Because the Lesson is Seduction was to kick the competition to the floor and throw yourself in the arms of her man while she reaches for help getting up.....

LOL Anton!!

The real kick about these is that usually the author gives you their "vision" of what they want for the cover. It's up to you as an artist to either follow those instructions, or to create something in the same vein but different. I have to say that the two most satisfying images that I've done for covers came from not following the instructions, but using those to create something slightly different. The "Alice Unchained" cover that I linked above was one of those.

Right now I'm having an issue with a cover that I'm doing. While I understand why the author chose the scene, and I can see what she wanted to do, the problem is that the setting itself is awkward and not really working, at least according to what I can imagine can be done. But I lack enough of a frame of reference to put together something else that would work.

Doing these covers can be fun, can bring giggles -oh yes- but as any "pro" job, can also be a royal pain every now and then.

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