Background Images

[MarcusRaven]

I'm looking for a good piece of background art to use on a cover piece for a comic I'm planning. I was hoping to just photoshop something and then apply a drawing-like filter to it, but I can't find decent enough source. I was hoping to find an image similar to what I have below. My question is could somebody make a nice version of this image? The edge of a cliff, over the ocean, and a sunset. If anybody does this, and I end up using it, full credit will be given.

Feel free to use this topic for posting possible background images and source for comic artists/ animators as well. (As well as ideas/tips/tricks.) Backgrounds can be the most difficult part of media art!

[Ynek]

I'll be honest... It isn't that good.

You'll want to spend more time on it... Add more details. Cover-art for a comic is supposed to be impressive... After all, with comics, it's the pretty picture on the cover that would catch your eye when you're walking through a comic book store.

So, in summary - More time, more effort, more details.

[MarcusRaven]

At 2/25/08 05:11 AM, Ynek wrote: I'll be honest... It isn't that good.

You'll want to spend more time on it... Add more details. Cover-art for a comic is supposed to be impressive... After all, with comics, it's the pretty picture on the cover that would catch your eye when you're walking through a comic book store.

So, in summary - More time, more effort, more details.

I was asking if somebody could improve that one. It was just a basic idea. I'm terrible at backgrounds. I'm looking for help, not criticism.