Was working on the box art for Vintage Hero and would love to hear some feedback if anybody happens to check out this thread. :) Not sure I like the lines running along the side of the artwork or the stars in the background...

same as you wrote, I would have prefere without the stars background and the lines.
why not trying to continue the main picture to the borders or to scale it a little ?

Hmm, I'd like to scale but I'd have to cut off a lot of the bottom of the artwork. Maybe that'll work though...

Ok, here's something I like a little better. Any thoughts are appreciated. :)

Yes, I like that one even better.

This is actually a really helpful thread.

I think it's looking pretty good. The only suggestion I have is it might be a bit hard to read the title at smaller sizes but I can't really verify that with out seeing it. You may be ok. :)

Edit: Actually, after viewing in another tab and zooming out it appears to be readable. So you're probably fine.

Action937:

This is actually a really helpful thread.

Here is my first shot at my upcoming game's box art. Any thoughts?

I think you are doing yourself a massive disservice just taking a zoomed out screenshot like that. Wresting is exciting and dynamic, and I think you need a new camera angle on the action to show that off. The poses you've chosen are good, imagine if the shot was being taken from the ref's point of view, or an invisible camera man who's on the mat with the action.

Take a look at screenshots and covers from any popular wrestling game and take ideas from that. Ignore that they use licensed characters and pay attention to the angles; the drama of each scene.

Been a while since seen anything on this thread, so thought I'd post a cover for Dawn of the Ronin. There's a few tweaks to be made, like adding some blood from the decapitated head, but any and all criticisms are appreciated!

Looks decent but be careful - you cant have blood on the cover and the decapitated head might be too much for this to pass peer review .

Think of it this way - an 8 year old might be browsing indie games....

thelostone:

Looks decent but be careful - you cant have blood on the cover and the decapitated head might be too much for this to pass peer review .

Think of it this way - an 8 year old might be browsing indie games....

That's why I like this thread, I forgot about guidelines for cover art! I'll get a body attaches to the head and that should fix it. Thanks!

I'm by no means an artist but this is what i've made for my game. Which one looks better?

i like the one on top.

but personally, I will work on the title of the game, looks too small or hard to read from my point of view. maybe in 2 lines? or change the font to something that looks maybe less generic :) though your game is supposed to be a generic shooter

NewToXNA:

i like the one on top.

LionSword:

I'm by no means an artist but this is what i've made for my game. Which one looks better?

Dippends who's driving it! :)


I prefeer the top one, it's darker and smoother..

But if your characters are the good guys, they could drive the other :)