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    COVER ART for a book I am writing... Critique requested

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    • chrisaakins
      chrisaakins @APHOTICMOTH last edited by

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      • chrisaakins
        chrisaakins @APHOTICMOTH last edited by

        @CLCanadyArts wow you are so good at this! What font did you use? I really like the edits you made. I will work on making it more like that.

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        • APHOTICMOTH
          APHOTICMOTH Moderator @chrisaakins last edited by

          @chrisaakins Yataghan for the title - free.

          Krasomila for the author name -free.

          Dafont.com

          Can't wait to see what you come up with. 🙂

          All my links: https://APHOTICMOTH.carrd.co/

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          • chrisaakins
            chrisaakins last edited by

            Okay... Here is the final-ish version I think. Thanks to @burvantill @jwing @CLCanadyArts for your input. The font was exactly the one I was looking for. This was my first serious attempt at cover art, so I thank you for your patience. I learned a ton with your help. Let me know what you think, if you don't mind.

            The Enemy Heir Cover Art 4.jpg

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            • burvantill
              burvantill Moderator @chrisaakins last edited by

              @chrisaakins Great job👍👍👍 This looks very professional to me.

              Lisa Burvant
              www.lisaburvant.com
              Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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              • chrisaakins
                chrisaakins @burvantill last edited by

                @burvantill thanks Lisa!

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                • APHOTICMOTH
                  APHOTICMOTH Moderator @chrisaakins last edited by

                  @chrisaakins Nice! 😃

                  All my links: https://APHOTICMOTH.carrd.co/

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                  • Casual-T
                    Casual-T last edited by

                    Awesome (and very educational) to see the evolution of this. The final iteration looks great!

                    I hope the publisher likes stick figures!!
                    www.casual-t.com
                    www.instagram.com/casualcreates.art

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                    • chrisaakins
                      chrisaakins @Casual-T last edited by

                      @Casual-T Yes, this is what the forums do best. Help us to learn and grow. We have amazing people here.

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                        Rebekka last edited by Rebekka

                        All cover options for the book are beautiful. I think you should feel with your heart which one is the best.

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                        • MattBaker
                          MattBaker @APHOTICMOTH last edited by

                          @CLCanadyArts That redo looks awesome. I think it would look really cool if the text was made to look like it was embedded/embossed into the leather of the book.

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                          • Tracy McCusker
                            Tracy McCusker last edited by

                            The cover really came together after you workshopped it with the group, wow! The final version is eye-catching and mysterious. I love old maps and jewelry with potentially magical qualities... I would very much be arrested by this cover & want to learn more about the book. Outstanding work!

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                            • LauraA
                              LauraA SVS OG last edited by

                              Just reading this now. I think the cover has improved a whole lot since the beginning and now it looks quite nice! The only thing I'd do is possibly move the type up a hair. It has had the tendency to be too low all throughout the process. One of my art professors told me, in relation to mattes in frames but I think it also applies to type placement, that the bottom of a matte should always be a little thicker than the other sides, because the eye wants more weight at the bottom. Make sense?

                              Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraintorino/
                              http://lauraaldersonart.com/

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