[SecretKeeper]

Okay, well it's been bugging me but I don't know where else to place this question/topic.

Um, I know everyone needs a beta reader but I also know that quite a lot of people like banners for their fics. I was wondering if it was okay to post a question concerning about posting pics/banners for fics.

I've got a pretty good program for making banners and book covers, etc. and I was wondering what everyone thought of having someone make covers for your fic...etc. voluntarily.

Does that make any sense?

Yeah. It's kind of late at the moment so I'm not really thinking properly. Hopefully it makes sense to have someone make banners and book covers. That's about it. Thanks a bunch!

[DarkElfChilde]

OoO! Another person that likes to make banners/posters for stories? Awesome! I do too...for my own though, but would make some for others if they ask. Do you use Photoshop or another program?


- DEC

[SecretKeeper]

Another program: Microsoft Photoshop.

[Viv]

I make cover art, but I really suck at it. Of course, all art for stories on this site would probably have to be hosted elsewhere (like on photobucket.com or a personal site). I doubt the admins have the space to host a bunch of art.

This is a generous offer. Maybe you could pick a few of your favorite stories and ask the authors directly if they would like cover art? Then you'd have source material you're familiar with.

[SecretKeeper]

I like that idea! Hm....I've just figured out how to make a website so maybe I'll go with that idea Viv. Thankies!

Edit: Not Microsoft Photoshop.....Microsoft Photodraw. Sorry about that.

[Sorcia]

Quite a bit of the Star Trek fanfic I used to read often had faux book covers done, some of the work was excellent. Of course, many of the sites were not real archives such as this site, just a click link listing and so the author did have to have a host site of their own.
Frankly, I think the movie poster on the OSA home page is great!
I work in Paint Shop Pro if anyone needs some assistance.

[SpaceWeavil]

I used to do covers for my UFO stuff, before the PC died. I suppose I could still do it on the laptop if I found my mouse. Might be fun to have a go at some LOTR stuff.

I use Corel Photopaint usually.

[DarkElfChilde]

Maybe we can have a group of people who enjoy making posters/banners and whatnot with their programs, make whatever the person would like, and then showcase our work on someone's site.

I vote to use my lotr fan fic site because I have a lot of room on there, and wouldn't mind hosting anything like people's work. The max size I like for a poster would be no more than 800 X 600, and the thumbnail 100 X 100 (a cropped image).

Of course, whoever wants to do that, we can work something out...maybe even use mirror sites just in case something would happen to the other; like bandwidth issues and other problems.


I'm going to think about this more...

- DEC

[SecretKeeper]

Hey DarkElf, I kinda spent like three hours something making just that. A site where people can just go and post up cover art however all it needs is coverart, criticism, etc. Knock yourselves out guys: www.geocities.com/artlonghidden/index.htm

Mind you the only things that actually has stuff in it is the contact page and the main page. So...*hint hint* Thanks y'allz!

Edit: It could just be a mirror site by the way.

[DarkElfChilde]

That's a nice site SecretKeeper

[SecretKeeper]

Thanks!