bionicbob said:Ok, I may regret this, but here is the idea I came up with....
Thanks bionicbob, I like it alot, I think you are onto something.
Personally, I like the front even more than the backside.
bionicbob said:Ok, I may regret this, but here is the idea I came up with....
addiesin said:Opacity? You mean contrast? It looks fully opaque to me.
ThrowgnCpr said:NewSpock - I highly recommend your start trying your hand at cover art. I still strongly believe that a good film editor also needs strong visual skills. Though the skill set is slightly different, the basics are easy to grasp. Please see our video tutorial:
http://www.fanedit.org/forums/showthread.php?1449-Cover-Art-Tutorial-(video)
Kal-El said:Opacity; i.e. how much an image will obscure the background when painted, usually defined by its alpha channel.
Layman's terms: change the opacity so that the Anakin/Vader pic becomes more transparent and you can see more of the background. It makes the image a bit lighter/softer and makes them blend into the starfield background. Personally I think it would look better. Just a suggestion, BOB
bionicbob said:Take Two.....
Cover A:
Have to clean up the front a bit more as when I made the image smaller I forgot to erase the portrait border.
or Cover B:
Though I would probably resize the back cover image to fit the text.
ThrowgnCpr said:NewSpock - I highly recommend your start trying your hand at cover art. I still strongly believe that a good film editor also needs strong visual skills. Though the skill set is slightly different, the basics are easy to grasp. Please see our video tutorial:
http://www.fanedit.org/forums/showthread.php?1449-Cover-Art-Tutorial-(video)
NewSpock said:How about this as a synopsis?
"It's a story about Ben Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker and how we got to the point where Obi-Wan Kenobi was waiting in the middle of the desert for something to happen. It's also about how Darth Vader got to be who he is, and how the Emperor came to power."―George Lucas, speaking from the Second Star Wars Summit at Skywalker Ranch, April 20, 1995
addiesin said:why don't you try making your own cover
addiesin said:I don't think that works specifically for your edit by itself. It could be a part of your summary, but on its own, it's really lacking. Why don't you try writing one?
addiesin said:Yeah, I know what opacity means. You said you'd suggest raising the opacity. I said it looks fully opaque (opacity at 100%) which means it cannot be raised. Now what you're describing is lowering the opacity, the opposite. Also known as raising the transparency.
Anyway, I disagree. I don't think it would look better to make either of the images more transparent and with a star background. I don't know which you're talking about because both sides are an Anakin/Vader pic and bob has shown 2 versions where the pics are swapped in each.
NewSpock said:Needs some polishing
Kal-El said:Yeah, you're right. First time I wrote raised while I meant lowered, but at least you got what I meant And I meant the blue Anakin/Vader picture from what most were suggesting should have been the back cover (hence I didn't specify it further). There's no star background, I thought there was but my eyes deceived me. To be fair I never opened the thumbnail so that didn't help... But I suggested lower opacity so that the text would be easier to read.
NewSpock said:How about this for a synopsis?
"After a 1000 years the sith have returned. Will the jedi see through the cloud of the dark force before it consumes them?
Follow Anakin Skywalker on his path to become the greatest Jedi and having to make a choice that will forever decide his destiny."
bionicbob said:You might want to say something about your actual edit. Your synopsis should sell your edit concept, make it clear to the potential viewer what the intent is so they want to watch. There are a million SW edits, you need to make yours stand out from the crowd.