Poster ~ Need some suggestions

[lavapockets]

My friend's band is headlining a show next month, and the dude who was gonna design the poster isn't doing it. So he asked me. I've never made a poster before...this one isn't done but I wanted some input on what I have so far. They asked for something "naturey" or "hippyish". It's moody ethereal rock type stuff. Anyhow...suggestions please.

EDIT: UPDATED IMAGE AT BOTTOM

[Shomari]

The orange text bothers me.

[Tasdik]

The orange text bothers me.

I kind of like it.

[Snoopy]

I think perhaps there's too much ground showing.

[Swindler]

I like it, and the orange text doesnt bother me at all :>

[DumboDii]

It's cool but I see some parts that are badly rendered. (Right side of the tree) Try deleting that landscape and put in just one tree brush with white or some light color. (just IMO)

[Melez]

Imo, you shouldn't put it all in negative. Maybe leave the grass green, but the tree white.

[lavapockets]

Thanks for the comments guys. I realize there's too much ground in the foreground, and something else needs to go there but I have no idea what. It needs something....

Which part of the tree are you talking about Dumbo?

[DumboDii]

Might be just me but for me they pop out pretty much. No offence.

[Melez]

They don't look that bad imo, but if you think they do, just put a very small amount of blur on those edges.

EDIT: Yeah, what about some border?

[0l3n]

Id suggest something around the poster as some kind of boarder.

[lavapockets]

Might be just me but for me they pop out pretty much. No offence.

None taken, of course. I am notoriously bad at spotting problem areas, hence why I come to ya'll

I like the border idea....the ground is really bothering me now.

If I scrap the tree and come up with something else, does the text (colors subject to end product) look alright?

[DumboDii]

I like the text. But could you try the bushe thing ?

[lavapockets]

I like the text. But could you try the bushe thing ?

Yepp..I'll give it a shot later and repost

[Snoopy]

I'm guessing it is music, I don't know which genre so this might be a bit fantasy or a bit over the top, but here's a background I found the other day .

Plain:



What it could look like:

Spoiler!

(Obviously you have better text than I, but this is just an example to show you how it could look). Your colours of your font also look better. I'm not good at this, the text I added was WAY off

Anyway, just an option for you.

[Miawz]

I think perhaps there's too much ground showing.

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I rly dont like the idea that it is supposed to be a poster, the colours are just anoying. The text looks fine tho.
No offence

[_Angels]

i like the orange. a poster shouldnt obtain small letters tho u want people to notice ur poster from far away alrddy so i suggest u use louder colors, impact eye catching fonts and loud colors that fit with the concept:)

as it is now..if i would see it..i will think its a cover of a book if i didnt read it carefully..and just flashed it bfore my eyes you know what i mean?

try to think outside the box. something lunatic lotsa loud colored brushes , and theres still alot of empty space in the poster D: try to just drop some brushes/stocks/wutever on the background and place the big tree and eyecatching text on the front.

well my point is...
- Dont use much text.
- use fonts that u can see from far away
- loud colors that match the theme/concept
- filling background

goodluck with the poster:)

[lavapockets]

Ok I scrapped the whole thing and started over....comments please

[Melez]

All in honesty, I like the first one better. And imo, remove that purple-orange grad map on your new work.

[_Angels]

Lol this gave me an idea thanks to snoopy XD contest with posters :3

[DumboDii]

I like the new one !

[lavapockets]

Thanks guys. I actually showed this one to my friend and he really liked it so I guess I'm all done