Critique on cover art

[Drugsmugglingcartoonist]

Wanting feedback on this first mock up of the cover.


Immediate thought is...? and artwise...? Would you pick it up out of interest...?

[Warofwinds]

My immediate thought: ha! This looks funny! I wonder what's in those brick things? Then, eww, he kinda looks like he's spitting on her. (yes, I KNOW that's pot, but if I didn't know jaswilson/DSC's work already, I might be confused)

The art is great! I'm confused at that pinkish/purple cloud thing behind your characters though. Other than that, I like the composition. It's effective, and pleasing to the eye.

[Boozeathon4billion]

I think its great. I'd definitely pick it up to take a look.

[Rhenny]

I like it alot, nice use of tone variance, and I secretly love styles like this. Can't do em, but love em!

[Parables]

It actually really caught my eye. The use of contrast between the light foreground and dark background is very effective. The intensity of the character's emotions, the pallette of weed being hotly debated, the sinister and mysterious background faces- it's all really well put-together, and immeadiately creates interest. I would pick it up to look at the cover, but the subject matter doesn't really interest me and the comic's not my style, so I likely wouldn't purchase it. That's only a matter of taste, though.

If I could change anything, I might make the three characters at the back darker. You go from light foreground to dark middle to slightly lighter back, but it seems like the back should be the darkest part.

[Drugsmugglingcartoonist]

Some good points. It needs a little twealing before it reaches print. I'm hoping to strike a balance that appeals to both comic readers and smokers alike.

[Parables]

...an afterthought, shouldn't it be "his and hers?" or did you do that on purpose?

[Lance]

...an afterthought, shouldn't it be "his and hers?" or did you do that on purpose?

Yeah, something about that bugged me too. Aside from that, it's an appealing design with very classic comic-cover elements ( the characters looming over the couple a totally effective vintage touch) that's beautifully rendered. You have an impressive command of the updated Hergé style you've created for this work. The purple smoke didn't bother me at all, BTW.

[Drugsmugglingcartoonist]

...an afterthought, shouldn't it be "his and hers?" or did you do that on purpose?

It's kept that way on purpose. More a colloquialism in line with how people talk which is in keeping with the spirit of the strip.