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| Areial | Apr 2 2018, 05:32 PM Post #141 |
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Et'Ada
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Thank you.. I hear a but?? |
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| Serethil | Apr 2 2018, 06:04 PM Post #142 |
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Et'Ada
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I like the other one better personally, but it's your book of course! |
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| Areial | Apr 2 2018, 06:37 PM Post #143 |
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Et'Ada
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The Water Horse 1st try? or the one I did on Cover Mint? I actually like the "see through" horse better.. but as a thumbnail..it doesn't show very well. I've got time though.. so I'll keep trying till I find something perfect... or as close to what I see in my head as possible. My Son said he would try also, so he might come up with something way better than what I can do. |
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| Serethil | Apr 2 2018, 06:50 PM Post #144 |
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Et'Ada
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Water Horse 1.... |
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| Areial | Apr 2 2018, 07:06 PM Post #145 |
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Et'Ada
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AH... ok.. yeah, it does look nice.. and I like it, I think it would look nice in print.. I worry about the small thumbnails.. it the horse isn't really seeable. |
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| Serethil | Apr 2 2018, 07:11 PM Post #146 |
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Et'Ada
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Yeah, that could be an issue. Have to think about that. |
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| Areial | Apr 2 2018, 07:36 PM Post #147 |
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Et'Ada
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Yes it is. One of the things I thought of was... busy.. and might have ended up looking like a blob. I seriously like the idea of a compass rose half fire half water, with a "tree of Life" in the background.. but blob... |
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| Serethil | Apr 2 2018, 07:40 PM Post #148 |
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Et'Ada
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Do you need the thumbnails? |
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| Areial | Apr 2 2018, 07:54 PM Post #149 |
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Et'Ada
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Amazon books.. now these are bigger but think about those people that read and browse on their phones or a Kindle.. 7in tablet with 5 or more equal sized "thumbnails"... |
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| Serethil | Apr 2 2018, 08:22 PM Post #150 |
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Et'Ada
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Well, I don't call those thumbs. Those are just smaller graphics to me (and I'm running my browser at - um wait I have to check - 1475 x 925, so not full screen). Can you get the dimensions of those covers, and see what your stuff looks like sized down to that? I used to have an app that let me grab dimensions from stuff, but of course it's long dead now. Edited by Serethil, Apr 2 2018, 08:23 PM.
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| Areial | Apr 2 2018, 08:45 PM Post #151 |
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Et'Ada
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What one of the "paid for" says is... 67 x 100, 90 x 145, 106 x 160, 120 x 230, ... and up... I'm gonna guess and say that's not inches! Amazon Tumbnail sizes Screen shot of my phone.. 6in x 3in Spoiler: click to toggle This is what a lot of people "shop" for book's on.. though many it's a Kindle or other tablet.. having a cover picture that is clear.. instead of a "hot mess" to me makes more sense, now if I could do more than one.. Edited by Areial, Apr 2 2018, 08:46 PM.
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| Areial | Apr 2 2018, 08:47 PM Post #152 |
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Et'Ada
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Errr.. I had typed in Amazon.. but got A mason... lol... that's why the subject. |
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| Serethil | Apr 2 2018, 08:47 PM Post #153 |
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Et'Ada
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Well, resize Water Horse 1 to each of those and post them - let's see what it looks like. |
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| Areial | Apr 2 2018, 08:49 PM Post #154 |
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Et'Ada
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hmmm I'll try... |
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| neildarkstar | Apr 2 2018, 08:55 PM Post #155 |
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Heh, Not really a "but". It looks very nice... and a bit bland at the same time. Remember, "Nice girls go to heaven. Good girls go everywhere..." ;) |
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| Areial | Apr 2 2018, 10:21 PM Post #156 |
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Et'Ada
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So... this is what I get with a size comparison.. The bottom one is 800 x something... Spoiler: click to toggle Comparizon I'll get a side by side of the two.. just to see what they look like. Edited by Areial, Apr 2 2018, 10:22 PM.
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| Serethil | Apr 2 2018, 10:24 PM Post #157 |
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Et'Ada
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I think you might need to "outline" the horse more solidly - the background is very good even in the smallest size. |
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| Areial | Apr 2 2018, 10:37 PM Post #158 |
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Et'Ada
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I can try that, cause I would have to redo it anyway, it's longer than it is tall and there is no room for a title or authors name.... not without covering the horse anyway. Here's a comparison.. with the smaller of the two larger on the one, because it has the title and I'd have to add that much or make the horse smaller to compensate. Spoiler: click to toggle Comparison 2 Sorry for the rough edges, but that's the copy before I clipped it to make it more narrow. |
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| Serethil | Apr 2 2018, 10:46 PM Post #159 |
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Et'Ada
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Well.... as a reader/buyer.... I'd have to say you should tweak Water Horse 1 - because the other is.... bland. Now, keep in mind this is just me.... But as an evocative cover - Water Horse 1 has it all over the other. And sometimes - a cover draws people in. WH1 has - edginess. It's - alive. It REEKS Water Master, and the kelpie component. |
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| Areial | Apr 2 2018, 10:50 PM Post #160 |
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Et'Ada
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I'll try and redo it, cause I do truly like it better.. I don't have a rough version of it.. so it's a from scratch thing... But it's not like I don't have time.. even if I DO try and get it all done before the middle of June! |
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