Need help picking a thumbnail (decided, thanks^^)

[liquidlilium]

So I finally found some time to make a new thumbnail for my GL sci-fi romance
But I got a bit carried away and created 3 versions and now I can't choose
Any feedback that can help me choose would be greatly appreciated^^
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If you want feedback of your of thumbnail(s) in return, feel free to post them below and I'll do my best to think of some constructive criticism

EDIT: I added a poll Didn't know I could do that before ^^;

Which picture do you think works best?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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[ashersz]

i like the 2nd one. Mainly because it will be displayed smaller than this and that one will be seen better

[ericsalinas149]

The the third one but have the image more centered, or have something filling the left hemisphere, like an image of a flower or something.

[liquidlilium]

Yes, that might work better. Especially on mobile I'll keep it mind! Thanks^^

[liquidlilium]

The third one's my favorite too When I tried adding something to left it was really difficult to not make the image look too busy tho maybe it'll work reformatted as banner?
Thanks for your feedback

[peachiestleaf]

as much as I love 3, I think 2 might work best as a thumbnail? personally, I think it would be more recognizable at a smaller size, but honestly all of them look great!!

[ericsalinas149]

If you add an image to the left, tap down on the opacity so it doesn't seem to busy but is subtle

[ericsalinas149]

here is a mock-up of the third one.

[liquidlilium]

Thanks Yes, I checked what 2 looked like when searching for comics, and 1,3 would probably not work very well in that size.

[liquidlilium]

Oh, it looks nice with some colors I'll try to experiment a bit with the background when working on the banner^^

[gh0stcr33p]

I like the 3rd one. maybe just zoom in a little bit more

[arushiangelica]

I like the third one. It looks more vulnerable. Also, you can include a poll in your post. That way it will be easy to track people's preferences.

Here's how I did it:

Tapas Writer's Camp is going to start soon and I am sure we are all in our planning stages. The thing about planning stage is that we constantly need feedback. I noticed in the writer's camp announcement thread that some were interested in discussing the nitty-gritty of their work. Of course, that would flood the official thread and things can quickly go off topic. So here's the place to do it. Want feedbacks for your covers, or plots or writing style. Share here. And once you publish, you can a…

[onyefrankie]

Third one with probably the title written on it around that free space area, with a sans font like Kiona or The Light font (personal use font).

Since the image is already eye-catching enough, for a cover/thumbnail, you'd want the text to be very visible but also not too overdone otherwise the whole thing would just look too busy.

[liquidlilium]

@ghostieblu I'm trying out a slightly more zoomed in version Thanks^^

@arushiangelica I completely missed that we could do polls^^; added one now I'll go check out your thread too!

@onyefrankie I added a version with the same sans serif font I use one the covers Thanks for your feedback^^