OK, we started writing a long dissertation on creating ebook covers, but
it suddenly vanished into the æther when we were about halfway through.
Rather than rewriting the essay from the beginning, we'll just post an
abbreviated version and assume that you can figure out what we're doing as we go along.
First, this was how we wanted the cover to look: a
set of photos lying on a woodgrain desktop, with the central graphic
depicting two T-girls 'caught' in the act of cross-dressing:
As
the cover template had already been designed, the first step was to do a
free-hand sketch based on a number of different reference images:
Next, we scanned the drawing into the computer and started coloring it up in photoshop (quasi flesh-tones for the figurework):
Then, we added some solid color to the lingerie (we normally chose
virginal white, but decided something a little more colorful might work
better in this context):
On reflection, we decided to adjust the colors a little and add some
tones to the figures (not quite sure at this point whether we want
full briefs, thongs or bikinis, but fortunately, photoshop allows for
multiple versions):
That's about as far as we've gotten, due to various prior commitments.
Sorry we can't post the final version right now; hopefully, we'll get
'round to it sooner than later.
