Cover rough critique! How do you feel about the colours?

[braden H]

@chrisaakins said in Cover rough critique! How do you feel about the colours?:

If you wanted to you could push the intensity on the colors of his face and the alien's eyes but it's not necessary at all.

I think i tend toward muted colours which can be good for interiors, but (based on feedback) not necessarily the best for covers. So I'm definitely gonna push 'em a bit more!

[NessIllustration]

@Braden-Hallett Yeah I think it might be because you have a lot of middle gray tones. The updated version you posted has the large block of high contrast, which really makes it pop!

[braden H]

@NessIllustration said in Cover rough critique! How do you feel about the colours?:

@Braden-Hallett Yeah I think it might be because you have a lot of middle gray tones. The updated version you posted has the large block of high contrast, which really makes it pop!

Awesome! Good to hear it's popping more

[carlianne]

have you explored making the dark area more purple than red? The purple green combo tends to have a cool eerie sci-fi feel to it, might be fun!

[braden H]

@carlianne said in Cover rough critique! How do you feel about the colours?:

have you explored making the dark area more purple than red? The purple green combo tends to have a cool eerie sci-fi feel to it, might be fun!

See, the interesting thing is that to me that DOES look purple Purple green is exactly what I was goin' for

[carlianne]

@Braden-Hallett moooooooaaaaar

[braden H]

@carlianne MOOOOOOAAAAAAR PUUUUUURPLLLLLLLLE!

[APHOTICMOTH]

@Braden-Hallett Looks purple to me, a little on the red side. Like Mullberry/Wine. I like it.

[aska]

@Braden-Hallett looks really good now. I like that you made the bottom colour less greyish and more juicy. Purple works nice

[Georgios Christopoulos]

@Braden-Hallett Late to the party,but I think it works out fine.Maybe saturate th green a tad more.
Also love the letters! the handwritten format suits the cover so much!

[braden H]

@Georgios-Christopoulos said in Cover rough critique! How do you feel about the colours?:

the handwritten format suits the cover so much!

Thanks! It turned out surprisingly well

[braden H]

I think it's close to done Thanks for the feedback everyone!

[burvantill]

@Braden-Hallett Nice. I like the saturation in the magenta. And the electric green details. Good color scheme.

[APHOTICMOTH]

I liked the green text, but that's just me Looking really nice.

[braden H]

@burvantill Dunno why but I love purple/grey/green

[braden H]

@CLCanadyArts said in Cover rough critique! How do you feel about the colours?:

I liked the green text, but that's just me Looking really nice.

It's still a possibility! It just reminds me too much of mint chocolate chip ice cream

[lizardillo]

@Braden-Hallett I was just writing...

“I really like the colours and dark foreground of this. From a graphic design perspective I also Iiked the title in green to help with the hierarchy of the text and help the title stand out when on a shelf (the accent colour green could tie the eyes/head circuit chip and title together if that makes sense).”

...but you have just done it before I pressed submit

I like it in the green, I think it’s can be read and noticed easier. Whether the title is green or purple - I’m totally intrigued by what the story could be about by the cover as a whole.

[braden H]

@lizardillo said in Cover rough critique! How do you feel about the colours?:

Whether the title is green or purple - I’m totally intrigued by what the story could be about by the cover as a whole.

That's good to hear I always have a hard time pinpointing what part of the story will make an interesting cover or if it'll just be weird, lol.

[KevinTreaccar]

@Braden-Hallett I agree with everyone that this one is definitely popping a lot more. Much more likely to grab my attention when competing with other covers.

From my foray into self-publishing novels, that was big in my eyes. How much attention can this cover grab on a website in a gallery of other covers. Muted colors can help feel like the story, but then might cause the book to disappear among other covers.

[braden H]

@Kevintreaccar said in Cover rough critique! How do you feel about the colours?:

Muted colors can help feel like the story, but then might cause the book to disappear among other covers.

absolutely I agree. Covers have gotta pop!