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Journal Cover

Postby Justintime9 » Sat May 24, 2008 8:04 am

Today I decided to create the journal cover for a journal in Yinfara (my age) and, after a bit of work, I created this:
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Now, there WILL be a symbol in the middle at some point, but it won't be added for awhile, so for now, just imagine it with a symbol in the center. Anyway, do any of you have any suggestions as to how I could make it better? (e.g better shading in some area, etc.) I want to make this as good as possible :D
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Re: Journal Cover

Postby Justintime9 » Thu May 29, 2008 12:23 pm

Ok, I added the symbol :) what do you think now? any suggestions? anyone? *crickets chirping*
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Re: Journal Cover

Postby dtierce » Thu May 29, 2008 1:16 pm

I thought your cover looked great the first time. That's why I did not reply earlier.

The symbol you've added looks good and matches the apparent age of the book. Reminds me slightly of a butterfly, but you probably have some other meaning in mind. :)

If you want to embellish the book more, I might suggest some edging. Either stitched leather or crimped metal around the edges to prevent scuffing and fraying of the edges.
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Re: Journal Cover

Postby Justintime9 » Thu May 29, 2008 1:33 pm

Ah, thx :) I'll look into that!
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Re: Journal Cover

Postby Chacal » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:03 am

You're getting good at Photoshop.
I agree about the edging, it would give it a look of practicality.
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Re: Journal Cover

Postby Justintime9 » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:21 pm

hmm... so should I just give it metal edges? if so, what color metal do you think would fit the design of the book?
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Re: Journal Cover

Postby Lontahv » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:30 pm

Looks good. :D

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Re: Journal Cover

Postby dtierce » Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:36 pm

Justintime9 wrote:hmm... so should I just give it metal edges? if so, what color metal do you think would fit the design of the book?
I've always been fond of brass.
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