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Published: 2016-04-13 17:01:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 2929; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 16
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Description So, I'm trying to work out a cover design for Volume 4.  I think Chapter 24's convention setting is probably the best choice for that.  It's fun.  It pops.  And despite my prior thoughts that I might stop doing "selfie covers" from here on, it opens up the opportunity for a unique sort not yet seen on the others.  That being, a selfie with someone else.  Or other characters in general.

The focal point is of course Rain and Emily in the foreground.  But being a crowded convention, I figured other characters in the background might not be a bad idea.  The actual cover, I imagine, could have a lot of random folks (shoutouts to other works perhaps?), but I decided to include Aiken, Kellen, and a Kaminari cosplayer in particular for relevance sake.  Even though their role is minuscule, I'm also considering Drew, Rob, and Randy, if perhaps obscured or with their backs turned.

For the sake of avoiding spoilers for the very select handful of people who don't read the comic online, I also chose Chapter 24's setting as it is pre-haircut (it's SO weird drawing her like that now).  Likewise, I have Emily holding a certain fancomic she takes interest in over her belly for potential readers just seeing the book covers before reading the comic at all.  

Anyway, this is again just a very rough idea and is definitely subject to change (even if it more or less takes this design, I'll probably redraw it to look nicer as it is the cover).  But I thought I'd post it, to see if anyone had any input, good or bad.  So let me know what you think.  
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Comments: 37

pikku-orava [2016-04-17 12:29:43 +0000 UTC]

I somehow think it would be cool to have Rain and Emily like in this draft, coloured and then the background black and white in some kind of "Where's Waldo"-style. So lots of small characters doing random stuff. that way it'll look like a really crowded convention, you can put any character you like, from the rain series as well as your other series and even other artists if you like. Only color would be in the title and Emily&Rain, so they'd pop out.


I know it's a lot of work though, but I think it would look great.

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MidnightMusik14 [2016-04-16 16:54:01 +0000 UTC]

I AM SO GLAD THAT DIDN'T END ON A CLIFF HANGER! I WOULD'VE BEEN PISSED! 
<3 <3

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IllCaesar [2016-04-15 03:49:41 +0000 UTC]

Love it, but I think the frame should be mostly Rain and Emily while the rest are more obscured in the background. You could do this quite well by having the camera pointed downwards more, so that the focus is more on Emily and Rain while you can still have Aiken in Kellen in the background, albeit at a more extreme angle.

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animationsmeargle [2016-04-15 00:20:49 +0000 UTC]

I think Kellen and Aiken look too short and that they should maybe be pushed into the background a bit more. I like Emily's facial expression, but her body is too small. Making the background more crowded would also be a plus. I also think the selfie gimmick is super cool, but it's ultimately your idea whether or not to scrap the concept.

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dawnflower8 [2016-04-14 23:46:52 +0000 UTC]

Kellen and Aiken look way too short to me and Emily's arms look too small. I think it should have more of a background as well.

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atlantifique In reply to dawnflower8 [2016-04-15 18:36:12 +0000 UTC]

I think you are right.
I kind of think Rain/Emily need to be larger and higher up the page as they are closer to the camera.
I do like the concept.

I wonder if someone could do like a flower of faces in the shot...

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Kinggigasmon [2016-04-14 15:00:26 +0000 UTC]

I like how Emily's the shy one in this pic!

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On2XSecretProbation In reply to Kinggigasmon [2016-04-15 01:26:08 +0000 UTC]

I think she doesn't want her condition broadcast on the internet...

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Harryeagle [2016-04-14 12:58:24 +0000 UTC]

Is it just me or does Rain's arm look a little long for this? I've never taken a selfie so maybe my perspective is off...

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drakesfire101 [2016-04-14 12:23:58 +0000 UTC]

Pretty sure this fits the bill.

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SierraRebecca [2016-04-14 03:41:14 +0000 UTC]

I have an idea for the Volume 4 cover... Maybe something having to do with Rain's dream? I mean, Lynn DID say she was going to start trying to move away from the selfie format for Volume covers when Volume 3 came out.

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Harryeagle In reply to SierraRebecca [2016-04-14 12:55:55 +0000 UTC]

A cover about Rain's dream would be interestingly misleading considering it'd only be one chapter...

