it's hard because modern stock usually doesn't feature older stuff, unless it qualifies as "retro", and unfortunately two men lounging in the 1930s don't count.
if one could find a modern picture and run it through a bit of photoshop to make it look more like a painting, would that work? is the image supposed to be the entirety of the cover, or will there be a cover artist to do some magic?
also, the cost. two big sites i know are right out, because for the license you need (reproductive), they're way to expensive. are you expecting to sell more than 250,000 copies? if not, then two other sites would work.
i think your best bet might be to hit a library and look for paintings of that time, painters who specialized in those kinds of idyllic scenes. most of those would be out of copyright by now. bring your digicam. :)
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Re: Cover art hair tearing
Date: 2009-06-28 01:57 am (UTC)if one could find a modern picture and run it through a bit of photoshop to make it look more like a painting, would that work? is the image supposed to be the entirety of the cover, or will there be a cover artist to do some magic?
also, the cost. two big sites i know are right out, because for the license you need (reproductive), they're way to expensive. are you expecting to sell more than 250,000 copies? if not, then two other sites would work.
i think your best bet might be to hit a library and look for paintings of that time, painters who specialized in those kinds of idyllic scenes. most of those would be out of copyright by now. bring your digicam. :)