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<blockquote data-quote="Nikchick" data-source="post: 1055606" data-attributes="member: 344">It's hard to tell from the small mock-up, but Sutfin's cover for this book is exceptionally detailed and really beautiful.&nbsp; The &quot;blue&quot; chick isn't semi-naked!&nbsp; In fact, she's not &quot;blue&quot;!&nbsp; She's wearing a blue bodysuit; maybe she's a servant of the big baddy on the cover, maybe she fancies herself a demon-slayer? She's showing off both her athletic build and her impressive weapon, ready to go. I personally really love this painting and have been waiting for ages to be able to show it off, but you just can't catch all the detail in the small size.Just to clarify the art issue a little more, from the business angle it's extremely important that when we announce a product and show off the art (usually three or four months in advance, for solicitation to retailers and distributors) that buyers &quot;get&quot; the book from the information we give them.&nbsp; Thus the giant type in the mock-up, telling them it's the Book of Fiends, and the giant fiend on the cover dominating the scene. While I agree with you that some products demand/deserve a certain &quot;dignity&quot; (and we have some projects coming up that have exactly that; Blue Rose in particular is right for that treatment) other books would actually suffer from that treatment.&nbsp; I feel the Book of Fiends is one of those.Nicole</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nikchick, post: 1055606, member: 344"] It's hard to tell from the small mock-up, but Sutfin's cover for this book is exceptionally detailed and really beautiful. The "blue" chick isn't semi-naked! In fact, she's not "blue"! She's wearing a blue bodysuit; maybe she's a servant of the big baddy on the cover, maybe she fancies herself a demon-slayer? She's showing off both her athletic build and her impressive weapon, ready to go. I personally really love this painting and have been waiting for ages to be able to show it off, but you just can't catch all the detail in the small size. Just to clarify the art issue a little more, from the business angle it's extremely important that when we announce a product and show off the art (usually three or four months in advance, for solicitation to retailers and distributors) that buyers "get" the book from the information we give them. Thus the giant type in the mock-up, telling them it's the Book of Fiends, and the giant fiend on the cover dominating the scene. While I agree with you that some products demand/deserve a certain "dignity" (and we have some projects coming up that have exactly that; Blue Rose in particular is right for that treatment) other books would actually suffer from that treatment. I feel the Book of Fiends is one of those. Nicole [/QUOTE]

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