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Old 01-07-2013, 08:28 PM   #12040
JM Jacen Kelsai JM Jacen Kelsai is offline
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Originally Posted by farzam4 View Post
This is my second custom cover:
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I know it's not so good, but I'm only thirteen and still learning.
That's awesome that you're trying your hand at this at a young age!

I would try -- on the front cover -- decreasing the size of the title logo and maybe shifting it up, if necessary, as well as increasing the size of the image itself to fill out the cover more, similarly like the theatrical poster. On the back I would alter the font size and/or the positioning of the text so that it doesn't cut into Gandalf. I would also use a hard return (Enter key, start a new line) instead of hyphenating the words. It gives a better aesthetic. Might want to try making the text a gold color similar to the title logo (via color sampling would be easiest) as long as it doesn't get drowned out by the background. You could try a drop shadow if it does and you want to go with the gold. What program are you using and what is the font you used for the back cover text? I would like that font. It's nice.

That's just my advice. Hope it helps. I like style of your cover. Keep up the good work!
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