Another interesting thing about this cover is that it’s probably the one that went furthest from where we started, out of all the covers we’ve done yet. \u00a0Let me show you what I mean.<\/p>\n
One of the more important places in the series is the gardens. \u00a0This is one of Gaston’s favorite places, and it’s expanded to become one of Adelia’s favorites too.<\/p>\n In this first attempt at the follow-up cover, you can also see two new characters.<\/p>\n Ultimately, we decided it was a little too bright and cheery. \u00a0We asked Leo to see if we could do something darker instead.<\/p>\n Rather than give up entirely, we made the gardens look a little darker at first. \u00a0Our lady in the back looked more like a villain than we were happy with, and we decided to try and start over with a different locale.<\/p>\n Moving indoors brought us back to the study that Adelia was playing in for the cover of Mageborn<\/em>. \u00a0She’s a little older and more experienced now, so we aged her up a bit. \u00a0We also have a back cover now, so we were able to include Gaston and that new character, Lucinda on the back.<\/p>\n This was just a small change, but we wanted the front and the back to almost be a reflection of one another, so we removed that low wall for the purposes of the art.<\/p>\n With a splash of color, you can see a little bit more than you did before. \u00a0In the book, Lucinda is a frisky lady, and Gaston looks like he’s bit off more than he can chew here.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Adelia is performing her magic for a familiar character from the first book in the series.<\/p>\n![\"transformed-1\"](\"http:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Transformed-1.jpg\")
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