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

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    • Georgios Christopoulos
      Georgios Christopoulos last edited by

      @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!

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      • braden H
        braden H @Georgios Christopoulos last edited by

        @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 ๐Ÿ™‚

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        • braden H
          braden H last edited by

          I think it's close to done ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for the feedback everyone!

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          • burvantill
            burvantill Moderator @braden H last edited by

            @Braden-Hallett Nice. I like the saturation in the magenta. And the electric green details. Good color scheme. ๐Ÿ‘

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            • APHOTICMOTH
              APHOTICMOTH Moderator last edited by

              I liked the green text, but that's just me ๐Ÿ˜› Looking really nice.

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              • braden H
                braden H @burvantill last edited by

                @burvantill Dunno why but I love purple/grey/green ๐Ÿ™‚

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                • braden H
                  braden H @APHOTICMOTH last edited by

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

                  I liked the green text, but that's just me ๐Ÿ˜› Looking really nice.

                  It's still a possibility! It just reminds me too much of mint chocolate chip ice cream ๐Ÿ˜†

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                  • lizardillo
                    lizardillo @braden H last edited by lizardillo

                    @Braden-Hallett I was just writing...

                    โ€œI 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).โ€

                    ...but you have just done it before I pressed submit ๐Ÿ˜‚

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

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                    • braden H
                      braden H @lizardillo last edited by

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

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

                      That's good to hear ๐Ÿ˜ƒ 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.

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                      • KevinTreaccar
                        KevinTreaccar @braden H last edited by

                        @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.

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                        • braden H
                          braden H @KevinTreaccar last edited by

                          @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!

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                          • braden H
                            braden H last edited by

                            Aaaaaaaand done! Thanks everyone for the feedback ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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                            • Freya Chakour
                              Freya Chakour last edited by

                              Wow this is soo cool! You honestly did an amazing job here! that would definitely catch my eye in the bookstore! Also it was awesome to see how this evolved form your initial WIP.

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                                Mara Price @braden H last edited by

                                @Braden-Hallett I like it!

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                                • lizardillo
                                  lizardillo @braden H last edited by

                                  @Braden-Hallett That gradient in the title has really lifted it. Nice.

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                                  • Melissa_Bailey
                                    Melissa_Bailey @braden H last edited by

                                    @Braden-Hallett NICE cover design! Really simple and effective.

                                    Youโ€™re gonna hate me cuz Iโ€™m late to the party, but honestly, a green title would work better, in my humble book design opinion.

                                    Instead of that lighter โ€œmint greenโ€ that you werenโ€™t digging, have you tried the mid-green of the computer chip? That color, with a gradient, would really make the title pop as well has bring some color harmony to the bottom of the cover. Itโ€™s also nice to have the title and byline a little more separated in color.

                                    Itโ€™s worth a try.
                                    ๐Ÿ‘

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