Circus Freaks cover draft (+rejected covers)
Added 2025-03-01 14:23:27 +0000 UTCThe first image is the chosen cover design, but the next two were my initial drawings.
The first rejected drawing, with all three of them lying down, was based on harlequin romance novels, the kind where you were see painted images based on Fabio Lanzoni tenderly holding a woman. But the image felt cramped with no real focus.
I tried again, this time a little more similar to the Helluva Trio comics, where I cropped out their eyes. It was better, I think, with Glitz's body being perpendicular to the others and creating some contrast. But Glam seemed to disappear in the background, and you really couldn't see much emotion from either Striker or Glam.
The final design addresses those issues. Glitz and Glam are large and looking down at Striker like a toy, with their gazes drawing your and creating a focus point. Striker is unaware but still cautious, standing perfectly between them.
