Let's give each other fancy tips about our covers!

[abigaillmartin]

I need to see what you mean like you did last time with the last comic art. I just know better when I see it. I love all the fonts by the way! Thank you for sharing them with me. I don’t know it was just really helpful last time when I saw what you meant.

[VersusVII]

I will try to give my thoughts on all the cover posted.

@kristynamaximova as others suggested, I would move the title in front of the characters (I didn't even noticed). I like the cover, I get the characters have a bit of rivalry between them.

@Flios mmm, I would put what I think is the main character (the one with the title) in the center and the others around him, like this cover for example

@faisalhussein394 I like the title style and the cover idea. I would scale down the font for the "drawn by" part, it doesn't give enough space to the title.

@Animefanka the first two Covers seems ok to me, in the third one I didn't notice the pink haired character, I thought it was background at first sight.

[VersusVII]

So, this is my cover. I'm not satisfied at all, I still need to learn better at drawing trees and composition. Any suggestion to give it mystery vibes are accepted.

[darthmongoose]

I need to see what you mean like you did last time with the last comic art. I just know better when I see it. I love all the fonts by the way! Thank you for sharing them with me. I don’t know it was just really helpful last time when I saw what you meant.

Er... okay... I've whipped something up:

So, nothing blocking our view in the foreground, just Elsie looking cool on the deck of an airship with her hair blowing in the wind, because ADVENTURE! And she's the titular protagonist, so the star of the show here, not someone's elbow.
Use a thinner line and softer colours on the background so she really pops and to just generally create a pleasing sense of depth to the scene.
Throw some cool airships in the sky behind her because that shouts to the audience: STEAMPUNK ADVENTURE! Roll up! Get yer steampunk here!
Bold title font with a brass effect (literally just use the bevel and emboss layer mode on some light browny-yellow text and then add a brown gradient overlay and a pattern overlay of some sort of basic noise pattern for this) and then add some steampunky gears and wings and stuff around it (draw one and copy-paste then "flip horizontal" You can also download stuff like this as shapes or brushes by searching things like "steampunk decals") also threw an "outer glow" on the text but set the colour to a dark brown and the mode to "normal" so instead of a "glow" it becomes more like a shadow (this is used so much on fancy title fonts, often with black or dark coloured glows in "multiply" mode too. Now you know this secret, have a look for it on Tapas premium covers! ).

I hope that's more helpful?

[abigaillmartin]

Awwww yes! This is perfect! Thank you now I can see it! I’ll get working on it soon as I get home.

[doomed4art]

I actually think the trees being hazy adds a lot, I like it! Though it's a little too peaceful at the moment to be super mysterious unless that's your intention?

• the biggest thing is just making the shadows for the character stronger so they have a good contrast with the hazy trees.
• Raised the ground a bit because that cast shadow is visually interesting
• increased the fogginess and soft lights outside

I also tried out night time lighting but I don't know if that fits your goal.

[VersusVII]

When I created the cover I wanted to imitate Shuzo Oshimi: he does soft watercolor covers but the stories are insane, characters are all crazy. So I thought to give a peaceful cover for the beginning of the story and then get more mysterious.

I will raise the ground and make the light softer

[Hipiticus]

Here's mine

[cherrystark]

I am trying out a new cover option for my novel. What do you think? It has more of a mystery flair to it.

[bulgariansumo]

Ooooh, this is neat. I'd definitely make the bottom text brighter, probably around the same color as the sky or even the ground.

[cherrystark]

You were right! The lighter color does make it blend a lot better than white did.

[abigaillmartin]

@darthmongoose thank you for the great tips! She looks amazing!

Alright here is my new and improved cover I even made a logo! Haha!

Tell me what you guys think.

[LunarScyphozoa]

The only thing I can think of is that the floating ship things blend in with the sky a bit

[Katzalcoatl]

I would make the ships more noticeable, like @AmeTsunami mentioned, plus work on their details a bit more. (As of right now they look like regular blimps instead of steampunkish.)

The tittle looks much better but I would still add more gears or add the little wings around the gears that @darthmongoose had made. Those little wings attracted attention.

If you don't want those little wings I think some extra gears would really seal the deal.

P.S. what is the copper/goldenish line on the sides for?

[abigaillmartin]

It’s fine I like it. I like how it is the ships aren’t supposed to draw attention I’m focusing on the character herself. sighs I like it the way it is. It’s improved.

[harlan]

I like your cover, Hipiticus. The monkey paw really stands out. And the art style seems to fit your writing style and the story style. The extra finger and the protruding bones creep me out, but that's how I'm supposed to feel, right?

If I were to suggest any changes, it would be to give your title a little more room so it doesn't seem scrunched in and put your author name below. You could rotate the paw 20-25 degrees to the left to make more room.

I can't think of any actual "fancy" tips. Maybe extend the pinkie finger out to the right delicately as if the paw is grasping a cup of tea in fine china?

[abigaillmartin]

The copper golden lines are for the cover to fit.

I’m done! I’m done! The logo is fine!

[abigaillmartin]

I have a simplistic style I don’t need anything fancy or crazy! I’m just glad the cover looks better than it once did.

[theyrebothakilogram]

I recently switched up my tall cover, it wasn't quite my original design idea but this worked out a lot better for my skill level

[abigaillmartin]

I love it! That looks so good! ️