tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post1241619839109803835..comments2024-03-26T14:02:29.331+01:00Comments on PETAR MESELDŽIJA ART: Case of the UC #3Petar Meseldžijahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458069410674859739noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post-8604382751114322002020-10-09T21:13:11.105+02:002020-10-09T21:13:11.105+02:00I've been wondering for years who had painted ...I've been wondering for years who had painted these pieces; it's one of my favorite series and the covers inspired me to take up art as a profession (I'm almost done college now! How time flies...) I'm so glad to have found the artist, and it's refreshing to see such frustration even on a professional level. Thanks for such a wonderful post!Victoriahttps://paintmage.wixsite.com/paintmagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post-68828622998730082182011-04-13T23:25:36.747+02:002011-04-13T23:25:36.747+02:00Thank you guys for your friendly and generous comm...Thank you guys for your friendly and generous comments. It seems that all of you can identify with this book cover situation. It is obvious that many illustrators have the same kind of experience when it comes to dealing with art directors and publishers.<br /><br />Antonio – You are right, In the case of this book cover it was the Marketing Department who suggested that the first version of the cover would probably not sell, because of the inappropriate expression of the girl. <br /><br />Jesse – I repainted the girl only, so there is only one version of the painting, and the original is in a private collection.Petar Meseldžijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458069410674859739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post-89483082800693558582011-04-12T22:18:02.401+02:002011-04-12T22:18:02.401+02:00Whew! That sounds like a stressful one! I have to ...Whew! That sounds like a stressful one! I have to say though, the finished product turned out great. It's tough when the AD has an image in their mind of the face they want. You could have painted 30 and still not found it.<br /><br />BTW, I love that tree. Do you still have the first version?Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313737532863013363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post-9382879225537594812011-04-12T05:23:12.766+02:002011-04-12T05:23:12.766+02:00Hi Petar,
I've been there before too! Some of ...Hi Petar,<br />I've been there before too! Some of my Y.A. covers have went through similar processes of post-corrections. It's kind of frustrating at the beginning but if you have a good Art Director leading the job you realize that he or she was right, that generally the Art Directors have a point of view wider than ours and their understanding of the publishing industry can teach us a thing or two.<br />Sometimes the request doesn't even comes from the Art Director at all but from the Sales or Marketing Department. They can say "Ok, the image is gorgeous but it wont sale" so the Art Director has to return to his/her desktop, write us an apology and figure it out how to sort this new problem. <br />Anyway, in my opinion your cover is brilliant in any of the stages and the last version is my favorite. <br />Thanks so much for sharing the process and for giving us another of your beautiful line works. <br />Cheers!Antonio Javier Caparohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15791817040940394671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post-52266506012193650902011-04-11T19:23:26.444+02:002011-04-11T19:23:26.444+02:00holy moly
such an ordeal! my heart leans towards y...holy moly<br />such an ordeal! my heart leans towards yours, even though it is an old story by now. <br />As always your use of light wins my eyes attention. and that glowing planet behind the wonderful tree is amazing, well everything about each piece is wonderful.Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279605745446513635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post-40114703894278183072011-04-11T11:57:44.815+02:002011-04-11T11:57:44.815+02:00I think I like the first one the best. It has much...I think I like the first one the best. It has much more life to it imo :)Torbjörn Källströmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024101125834752955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post-91489908925592586912011-04-10T21:58:55.063+02:002011-04-10T21:58:55.063+02:00Thank you for sharing your process with this one, ...Thank you for sharing your process with this one, Petar. It's always frustrating when someone paying you doesn't like what you've done and you have to change your original vision, but I must say the final looks just as good as your original.<br /><br />Your original has a warm feeling about it with a girl at just the right age to feel wonder at Unicorns. Your final is a bit cooler, more sedate, with a girl that is just right to defend the Unicorns. Two different and equally well-executed ideas. I love 'em both!Michael Oxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878178710452138481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post-52570559054107877142011-04-10T20:03:21.264+02:002011-04-10T20:03:21.264+02:00Thank you guys for all your comments! I know that ...Thank you guys for all your comments! I know that all of us have our own taste and preferences, but it is always useful to hear all these different opinions and points of view on the same piece. It helps me reconsider my judgments about my own work, which is a healthy thing. <br /><br />And, yes I was lucky, not only because they paid me extra money for the additional work, but also because it was the first time that I had to repaint a significant and important part of the painting.Petar Meseldžijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458069410674859739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post-34529525609531820132011-04-09T04:22:09.529+02:002011-04-09T04:22:09.529+02:00There are qualities I love about all of them!
I g...There are qualities I love about all of them! <br />I guess just count yourself lucky that you had a client that paid you for all the extra work you did. That never happens to me :(<br /><br />Brilliant work!jeffkunzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778948523420524882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post-23284630754093325912011-04-09T02:01:42.736+02:002011-04-09T02:01:42.736+02:00Great post Peter! Interesting to see all the diffe...Great post Peter! Interesting to see all the different versions. The last one makes it obvious they were after a 'movie star' type look. But getting to that point sounds like it was a nightmare. (And haven't we all had jobs like that!) To be honest I probably do like the last one better. She looks a bit older and the glow around her head adds to that charisma they were after. But all of them are great.Damon Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711413583710283465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post-68570667276140217452011-04-08T21:14:01.749+02:002011-04-08T21:14:01.749+02:00I think the simple blue cloak is better for the ov...I think the simple blue cloak is better for the over all composition then the orange flowing one. Also I think the blue plays nicely with the sky in the background.Hawk Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150652965908975805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post-57872644881717613542011-04-08T21:00:41.652+02:002011-04-08T21:00:41.652+02:00WOW! It is nice to hear that this happens to big t...WOW! It is nice to hear that this happens to big time profesionals like you too! I have had si,ilar situations and felt the same as you about my work being rejected when I thought it was perfectly fine For the record, I think your first version was the best! The finished cover girl looks so common and model like!Tristan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936915388418287612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823542700069005194.post-3106741495826441582011-04-08T20:56:15.026+02:002011-04-08T20:56:15.026+02:00Wow, that sounds like a really tiresome nightmare!...Wow, that sounds like a really tiresome nightmare!<br />However, I do think that the final girl and costume, turned out better than the first ones.<br /><br />First time I'm commenting here, but I've been following your inspiring blog from the beginning. Take care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com