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Daniel Schmelling | Cover Design
@danielschmelling.bsky.social
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Freelance Artist/Designer [email protected]
Freelance Book Cover Designer / Cover Artist at Self-Employed
Germany
Commission Status: Open for Work!
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Daniel Schmelling | Cover Design @danielschmelling.bsky.social · Apr 4
Sorry people, I tuned down my socials to a few, as I noticed that I cannot manage a zillion social media accounts at once. So I focus on a few like Bluesky, X and LinkedIn. Maybe I am going to break it down to just two and let us see what will emerge from the ashes in the future.
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A little sneak peak at what I have been cooking on for my website.^^
December 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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I think I am going to do a blog on my website. Still thinking about what to share on there, but I think I also should not overthink too much.
Also thinking about sharing some everyday life pics as well, like from our cats and some other stuff like maybe from some hobbies I have.
December 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Crimson Lucre by Brian H. Roberts

Cover Art and Design by Daniel Schmelling.

www.amazon.com/dp/B098J3JC1...

Website: www.schmellingdesign.com
Business contact: [email protected]
Socials: linktr.ee/danielschmel...

#coverdesign🎨 #booksky #BookCoverDesign #publishing #designsky
December 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Ancient Temple

I took different parts from fractal renderings and used multiple layer blending modes. Overpainting with clone tool, brush and mixer brush.

Website: www.schmellingdesign.com
Business contact: [email protected]
Socials: linktr.ee/danielschmel...

#environmentart
December 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Diary of a Chronic Suicide by Ric Simmons

Cover Design Ebook and Paperback

www.amazon.com/dp/B0949MF3HD

Website: www.schmellingdesign.com
Business contact: [email protected]
Socials: linktr.ee/danielschmel...

#SciFiBooks #BookCoverDesign #IndieSciFi #SciFiArt
December 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Exploring

For this picture I mainly used the clone tool with different brushes.

Website: www.schmellingdesign.com
Business contact: [email protected]
Socials: linktr.ee/danielschmel...

#environmentart #landscapeart #conceptart #illustration #digitalart
December 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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The Shards of Etherious - Arisen

Book by Colin J. D. Crooks

www.amazon.com/Arisen-Shard...

Website: www.schmellingdesign.com
Business contact: [email protected]
Socials: linktr.ee/danielschmel...

#FantasyBooks #BookCoverDesign #IndieFantasy #FantasyCoverArt
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Question to all fellow freelancers out there:

How do you deal with the stress of financial worries and the fear of not being able to make it?T_T
Sometimes there are those incidents, where I feel paralyzed and numb, not knowing what to do...
I know it is human and we all experience those times...
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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On The Edge

Website: www.schmellingdesign.com
Business contact: [email protected]
Socials: linktr.ee/danielschmel...

#environmentart #landscapeart #conceptart #illustration #digitalart #digitalpainting #photobash #photoshop #brushwork #photomanipulation #digital2d #NoAI
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Mountain Pass

Traveling through harsh environments. Raw fractal rendering used as base.

Website: www.schmellingdesign.com
Business contact: [email protected]
Socials: linktr.ee/danielschmel...

#environmentart #landscapeart #conceptart #illustration #digitalart #fractals
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Ancient Lands, crumbling ruins of an old kingdom.
#Digitalartwork made with Mandelbulb 3D and Photoshop, using 3D fractal rendering as a base.

Website: www.schmellingdesign.com
Business contact: [email protected]
Socials: linktr.ee/danielschmel...

#environmentart #conceptart #landscape
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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The order and peace of Conishant is a lie protected by ancient gods. It hides a sinister origin long forgotten. History never stays hidden.

Meet Shen...greater powers see him as a threat. They should have left him alone...read the first two books of THE GOD KILLERS TRILOGY! Book III coming 10/2026!
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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A Sanctum of Swords Reviews:
readersfavorite.com/book-review/...
redheadedbooklover.com/a-sanctum-of...
Book review of A Sanctum of Swords Embers Edition
A Sanctum of Swords: Embers Edition is penned by author John Malone in the epic fantasy, adventure, and interpersonal drama genres, and is part of the Embers of the Past series. The work is intended f...
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October 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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There are three known continents on Thearus.

The eastern realms of Khios largely belong to kingdoms and empires of man.

Tanorith is shared between human powers and various fey civilizations.

The Crystalline Ocean lies south of both continents, and is home to the various Children of the Ishalnan.
October 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Yaaaaaaaaaay 100 souls following my stuff now^_^ I hope it brings value to our creative minds^___^
November 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Happy Halloween Everyone!🎃
And yes, that is me in my costume persona^^
October 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Forever Fantasy Online series.
Book cover art done for Travis Bach and Rachel Aaron.

Website: www.schmellingdesign.com
Business contact: [email protected]
Socials: linktr.ee/danielschmel...

www.amazon.com/stores/Travi...

#FantasyBooks #BookCoverDesign #IndieFantasy #FantasyCoverArt
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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I’m finishing the second episode in my SFF series The Eighth Divinity.

Heart Rites picks up just where Summons left off. The Vesiks are back!

#8thdivinity #sff #ufos #multiverse #booksky

Visit below to sign up for TED-related news and a chance for prizes.

theeighthdivinity.com/heart-rites-...
October 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Gonna do a reset of my feed regarding my own posts. Starting anew.
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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NGC 9274564

Base in #Apophysis, rendered in #ChaoticaStudio, enhanced and edited in #Photoshop

#SpaceTime #nebula #ScienceFiction #Scifi #ScifiFantasy #designsky #GalacticGlow #CosmicDreamscape #DeepSpaceVibes #CelestialWonders #BeyondTheStars
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Would anyone be interested in seeing some of the fractal landscapes I explored a while ago?
I should resume to experimenting with fractals soon again!
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The recent week is like up and down :D
October 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Even if it is ever so small, you never know how much an act of kindness might mean so someone. With me it was an elderly soul that forgot his wallet on the table of the cash register at the supermarket, which of course I gave to him.
October 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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I thought of maybe doing more written posts here spontaneously.
Today I started reading The Biased Brain by Bo Benneth. Already, I began to remember and recognize patterns in my thoughts, decisions and how I perceive news articles, that are caused by biases and errors in thinking.
October 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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At the moment a bit of headaches, because of weather changes.
Experiencing a low in commissions and that means having time to self-reflect and reflecting on my work I have done so far.
October 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM