Custom Cover Art Thread

[halimali]

Originally Posted by Rusty100

I like it. Simple, but simple is exactly how custom covers should be. Also like the use of my packet vector.

also, i know i've made like a billion, but I still can't decide on one to actually use
so what do you think of my latest evil dead iteration

WOW
This cover is so beautiful and SCARY!!
It is much superior to both the US & UK Covers
Congratulations on such great work

[jw]

Hey Guys,
You have to take the good with the bad, I cant just remove a post because you dont agree with his opinion. It was constructive critcism and we all know you cant please everyone.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

While I'm not really a fan of these War Collection covers, I really don't see how this constitutes constructive criticism:

Originally Posted by cawilli

and anyone who thinks they look good is an idiot.

[jw]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

While I'm not really a fan of these War Collection covers, I really don't see how this constitutes constructive criticism:

ahh, didnt see that one nor was it reported

[Cody Jarrett]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Just took this picture.

Different size spine pics? That's a big no no for a uniform collection.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Cody Jarrett

Different size spine pics? That's a big no no for a uniform collection.

As I said yesterday I would rather the pictures not look distorted.

[jonsmith369]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

As I said yesterday I would rather the pictures not look distorted.

Don't let the haters get you down. I actually sort my collection into genre groupings similar to this and I had always that about doing something like this with grouping covers or possible genre stickers on the spine, but I am too damn lazy. If this works for you keep doing what you like.

My question is how broad is your definition of war? I always thought of Gladiator more as one man's journey than a 'war' film. I always hate it when I have people disagree with how I sort my collection so I don't want to make you mad here. Do you have a strict qualifier for what makes the list or do you just go with your gut? Is it based on the violence factor or the presence of soldiers?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by jonsmith369

Don't let the haters get you down. I actually sort my collection into genre groupings similar to this and I had always that about doing something like this with grouping covers or possible genre stickers on the spine, but I am too damn lazy. If this works for you keep doing what you like.

My question is how broad is your definition of war? I always thought of Gladiator more as one man's journey than a 'war' film. I always hate it when I have people disagree with how I sort my collection so I don't want to make you mad here. Do you have a strict qualifier for what makes the list or do you just go with your gut? Is it based on the violence factor or the presence of soldiers?

I guess I sort of go with my gut. I look at Gladiator as a war between two men personally.

[cawilli]

[Cody Jarrett]

Just a question to the artists. When you post your work are you wanting to just show us what you have done or are you wanting a critique of the work like on a real cover site?

[Rusty100]

you know what, nevermind

[dvdmike]

Awaiting final specs on the UK disc

[Rusty100]

i really like that one. although maybe a bit of a more yellowish tint, but that could be done myself if i were to decide to use it, just personal taste

oh and i know it's totally irrelevant to the thread but remember those evil dead posters i made a while back?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482927/Post...s/framed02.jpg

printed and framed! in case you guys care

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Rusty100

i really like that one. although maybe a bit of a more yellowish tint, but that could be done myself if i were to decide to use it, just personal taste

oh and i know it's totally irrelevant to the thread but remember those evil dead posters i made a while back?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482927/Post...s/framed02.jpg

printed and framed! in case you guys care

I bleach bypassed the images to match the intended look of the movie, love the framed posters

[Army Of Dorkness]

Originally Posted by Rusty100

i really like that one. although maybe a bit of a more yellowish tint, but that could be done myself if i were to decide to use it, just personal taste

oh and i know it's totally irrelevant to the thread but remember those evil dead posters i made a while back?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482927/Post...s/framed02.jpg

printed and framed! in case you guys care

Those posters look incredible!

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

As I said yesterday I would rather the pictures not look distorted.

This is just a friendly suggetion (you can take it or leave it, no biggie either way), you seem to take the face in every picture and cut it right at the neck line to get the face on the side of the box.

And that makes sense for the larger pics like on Gladiator and Behind Enemy Lines. But for the other movies where you currently have smaller face pics, maybe instead of cutting them off right at the neck line, you could just extend them down to roughly the chest area (this would vary, obviously, since each smaller pic still varies in size). This would keep the size of each pic the same and would make for a more uniform look without distorting the pictures.


Another suggestion is in regards to the studio logos at the bottom of each box. I realize that there going to be some differences there no matter what of the different studios that put the movies out. But even for all of your Paramount movies, you have something like 3 or 4 versions of the Paramount Logo in different colors, sizes, etc. The same is the case with the Sony Pictures logo. I think it would look better if you just picked one version of the logo for each studio and stuck with it for all movies from that studio. It would help with the uniformity and consistency that you seem to be trying to go for with these covers.

Additionally, it would probably look a bit better if (for the most part) you could get all of the various studio logos to be roughly the same height. I realize that won't be possible with the Dreamworks logo, and even the Fox/MGM combo ones will be hard as well. But for Paramount, Sony Pictures, Fox Searchlight, and WB, it shouldn't be too hard. Also, in the case of WB, if you have the right kind of program to do so, I think it would look better if you were to just get the WB shield right over the green background and didn't have any kind of black box around it.

Also, i think that a black Blu-Ray logo right over the green would look better than the current blue one that you have, but that is a much smaller issue (IMO) than the pics and studio logos.

Please note that these are just intended as friendly suggestions, nothing more and nothing less. If you don't want to change the way that you are making these covers, that it totally fine. They are your work afterall and you have every right to make them the way that you want to. I'm just making suggestions that would help with the overall consistency that you seem to be trying to achieve.

[alek200]

Originally Posted by Rusty100

i really like that one. although maybe a bit of a more yellowish tint, but that could be done myself if i were to decide to use it, just personal taste

oh and i know it's totally irrelevant to the thread but remember those evil dead posters i made a while back?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482927/Post...s/framed02.jpg

printed and framed! in case you guys care

WOW Great posters i love them

[Army Of Dorkness]

Would any of you talented designers like to make a custom Terminator Collection cover to fit a 6 disc vortex case?

[LemonadeMan]

Got a question for you guys. I didn't know where else to ask.

But does anyone know how to go about making blu booklets and episode guides to insert inside the cases? Any tutorials or anything like that?

[Army Of Dorkness]

Heres my first custom cover and inlay for the Punisher movies. I know its basic but I love Tim Bradstreet artwork.