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[Paris]

Star wars was one of the first cover series I started way before I learned design concepts. I'm returning tentatively (based on resources) to the series, but am doing A New Hope for sure.

I'm using the specs from the 3-pack original trilogy set:

https://www.dvdempire.com/1563021/star-wars...gy-blu-ray.html


This was my layout inspiration for the front. I will play with adding ships next and hair details.

[Paris]

After Spy, I went back to studying Struzan to get a better sense of what makes a good montage and what makes his work unique.

http://www.drewstruzan.com/illustrated/portfolio/?type=mp

I came away with some new insights:
- keep dark values light
- keep light values dark
- lean towards desaturated not vibrant
- use "light wrap" from the background color if brighter than character
- mix positive space with negative space

Still rough. There's a lot of in progress assets. I have to make parts of the image more painterly and Luke's body (a painting from a trading card) more realistic.

New version:



edit: deleted older image because it was confused as the new version.

This post has been edited by Paris: Oct 4 2018, 02:54 PM