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Postby jamshedt » Apr Thu 27, 2017 10:33 am

So another work in progress while the other gets a bit of a breather. Been working on this during my time off.
Tombstone - another classic that was screaming to be done. Hopefully i've done some justice.  :-|  :-| :-?
Righty so onto the cover !!



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Re: Tombstone

Postby Fogdude » Apr Thu 27, 2017 11:32 am

Excellent start! Can't wait to see the final result!
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Re: Tombstone

Postby topmeasure » Apr Thu 27, 2017 11:34 am

Really nice start, keep at it.   :)
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Re: Tombstone

Postby Wrench » Apr Thu 27, 2017 12:37 pm

Gun hand color not matching the rest of his skin, looks odd.
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Re: Tombstone

Postby sauron » Apr Thu 27, 2017 1:15 pm

Nice start but his face and left hand (in the bottom right corner) is very very red.
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Re: Tombstone

Postby jamshedt » Apr Thu 27, 2017 1:38 pm

Thanks everyone & thanks for the input guys.
sauron wrote:Nice start but his face and left hand (in the bottom right corner) is very very red.

mywrench wrote:Gun hand color not matching the rest of his skin, looks odd.
Good start.


So a bit of an update...  :-|  :-|
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Re: Tombstone

Postby sauron » Apr Thu 27, 2017 3:12 pm

Looks a little better now but still feel he is a little red compared to the hand with the gun.

Also just realised that the TT has a 3D effect, it may look better without it?
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Re: Tombstone

Postby ctaulbee » Apr Thu 27, 2017 3:14 pm

Yup, I'm not fond of the 3D title either and his face is still a little red for my taste, it's coming along though.

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Re: Tombstone

Postby alienmem » Apr Thu 27, 2017 5:56 pm

Don't you guys think that his vest and his scarf look overtly saturated?

I really like your choices but maybe it's just me.

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Re: Tombstone

Postby chouette » Apr Thu 27, 2017 9:31 pm

Nothing to add but what was already mentioned. Good start! <3
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Re: Tombstone

Postby jamshedt » Apr Fri 28, 2017 2:40 pm

thanks for the feedback everyone. bit of an update to the cover.

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Re: Tombstone

Postby sauron » Apr Fri 28, 2017 3:15 pm

Looking better now, maybe add some red into the hand with the gun? Also maybe try and bring some detail back into his jacket with the sherrif badge on.
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Re: Tombstone

Postby stampe » Apr Fri 28, 2017 3:36 pm

its a good start. im glad you cured kurt of that skin cancer :D
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Re: Tombstone

Postby alienmem » Apr Sat 29, 2017 7:21 am

Very nice...looking very nice.

Yeah the hand looks pale in comparison to his facial skin. Maybe he went to the beach and had that hand covered?
Maybe!!! or he has some disease in that part of the hand...like a discoloration
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Re: Tombstone

Postby jamshedt » Apr Sat 29, 2017 11:01 am

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Re: Tombstone

Postby Fogdude » Apr Sat 29, 2017 11:10 am

Excellent progress.
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Re: Tombstone

Postby alienmem » Apr Sat 29, 2017 3:48 pm

One of Val Kilmer's fineste performances!!!
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Re: Tombstone

Postby ctaulbee » Apr Sat 29, 2017 5:58 pm

Might try a different direction on the title, that stencil font really does not say Western to me also some texture or grunge would help I think.

I posted one in the resource gallery I did using Clarendon Bold Condensed, it's a layered PSD, so you can adjust the effects and the colors yourself if you want to take a look at it.


  
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Re: Tombstone

Postby jamshedt » Apr Sun 30, 2017 1:39 am

ctaulbee wrote:Might try a different direction on the title, that stencil font really does not say Western to me also some texture or grunge would help I think.

I posted one in the resource gallery I did using Clarendon Bold Condensed, it's a layered PSD, so you can adjust the effects and the colors yourself if you want to take a look at it.


  


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Re: Tombstone

Postby Demonology » Apr Sun 30, 2017 4:11 am

It's a nice start and Ct's title would probably look better.
I have a suggestion but dunno if you wanna try it or not is to size Kurt down about and move him to the left abit making room for Val to be place slightly behind kurt on on the right. Which would enable you to hide val's awkward hand and also wont look like he's shooting kurt in the gut.

You will have to abit of cloning and rebuilding kurt's arm though.
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Re: Tombstone

Postby jamshedt » Apr Sun 30, 2017 3:23 pm

Demonology wrote:It's a nice start and Ct's title would probably look better.
I have a suggestion but dunno if you wanna try it or not is to size Kurt down about and move him to the left abit making room for Val to be place slightly behind kurt on on the right. Which would enable you to hide val's awkward hand and also wont look like he's shooting kurt in the gut.

You will have to abit of cloning and rebuilding kurt's arm though.


Sounds interesting. shall give it a whirl.
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Re: Tombstone

Postby jamshedt » May Tue 02, 2017 11:02 am

So I was trying something a little different. Not sure about the little tag line...  :-?  :-?  :-|
Not sure if I should add Val to the cover or just leave it as is ?? :-((

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Re: Tombstone

Postby Fogdude » May Tue 02, 2017 11:20 am

I had no problem with the earlier version with Kilmer, though the idea of removing the fire from the barrel of his gun did come to mind. As mentioned elsewhere, it did kinda look like Kilmer was shooting Russell in the gut, but with the fire removed, he'd just be pointing it, not actually shooting it. The tag line is OK, but I'd consider (if it was me doing it, that is) making it larger & putting it at the lower left. But then, I don't do covers anymore.
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Re: Tombstone

Postby alienmem » May Tue 02, 2017 12:31 pm

In my opinion, I'de size both Kilmer and Russell(Kilmer actually has cancer. I thin he's dying. I love the guy. He's an amazing actor. Hope he gets through it) to the same size and that wayyou kinda just cover kilmer's gun a little by Russel. That woudl work i think. It doesn't need to be super big You can psuh them up and make like a tagline at the bottom covering both of their bottoms(not their culos,lol).
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Re: Tombstone

Postby ctaulbee » May Tue 02, 2017 12:54 pm

I'd for sure move the tagline to the bottom :)
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