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45-3011.00 - Fishers and Related Fishing Workers
Use nets, fishing rods, traps, or other equipment to catch and gather fish or other aquatic animals from rivers, lakes, or oceans, for human consumption or other uses. May haul game onto ship.
Sample of reported job titles: Captain, Clam Digger, Commercial Crabber, Commercial Fisherman, Commercial Fishing Vessel Operator, Crew Member, Deckhand, Fisherman, Lobsterman, Menhaden Fishing Crew Member
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
- Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
- Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
- Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
- Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
- Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
- Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
- Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
- Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
- Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
|Commercial fish hooks — Commercial fish or shark hooks; Dehookers; Gaffs; Harpoons
|Commercial fishing floats — Acorn buoys; Bullet buoys; Radio buoys; Toggles
|Commercial fishing line tackle — Float lines; Jigs; Thimbles; Trotlines
|Commercial fishing nets — Dip nets; Gill nets; Trammel nets; Triplex trawls
|Commercial fishing reels — Downriggers; Electric bottom-fishing reels; Longline haulers; Longline spools
|Fishing boats — Gillnetters; Large decked fishing vessels; Trollers; Undecked fishing vessels
|Sporting traps — Crab pots; Eel traps; Trap harnesses; Weir traps
Technology used in this occupation:
|Data base user interface and query software — Catchlog Trading Catchlog; OLRAC Electronic Logbook Software Solution
|Map creation software — MaxSea COMMANDER software; P-Sea WindPlot software; Signet Nobeltec Catch
|Route navigation software — MaxSea Time Zero Navigator NOAA
|Food Production — Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
|Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
|Transportation — Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
|Geography — Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
|Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
|Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
|Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
|Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
|Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
|Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
|Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
|Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
|Multilimb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
|Reaction Time — The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
|Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
|Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
|Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
|Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
|Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
|Rate Control — The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
|Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Work Activities
|Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
|Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
|Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
|Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
|Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
|Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
|Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
|Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
|Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Work Context
|Duration of Typical Work Week — 97% responded "More than 40 hours."
|Outdoors, Exposed to Weather — 73% responded "Every day."
|Face-to-Face Discussions — 87% responded "Every day."
|Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — 67% responded "Continually or almost continually."
|Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable — 72% responded "Every day."
|Freedom to Make Decisions — 64% responded "A lot of freedom."
|Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets — 68% responded "Every day."
|Frequency of Decision Making — 49% responded "Every day."
|Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions — 57% responded "Continually or almost continually."
|Structured versus Unstructured Work — 38% responded "A lot of freedom."
Job Zone
|Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed
|Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.
|Related Experience
|Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations involve following instructions and helping others. Examples include taxi drivers, amusement and recreation attendants, counter and rental clerks, nonfarm animal caretakers, continuous mining machine operators, and waiters/waitresses.
|SVP Range
|(Below 4.0)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|Less than high school diploma
|High school diploma or equivalent
|Post-secondary certificate
This occupation may require a background in the following science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational disciplines:
Interest code: R
|Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
Work Styles
|Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
|Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
|Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
|Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
|Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
|Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
|Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
|Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
|Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
|Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Work Values
|Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
|Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
|Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
Related Occupations
|Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
|Nursery Workers Bright Outlook
|Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
|Construction Laborers Green
|Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
|Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
|Rock Splitters, Quarry
|Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
|Tire Repairers and Changers
|Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2014)
|$16.95 hourly, $35,250 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|31,000 employees
|Projected growth (2012-2022)
|Decline (-3% or lower)
|Projected job openings (2012-2022)
|State trends
|Top industries (2012)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2014 wage data and 2012-2022 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2012-2022). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- Fishers and Related Fishing Workers . Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition.


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Summary Report for:
49-3023.01 - Automotive Master Mechanics
Repair automobiles, trucks, buses, and other vehicles. Master mechanics repair virtually any part on the vehicle or specialize in the transmission system.
Sample of reported job titles: Auto Technician, Automobile Technician, Automotive Service Technician, Automotive Technician, Certified ASE Master Automotive Technician (Certified Automotive Service Excellence Master Automotive Technician), Master Automotive Technician, Master Technician, Mechanic, Shop Foreman, Truck Technician
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Test drive vehicles, and test components and systems, using equipment such as infrared engine analyzers, compression gauges, and computerized diagnostic devices.
