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

braden H

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

When we look at it from afar, the cover isn't as eye catching as it could be

I agree! Works-ish, but definitely not on the level of "LOOKATMELOOKATME!" which is what I want!

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.