Nostalgia Bookcovers
Nostalgic Bookcovers seem to be an ongoing hit with a number of different groups of people – and I do understand why! If well done, meaning with lots of attention to detail, they have something precious and ‘whole’ about them… and if the content of the book itself is well-written, then the combination of valuable content and an exquisite book cover is a unique gift idea everybody simply loves, young and old… even men. Ohhh… which gives me another idea… later!
Loving beautiful books myself and having crafted and illustrated a number of them in the ‘real’ world, I thought I’d venture into this area and design some Nostalgia Bookcovers the digital way – here’s my first ever example of its kind.
Nostalgia Bookcovers
To start off my Nostalgia Bookcovers, I was inspired by a beautifully crafted bookcover by a “Guttenberg”-something project… somewhere on the Internet; I don’t find it anymore. It had an old, handmade illustration on it featuring a little girl – a real nostalgic retro look.
In my imagination I saw my own hand-made illustrations – many of which I kept to this day – featuring on the covers… and one day they will, however, it seems my new computer and sophisticated programs don’t want to communicate with my older scanner anymore – they simply don’t click anymore :). So this has to wait.
Meanwhile, I work with Digital Photographs from my meanwhile famous “Secret Garden”.
Everything on this book cover and those that will follow in future posts is originally crafted; after all these years with a ‘mouse’ it was quite an experience to go back and draw by hand using my little Bamboo tablet from WACOM… as I am still in camping-mode after heavy downpours destroyed part of my studio.
Nostalgia Bookcovers at WP Best eShop
These and the following Nostalgia Bookcovers are available at WP Best eShop featuring Bianca Gubalke Products under the Category “Attractive Bookcovers”.
If this sparks an interest in you and you want something like this for yourself or to bind your stories or writings, don’t hesitate to contact me to discuss your personal requirements and establish an acceptable price.
Watch out for the next Nostalgia Bookcovers . . .
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