Cool stories await!

I work with a few artists for cover and website content with my Players of the Game series.  Mikhail Palamarchuk is especially good, and I've featured a few of his finished works in the past.

I'll provide him a description of a character along with images that match the vibe of what I'm wanting.

Here's a great example with Violet.  She's a Skin Bot, an android-type character who appears in the upcoming New Players novel.  First, I get a rough sketch:

Then I give Mikhail feedback, and he provides me iterations based on my notes to arrive at the finished version.

I have him give me a variety of styles, either a higher-detail airbrush style, or a lower-detail comic book style.  The finished version of Violet is the latter.

Mikhail's stuff is just plain rad.  That's right.  Rad.

You can view more of his even better stuff including several of my Players of the Game characters on his ArtStation page.

That's all for this time.

Stay smart.  Stay safe.

Jim