Cover for Alternate History American Civil War Novel

Status: Closed
Prize: $55
Entries Received: 9
Winner: gunesmutlu

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Contest Brief

So I need a cover for the second book of my American Civil War Alternative History trilogy. It follows how the South might have won the Civil War in 1863. The first book is on Amazon but I'd like a nice cover for book 2. We all know that people are more likely to take a look at a book if it has a nice cover.

Anyways, here is what I am wanting for the cover.

- Robert E. Lee on a horse at the front of a line of Confederate soldiers. How many soldiers there are is up to you, but I want it clear that they are advancing. Show at least one Confederate battle-flag.
- This can either be on an open field or in a town. That's up to you.
- This is a battle scene, so have a few Union soldiers dead or wounded. Again, you can have as many or few as you want.
- Also, as a battle-scene, perhaps show that they are under fire as well. Maybe a cannon-ball exploding nearby or a rebel getting shot. That is optional though.
- I do want however to have at least Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in the scene with a revolver getting ready to shoot Lee.
- The title for the book is "Rise of the Confederacy II: The High Water Mark" and also add author name "Adam O. Harmon". "Rise of the Confederacy" is optional because Amazon allows you to add it's part of a series and which book it is when you publish it on there and shows it on the product page.

Please, no copyrighted images for this cover. Added are pictures of Robert E. Lee with his favorite horse, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Confederate and Union soldiers to help with research for the cover. I have also added a document for those unfamiliar with the Civil War that gives brief descriptions of the characters for the image and the war itself.

Update Nov. 8:

I am extending the contest because none of the entries really did it for me. I am adding a rough image I drew to give a better idea of what I want. If you just want to take the existing image and clean it up, fix it so it looks better, that is OK.

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lovisacosgrave
- 11 years ago
What size book are you looking for 9"by 6"Cover size?
- 11 years ago
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1. hoang8xpts
  - 11 years ago
  Please check images : https://www.dropbox.com/s/psf05npv3yuckfl/Cover3_new.jpg?dl=0
  - 11 years ago
2. hoang8xpts
  - 11 years ago
  and https://www.dropbox.com/s/d1evuujae9gfcpu/Cover%203.jpg?dl=0 . I edited the images you like so that it is not the same as the original . You may use it if you like that is not any the Constraint for copyright .
  - 11 years ago
lovisacosgrave
- 11 years ago
Do you have an image that you want for the back?
- 11 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 11 years ago
  Oh, not really. Whatever you'd like to do.
  - 11 years ago
2. lovisacosgrave
  - 11 years ago
  Alright
  - 11 years ago
hoang8xpts
- 11 years ago
Update Option 3 . Please check my entry #13 - Hope you like it :D
- 11 years ago
hoang8xpts
- 11 years ago
Hope you will like it. Please check my entry #11, #12 and let me know if you required any change or modification on my design.
- 11 years ago
lovisacosgrave
- 11 years ago
Hi I hope you can see my entry
- 11 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 11 years ago
  I do now.
  - 11 years ago
lovisacosgrave
- 11 years ago
Hello, I am working on the book cover. I am hand drawing/colouring it so there will be no problem with copyright. The style will be striking and dramatic, andunlike the cover of the first book.
- 11 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 11 years ago
  OK. Look forward to it.
  - 11 years ago
lovisacosgrave
- 11 years ago
Hello by Rebel do you mean a Union soldier or Confederate?
- 11 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 11 years ago
  Yes, rebels are Confederates.
  - 11 years ago
Contest Holder
- 11 years ago
They are all copyrighted. I just uploaded them for reference purpose.
- 11 years ago
selabby
- 11 years ago
Hello! Just checking, none of the pictures you've added are copy-righted, right? We're free to use those as we please?
- 11 years ago
1. lucassales
  - 11 years ago
  good question
  - 11 years ago