Custom Cover Art Thread

[Vw Driver]

Originally Posted by krazeyeyez

Well i pm'd dv8 about it, but not sure how active he is of late as its been a while since i have visited this thread.

I am looking for a custom cover preferably as the original is bland, but i would accept that as well for MOON.

I hit up blockbusters closing sale today and got a copy of moon in new condition without a case or cover art. I have cases on hand but other then the few covers i have got through requests here i have no idea how else to get them in a printable format.

As someone who is very OCD about my collection its killing me that case has no insert. Can anyone help me out with a stop gap.

To print a custom blu cover, you need a program such as Irfanview (http://www.irfanview.com/), It's free so download it from that and in the print option you make a custom aspect ratio of 10.7 and 5.8.

[runnersdialzero]

Originally Posted by jimjimmyjones85

Ok, that is just full of awesome ! I wish I could have my collection look like that ! Do you make them all?

Some are actually Criterions, 5-7 of them are from Imrahil. And the rest I made. I'll be happy to share any of them with whoever wants them.

[runnersdialzero]

Sorry, not custom cover related but could love Happens have copied Revolutionary Road any more?? Even the same font.

[nichart]

Did a little more work on the Woman in Black cover...

[Morsoth]

Originally Posted by BunnyDojo

I made this a while back and never did anything with it, including not having the printing ability to test it.
Rather than just delete it, I wanted to make it available, in case anyone wants to give slip cases a try.

Theoretical instructions:
- Print the front/spines on a page and make the necessary folds. Then, cut that out.
- Print and cut out the back.
- Use glue or tape to attach the flaps from the front/spines cutout to your back.

http://www.mrcovers.com/tim/WarnerSlip.rar

And here is an example of the template filled in, using my Inception design:

http://www.mrcovers.com/tim/Inceptio...rontSpines.jpg
http://www.mrcovers.com/tim/InceptionSlipBack.jpg

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It's a really good idea, but why not combine the back directly with one side of the spine, making only one side to be attached to a flap?

It'll easily fit on a Legal size carton.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

I know this is a long shot, but by any chance does anyone have high quality scans of the Blu-Ray covers for both the 2003 Hulk movie and the 2008 Incredible Hulk movie (and possibly the spine of the slip cover from the 2008 movie)?

The reason that I ask is that I want to make a slip cover for the 2003 Hulk movie (based on the Blu-Ray cover, but photoshopping in some elements from the 2008 movie's cover to kind of make them match) using the
template that BunnyDojo posted...

Originally Posted by BunnyDojo

[Show spoiler]I made this a while back and never did anything with it, including not having the printing ability to test it.
Rather than just delete it, I wanted to make it available, in case anyone wants to give slip cases a try.

Theoretical instructions:
- Print the front/spines on a page and make the necessary folds. Then, cut that out.
- Print and cut out the back.
- Use glue or tape to attach the flaps from the front/spines cutout to your back.

http://www.mrcovers.com/tim/WarnerSlip.rar

And here is an example of the template filled in, using my Inception design:

http://www.mrcovers.com/tim/Inceptio...rontSpines.jpg
http://www.mrcovers.com/tim/InceptionSlipBack.jpg

I would do this myself, but I am "scanner impared" at the moment. The old scanner that my wife and I had (which wasn't that high of quality anyway) was part of a printer combo unit which "died" a few months back. We haven't bothered to replace it yet since we actually have another stand alone printer that came with our computer that we bought a little over a year ago, and we print far more often than we scan.

[ctheriault55]

Originally Posted by nichart

Did a little more work on the Woman in Black cover...

Dude that cover is awesome. I wasn't a huge fan of the movie but it was alright but damn, you did a good job.

[BunnyDojo]

Originally Posted by Morsoth

It's a really good idea, but why not combine the back directly with one side of the spine, making only one side to be attached to a flap?

It'll easily fit on a Legal size carton.

As you mention, it's a matter of the printing material. A friend of mine spent upwards of a year looking for the perfect card stock to print his own slipcases, so I finally just came up with this suggestion. Given how commonplace thick, glossy photo paper has become these days, it's a less expensive, less specialized route.

It's not perfect, but hopefully it will be a good start if someone out there wants to take the idea and run with it.

