| Use full-canvas art with no empty margins |
Letterboxing or hard cropping |
| Include key visuals and title treatment |
Including quotes, review blurbs, or release dates |
| Keep faces centered and within the art safe zone |
Cutting off heads or important elements in the edges |
| Leave badge zones (bottom-left) low-contrast |
Putting text or key visuals behind UI |
| Match trailer style for consistency |
Using unrelated stills or mismatched mood |
| Maintain native resolution |
Upscaling lower-quality images |
| Use the provided PSD template |
Building freehand without safe-zone guides |