Comments on: SPELLWRIGHT UK & Australia Cover Rethink

By: blakecharlton

blakecharlton — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:54:46 +0000

Yeah, now that you mention it the perspective is a bit…off. I do like the background too. Though some part of me was hoping they’d use an image of my old college, after which the setting is based

By: Sir Tessa

Sir Tessa — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:51:57 +0000

I prefer it, especially since it draws attention away from the figure’s outline. There’s something in the angle or the posture that makes his head look disproportionately large on his body, which on the light background really stood out.

That and it’s just a gorgeous backdrop anyway.

By: blakecharlton

blakecharlton — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:57:19 +0000

Hi Phil, thanks for stopping by and lending me your opinion. I do appreciate it. “The cloaked man covers” do seem to rub and lot of people the wrong way. Aidan just posted about it here: http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/12/cover-art/cover-art-spellwright-by-blake-charlton-uk-cover-take-two/

By: blakecharlton

blakecharlton — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:53:26 +0000

well, given that you’re in America, i’m gonna look on the bright side and be glad that you like the US cover

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:48:09 +0000

I don’t think the problem with that cover was the background, the problem is with the cloaked man… looks bad. I don’t mean that the cloaked man is a bad idea, only that the rendering is weird…

There’s room for improvement.

By: Cara Powers

Cara Powers — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:29:08 +0000

This is completely ick. I don’t remember the first one they had, but seriously, this is one of the worst “man in cloak” covers I’ve seen. Compared to the US cover, the UK cover bites . . . hard.

By: blakecharlton

blakecharlton — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:41:38 +0000

well, given you’re a fantasy reader you know a whole lot! great to hear that you think it’s an improvement

By: Kei

Kei — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:40:00 +0000

I like this better than the other one they had chosen for the UK version. This one seems more like the cover of a sci-fi/fantasy novel. The old one, by comparison, was more fitting for a who-dun-it mystery novel. In my ‘what the hell do I know anyway’ opinion.