To the complete cover art work, I added the same mast head which I used for my other cover design. The only changes I made were to the colours. I changed orange to green so that it complimented the lush background of the illustration.
I repeated the same elements in a different colour so that it's evident that the two are a different issues from a series.
I repeated the same elements in a different colour so that it's evident that the two are a different issues from a series.
The only issue with the illustration was the white backdrop made it difficult to read the mast head.
To improve this, I expanded the green foliage to use as a backdrop.
To improve this, I expanded the green foliage to use as a backdrop.
I wanted to make reference to costume builders in my magazine if they were relevant to the theme, as the community of costumers is huge and global, and would serve for a good target audience.
Prior to creating this magazine, I had attended a MCM Comic Convention as Astrid from How To Train Your Dragon 2. My costume was entirely hand made from recycled materials.
Because the costume was entered into the masquerade along side other costumers, and won, I thought it would be suitable to include an interview.
The fact that there's an interview with a "winner" figure adds attraction to the cover and draws people in.
Prior to creating this magazine, I had attended a MCM Comic Convention as Astrid from How To Train Your Dragon 2. My costume was entirely hand made from recycled materials.
Because the costume was entered into the masquerade along side other costumers, and won, I thought it would be suitable to include an interview.
The fact that there's an interview with a "winner" figure adds attraction to the cover and draws people in.
I felt like the three pictures disrupted the flow of the cover, so I replaced it with the How To Train Your Dragon logo. It's also instantly recognisable and the red contrasts nicely with the green due to them being contrasting colours on the colour wheel.
There is also red in the costumes in the photos, making it seem as though they are a matching set.
Having a matching set 'contained' in a box gives the cover a sense of order.
There is also red in the costumes in the photos, making it seem as though they are a matching set.
Having a matching set 'contained' in a box gives the cover a sense of order.
After adding the text, I found it was difficult to read due to the sketch lines behind it. To improve this, I used a set brush with a low hardness to work in white. This muted the lines and allowed for reading the text with ease.
This is the final design for the Dragons issue of Concept FX. I am really happy with how this came out as I feel it has a very friendly, happy vibe to it when comparing it to the previous Alien cover with Xenomorph, which had an almost sinister theme.
I really like the sketch to paint transition on the cover as it demonstrates the process of creation and allows the reader to get an idea of what the contents of the magazine would be.
I really like the sketch to paint transition on the cover as it demonstrates the process of creation and allows the reader to get an idea of what the contents of the magazine would be.
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