after talking to Fred about which idea he thought was the most successful (dress dolly, or the abbey road) he thought the abbey road concept was stronger and is original. with this in mind, i stressed to him the problem i was having with what to include on the back page as the original CD cover of abbey road only exist as a single image. Fred suggested just to carry on the line of people onto the back page without the background scenery, and that scene space will be filled with the mandatory text.
i have drawn both the background and figures in graphite so they link together, but have used shading and tone on the figures so they hold the focus. unlike the previous technique i used for the abbey road idea, i am showing detail in there skin and facial features instead of their clothes, i aim to use/add negative space, block colour, or textures on Photoshop to fill in the clothes.
i found by adding a colour background to the illustration lost the effectiveness of the image, and the contrast between the detailed figure and the background is lost. however, i do like the use of negative space in the shape - of the clothing, i think this really stands out against the coloured background and detailed figure.
To diferentiate the background and the foreground futher i really like this ar tist way of adding small amount of colours to a pencil drawing.
instead of colouring the bacground i have played around with adding colour to the figure. i do like the effect of this, however, i think having a pure white background may be risky.
drawing figures again separately so i can add more finer line detail without shading.
though i liked the use of graphite pencil, i think for a book cover, its need to be a more striking and simple process, focusing more on the concept as the concept i’m trying to convey is quite complex. also, after showing complex people my original technique (above)they feel this is more original and eye catching.
instead of adding details by hand, i have used textures and patterns to the figures clothing which i feel reinforces there stereotype. ire the sumo wrestler with j Japanese patterned patte nappy . i thing this makes the illustration look more crisp and clean as a whole.
i have stuck to the process of just detailing sections of the figures so that the background colour can blend in wit the foreground (figure) illustrations, i have also done this so the figures don't become over worked or complicated to the eye, keeping the book cover as clear and simple as possible.
Adding Figures to the cover and testing out background colours
i like the white background as i think this allows the textures and colours added to the figures to really stand out as they are the only detailed par ts, it also makes the text added bold. however, the crossing on the road lacks definition and therefore the concept is not as obvious.
i think this colour is more suitable as it is a similar to skin colour therefore doesn't not look odd when its overlaps the figures. it also subtly highlights the crossing.
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have changed the background colour to a slightly yellower tone than previous as i think this brightens and uplifts the whole cover. though the illustration was complete i was not set on a font or could find one that i thought best represents the tone of the cover, to solve this i decided to create a title myself, this way i could draw it exactly how i imagine it in my head. i feel my cover now looks more complete and original. i have chosen the colour of orange and blue for the book information as they are complementary colours. and orange ties in with the logo of the penguin books.
making the scenery more 3d. i think by using different tones of the background colour to separate the different sections of the scenery (sky, trees, road,) adds depth to the illustration. i have also used a darker tone towards the end of the road, to emphasis the perspective and line of sight.
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