CD Cover Concept

[dreiden]

This is my first post in this thread.. hopefully it's in the right one.

This is a CD cover concept, I'm quite happy with it and hopefully it leads somewhere.

It's been a while since I've painted (digital or not) but I'm hoping to do a lot more work from now on, I know I've lost a lot of technique.

enough chit chat, here's my piece

[epiginosis]

Not bad, personally I would desaturate the colors in the clothes that are farter away in space and add more detail and contrast to the things that you want to be in focus more.

[bloopatone]

There's somethign about the background that makes it look like he's sitting next to a painted backdrop. Not sure what it is. Cool mood, I like the shadows on his face and very well done hands (i'm envious). Maybe there could be more of a reflection of him in the pavement?

[epiginosis]

you're right about the background, mainly it just needs to have a softer tone to it to push it back a ways; try a subtle blur effect.

[dreiden]

thanks guys.. I think it's the reflection of the lights on the pavement that's really screwing up the depth... after a few days of not looking at it, the perspective makes it look like it's a few feet away.

I'll touch it up and repost.

[Professor Az]

Dude, that is one dark pic. Almost hard to tell what's going on... almost.

Very nice. :confident

[dreiden]

Dude, that is one dark pic. Almost hard to tell what's going on... almost.

Very nice. :confident

It's dark, but probably not as dark as you think.. there is a lot of variation in the darks, but your monitor has to be configured to the cue to see a lot of the details.. same thing happened to me when I took the picture from the office PC home, could barely see a thing.

Thanks,

[Treks]

what really can tie a piece together is the use of text// lettering. i dont know that too many artists have CDs without a name on the cover or some type of familiar marking. you should try to incorporate text and see if it can really be utilized as a cover.

[mofongo]

I like the concept, but I agree with Treks. It would be good to see how the lettering works with this piece. Head/shoulders also needs some definition. It was hard to identify the pose at first.

[sickelsick]

i agree wit that guy who sed it looks like hes sitting next to a backdrop. it does look like hes sitting next to a painting of the city. i think u need to brighten this up a little too.

use a reference for the background. that will help a LOT

[saucetradomous]

I think this piece would look much better with a secondary light source on the figure. This would brighten it up while still allowing you to keep a dark contrast