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Published: 2011-12-14 21:48:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 3522; Favourites: 55; Downloads: 241
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Description Ramjets by Anders Lejczak.

An abortive attempt at a fictional book cover. I had a fanciful idea about creating a set of covers for a series of books, but lack of talent and vision put paid to that
Still I think this one came out alright.
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Comments: 14

RobCaswell [2011-12-15 17:33:30 +0000 UTC]

I love the stark simplicity of the composition and the vertical format. So are you trying to do covers for established works or original fiction?

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GrahamTG In reply to RobCaswell [2011-12-15 18:16:12 +0000 UTC]

That's kinda where my ideas ran out I was toying with the idea of a made up book series but couldn't come up with any decent titles or copy.

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RobCaswell In reply to GrahamTG [2011-12-15 18:28:14 +0000 UTC]

LOL! But that's the EASY part!!!??

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Ptrope In reply to RobCaswell [2011-12-15 18:36:30 +0000 UTC]

SKY KNIGHTS
The Hastor Compulsion
by Ivan Tamicha

(hey, that was easy!)

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RobCaswell In reply to Ptrope [2011-12-15 19:07:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow... THE Ivan Tamicha!??!?!

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Ptrope In reply to RobCaswell [2011-12-15 19:20:45 +0000 UTC]

No, an Ivan Tamicha ... haven't you heard? They come in six-packs! (Thanks to Douglas Adams ... R.I.P.)

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Vanguard3000 [2011-12-15 16:56:08 +0000 UTC]

Love the camera angle here. Those ships have such a handsome profile from the top.

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GrahamTG In reply to Vanguard3000 [2011-12-15 18:16:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Vanguard3000 In reply to GrahamTG [2011-12-19 06:30:01 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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PENICKart [2011-12-14 22:35:55 +0000 UTC]

I like the idea of what you're doing with this, but I think pulling the camera down, even just a little, would dramatically improve the idea. It would give the ramjets more dimension and the entire composition more depth. Just my two cents. I'd be interested to see you take another stab at it.

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GrahamTG In reply to PENICKart [2011-12-15 18:18:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment, when you say move the camera down do you mean move it down (closer) to the ships or move the camera to a slightly oblique angle ?

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PENICKart In reply to GrahamTG [2011-12-15 19:05:06 +0000 UTC]

A slightly oblique angle so we can see some perspective on the ramjets. As it is the composition is very flat, which is interesting in it's own way but I feel the desire to see more of the ramjets than just their tops. Having some perspective will give the whole thing some depth too. Again, that's just my two cents. It looks cool either way.

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Ptrope [2011-12-14 22:12:33 +0000 UTC]

Looks to me like you have a pretty good start, actually ... aspect ratio is a bit thin - I generally go for 1550x2500 - and just make sure you've got enough 'dead space' so you can put in the title and author info without covering anything that the image needs to tell its story. It's definitely eye-catching, both in color use and in composition - I'd recommend finishing it before deciding you lack either talent or vision (We'll be the judges of that ).

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GrahamTG In reply to Ptrope [2011-12-15 18:19:41 +0000 UTC]


Thanks. I'll give those dimensions a go.

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