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October 31, 2021
Book Cover Designers Talk About Fairytale Retelling Covers

Karen Dimmick from https://ArcaneCovers.com and Jamie Dalton from https://MagnetrasDesign.com/ Two professional book cover designers discuss fairytale retelling book covers. This was our 2nd joint TikTok live and we'll be doing one a week on Friday's at 8:30pm EST, if you'd like to come and join us. For Tiktok you can find us at: https://Tiktok.com/@magnetra? (Jamie) […]

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October 21, 2021
Paranormal Women’s Fiction Book Cover Designer, Curses & Candles

In this video you’ll see a premade cover set that will be available on the 23rd Oct 2021 in my solo event. ????Subscribe to my channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbruGSgGCFJb6f_PZXw12fg?sub_confirmation=1 I love the concept of paranormal women’s fiction! Women getting magic or psychic gifts at 40+. I think it’s a really interesting concept and one that fills a […]

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October 5, 2021
Urban Fantasy Retelling Book Cover Designer, Making of Snow’s Curse

In this video you’ll see what went into one of my new premade book covers - an urban fantasy retelling that will be available on the 23rd Oct 2021 in my solo event. ????Subscribe to my channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbruGSgGCFJb6f_PZXw12fg?sub_confirmation=1 This was a couple of days worth of work, all condensed down to a few seconds I […]

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September 18, 2021
Book Cover Designers Talk

Karen Dimmick from https://arcanecovers.com and Jamie Dalton from https://MagnetrasDesign.com/ Two professional book cover designers discuss book covers, books and generally all things bookish. This was our first joint TikTok live and we'll be doing one a week on Friday's at 8:30pm EST, if you'd like to come and join us. For Tiktok you can find […]

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August 15, 2021
Dark Fantasy Book Cover Designer, Blinded by Fate, Speed Cover

In this video you’ll watch me create a premade dark fantasy book cover for an upcoming event. This video gives you a good look at my style. ????Subscribe to my channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbruGSgGCFJb6f_PZXw12fg?sub_confirmation=1 This showcases one of my latest Dark fantasy covers where you’ll see over several days worth of cover design shrunk down into a […]

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July 29, 2021
Fantasy Book Cover Designer, Dryfeet & Fisherman, Fantasy Speed Cover

In this video you’ll watch me create a custom fantasy book cover for one of my clients, titled Dryfeet & Fisherman. This design video shows you what goes into some of my more fantastical fantasy book covers as two characters find themselves being attacked by a tentacle monster and have to fight it. ????Subscribe to […]

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July 7, 2021
Fantasy Book Cover Designer, Demon Cursed, PNR Speed Cover

In this video you’ll watch me create a manchest paranormal romance book cover that I did on a Discord live stream. It is a premade book cover - Demon Cursed. This design video shows you what goes into my premade paranormal book covers as I try different backgrounds, tattoos and magic effects. ????Subscribe to my […]

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March 14, 2021
Book Cover Designer, Dungeon of Envy, Speed Cover

Looking for a great book cover designer for your LitRPG or fantasy novel? I specialize in custom and premade book covers and I love putting magic and action into my cover designs. ????Subscribe to my channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbruGSgGCFJb6f_PZXw12fg?sub_confirmation=1 In this video you’ll see my progress as I create all of the different layers as the book […]

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November 21, 2020
Book Cover Designer, Storm Generator, Speed Cover

Looking for a great book cover designer for your scifi novel? I specialize in custom and premade book covers and I love putting effects and magic into my cover designs. In this video you’ll see me reveal all of the different layers of the book cover design as it comes together for one of my […]

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November 7, 2020
Book Cover Designer, By the Light of the Moon, Speed Cover

Looking for a great book cover designer for your fantasy novel? I specialize in custom and premade book covers and I love putting magic, including animal shifters, into my cover designs. In this video you’ll see my progress as I create all of the different layers as the book cover design comes together for one […]

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October 20, 2020
Book Cover Designer, Thief in the Night, Speed Cover

Looking for a great book cover designer? Specializing in custom and premade book covers, I love putting magic into cover design and bringing things to life. In this video you’ll see about one hour’s worth of my work as I paint the hair on the model for one of my premade book covers - Thief […]

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October 13, 2020
Book Cover Designer, Mark of the Alpha, Speed Cover

Looking for a great book cover designer? I specialize in creating custom and premade book covers. In this video you’ll see about one hour’s worth of cover design compressed into a speed cover video of my custom cover, Mark of the Alpha. You’ll see just a small bit of what goes into designing custom fantasy […]

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October 13, 2020
What Makes a Good LitRPG Book Cover?

We dive deep into what you need to look for in a book cover for your LitRPG book. What are the genre cues? Do you want a Character focused, Setting focused, Symbol focused or Text focused cover? Watch on the Arcane Covers YouTube channel

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October 13, 2020
Welcome to the Arcane Covers Channel

Find out what will be covered in the channel and enjoy the surprise ending 🙂 Watch on the Arcane Covers YouTube channel

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October 13, 2020
What Can You Do With Your Cover Art?

We look what you can and can't do with your cover art, and the types of licenses out there so you can protect yourself and ensure your cover designer is doing things right. *This is not legal advice* Stock Photo License pages mentioned: https://depositphotos.com/license.html https://www.shutterstock.com/license Watch on the Arcane Covers YouTube channel

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September 18, 2020
Attracting the Right Readers with Your LitRPG Book Cover

We look closer into the LitRPG genre cues, specifically for the sub-genres and what happens when you put the wrong ones on your cover. Check out: What Makes a Good LitRPG Book Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztlO3fOEFGE Watch on the Arcane Covers YouTube channel

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Hi! My name is Karen Dimmick.
I've loved fantasy and magic for as long as I can remember & have been in the publishing industry for nearly a decade.
I know how important is it for a book to look its best, and for potential readers to be able to tell at a glance it's a book they'll enjoy. Without that, even great stories go unread.
As you'll see from my testimonials, my clients love working with me because I'm easy to work with, communicate well and deliver on time, like you'd expect any professional to do.
Born in England, I now live in Florida, USA with my husband. I've traveled the world, living in Europe and Asia. I've had my own bestselling non-fiction book, as well as fiction books, so I've seen both sides of the cover design process.
I believe authors should be able to give their books every possible chance to succeed, with a cover that attracts readers and meets the reader's expectations for the genre.
That's why I created Arcane Covers - to help you make your book shine.
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