- Examine vehicles to determine extent of damage or malfunctions.
- Repair, reline, replace, and adjust brakes.
- Follow checklists to ensure all important parts are examined, including belts, hoses, steering systems, spark plugs, brake and fuel systems, wheel bearings, and other potentially troublesome areas.
- Confer with customers to obtain descriptions of vehicle problems, and to discuss work to be performed and future repair requirements.
- Perform routine and scheduled maintenance services such as oil changes, lubrications, and tune-ups.
- Repair and service air conditioning, heating, engine-cooling, and electrical systems.
- Test and adjust repaired systems to meet manufacturers' performance specifications.
- Review work orders and discuss work with supervisors.
- Tear down, repair, and rebuild faulty assemblies such as power systems, steering systems, and linkages.
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
|Organic light emitting displays — Anti-lock braking system ABS/air bag scan tools; Auto scanners; Graphing scanners; Modular diagnostic information systems
|Pullers — Ball joint separators; Bearing pullers; Gear puller tools; Slide hammers
|Punches or nail sets or drifts — Center punches; Pin punches; Punches; Taper punches
|Specialty wrenches — Alignment wrenches; Breaker bars; Chain wrenches; Locking wrenches
|Voltage or current meters — Alternating current/direct current AC/DC inductive current clamps; Ignition module testers; Voltmeters
Technology used in this occupation:
|Analytical or scientific software — Blue Streak Electronics Buell Diagnostic; Nexiq Tech HDS Suite for Palm; Personal digital assistants PDA diagnostic software; SPX/OTC Genisys ConnecTech PC
|Data base user interface and query software — AutoZone ALLDATA; Recordkeeping software; Vehicle management software
|Facilities management software — Alliance Automotive Shop Controller; Snap-On ShoKey
|Information retrieval or search software — Online service manual database software; Technical manual database software
|Project management software — Estimating software
|Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
|Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
|Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
|Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
|English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
|Equipment Maintenance — Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
|Repairing — Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
|Troubleshooting — Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
|Equipment Selection — Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
|Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
|Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
|Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
|Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
|Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
|Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
|Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
|Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
|Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
|Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
|Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
|Multilimb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
|Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
|Hearing Sensitivity — The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
|Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
|Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Work Activities
|Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
|Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
|Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
|Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
|Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
|Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
|Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
|Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
|Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
|Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
Work Context
|Exposed to Contaminants — 98% responded "Every day."
|In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment — 88% responded "Every day."
|Spend Time Standing — 74% responded "Continually or almost continually."
|Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets — 72% responded "Every day."
|Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 68% responded "Extremely important."
|Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — 83% responded "Continually or almost continually."
|Frequency of Decision Making — 69% responded "Every day."
|Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled — 76% responded "Every day."
|Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable — 72% responded "Every day."
|Freedom to Make Decisions — 65% responded "A lot of freedom."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
|Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
|Related Experience
|Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include food service managers, electricians, agricultural technicians, legal secretaries, occupational therapy assistants, and medical assistants.
|SVP Range
|(6.0 to < 7.0)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|Post-secondary certificate
|Some college, no degree
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Thread: Bad Covers
August 16th, 2012, 12:14 PM #31
Back to the green-cover thing: All colors carry certain emotions, and we experience the emotions at a profound level. To me, at least, green has two meanings:
1) The color of healthy nature. The first of the covers that KatG posted, above, has a forest-cum-elf-huntress look to it, therefore the cover is quite fetching, at least to those who go in for that sort of fantasy. As I mentioned in my previous post, I find the cover compelling.
2) The pallor of illness, even death. Almost the polar opposite of #1, a greenish tinge to an otherwise-beautiful face might, at a subconscious level, dissuade us from wanting to move too close, just as we avoid the proximity of coughing and sneezing passengers on the train.
