Well, here it is. Obviously, there's still a few little things that aren't finished about it. It'll probably be in a constant state of revision, and I'll update the image as I make the changes. But I think the majority of the work is done. I also worked a bit on a more painterly version, but I finally decided that this style fits the linework better I think.Wow, I'd forgotten how long it takes to color these things. Hope I can have the stamina to color the interior as well! Otherwise, the plan will be to do grayscale for the rest of it. I really hope I can figure out a faster way to do color though. It's gotta be in color to do the story justice.
Again, I was going for sort of a "Star Wars movie poster" look with this. I'm pretty happy with the way it came out!
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Abso-friggin-lutely brilliant.
It's coming along nicely!
Do you color it by hand or on the computer?
Thanks guys! Glad you like it. Now I just need to draw, ink and color 180 pages to go along with it...no problem ;) I colored it in Photoshop. I don't think I could color something like this by hand and do it any justice.
Brian-
I would through in a focus color, something to throw it all of a bit. The single hue look for me is robbing the energy and the life this cover could have. I like the overall feel of it, but I guess I see a more colorful version in my head. Just my opinion on that one.
But I would def through your dragon symbol behind the Myth title. Where you have it now it just gets lost in the page. So, maybe find a way to make it more prominent.
Just my thoughts, but its coming along. This stage is always the hardest.
Yeah it's a pain. The dragon symbol is the number one thing that I know I need to fix. I just threw it on there to get a feel for what it's all gonna look like. Looks horrible right now though. Thanks for the advice with the colors though. I haven't done a whole lot with color, so I'm really still figuring it out as I go along. I'll try adding a focus color!
Actually, I thought the Logo was sticking out, rather than disappearing. I almost commented on it, but didn't have any constructive comments on the subject.
Nice! I like the muted colors, but at the same time it doesn't seem quite finished, like you say.
I hope this doesn't bother you, but I love how Grey Wolf looks so sad and lovable! I want to hug him!
Just as a side note. I love to color or do anything in photoshop, even tedious things. Maybe, if you want, I could be your ghost colorer . . . like how some authors have ghost writers, ya know?
Just a thought . . . That way you could have the final say and stuff but I could help you get the bulk of coloring done for your interior pages or something.
Well, I tried adding a focus color and making parts of it more saturated...along with a lot of other things. Messed with the logo too.
Julie-
Nah, that's cool that you find Grey Wolf kinda lovable. I was really trying to give him more appeal in his current design, so that's the response I think I was going for. He can be quite ferocious as well. But his natural disposition is a loyal dog that just wants to obey his master.
As for coloring, I'm definitely looking for people who could help color this thing. However, I'm reluctant to as well, because I know how much work it is. The biggest task is "flatting" pages for color. That's where you fill in the base colors.
I'd love to get to the point where I have a person or people coloring for me. Coloring is the one part of the process I don't feel I need to be a control freak about.
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