Cover Design test

Geminii23

Hi everyone.  Been a long time since I created and shared anything.  This is a concept cover design based on a screenplay I wrote.  Still trying to get myself inspired to get back to writing and revising the script.  Hopefully one day I will start working on the graphic novel for this.

Thoughts?

 

Odaa

So far as I know, and it's not a topic I've paid attention to in years, it is customary to submit scripts with a basic 3 hole punch binding and nothing much on the cover except the title and the author's contact info. If you want to do concept posters for your own benefit, or maybe to advertise your project on social media, that's fine, but don't feel like you need to do this as a prelude to shopping the script around.

As far as the art itself goes, I appreciate you going for something PG-rated but don't have strong feelings about it otherwise. If it helps get you interested in your writing project, that's all that matters, right?

 

Geminii23

Odaa said:

So far as I know, and it's not a topic I've paid attention to in years, it is customary to submit scripts with a basic 3 hole punch binding and nothing much on the cover except the title and the author's contact info. If you want to do concept posters for your own benefit, or maybe to advertise your project on social media, that's fine, but don't feel like you need to do this as a prelude to shopping the script around.

As far as the art itself goes, I appreciate you going for something PG-rated but don't have strong feelings about it otherwise. If it helps get you interested in your writing project, that's all that matters, right?

 

Hi.  Thanks for the feedback.  I have actually been a screenwriter for over a decade and you are correct, this isn't something I would submit with a script.  So this is definitely more for myself primarily.  But like you said it can be used to drum up interest on social media and there are also quite a few online resources for screenwriters that allow for concept poster art now such as Filmfreeway and Script Revolution.  Lately I have become more interested in figuring out how to turn some of my scripts into graphic novels and self-publish instead of shopping the scripts around.  The spec script market is pretty depressing.

Linwelly

I like the setup of the charater in the back very much, the figures in front are too singled out and look a bit off to me

Hylas

Only gonna comment on form, not on content.

I love that it's so pulpy! But I find it a little bland. Something about the proportions, composition, use of background/negative space, use of dark/light contrast... it all needs a little more pizzazz, if that makes sense.

I'm also a bit confused about he floating people in the upper half. They take up an awful lot of space for characters who presumable aren't the protagonists of the story. (I assume the guy in the flanel shirt is the protagonist.)

I do like the individual figures themselves. The expressions and poses are pretty good, particularly the flanel guy has an engaging and dynamic look.

Hope some of that helps!

Hylas

Oh, and you appear to have two moons, which is a little odd :)

Chohole

If you are going to add some more images to this thread I suggest that you move it over to the Art Studio, where it will be in good company  

You do that by clicking the gear icon on your first post, then clicking edit, on the edit screen you will see that on the left you can change category by selecting one form the drop down list and then clicking to save the comment

 

digitell

In My Opinion,

I like the compesition, but I think there are too many characters in the image. It looks too "busy".

I think if you had just a few, maybe 3, of the main characters that would be better. You could make them larger that way. Also there seems to be a white light around your characters. Overall, just work on the lighting and focus on less characters. 

Geminii23

Thanks everyone for so many great suggestions here.  Still not really sure I know what I am going to do with this yet.

Hylas said:

Oh, and you appear to have two moons, which is a little odd :)

It's actually supposed to be a sun on one side and moon on the other but obviously this isn't very clear.  Having a few days to step away, I see now that the whole thing is a bit of a misfire.  I took some inspirations from Stranger Things poster art and other 80s stuff like Indiana Jones, SW, etc.  But I am just not skilled enough with Photoshop or DAZ it seems.

digitell said:

In My Opinion,

I like the compesition, but I think there are too many characters in the image. It looks too "busy".

I think if you had just a few, maybe 3, of the main characters that would be better. You could make them larger that way. Also there seems to be a white light around your characters. Overall, just work on the lighting and focus on less characters. 

yeah, less characters is probably a better choice.  And the soft glow was just a quick amateur way to separate them out.

Thanks

Hylas

Geminii23 said:

I took some inspirations from Stranger Things poster art and other 80s stuff like Indiana Jones, SW, etc.  But I am just not skilled enough with Photoshop or DAZ it seems.

Your inspiration actually comes through loud and clear, and I like that about it! It's just an early (first?) draft, it needs a little more tweaking.

Geminii23

Hylas said:

Geminii23 said:

I took some inspirations from Stranger Things poster art and other 80s stuff like Indiana Jones, SW, etc.  But I am just not skilled enough with Photoshop or DAZ it seems.

Your inspiration actually comes through loud and clear, and I like that about it! It's just an early (first?) draft, it needs a little more tweaking.

Thanks.  Yeah this is just first draft.  I am still trying to figure out an art style that I (and hopefully others) like.  So this will most likely keep evolving.

Timbales

It's mainly a matter of personal aesthetics, but I'd consider a more asymmetrical approach that guides the eye to your main character and creates more visual tension with his adversary.