These are opinions of course, and I have no figures to back them up. I would, however, trust the figures that have been compiled by market researchers... then I would make up my own mind regarding when they apply and when they do not. When I was working on the cover of S.T., I tried again and again to give a greenish shade to the photo of the cover model. In every rendition (out of about a dozen), she looked sick, so I moved on.
(As a tangential thought, there is solid research to suggest that in the world of athletics, red-uniformed teams win more games than those wearing other colors. What is the psychology at work here? Does the blood color spur us to superior effort? Or is it simply that red is so easy to see that one is more aware of one's teammates?)
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That sounds like a fun challenge Window! I understand you're probably through with the project, but I'd like to see if I could try to render your cover with green whilst still retaining a type of liveliness to it.
Just for practice of course: Could you send me the materials?
August 16th, 2012, 12:57 PM #33
The rumor that was presented was not that artists find it hard to use green. It was that publishers hate green, have banished it and artists have to sneak it in to not upset the publishers. Which is not correct. I've never heard in over twenty years in the business the saying that "green covers don't sell." If I had to guess, I'd suspect that it comes from the comics industry, not book publishing and that it is a really, really old saying that has long been discarded. Green is a very popular color in non-fiction covers, especially obviously the environmental books. In fiction, green shows up frequently. It is popular for horror -- because of that biliousness of certain shades of green. It's very good for light or fog effect, in part because it's not as luminous as non-dark blues and spookier because we associate it with mold and moss. It's popular in fantasy covers because they are often doing trees. Do the greens come in different underlying tints of red, blue, yellow primary colors? Since green is made up of blue and yellow, I would assume so. Green jewels pop up along with red and blue ones on covers. Green tints on the darker side are sometimes used for shadows, though purple is obviously better.
But the point was, green has not been banned from book covers by publishers nor must be carefully hidden therefore. That's a whole different kettle of fish from saying that green is a tricky color to use so if you're trying to make a simple book cover, you might want to go with more primary shades, etc. My objection was to the statement about the publishing industry, not the artistic value of green.
As for making book covers, obviously having a professional artist do one is going to be better. (Although I have been involved in some battles for authors over horrendous covers designed by book art departments and artists over the years.) But a professional artist is expensive. Not outrageously so for the work, but nonetheless, a sizable cost for a good one, even if it's graphic art with models or photos rather than a painting. And most of the people who are self-pubbing, putting an e-book for sale on Amazon and a few sites, can't afford it. They can't even afford to hire an art student who might do it cheaper. The pimply teenagers are doing some rather amazing things with art, so if you've got one who can come up with something, it therefore may be better than trying to do it yourself. And if you really feel at a loss, there are thousands of book covers that have no actual art. You could just do colors and fonts, or get a stock, public domain photo/image of a sword or something and stick it in with a good background color and fonts again. That can still be a good cover. Although virangelus recommends not using green, apparently.
Some more famous cover greens (and Virangelus will tell us the tints!):
Wait, I got that one! It's yellow! And a green cover for a bestselling novel that's been in print for thirty years.
I see red! And a green cover for a bestselling novel in a bestselling series.
So green is not banned from book covers, but may if you are doing one yourself, turn on you viciously, like a lizard. We all got that? Good. Now listen to all the interesting things virangelus has to say about graphic arts.
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Note: Wow, your warning in the other thread made me think this was going to be worse. Maybe you went easy on me :P ?
Anyhow: I LOVE Graphic Arts (thus I have a degree in it). Ask Virangelus about colors ANYTIME. Because I'm so obsessive with color (that's right, obsessive) I'm going to present a mini-lesson here.
For the purposes of further illustrating my example of "smuggling the reds," I will be including the RGB codes to the greens as featured on "Moonheart." This is not really a best-recommended practice for measuring color, but it should work for our purposes here. First though, think back to the last time you picked up a gallon of paint at the hardware store. Did you watch the machine put the color in? I picked up would be "moss green" once (ironically enough) and the machine was squirting tan, yellow, red, and other bizarre colors into this would be "green" drum that sure enough, came out green somehow.
