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    • susanhowarth.art
      susanhowarth.art @Griffin McPherson last edited by

      @Griffin-McPherson Hi! I love the reflection in the sword. It really stands out in the coloured version.

      If you go with the second overlay option, I would alter the colour of the water. It’s so grey that on quick glance it doesn’t look like water.

      I agree that the tattoos look a bit odd, but I’m not sure what to suggest.

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      • Griffin McPherson
        Griffin McPherson @susanhowarth.art last edited by

        @susanhowarth-art I might just have to play around with more designs for the tattoos. I agree the water doesn’t look right. The bandana also doesn’t look great with this overlay so I’ll be tweaking both of these. Thanks for for the feedback!

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        • Asyas_illos
          Asyas_illos last edited by

          @Griffin-McPherson i like first color option better and yes at first glance I didn’t read them as tattoos.

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            • Griffin McPherson
              Griffin McPherson @Guest last edited by

              @Stephanie-H no the tattoos aren’t meant to be anything specific really. Maybe I should just make it into larger, more readable shapes

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              • von_Nimmermehr
                von_Nimmermehr last edited by

                I also like the first one more.

                as for the Tattooed guy. I get, that its just a Cover but maybe you should dig in to some styles. Whats his ethnicity? When you get into shapes it could end up looking like Maori? So i would consider to put some thougths into it...But don't want to make it to complicated here.

                I didnt recocnize them as tattoos at first and still find them not odd in a way.

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                • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                  Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @Griffin McPherson last edited by

                  @Griffin-McPherson I personally like the first one. Maybe just add shadows?

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                    A Former User @Griffin McPherson last edited by

                    @Griffin-McPherson Agreed changing and size and shape could definitely help.

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                    • Griffin McPherson
                      Griffin McPherson last edited by

                      Update: I’m done with everything except the lettering at this point. Still open to feedback of course. Let me know if anything could use fixing or is visually confusing 8B1FDEC7-87BB-49CA-8BD8-DAB9AC60ECC1.jpeg

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                      • Asyas_illos
                        Asyas_illos @Griffin McPherson last edited by

                        @Griffin-McPherson wow it really turned out great!

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                        • Asyas_illos
                          Asyas_illos @Asyas_illos last edited by Asyas_illos

                          @Asyas_illos I’m not sure the green is really working well with the rest of the color palette though could try doing an overlay layer and play around with some different colors? I think some thing a little more on blue#green side would tie it together a bit more. Just my personal pref. and opinion.
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                          • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                            Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @Griffin McPherson last edited by

                            @Griffin-McPherson This is just me but I find the figures on the sword to be distracting and unneeded. I think it will look better without. Overall, I think it's looking great

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                            • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                              Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @Asyas_illos last edited by

                              @Asyas_illos @Griffin-McPherson i like that green on that bottom piece better.

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                              • kirsten-mcg
                                kirsten-mcg @Griffin McPherson last edited by

                                @Griffin-McPherson overall this is an amazing cover design! It looks like a book my kids would be really into. I like the different colors @Asyas_illos tried with her hair. To me, the green you've used stands out a bit too much and doesn't seem to go with the other colors. I really like the one with red hair, and the blue/green one is nice too.

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                                  A Former User @Griffin McPherson last edited by

                                  @Griffin-McPherson Wow it's really coming together! It seems like you just have some final details to just play around with like some color options for the hair and such.

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