Debut Mystery Novel needs a Book Cover
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I would require a book cover for my novel Powerless. The novel is a YA Mystery Thriller that incorporates superhero themes and political undertones.
I would like the cover to incorporate a red tied arch bridge on a dark cloudless night on the verge of collapsing into a flowing but not raging river. The road is only crumbling and bending. Four cables have been severed and are dangling from the arch next to the railing. The bridge is still being lit by both the lights on the arches and by the full moon in the sky on the top right corner. The only people on the bridge are three ambiguous shadowy figures, two of them are running away hand in hand to the left side of the page while one is standing where the cables have been severed. This figure has no weapons on him, he is just covering his face.
I would like the cover to show the entire length of the bridge with a glimpse of the two towns that the bridge connects. The three figures should be small and subtle since the bridge is approximately 200 meters in length. The town on the right is a small quasi-suburban area with single-family dwellings and a nuclear power plant, while the town on the left is a midrise but bright city. These two towns and the nuclear plant should not feature prominently on the cover, as the bridge should be the main focus.
Have a preference for realism in art styles, but if the criteria are met, any art style can be accepted.
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Target Market(s)
Young Adult Market
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Designer to choose only greyscale colors for use in the design.
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Requirements
Must have
- Red Tied Arch Bridge Collapsing, a Flowing River, the title "POWERLESS"
Nice to have
- Three Figures, Greyscale background
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- No AI Generated Designs