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Does this cover image work?
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04-24-2012, 01:21 PM | #2 |
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For me, the guy's face is too real. I'd kind of expect a more cartoony feel. Does that make sense?
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04-24-2012, 03:48 PM | #6 |
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He's supposed to be one of the motorcyclists.
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plus, he doesn't look very brutal, more wistful. Last edited by RolandD; 04-24-2012 at 06:03 PM. |
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04-24-2012, 06:56 PM | #10 |
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I don't like his spot.
Also, if he's a biker why isn't he wearing shades and a German WWII helmet? I'd take one of those classic 60s/70s images, bump it around with Gimp for a bit, then apply a cartoon filter to it, stick with a red/monochrome look and make the small text jaggier. "plus, he doesn't look very brutal, more wistful. " Like he's wondering why his grandkids don't visit as often as they used to. I'll tell you why - that spot. Ah, here we go: http://www.itsdeadlicious.com/2008/1...h-library.html Obviously, in the spirit of classic exploitation fiction, the cover should reveal a scene that never occurs within the pages of the book. May I suggest a biker launching across the raised Tower Bridge as a scantily clad pillion passenger (preferably female, but go nuts) clings on for dear life on the back of his Bonnie, while zombies swarm underneath. In dinghies. Last edited by dadioflex; 04-24-2012 at 07:09 PM. |
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Maybe a shade of purple or crimson rather than green.
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04-25-2012, 06:53 AM | #12 |
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Ah, I knew I shouldn't have used Steven Lyle as a model. Is this one any better?
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04-25-2012, 07:11 AM | #13 |
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04-25-2012, 08:28 AM | #14 |
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So here I am, planning to just look at but not comment on a cover that I didn't think particularly worked... and someone has to get snide.
So... Sorry, but the photo doesn't look like a biker; the over-the-top grimace makes him look like a retarded (or hopelessly drunk/high) homicidal maniac who eats bikers for breakfast (or gets beat up by them). It's also a bit close on him. Full head and shoulders, with a sneering look, would be much better. Better still, pull back some more and show either the bike he's sitting on, or the townspeople he's threatening. Finally, if you want a retro look, tone down all the colors... wash them out, as if you just found this cover amongst the 60s remainders. Done. I'm going back to posing now. |
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