Friday, December 14, 2012

Elsie Chapman Commissions Some Cover Art


Even though I'm up for a Truth or Dare this week, I decided to do something a little bit different. Because it's my last post before 2013 and our debut year (!!!), I thought it would be interesting to do a year-end wrap up post of some sort. Cue a preteen desperate to work for extra clothes money my daughter who's always loved drawing and the idea of having her artwork officially commissioned and then put on display.

I think Gillian did a fantastic job! Each cover is clickable for a closer look. Comments are awesome and will be passed on to her. And while it would have been fantastic if she could have drawn all thirteen Thirteener covers, we'll just have to suffer along with the rest of you and wait for them to be revealed!





Up next week is Erin, so please feel free to send her some truths or dares!
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Elsie grew up in Prince George, BC, before graduating from the University of British Columbia with a BA in English Literature. She currently lives in Vancouver with her husband and two kids, where she writes to either movies on a loop or music turned up way too loud (and sometimes both at the same time). She's repped by The Chudney Agency, and her debut novel, DUALED, will be published by Random House in February, 2013. A sequel, DIVIDED, will be published February, 2014. Find her online at at her Website elsiechapman.com, her author Tumblr at elsiechapmanauthor.tumblr.com, or on Twitter!

19 comments:

  1. :O Oh wow, these are really interesting. I am LOVING the one for INSOMNIA! Dualed, Transparent, Taken, Let the Sky Fall, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea are rocking! And can't wait for the rest of the 2013 covers to be revealed! =)

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  2. These are FABULOUS! Hard to pick a favorite, but I'm partial to The Madman's Daughter :) You have quite the artist in your family, Elsie. Creativity must come naturally to you guys!

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  3. I absolutely LOVE these. Gillian is so talented!!! I especially love INSOMNIA. And TRANSPARENT. She did such a fantastic job reinterpreting all of these <3 <3

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  4. Aw! Wow, she did such a great job! Talent runs deep in that family.

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  5. That's so sweet. I'm going to have to insist on post-post fan art for DRINK when I do my reveal :)

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  6. I love them so much. Gillian is so talented. I love the eye in INSOMNIA. The DUALED one is so cool. She mastered the font in DEVIL. Gah, all of them are so great! :)

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  7. Gillian's artwork is incredible! I love her takes on these covers. Please pass on our effusive praise, Elsie--such a cool idea!

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  8. OMG I love them!!!! I can't even pick a favorite because they are all so well done and beautiful! I do a feature on my blog with my 6 year old making cover art, so I know how fun something like this can be. :)

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  9. You guys are awesome! Thank you so much--I'll definitely show Gillian everything when she gets home from school! We should do this again when all the Thirteeners covers are up!

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  10. Wow! I am so impressed! She did a great job! I wish I could draw. lol.

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  11. This is AMAZING. I can't even.... I mean, obviously I'm a *bit* partial to the LET THE SKY FALL one, but seriously, I LOVE ALL OF THEM. Your daughter is crazy talented, Elise! <3

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  12. These are amazing! She's so talented! Awesome idea!

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  13. These are so great! I love the way she put her own spin on some of the ones that would have been impossible to draw literally, like TRANSPARENT. She is so talented! Future graphic designer?

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  14. I love these covers so much I don't even have words.

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  15. AWWW THESE ARE GORGEOUS!!! I especially love Insomnia's cover - the eye is so pretty. Great job, talented artist! :D

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  16. WOW! Gillian is SO talented! I really like so many of them. I adore the one for INSOMNIA. I kind of want to wallpaper my office with it or something. :) Thank her for us. This was so very cool of her to do. Great idea, Elsie!

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  17. Your daughter is so super talented, Els. I'm in love with these.

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  18. Gillian wants me to pass on her thanks! She really appreciates all the comments and is super happy you guys all like them :)

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