Opinion on my new cover art.

[c37]

I re-did my cover art as people said. I need opinion on this new one and if it is better than the old one or not.

Old one.

New one.

 

[tiaf]

Better, though the girl will still be blend into the background if it’s thumbnail size.

I’d use a dark bluish purple for her profile contour

 

[c37]

Better, though the girl will still be blend into the background if it’s thumbnail size.

I’d use a dark bluish purple for her profile contour

okay I'll try to redo his part, and its a boy .

 

[tiaf]

okay I'll try to redo his part, and its a boy .

Oh. Well it’s a bit ambiguous. The face looks mature with the cheekbones but the neck is very petite compared to the head size (the purple shading makes it look even slimmer). There is also a size difference with the other character which makes him look feminine.

do you mean teenage age when you say boy?

 

[c37]

Oh. Well it’s a bit ambiguous. The face looks mature with the cheekbones but the neck is very petite compared to the head size (the purple shading makes it look even slimmer). There is also a size difference with the other character which makes him look feminine.

do you mean teenage age when you say boy?

yep a 13-14 year old frail boy(slave).

 

[TinaMigarlo]

I like the "watercolor" aesthetic. reminds me of 1960's 1970's covers. A bygone era.
I think the font might get funny when viewed small. we have pretty small cover art images here, as compared to other places.
I read "Abaddon" as "Abandon", and that's at this full size. Thumbnail, it will get harder to make out.

 

[tiaf]

yep a 13-14 year old boy.

Children have different proportions from adults and have baby fat cheeks. less cheekbones contour and setting the eyes lower will make him look younger.

 

[c37]

I like the "watercolor" aesthetic. reminds me of 1960's 1970's covers. A bygone era.
I think the font might get funny when viewed small. we have pretty small cover art images here, as compared to other places.
I read "Abaddon" as "Abandon", and that's at this full size. Thumbnail, it will get harder to make out.

That was something i was afraid of. I need to resize it once and check.

Children have different proportions from adults and have baby fat cheeks. less cheekbones contour and setting the eyes lower will make him look younger.

He is thin, frail, and malnourished, the baby fat cheeks still apply in this case?

 

[TinaMigarlo]

c37. Looks like you;re doing same/similar that I do. Just in-line instead of separated into paragraphs. We no longe have to worry abut wasted papers as a resource. digital paper is free. So I go with a blank line between every paragraph, every dialogue. Too easy, too clear. Easy to read. Same with in-line dialog tags. No need. There's nothing to conserve, that being ink or paper.

 

[c37]

c37. Looks like you;re doing same/similar that I do. Just in-line instead of separated into paragraphs. We no longe have to worry abut wasted papers as a resource. digital paper is free. So I go with a blank line between every paragraph, every dialogue. Too easy, too clear. Easy to read. Same with in-line dialog tags. No need. There's nothing to conserve, that being ink or paper.

I am confused, where did the dialogue stuff come from . You are right though i don't need to worry about wastage, in case of art too, I'll try to move the words little away from each other.

 

[yakusu]

The character is still too blended with the background. Try to use Analogous color to make your character have different values and depth. I prefer your first one. There's too much white on the cover where you can paint fully; it doesn't work. You can go with the first one, which is fully painted.

The word "Abaddon" overlaps with the stars because the center, basically the letter "D," The white fill inside the letters overlaps the sketchy red lines of the star creates messy visual tangents. It draws the eye for the wrong reasons. It's bad for readability. Try to avoid this with full paint; you can try to use different colors so that they don't overlap, which can make a distraction in people's minds. And the letter "D" is almost the same as the letter "O."

Stretch Test.
Try to read your cover away from your computer screen to test the readability.
Or try to see your cover as a thumbnail.

 

[c37]

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The character is still too blended with the background. Try to use Analogous color to make your character have different values and depth. I prefer your first one. There's too much white on the cover where you can paint fully; it doesn't work. You can go with the first one, which is fully painted.

The word "Abaddon" overlaps with the stars because the center, basically the letter "D," The white fill inside the letters overlaps the sketchy red lines of the star creates messy visual tangents. It draws the eye for the wrong reasons. It's bad for readability. Try to avoid this with full paint; you can try to use different colors so that they don't overlap, which can make a distraction in people's minds. And the letter "D" is almost the same as the letter "O."

Stretch Test.
Try to read your cover away from your computer screen to test the readability.
Or try to see your cover as a thumbnail.

Kind of fixed it?

 

[tiaf]

That was something i was afraid of. I need to resize it once and check.

He is thin, frail, and malnourished, the baby fat cheeks still apply in this case?

Just googled and the kind of malnourishment you want to imply would have the face look close to a skull
So frail that they can't move anymore. Most moving children still have a somewhat round face but a midface grove and slimmed down at the jawline. Your boy's jawline is still round, it should be more indented to see the malnourishment.

 

[TinaMigarlo]

I am confused, where did the dialogue stuff come from

oops. I was in a DIalogue style thread. My boss picking me up for work was beeping as I finished that post. My bad, may pygmies eat my flesh.

 

[Daeron]

I re-did my cover art as people said. I need opinion on this new one and if it is better than the old one or not.

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Old one.
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New one.

Not gonna lie, this Cover is cool as fuck! I like those font choice!

 

[c37]

Not gonna lie, this Cover is cool as fuck! I like those font choice!

Thank you , I chose to create my own font taking gothic style as inspiration to breathe life into the cover.

 

[FRWriter]

I still can barely see the characters, and that's with the huge version. While I like the cover, it doesn't do you any favors attracting viewers, IMO.

 

[Conqueror_Quack]

Do you see the problem here?

 

[c37]

I still can barely see the characters, and that's with the huge version. While I like the cover, it doesn't do you any favors attracting viewers, IMO.

I guess, i packed too much for a small thumbnail.

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Do you see the problem here?

yep. Abaddon is not visible and characters too.

 

[FRWriter]

I guess, i packed too much for a small thumbnail.

yep. Abaddon is not visible and characters too.

You just see something random that's blue & red colored.

If you had used black line art, it might have been slightly better.