New Artwork take 2

rway218 · December 21, 2016, 04:19:37 PM

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the new cover as a jpeg. going for the old world feel. What are your thoughts?

Xanther · December 21, 2016, 07:39:16 PM

Although this genre holds little interest for me this cover, especially the back, rocks. Nice vibe. This cover would get me to pick this up and look at it. And I'm not even a genre fan.

Tod13 · December 22, 2016, 09:06:05 AM

I usually want "simpler" but in this case, some sort of ornamentation around the black and white artwork might help it integrate with the multicolor brown cover a bit more. Right now, the B&W art feels out of place and just pasted there.

Or maybe go with a silhouette of a tree on the cover? Or a pyre?

Ashakyre · December 22, 2016, 06:10:28 PM

Quote from: Tod13;936439I usually want "simpler" but in this case, some sort of ornamentation around the black and white artwork might help it integrate with the multicolor brown cover a bit more. Right now, the B&W art feels out of place and just pasted there.

Or maybe go with a silhouette of a tree on the cover? Or a pyre?

I agree.

Both b/w and brown scale connate old fashioned, but together look ruin the effect. Make both brown scale or both b/w.

rway218 · December 22, 2016, 11:16:36 PM

an update

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Tod13 · December 22, 2016, 11:44:16 PM

Much, much nicer! Can you darken the inset picture just a touch? The oval makes it fit better too!

rway218 · December 23, 2016, 01:26:15 AM

That I can do. I love this type of work, more even than the writing.

Xanther · December 23, 2016, 08:02:21 AM

I like the new one as well. The oval makes me think of a cameo, very nice.

Tod13 · December 23, 2016, 12:32:42 PM

Quote from: Xanther;936635I like the new one as well. The oval makes me think of a cameo, very nice.

Good call. I couldn't think why it worked better. Do you think adding a simple cameo frame would make it better? (Rway218, is adding a simple cameo frame simple?)

Edit: I'm a software developer and have done stuff like this for docs, grants, presentation posters, and papers, as well as GUIs and programs, so I understand "simple" isn't always simple to do.

Tod13 · December 23, 2016, 12:38:51 PM

I had my wife take a look at the cover. She thought tattered edges and/or tears or cracks through the picture might add to the "old" feel.

Tod13 · December 23, 2016, 12:42:56 PM

Sorry, one more question: how easy is the text to read both in print and on the screen?

Spinachcat · December 23, 2016, 05:23:24 PM

I like the background.
I am okay on the art.
I do not like the title font.

rway218 · December 23, 2016, 05:41:07 PM

Quote from: Tod13;936684Sorry, one more question: how easy is the text to read both in print and on the screen?

much easier than in this jpeg. I will get a proof in a few days of the hard cover. maybe by January I'll know better

Ashakyre · December 24, 2016, 06:44:54 AM

Quote from: Spinachcat;936732I like the background.
I am okay on the art.
I do not like the title font.

If there a cursive font that looks like it was written with a quill pen that is still easy to resd?

rway218 · December 24, 2016, 12:15:26 PM

Quote from: Ashakyre;936810If there a cursive font that looks like it was written with a quill pen that is still easy to read?

Not when printed. I tried a few that really had a good feel, but none worked off screen