Book Title and Cover Reveal

|Diane Maclaine

THE FIRST DRAFT OF MY MANUSCRIPT IS ALMOST COMPLETE…

And somewhere between the late nights (turning into early mornings), rewrites, and plenty of moments of doubt, one of the most exciting parts begins... choosing the title and bringing the cover to life.

After a lot of back and forth trying to find a name that truly captured Josh and Paige’s story, I finally landed on the one that felt right.

THE ASSISTANT’S PLAYBOOK.

There was never any question that I would design the cover myself, it’s a process I genuinely love, and one I wanted to be part of from the very beginning.

So here it is… a first look.

Diane x

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ILLUSTRATION PROCESS

This is the illustration with Luna and her new friend Jenny at school.

Each illustration takes me around 2-3 hours to create.

I use LuLu publishing to print and distribute my book. My book is sold here on my official website, LuLu Publishing, and online retailers, such as Amazon.

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Book Page Layout

I create each page in canva, adding in text and my illustrations before saving as a PDF and adding to LuLu Publishing to be printed!

Brushes in Procreate

To create a watercolour effect and fun touches like a glow around Luna's pendant, I used the following Procreate brushes.

Sketching

  • Dry Ink Pencil
  • 6B Pencil

Watercolour

  • Gouache

Inking

  • Script
  • Studio Pen
  • Tinderbox

Texture

  • Noise brush
  • Nikko Rull

Airbrushing (cheeks, glow effect)

  • Soft brush
  • Soft blend
  • Lightpen