Comments on: Cover Art | The Grave Thief by Tom Lloyd (again…) http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/07/asides/cover-art-the-grave-thief-by-tom-lloyd-again/ A part of the Aidan Moher network Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:55:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: aidan http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/07/asides/cover-art-the-grave-thief-by-tom-lloyd-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3742 aidan Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:32:02 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1243#comment-3742 You weren't kidding, that German cover is terrible! You weren’t kidding, that German cover is terrible!

]]> By: edifanob http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/07/asides/cover-art-the-grave-thief-by-tom-lloyd-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3735 edifanob Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:30:21 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1243#comment-3735 Compared to the cover of the German edition UK and US cover are a lot better. German title of The Storm Thief = Stormeye. <a href="http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/images/3453522605/sr=8-1/qid=1247390066/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=299956&s=books&qid=1247390066&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Sturmauge - Cover of German edition</a>. Compared to the cover of the German edition UK and US cover are a lot better. German title of The Storm Thief = Stormeye.
Sturmauge – Cover of German edition.

]]> By: Chris http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/07/asides/cover-art-the-grave-thief-by-tom-lloyd-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3730 Chris Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:57:30 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1243#comment-3730 It's ok, I still prefer the UK version better. The zoomed in and too arty picture doesn't sell wel for me. I prefer a more broad outlook, a landscape picture that draws attention. Like the UK version. But it still looks better than the old one It’s ok, I still prefer the UK version better. The zoomed in and too arty picture doesn’t sell wel for me. I prefer a more broad outlook, a landscape picture that draws attention. Like the UK version.
But it still looks better than the old one

]]> By: Joseph McGlinchey http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/07/asides/cover-art-the-grave-thief-by-tom-lloyd-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3728 Joseph McGlinchey Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:51:23 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1243#comment-3728 I like it. It looks a decent enough cover to me... I like it. It looks a decent enough cover to me…

]]> By: aidan http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/07/asides/cover-art-the-grave-thief-by-tom-lloyd-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3723 aidan Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:56:05 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1243#comment-3723 Certainly they're still very similar, but the biggest problem with the original cover was the bland typeface, that blended in with the background way too much. By moving some of the elements around, giving it a big bump in contrast by changing the colours and putting more emphasis on the text overall, the cover was improved drastically over the original. Of course, the art by Todd Lockwood (who I have a very love/hate relationship with, these days) isn't fantastic. But, short of commissioning another piece of art (which would be expensive), there was little they could do there. Like I said, still not a <em>fantastic</em> cover, by any stretch, but a big improvement on the original, nonetheless. Certainly they’re still very similar, but the biggest problem with the original cover was the bland typeface, that blended in with the background way too much. By moving some of the elements around, giving it a big bump in contrast by changing the colours and putting more emphasis on the text overall, the cover was improved drastically over the original.

Of course, the art by Todd Lockwood (who I have a very love/hate relationship with, these days) isn’t fantastic. But, short of commissioning another piece of art (which would be expensive), there was little they could do there.

Like I said, still not a fantastic cover, by any stretch, but a big improvement on the original, nonetheless.

]]> By: Adam Whitehead http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/07/asides/cover-art-the-grave-thief-by-tom-lloyd-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3722 Adam Whitehead Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:39:00 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1243#comment-3722 It's the same cover with the title moved around a bit, the same kind of touch-up work that goes on with any cover as it is developed. If Pyr had really 'admitted' it was a dud they'd have changed the whole thing, surely? It’s the same cover with the title moved around a bit, the same kind of touch-up work that goes on with any cover as it is developed. If Pyr had really ‘admitted’ it was a dud they’d have changed the whole thing, surely?

]]> By: Kevin http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/07/asides/cover-art-the-grave-thief-by-tom-lloyd-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3716 Kevin Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:36:06 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1243#comment-3716 Both are still the same! It's still the same cover. I doubt they've admitted anything. Both are still the same! It’s still the same cover. I doubt they’ve admitted anything.

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