There are tints in these greens. There is a lot of yellow and lime than true green, which if we check against the AMAZING James Gurney, DING DING DING - is a winner on eye sensitivity, and yellow-green in fact is one of colors we are most sensitive to (though color fans, keep in mind, too much yellow irritates people, badly , they have science showing yellow kitchens induce arguments, evidently). The other cover, Throne of Jade, has a LOT of green but you can see that the background has quite a bit of yellow in it.
Green works REALLY well when you add a fluorescent color to it. Especially in airbrushing, fellow artists. I can't tell you how handy fluorescent orange has sneaked up in my work, alongside Cyan, which is in MANY more things than I ever thought possible.
Now here is where I suppose the game of telephone comes in.
"Smuggling the Reds." That concept may be where things got confusing. You have to smuggle red hues, or at the least yellow hues, INTO the color pigments just as the two fine covers you presented did. They are NOT pure, raw, undeniably green. Now perhaps where I should have been more clear myself is that when I said you have to "sneak the greens in" etc, and "sneak the reds in," I always make the mistake that I'm talking to fellow Creative Media personnel and that's just me being a bonehead. I can now easily see where that could have been misinterpreted.
So my bad.
Send me more covers, send me YOUR covers. I'll break it down
Oh, and FYI KatG: Some of my favorite covers do not feature graphics at all! Neil Stephenson's "Reamde" has to be one of my all-time favorites! So clever! (Though artist: keep in mind, he can afford to have a giant name on his cover, kay? He's Neil Stephenson. Use your name with care. Heck, use your giant fonts with care).
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page 35 of the Positivity Cover Art Thread in the Fantasy/Horror forum.
Also, will you just break down green covers or are there other colors that are similar which you could break down for us, just for comparisons sake?
EDIT: there is also A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham which is a green cover.
Sorry, not posting an actual picture of the covers as I don't have them.
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August 16th, 2012, 07:18 PM #36
What a fascinating conversation!
I dabble in graphic design, but have not gotten to the point of immersion in color theory... I hope you will continue to share your thoughts!
(The one graphic design rule I've picked up is 'avoid Papyrus'.)
August 16th, 2012, 10:00 PM #37
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Wow - Vir. You are awesome. (And hired, I'll PM you this weekend.)
And thanks Lear and B5 for your feedback on my cover. I'll keep that all in mind for the next one.
August 16th, 2012, 11:13 PM #38
I cannot read the tiny print, but I'm sure that it is lovely. If I might make a suggestion, since we've rather derailed Kerry's thread, people making their own covers use red and black a lot. Talk about those maybe.
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August 17th, 2012, 10:52 AM #40
A bit late at the party, but I enjoyed the whole thread and I'm looking forward to more Viranalysis.
About bad cover, for me a dead giveaway is the choice and use of the fonts. Typically, if you get rid of the text and your cover looks better, you are doing something wrong. I checked out Wings website, and together with the covers hacked together as in Kerry's example, they have some nice ones, with professional looking drawings (I'm looking at the ones in the middle row of the main page). Except for the fonts. The use of the text is invariably terrible, and screams amateurish.
Just having a real designer fix their text would go a long way...
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Here are my two contributions to the Green Discussion: a book and a short story on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. I tried to create a cover which would complement the title. Also all of the Shapechanger Tales covers have a similar design to increase recognition of them as going together.
The background images are digital photos I took in Ireland when I spent two weeks there and a week in London double-checking research I'd done on locations in several of my books.
The "ghost" or "demon" in the short story cover is actually a NASA image of the south polar icecap, stretched vertically.
When I begin putting up my YA books I'll want a similar commonality among all of them. Here's an image I'll use to as inspiration for those covers. Notice the red and pink color palette.
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If you're a do-it-yourselfer it's a good idea to use software that lets you be very flexible. I chose to spend $70 for Photoshop Express, the consumer version of the professional Photoshop CSS which costs hundreds or even thousands of dollars (depending on the specific version).
