CHAPTER 12
Creating the Initial Cover Image
As a bit of a bonus I thought I’d explain how the cover image was created for those of you interested in rendering.
Layout
To start off with, we need a rough sketch or layout of our composition. This can be done loosely on a paper and scanned in, or it can be created in Photoshop, as I have done here.
This should be as basic as possible defining the main three or four elements. In this image, we are showing three main elements – two characters and one background. Each separate element must be justified against the others.
FIG 12.1 Our layout created in Photoshop.
Composition and the Rule of Thirds ...
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