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SierraRebecca In reply to Harryeagle [2016-04-14 19:10:12 +0000 UTC]

At the very least, I'd like to see it get referenced.

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MelinaRayna [2016-04-14 02:52:19 +0000 UTC]

it's great

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NowiGreen [2016-04-14 01:57:54 +0000 UTC]

LOVE IT!

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Cheeseits555 [2016-04-13 23:37:04 +0000 UTC]

It's Great!!!! : 3

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MKUGeneratorsUNITE [2016-04-13 23:36:15 +0000 UTC]

yas!

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flex35 [2016-04-13 23:33:35 +0000 UTC]

This looks like it could be a really cool cover for vol. 4. Plus if you decide not to go with a selfie, you could make it look like they are poising for a picture, that maybe another con goer is taking for them (say like maybe by a Randy M. Guy (lol, I am never going to get bored from his name)).

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Tiruin [2016-04-13 23:06:57 +0000 UTC]

That's an amazing draft c:

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AshleyRex [2016-04-13 21:41:06 +0000 UTC]

This cover is amazing, it definitely could use some con related decorations and people, but it's just absolutely adorable already <3
On an unrelated topic, will Carmen ever make another appearance in the comic, possibly even becoming yet another major character?

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JocelynSamara In reply to AshleyRex [2016-04-14 01:34:01 +0000 UTC]

Carmen will be the main character of her own story someday.  

That said, I would love to give her at least one more cameo in Rain someday.  ^_^

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zap2346 [2016-04-13 21:31:32 +0000 UTC]

<3

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Musicallover1234 [2016-04-13 21:28:01 +0000 UTC]

Well, I like this with the way things turn out I think it is the perfect design, plus it is cute too.

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GrimlockGabe [2016-04-13 21:04:16 +0000 UTC]

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LauraRola [2016-04-13 21:02:55 +0000 UTC]

Rain and Emily being cute together. Ain't nothing wrong with that, for sure.   

Yeah, I actually quite like the idea for this cover, although having other people in the background is gonna make this a rather complicated cover.  Very cool, but complicated.  Just make sure that if you have other cosplayers, they're either your characters or similar to but legally distinct from other people's characters. XP

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DazedDaisiesO-o [2016-04-13 19:39:52 +0000 UTC]

I like your selfie covers

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ElyssaJM [2016-04-13 17:47:41 +0000 UTC]

I love the selfie idea with another character ^^ it's very cute. Maybe you could add a merch booth in the background to make it look more con-y? Just an idea. This is probably my favorite cover thus far 

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SierraRebecca In reply to ElyssaJM [2016-04-13 18:53:16 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, like maybe that booth where Rain found that KaminarixAneko fan-manga Maria wanted?

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PrincessAshley91 [2016-04-13 17:24:03 +0000 UTC]

it would be funny if Emily was holding a volume of Rain. Maybe not this specific one but maybe like volume 1

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flex35 In reply to PrincessAshley91 [2016-04-13 23:25:21 +0000 UTC]

Or maybe, possibly, a copy of Snow (really wish I could find a page link of where that fictional comic was mentioned).

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JocelynSamara In reply to flex35 [2016-04-14 01:38:24 +0000 UTC]

This is the page you're looking for.  ^_^

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flex35 In reply to JocelynSamara [2016-04-14 09:10:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. For some reason, I kept thinking it was either in a Rain Delay or scene of them all together as a group.

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PrincessAshley91 In reply to flex35 [2016-04-14 00:52:08 +0000 UTC]

Ha that would be clever too (i think it was a Rain Delay)

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Wiinner159 In reply to PrincessAshley91 [2016-04-13 17:25:10 +0000 UTC]

Rainception!

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Silverbelief In reply to Wiinner159 [2016-04-14 07:51:56 +0000 UTC]

omg lol just had a thought of Lynn putting herself in the background at a table with "Snow" comics.

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Wiinner159 In reply to Silverbelief [2016-04-14 14:16:18 +0000 UTC]

That sounds like the best bootleg ever

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PrincessAshley91 In reply to Wiinner159 [2016-04-13 18:48:24 +0000 UTC]

exactly! lol

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