Custom Cover Art Thread

[Nissen]

Originally Posted by universityboy

Went in to add the red, and after a few shades, I found this one that I liked. And the red really does give it a punch, that it really needed for the cover. Though not sure if I went too red crazy with the red else where, but hopefully it looks good enough. I think it might be ready, so the poster who requested it, if you haven't gotten a custom cover already, please let me know. This one seems to be ready.

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I agree, the red really brought it to life. Not overdone at all.
Gracious of you to credit the artist so prominently too.

P.S. Why don't you add some red glow around the letters? (Sorry, inside joke).

[dv8pdx]

Originally Posted by MustKillMoWhee

Not sure if you've fixed this already, but on the spine of the anthology, the first date has too many 9s.

the spine says 1981-2008, just 1 nine. I think it just looks like it the way the cover program kinda distorts it. Thanks though

[retablo]

Originally Posted by universityboy

Went in to add the red, and after a few shades, I found this one that I liked. And the red really does give it a punch, that it really needed for the cover. Though not sure if I went too red crazy with the red else where, but hopefully it looks good enough. I think it might be ready, so the poster who requested it, if you haven't gotten a custom cover already, please let me know. This one seems to be ready.

Awesome. That's exactly the subtle punch it needed. Great work.

[universityboy]

Thanks! I really like how it turned out - really did consider a red light/outline on the logo once it was mentioned on here. Hehe. It felt right to add the cover artist's name, he did an amazing job with his sketch. Too, I think I might use this myself as well, for placing my bonus disk. Also, having a template by this guy named Chris Fletcher has helped a lot in creating my designs, to correct measurements.

But now, off to post my From Dusk Till Dawn cover in a few. Oh, here's what the Scream cover should look like once printed.

[universityboy]

Having read the various reviews about releases from Echo Bridge, I still picked this title up:


It wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be, but really could have been a better release for each of these movies or simply for the first one. Then again, I suppose we get what we pay for. Though, I'd be willing to pay more for a better transfer, once it does get a release here in the states. Either way, I found the cover art to be dreadful.

So I made this cover instead. Still a work in progress, but the Alliance release cover, did inspire me. I have two versions of it, one with the texture and the...



other without.


What do you guys think?

[broganreynik]

So I had bought a bunch of Blu-rays from Blockbuster that didn't have covers with them, and I couldn't find anything online for quite a few of them. Rather than take the time to make intricate covers, I went the easy way and had covers that spanned the front and back and just threw the title on it. Lo and behold, I actually like the look, so I thought I'd share some of what I have.











Bear in mind these were just lazy attempts, but I really dig the clean look without any specs or credits on the back.

I also made covers for:
Tetro
Pride and Glory
The Runaways
All Good Things
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Nowhere Boy
Precious
The Boat That Rocked (Pirate Radio)
Away We Go
The Kids are All Right
The Killer Inside Me

If you're interested in having one, send me a pm.

[universityboy]

Really enjoying your design for the film, 'The Horseman'. I've never seen it, but I would pick it up if I saw it with the cover design you made. The same with '50 Dead Men Walking', there's a clean simplicity to them, they work great! How much do Blus go for at Blockbuster?

[broganreynik]

Originally Posted by universityboy

Really enjoying your design for the film, 'The Horseman'. I've never seen it, but I would pick it up if I saw it with the cover design you made. The same with '50 Dead Men Walking', there's a clean simplicity to them, they work great! How much do Blus go for at Blockbuster?

If I remember correctly, they were 5 for $7.50. I ended up getting around 40, but it was only a shade over $60. The store was closing and they were old online rentals, but since they're just in a sleeve you can take the disc out and check how it looks.

[Taco Tuesday]

Originally Posted by universityboy

Went in to add the red, and after a few shades, I found this one that I liked. And the red really does give it a punch, that it really needed for the cover. Though not sure if I went too red crazy with the red else where, but hopefully it looks good enough. I think it might be ready, so the poster who requested it, if you haven't gotten a custom cover already, please let me know. This one seems to be ready.

This is amazing! I'm hanging onto my 4-disc boxset for now, but is there a full version in case I change my mind?

[SwaggerJagger]

I assume that not many people have In the Land Of Woman on Blu-Ray, but for anyone has it, it has awful artwork. I attempted to make it better than the Italy release so here it is.

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[rybev]

Originally Posted by universityboy

Thanks! I really like how it turned out - really did consider a red light/outline on the logo once it was mentioned on here. Hehe. It felt right to add the cover artist's name, he did an amazing job with his sketch. Too, I think I might use this myself as well, for placing my bonus disk. Also, having a template by this guy named Chris Fletcher has helped a lot in creating my designs, to correct measurements.

But now, off to post my From Dusk Till Dawn cover in a few. Oh, here's what the Scream cover should look like once printed.

Good cover! Needs a bit of red glow though (same inside joke Nissen referred to).
I'm gutted that haven't seen Still Screaming, its not available in the UK.
Our Scream boxset (trilogy only) has standard extras, and Scream 4 has none.

