Front Cover - Critique please
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Do have plan for placing the names?
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@rcartwright Yes, on the lower corners. What do you think?
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@judy-elizabeth-wilson First off I really like this overall, great colors and shapes but I think the ring may cause you some issues, the names may look squished into the corners and the company may also want a larger title
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Day 360/365. Lol posted this in the wrong thread.
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I really like the illustration.
Question: What does the Octopus lie about? As he sits on the illustration, he looks like a sweet, innocent Octo with nothing to hide. While he still may be a sweet, innocent Octo in the story, can you incorporate something into his pose or tentacles that fleshes out the "lying" bit?
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The only constructive feedback I can give is I think the font is too harsh. I'd like to see a brighter colour for the font but that's just one man's opinion. The illustration, the composition and the characters are lovely! Great work.
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Thanks for everyones critiques. I have realised something I hadn't noticed before even though I have seen so many children's book front covers. I was amazed at how many front covers have colourful text, sometimes one colour, sometimes many colours, the text is equally as colourful as the image. It's really cool to register something new.
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@ians Thanks Ian. Great comment. I'm so glad I posted this image because the comments have been so helpful. I like the idea of a colourful font.
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@anthonywheeler Thanks so much Anthony. Larry blames his friends. He's learning how to own up to making big mistakes. Maybe he could have something in his tentacle hiding behind his back?
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@judy-elizabeth-wilson I think you need something. Your description of Larry isn't indicated in his art OR any of the art around the ring of of the illustration. Its cute and all but you aren't doing enough to sell the concept of Larry Lying.