A big consideration was the documentation. Since PsE is sold in the many thousands, there are several dozen texts for it. Many of them are in public libraries. Much of them are written very clearly and organized so you can find just what you want without reading the entire manual. I purchased two for $45 total so I could have them all the time, and could highlight sections and tape post-it notes on pages I'd need to consult often.
If you get a free software package which does the important parts of PsE make sure the manuals are also very clear. There're few things more worse than owning an Indy500 racer and not even knowing how to start the engine! In my case, when my photo of a place in Ireland turned out to have a sky that was too light it took just a few minutes to find how to fix it, step by step and with clear screenshots.
That was the case in the photo above for "Sea Monster's Revenge." I created a "neutral density filter" layer which overlay the bayside photo and gradually darkened the sky from about mid-photo.
Layers are an essential feature of any Photoshop-type software. In "Revenge" I had separate layers for the title, subtitle, and author text. This meant I could slide them around the cover independently of each other and quickly position them. I could also change fonts, font sizes, and font colors independently and see instantly if I liked the result.
I also had layers for the figure, the background, and the filter. And finally a second filter layer for my were-seamonster's feet so my author byline would stand out from the water in which she is standing.
If that sounds like a lot of work, it was, though not as much as you might think. A talented art student with solid commercial courses behind her could have done the same. But it would cost. Worse, you might have to consult her a dozen or two times to get what suited your cover, with delays between each. And if a year down the line I needed to make cover changes I could do so because I own the photoshop files and software and know how to make the changes.
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If you self publish, you need Photoshop Elements, Microsoft Office (with Word of course, but Ecel makes a great tool for the business end), and Quark Xpress to work with printers. Also, a full version of Adobe Acrobat to turn any type of image, scanned image, or document into a pdf or ebook is advisable.
Quark will make your manuscript and book contents "camera ready" with crop marks and in a native format all printers use.
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GIMP, LibreOffice, and Scribus for it, which are all free.
August 18th, 2012, 02:41 PM #45
The cover was prepared three years ago, and the components, though probably still in existence, are alive in file archives that would take some time to dig through. Also, after deciding that a greenish skin (at least as my unpracticed hand could render it) served my cover poorly, I changed the wording within the book so that the green tone is no longer relevant.
I therefore decline your kind offer, but not out of negativity I simply don't care to put either you or me through our paces in an unproductive fashion.
That much said, I'll certainly peruse your work, and I may call on you in the future.
Thanks, and take care -- WB


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The golden screw on the right. I once asked one of the ChromeOS-coreboot devs - I guess they forgot to add the information.
Oh my goggles, that's the most ridiculous bullshit I've ever read.This warning screen exists to alert you that a Chromebook is in developer mode and the normal security precautions dont apply. For example, if you were using someone elses Chromebook, you could normally log in with your Google account without fear. If it was in developer mode, its possible that software running in the background could be recording your keystrokes and monitoring your usage. Thats why Google makes it easy to tell if a Chromebook is in Developer Mode and doesnt allow you to permanently disable this warning screen.
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The golden screw on the right. I once asked one of the ChromeOS-coreboot devs - I guess they forgot to add the information.
Both the regular and dev-mode are appliance stuff (as is the Chromebook project in general), not general computing.
If you want to truly own the box (and not just modify it a little), and treat it as a real computer, there's the jumper or screw, while dev mode is not for you.
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And for that matter, you shouldn't hold anything of importance on any google accounts in the first place, because those things are not secure. The NSA has full access to all google services, as they have on any services that are based in the US. The fact that google pretends like their machines are "secure" just makes it worse.
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I'm not all too interested in buying Google devices, but I certainly won't buy Intel.
And I don't buy Google. Well, Android phone, but that's because there weren't any better alternatives at the time, and I never do anything important with my phone anyway. I don't even log on any websites with my phone. It's ok to use insecure devices, as long as you recognize they're insecure and treat them as such.
That's beside the point though, because this entire conversation had nothing to do with my buying habits.
The 2 problems with the Chromebooks are the slow-as-molasses ARM processors that the cheaper models run on, or the limited storage space provided (which happens to be also conveniently soldered directly into the mainboard).
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