[Morsoth]

Originally Posted by BunnyDojo

As you mention, it's a matter of the printing material. A friend of mine spent upwards of a year looking for the perfect card stock to print his own slipcases, so I finally just came up with this suggestion. Given how commonplace thick, glossy photo paper has become these days, it's a less expensive, less specialized route.

It's not perfect, but hopefully it will be a good start if someone out there wants to take the idea and run with it.

Very good point there! And I'm not really sure that Legal Size of this kind of paper is easy to find.

I'll use your idea (Thanks a lot for the template!) and try my best to make a slip cover for some of my favorite movies very soon!

[DrrnHarr]

I realized I had forgotten to post the final product:

[G:Box]

Originally Posted by runnersdialzero

Sorry, not custom cover related but could love Happens have copied Revolutionary Road any more?? Even the same font.

Wow

[Nissen]

Originally Posted by DrrnHarr

I realized I had forgotten to post the final product:

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Yeah, I saw you had posted it on Customaniacs and was feeling snubbed over here

I like that you went with a dark background for the spine.

[Tim H.]

I just lurk here to look at the covers you guys are doing. I don't have room for a wall of display cases so all my movies are in binders. It's okay but I kind of miss some of the great covers as binders really aren't made to hold the paper pieces Maybe I'll have to pick some of my faves to do neat things with.

Anyway, just wanted to ask what is the drive behind making favorite movies a "Criterion Collection" when they are not? thanks

[Damage Inc.]

Hey everyone.

I wanted to create a custom artwork for a DVD-case, but I'm wondering how I should go about it:

Designing the artwork is one thing, that's the part I'm good at.
However, in what program will I need to do this first of all? Is Photoshop the way to go, or is there something else like "InDesign" or something like that?

Then also, how do I create it in a program so that when it's printed, it's in the right size?
I mean, there's the front, the back and the spine, and then also the overall size of the whole print.
How do I do this? How will I know that the spine in the center of the full image is in the right position and the correct width and all that?

Is there a tutorial for this or is it as easy as creating some kind of template in a program or something?


Please keep in mind, if you suggest any sizes for me to work with in a program, that I'm doing this for a DVD-sized case.


Greetings!

[runnersdialzero]

Originally Posted by Tim H.

Anyway, just wanted to ask what is the drive behind making favorite movies a "Criterion Collection" when they are not? thanks

I think i am the main culprit with the Criterion covers. I know many people find it odd that I am doing it.

For me, I love Criterion's cover design. So clean looking. I also love the case they use. I really don't like the floating heads covers that studios put out. I love Criterion's minimal designs. I kept finding so much great artwork for movies that weren't Criterions that I decided to make them "Criterions". I really don't care if it says Criterion on it. But since I already had a bunch of their movies, I thought I might as well have a uniform collection.

Plus, it's been a LOT of fun making the covers. Printing them out myself. It's been a blast.

[runnersdialzero]

[retask]

I love the custom criterion covers, but why destroy your real criterion-collection by mixing in these bootlegs? Seems silly to me.

[rybev]

Originally Posted by retask

I love the custom criterion covers, but why destroy your real criterion-collection by mixing in these bootlegs? Seems silly to me.

Can.Worms.Open.

[Damage Inc.]

Originally Posted by retask

I love the custom criterion covers, but why destroy your real criterion-collection by mixing in these bootlegs? Seems silly to me.

Maybe to you. Cause you call it "destroying it", while probably that just depends on how much of a purist you are.
Reminds me of a topic I saw here years ago, about "Creating hybrids. Is it OK to do??".
I mean, as if it's some kind of crime. If you or people want to be creative with products they bought and own, go ahead, you're free to do that.
And if any purists want to frown upon that, well, too bad for them, just let people be creative and enjoy stuff.
So, no offense really, but I just think your comment is a bit silly.
And if they feel similar about it, but still want to enjoy custom-made artwork, who knows they might even separate the real ones and the home-made ones.
People seem to attach too much value to certain editions, such as the "Almighty Criterion Collection" and the "Holy SteelBooks"...

[gregmasciola]

Originally Posted by retask

I love the custom criterion covers, but why destroy your real criterion-collection by mixing in these bootlegs? Seems silly to me.

Like he said, he likes the simplistic design of the Criterion covers, but decided to make all of them Criterions just to make his collection seem more uniform.