I really like the book True Grit as well as the remake of the film by the Cohen brothers. Lately I’ve become a fan of the Walt Longmire series of books by Craig Johnson. The books have a great cover Illustrator Darren Welch and I wanted to try his style of cover. So I decided to imitate his style to create a book cover for True Grit.
Here’s a sample of Welch’s work
You should attach a SPOILER alert to this one. I like the trees in the background and the color scheme. Very moody, very somber.
Do you think it will spoil anything? Not subtle enough for a new reader?
I think if you put her hand on her stomach so that a casual look will tell you she’s touching her belly… a pose often seen in oldthyme pictures… but the silhouette would show that she’s missing her arm. That might would without the spoiler, but hint at the spoiler.