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My Process for Creating a Book Cover


Miranda Meeks

Today, we're going to walk through the process for creating book covers (specifically mine; everyone has a different method). This one was for Magic Dark and Strange by Kelly Powell, with the amazing help and art direction of Sonia Chaghatzbanian from Simon & Schuster. It isn't so different from my process when creating personal work, but it is a little more organized, fortunately! With that, the first thing I look for when starting a project…

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You Don’t Suck At Color


Chris Beatrice

January 13, 2026 - Do you suffer from chromophobia (the fear of using saturated or bright colors because every time you do your picture winds up looking like a cheap effect from Star Trek TOS)? Well, turns out you don't suck at anything, but you probably misunderestimate the role of something else…

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