Art Book Cover March Challenge - WIP

ArtofJoseGalue

Hi Everybody,
Below is what I have so far! I think I'm gonna start coloring now, maybe the color palette first. I read your feedback and I appreciate it a lot, thank you. Therefore, I think it was time to address the title.

The title is a graphic design issue. I noticed the little space on the top but if my font is bold and strong I can cover a lot of room. I don't want the title to be that big and fight for relevance with the knight. It is mainly an illustration cover. The title can hover above the trees on the right and the clouds on the left.

@Johanna-Kim Thank you for the critique, I tried to fix some of the problems. One of the things I did and will do with the armor is to add some flowers and it is gonna be shining and beautiful. Hopefully, the amount of detail will give it the "significant element" you mentioned and I agree with you.

@burvantill "old illuminated book" is what I was looking for . I made the title to hover over the trees, I think this works what do you think?

@djly you are right! I flipped the image and noticed the helmet issue. Thanks.

ArtofJoseGalue

The Knight in Rusty Armor... I wrote The King in Rusty Armor on my previous post.
Brain fart!

ArtofJoseGalue

I'm gonna take a break! I need to sleep on these palettes. Yellow maybe?
I think the piece is about 4-5 hours away, thank you all for keeping up!

burvantill

@josegalue25 I like the yellow and also the one in the upper right.

sigross

@josegalue25 I don't know the story, so I'm just going on what I can see. I reckon if you're going for this yin/yang splitting of the cover style, the title looks like it's been plonked on top. The rest of the cover has a harmony to it. I'd like to see the title more involved in what's going on around it. Invite it in to become a part of the rest of the cover.

MichaelaH

I like the yellow one also the most and as other have said, I would try to change the font style. You have really great concept.

SCBenedict

top left or top right.

Bennie

Top right would be my choise... title is better this way... now the rest of your illustration isn’t pushed in by the text anymore...

ArtofJoseGalue

Hi everybody, I've read that some of you haven't read the book.
I read the book many years ago, but I found this summary that is pretty good.

http://www.jfdperfsolutions.com/modules/news/personal_improvement-book_summary~3A_~26quot~3Bthe_knight_in_rusty_armor~26quot~3B_by_robert_fisher.html

Great story about family, self-help and hard challenges. Highly recommended!

Below my take so far on this cover. I'm almost done but I'm gonna take a break.

ArtofJoseGalue

For those of you who like to skip until the end, here is part of the whole process and final piece.

Book Summary: http://www.jfdperfsolutions.com/modules/news/personal_improvement-book_summary~3A_~26quot~3Bthe_knight_in_rusty_armor~26quot~3B_by_robert_fisher.html

Susan Marks

@josegalue25 It's great to follow-along on your work-in-progress.
I really like the border on the left half-I think it really reflects the half-ness of the Knight-that he is half-armor. The border is half-way around the book (in case I wasn't very articulate).

I like the palette in the lower left with the green. To my taste, it is a little more regal than the others which feel more contemporary and more earthy.

djly

@Johanna-Kim - wow-wee just beautiful!!

Sas

@josegalue25 Wow this looks great!!! Love your choice of font as well. Very medievely Love the colors your choose. It was fun to see your progress and I learned a lot from you. Thank you for that!

ArtofJoseGalue

@Sas Thank you! Glad you liked it. I learned a lot from this piece too, it was so different.