Cover Art (done for fun, book's not really ready)

[BWFoster78]

I like the bottom one better. Have you tried making the hand/arm bigger as well? Seems like there's a lot of blank space.

 

[Trick]

I like the bottom one better. Have you tried making the hand/arm bigger as well? Seems like there's a lot of blank space.

It's been sized up once. My concern is that if it get's much bigger, that tattoo will be too... off to the side? I don't think I can move it up on the wrist without making it look odd.

 

[Lunaairis]

I like the top one better. Nothings overlapping so you can read the title better.

 

[Trick]

I like the top one better. Nothings overlapping so you can read the title better.

What kind of impression does the cover give you?

 

[Lunaairis]

Well the both give the impression of a gritty fantasy novel. Maybe not so much a thief, but a killer yes.

 

[mt_jupiter]

An easy way to visually separate the text from the knife under it is to duplicate the text so u have a new text layer text. The text that's under the new text needs to be changed to black (a contrasting color to the top text color) and moved slightly (5 pixels, whatever) down and over.

The issue about empty space (if that's an issue) can usually be solved by adding some type of gradient to the background.

I associate blood on a knife with death or serious injury at least.