I don’t remember how I came across today’s cover, but it is yet another beautiful example of what not to do in Photoshop.
He’s sort of eating her face, and she doesn’t seem to know how to react to it. Her expression is sort of surprised-horrified. And let’s not even talk about his plumber’s crack.
We can talk about that giant, super sexy ship that’s just hanging there in space right behind their heads though. Because that doesn’t look out of place…nor does the planet that’s sort of dissolving into mist. That’s totally normal, right? “Move along, nothing to see here. Just a planet disappearing into the ether. No big deal.”
What… where… who…
Okay, lemme regroup.
Where are they standing? IN space?
And I just LOOOVE the incredibly well-defined cut-out figures. This is a case of someone doing a picture perfect outlining job without really tying the picture together. There’s something to be said for some softening around the edges. And pulling up of the pants.