Art Book Cover March Challenge - WIP

[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.