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GrahamTG — 'The Martian Imperative'

Published: 2011-12-17 20:40:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 4153; Favourites: 64; Downloads: 224
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Description A follow up on my previous attempt


Simply a mock up of a fictional book cover. Number 1 in a series of Books featuring "The Green Knights" an elite band of Ramjet pilots sent to the System trouble spots ..... yadda yadda yadda

tip of the hat to
for his excellent Star Trek book covers and general all round awesomeness

for his nudge in the right direction over the book title - I pinched the author's name from him

for his damn fine advice over the camera angle.


Ramjet Model by
Hi res Mars by Starbase1 (www.foundation3d.com)
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Comments: 5

boettcherART [2016-11-06 20:11:07 +0000 UTC]

most excellent! would make a great traditional pic, too!

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PENICKart [2011-12-19 19:57:33 +0000 UTC]

Yes! I really love this one. It's so much more dynamic. It's no longer flat; it really feels like the ships are moving and are high above the planet's surface. The planet surface is more interesting as well, so good choice there too. There'a also something subtle about having the ships pointing "up" instead of "down". Oh, and the exhaust flames; they contrast nicely now without drawing too much attention to themselves. Well done!

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RobCaswell [2011-12-19 02:18:05 +0000 UTC]

KEWL! Hard to say if I like this composition more or less than the first. They both have their strengths. But it's just neat to see this with a finished graphic layout. And thanks for the dedication!!!

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Ptrope [2011-12-18 19:18:10 +0000 UTC]

Looks good!

However ... I think the previous image was a much better angle for a cover ; this has the ships crowded too far on the left with nothing of real interest on the right to justify it. Actually, this exact text layout would work very well on the previous image - you could even make the title text a bit larger, enough so that you could have the closer ship flying 'over' it and really spark some depth - alternatively, it could be flying over the band of the "Green Knights" title, which could then overlap the exhaust of the farther ship, and have the main title overlap the closer ship, for 4 levels of depth.

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jncarter [2011-12-17 23:37:25 +0000 UTC]

Stunning Graham.

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