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Work-in-Progress Wednesday Book Cover Art Makeover – FASHION FRENCHIES Cover Makeover: fancy vest!

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The past few weeks, I did minor adjustments to the prototype cover, and I’m finally happy with it. Now I can move on to specific costumes!

For Love Potion Commotion!, Fashion Frenchies Book 1, I decided to put Marty in a pink tuxedo vest with bow tie! I’ll clean up the inks digitally and color it so I can add it to the book cover proper.

 

 


Scan of a dog clothing drawing. The French bulldog was printed out in a light value. The costume was roughed over the printout in red Col-erase pencil (which can barely be seen) and inked with black Sharpie marker.

 

Work-in-Progress Wednesday Book Cover Art Makeover – FASHION FRENCHIES Cover Makeover: ruby red!

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More progress on my FASHION FRENCHIES book cover rebranding!

I took some time on a printout to rough out a simpler #background (a la BEWITCHED) before working on it digitally. There, I discovered I had room for a sewing machine, which lead to a roll of fabric. I thought it looked nice so I’m going to work on it more!

I think the characters really pop against this color, but I’m wondering if it’s too dark a color an uplifting fantasy comedy. What do you think?

Hopefully I can move on to the outfits soon. 🙂

 

"Fashion Frenchies" series book cover. Background is now a ruby red-pink cover. A smiling French bulldog, inked with flat colors, now stands on a simple table built of flat vector shapes. Next to him is a simple sewing machine with some fabric on it. Behind him, a sassy fashion grandmain a simple placeholder black dress stands with one arm akimbo. She appears to be throwing a roll of magical fabric with her other hand. Simple cabinets are indicated at the top, providing backdrop for the series and title text in a retro script font: FASHION FRENCHIES BOOK 1: LOVE POTION COMMOTION.

WIP Wednesday Book Cover Art – FASHION FRENCHIES Cover Makeover

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More rebranding work on the FASHION FRENCHIES series book covers. (I wanna release FASHION FRENCHIES 2: THE POOCH SALUTE! in Spring 2025 and thought I’d redo the cover to FASHION FRENCHIES 1: LOVE POTION COMMOTION! while I was at it)

I buckled down last week and inked both characters. I’m keeping simple fill for colors–because these are now “paper dolls”! They’ll have different themed outfits for each book cover!

I also bought a new typeface (font) for the titles, after another set didn’t work out (I had to get a refund!)

And I’m working on a series logo (which is currently kicking my butt, yikes!). You might see a progress bit on it next week.

Enjoy!

FASHION FRENCHIES series book cover, work in progress. Background is still puce (grey-purpley). A smiling French Bulldog, now fully inked with flat colors, now stands on a simple table built of flat vector shapes. Behind him, a newly-inked, fully-colored sassy elderly lady in a simple placeholder black dress stands with arm akimbo. Shelves are indicated at the top with darker rectangles, and neon purple lines roughly indicate fabric rolls that will go up there.

WIP Wednesday Book Cover Art Sketch – Fashion Frenchies Cover Makeover

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As you may remember, I’m looking to release FASHION FRENCHIES 2: THE POOCH SALUTE! in Spring 2025. I figured while I was at it, I’d redo the cover to FASHION FRENCHIES 1: LOVE POTION COMMOTION!

So here’s a working sketch of the main human character, Vivian Feng. She’s like Iris Apfel (RIP), but Chinese and for dog fashion.

Red cartoony sketch of an old woman smiling and gesturing

Yes, I went full BEWITCHED on this. She’ll have some thicc Edna Mode-style glasses, but I thought I’d add those digitally. This will be inked by hand and then scanned in. Then I have to come up with some outfits!