New Book Covers?

amberberry 2020-03-01 00:25:08 UTC #36

Well you can definitely use the cover on other sites too if you plan to upload to anywhere else.

"We recommend working larger at 1920px x 2880px". If you use those dimensions, you can scale it down for Tapas but also use the same cover for, for example Amazon Kindle that apparently recommends 1600 x 2500 pixels for cover size.

Greetings 2020-03-01 00:52:38 UTC #37

@Kaylim
I don't know if this is helpful, but I also have a few covers I'd commissioned with Tapas's square format in mind; this is how I turned one of them into a rectangular cover (not sure if this is final yet, might still play around with it since I feel like the text isn't visible enough):

If this can't work with yours though (certain illustrations don't make much sense anymore once cropped), I agree with @joannekwan 's suggestion; I'll probably also be using this method for covers that can't be zoomed in on.

Carossmo 2020-03-01 00:53:39 UTC #38

the rendering and colors are so pretty~

Greetings 2020-03-01 00:54:01 UTC #39

Thank you! The artist did an amazing job!

Awesomeness_Studios 2020-03-01 02:13:33 UTC #40

Alright so I finished a sketch for The Four Friendly Humors. I know its good to make more designs in order to get the best possible, but... idk i already like this. What do you guys think? What should I change to it (keep in mind this is a sketch; i do plan to add color and make the logo not blurry)

Iris-Grimoire 2020-03-01 02:24:25 UTC #41

Being a comedic series, I think it fits! The more focus on the characters the better. If you want to try out other iterations, maybe keep their lineup but change the poses to have one turning their head, or looking back, that kind of stuff.

ivanskilling 2020-03-01 02:27:31 UTC #42

Wow I'm all for this change! I was just contemplating how to simplify the cover image for my next story since my original idea for it was too complex. Luckily I hadn't commissioned an artist for it yet lol.

Meanwhile I just revamped my current cover image!

Btw does this mean the size of the thumbnail for each episode of the series is also of the new dimensions?

Awesomeness_Studios 2020-03-01 02:42:32 UTC #43

Here's a second version. I changed the faces of Phlegm and Choleric

Carossmo 2020-03-01 02:45:40 UTC #44

It temps me to make an animated version ahaha

Awesomeness_Studios 2020-03-01 02:51:20 UTC #45

Here's a third version where I changed Choleric's pose and slightly modified Phlegm's mouth

Zak 2020-03-01 03:01:13 UTC #46

Is the book cover system mostly for an entire series (so sorta like the banner is used once etc) or does it sorta go along side with thumbnail images so you can do both per episode?

Awesomeness_Studios 2020-03-01 03:04:07 UTC #47

it's for the whole series

Iris-Grimoire 2020-03-01 03:14:47 UTC #48

@Awesomeness_Studios It's looking pretty good now, displaying their personalities and a tiny hint of relationship right away!

Well, here's my tentative cover from the fixed up icon! I was going to fix that accursed bad profile view anyway based on the advice I got on another thread, but I also went and redid the effect a bit and mixed up the shading so it displays better at this size. I might still do a really nice one when I finish chapter one whenever that is, but right now the priority are the pages and not the promo art.(I could give him the cape, fix up the angle of his hat's brooch, make a cooler shattered background, but then I'm just spending an eternity better used on finishing a nice scene)

BobbyjoeX 2020-03-01 03:33:16 UTC #49

O_O... i'm so screwed, i have 2 "covers" but i personally dont like them QAQ... well tome for more work

Awesomeness_Studios 2020-03-01 04:40:07 UTC #50

Alright so I used the 3rd sketch and here's where I am so far. I'm trying to use brighter backgrounds after learning that the dull colors in the comic are not ideal. Please give me suggestions on this. Also, should I add my username to it, or maybe other details?

Carossmo 2020-03-01 04:45:51 UTC #51

wow that was fast ahaha

Awesomeness_Studios 2020-03-01 04:51:45 UTC #52

Yeah I used shapes i really like in their designs, so I usually end up drawing them quickly.

Also I went on ahead to add more words even though nobody said so because I started to realize it looked pretty empty:

Awesomeness_Studios 2020-03-01 05:27:23 UTC #53

For The Wonderful World of Whatever, I just took a drawing from the comic and slapped my username and the logo onto it. It annoys me that none of the characters on it are significant, but who cares; it's been months since it ended so idc if i don't see more subs

joannekwan 2020-03-01 08:36:17 UTC #54

Some cover inspo for the simple 'use square artwork and fill in blank space with title treatment' method.

unknown_user 2020-03-01 10:29:57 UTC #55

Oh, I already want to make one!
But I'm not sure what to draw on it, yet
Good thing, I have a time to think... but anyone, who read my comics, can give their ideas for a new cover, too!