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I'm looking for ideas of images for a cover.  I tried posting an image that I like, but the editor says that the image is too big. It's smaller than other images. Is there a limit of how many images you can have, and if so, how do you delete existing ones?

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I'm looking for ideas of images for a cover.  I tried posting an image that I like, but the editor says that the image is too big. It's smaller than other images. Is there a limit of how many images you can have, and if so, how do you delete existing ones?

You might be dealing with a full attachments bin. Try emptying it out (go to Edit Profile and then Manage Attachments) and reposting the pictures.

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Yeah, I talked with Cia and he guided me to how to take care of it...  Here's the cover I like...

 

She was very happy to help! ;)

 

As for the cover, the model and background blend reasonably well, but the outline on that horse when it was cut out is very rough (it looks almost like part of the mouth was missed) and it doesn't blend in the image. My favorite stock site is 123rf.com when I look for cover elements.  

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She was very happy to help! ;)

 

As for the cover, the model and background blend reasonably well, but the outline on that horse when it was cut out is very rough (it looks almost like part of the mouth was missed) and it doesn't blend in the image. My favorite stock site is 123rf.com when I look for cover elements.  

 

I see what you mean about the horse's mouth...  Here's a different horse... It's more the golden palomino as in the story...

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It looks like - to me - that the horse and the rest of the image have a different pixelisation. The cropping is fair, but the horse somehow made me raise an eyebrow.

As for the caption, even if it works as it is, I think it's a bit old-fashioned - no offense.

Why don't you take inspiration from movie covers for the caption? You'll probably find some good pointers

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*nods* I agree with FieldMan. To be more specific, foreground images need to be sharp and background images can be faded, but reversing that makes it look very fake to the eye. Your horse is the foreground image in this. Beyond that, it feels disproportionate because of your foreground/background images, which is a direct result of the sizing. Bigger/brighter/sharper is the front and paler (or blue tones) and often blurred. My best friend raised horses growing up, and had some up to 2 years ago. Even when they'd come up and head butt against my chest, they weren't that big to go from belly button to my eyes, so that size and blurriness are creating most of your issues.

 

When you create a cover, you need to make sure that your image ppi (pixels per inch) makes sense. You can always shrink down an image with the better resolution but you can't do it with a lower resolution and make it larger. Plus, if the image ppi sizes are that off, it makes them appear off. I always try to use 300 ppi for covers since they need to be larger, and it creates a better image overall. The only time I buy a lower ppi image is if the element is going to be tiny (like a toy under a Christmas tree) and/or I'm just doing a digital cover or graphic that won't be used for anything printed.

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My take on this artwork is that you need to shift everything to the left. Even if you drop a third of the guy's torso off the left side, you're still going to get the right look. Don't put him in the middle. Then move the horse in so you see more of the neck and shoulders. Your text is possibly also too close to the edges, but easily fixed.

 

i agree with the previous comment of looking at existing book covers/posters to evaluate the media texts.

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