Can anyone help me with my book cover

[nene]

So I need someone who would draw my book cover for free not trying to cheat you or anything but I am a middle schooler and I started writing this book last two years but it is still not complete and it is very cringy but I still wanted to try my luck and post it on tapas
It’s original name was Emily Hubles but I changed it because I copied some of the things in it from a movie

[Leyelle]

I say starting young is always a good practice. What's the book about?

[nene]

Well the book was originally about people in a fantasy world who started going to school to practice magic and become cadets but now I am going to change some parts of it mostly their age and name also the setting so in the new one they are going to an island with three hundred other people to train to be cadets who would fight in a war the only difference is that there is no turning back after you get of the ship it is a case of kill or be killed

[Krysteena]

What is it based on I could help this is my book and self art on the over and banner!

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[nene]

The drawing looks awesome

[applebun]

Starting young is always good! Also I’d like to help you out if you’re interested. Here’s some of my drawings for reference:

[nene]

This looks really nice thank you

[applebun]

You’re welcome! What did you have in mind for the cover?

[samconnely]

I get that it might feel cringy, but everyone starts somewhere, and just the fact that you're sticking with it is impressive. For the cover, you could try reaching out to art communities online like DeviantArt or even some smaller subreddits where people might offer to help with projects for free or for practice. Being upfront about where you are with the book might help you find someone who’s cool with working on it.

[applebun]

@nne here’s a quick draft I did based on everything I’ve gathered so far:

Sorry if it’s not at all what you were expecting, I was just too impatient and wanted to get started right away lol

[nene]

Omg this looks awesome and I can’t believe you also added the long ears you literally read my mind

[applebun]

Fully colored and rendered version:

It turned out a bit steampunk-ish, which I’m not sure was the vibe you were necessarily looking for. I made the uniform a bit fantasy looking since you said it was fantasy. I hope you like it! @nene

[Aleksei]

Hi! Most people would love to help you! Now to do that, its good practice for you to say what do you want to be on the cover, or even better, to draw an sketch of what do you want, even maybe suggesting colors, so the cover artist has more material to work with you. Also some references as, what kind of covers you like, and what sort of books do you like its a great help to narrow down the style for your cover.