If any one fancies supplying me with a rip of Still Screaming that would be great

[akapainkiller]

Originally Posted by broganreynik

So I had bought a bunch of Blu-rays from Blockbuster that didn't have covers with them, and I couldn't find anything online for quite a few of them. Rather than take the time to make intricate covers, I went the easy way and had covers that spanned the front and back and just threw the title on it. Lo and behold, I actually like the look, so I thought I'd share some of what I have.











Bear in mind these were just lazy attempts, but I really dig the clean look without any specs or credits on the back.

I also made covers for:
Tetro
Pride and Glory
The Runaways
All Good Things
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Nowhere Boy
Precious
The Boat That Rocked (Pirate Radio)
Away We Go
The Kids are All Right
The Killer Inside Me

If you're interested in having one, send me a pm.

The Horseman cover is awesome. I too enjoy the cleaner, one photo look. Nice!

[akapainkiller]

Here is one I did for Source Code.

[DrrnHarr]

Excellent suggestion from Imrahil to make the framed box on the cover more distinctive:





Comments or suggestions are welcome

[Nissen]

Originally Posted by DrrnHarr

Excellent suggestion from Imrahil to make the framed box on the cover more distinctive:

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Comments or suggestions are welcome

I like it very much, Darren. The overall tone of these is just how I was picturing them in my head. Once I get going on my own versions of the Indy covers, they'll have many things in common with yours. We share a common aesthetic, you and I.

The choice of background texture is perfect. Is that parchment or marble or? (There's a strange, blocky, hard edge thing going on with the texture next to the Raiders logo on the front. At least in the small previews).

Front:
I notice most people go for one of the Richard Amsel posters for Raiders. Drew did one for Raider's 10th anniversary, but for once I think he missed the mark. You'd think it was the obvious choice to use Drew's artwork for all films for the sake of consistency, but Amsel's posters for Raiders are iconic.
The Raiders logo seems a hair too close to the top edge on the front. I have a thing about breathing room around elements, as you well know.
Indy's rope being attached to the "R" is a nice touch.
I would move the entire image up a bit, so that the space outside the frame at the bottom matches the space on the sides. In other words, a common margin width both vertically and horizontally. That leaves little room for the title at the top, though.

Spine:
Paramount logo too close to the edge :-)
I see you put some thought and effort into making the title treatment fit. Good job. Messing about with the established logo comes at a price, though, and you lose some of the authenticity, for lack of a better word.
Also, if you think ahead to the following movies, you haven't left room for the next titles being much longer. When the 4 covers are lined up next to each other, I think the titles should match in size (roughly at least).
Colourwise, the Blu-logo grates in blue. Perhaps in "Lost Ark" yellow instead?
I realize that the image with the gold border is a common theme across all your covers, and they must look impressive next to each other. BUT. Taking this Indy cover by itself, I'd make the frame identical to the one you have around the poster on the front.

Back.
I think there's just way too much text. Bigger (More?) images, less blurb. Nice torn edges for the photos, btw.
Good concept with the parchment area. It just seems a tad too yellow to me. Perhaps a lighter brown? Looks like you left some garbage along the outside when you created the parchment torn edges. At least I think that's what all the yellow flecks along the paper edge are. Intentional perhaps?
Again, the blue for the grid seems to clash with the overall colour scheme. Plain black or white is always safe, or you could replicate the frame/border from the front again.
The MGM/Fox grid seems out of place on a Paramount cover, but that's something only OCD cover-fanatics get hung up on. (Basically myself ).

All in all, nitpicks. You've really come into your own since Flash Gordon!

[DrrnHarr]

As always, thank you for the great suggestions Nissen. As I tinker with my Indy template I will take the suggestions into account and make some corrections.

On the spine especially I will likely need to make some significant adjustments. I remember when I made my 007 template trying to figure out what the longest 007 title was to make the TT's of all the movies fit and somehow OHMSS slipped my mind, which meant a wholesale redo on all the covers when I reached that movie.

I cannot take credit for Indy's rope attached to the "R" in "Raiders". If you check Amsel's original theatrical poster you will see that he has that element. It's something I have always thought was a nice touch

The background texture is actually taken from Amsel's poster, cloned many times over. I made it slightly darker for the cover and lighter for the areas inside the frame but I think it nicely creates an "antique look", for lack of a better term.

The frame was not initially on the front, but when I tried to work Drew's "Temple of Doom" onto the cover I just couldn't make it work, the black levels are so prevalent that removing them the whole cover fall apart. It quickly became apparent that I would need to use a frame on the cover. I have not done any futher work on TOD but that's the wholereason there is a frame on "Raiders".

Imrahil made the excellent suggestion to make the box on the front more distinctive by making it lighter.

Thanks again, I have a lot of work ahead of me but I know it will be worth it

[universityboy]

Originally Posted by AnnaFarisFan

I assume that not many people have In the Land Of Woman on Blu-Ray, but for anyone has it, it has awful artwork. I attempted to make it better than the Italy release so here it is.

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I do find the cover you used, a lot better than the Italian cover. Really does capture the feel, of what I imagine the movie to be, than the Italian cover. Good job!

[universityboy]

Originally Posted by broganreynik

If I remember correctly, they were 5 for $7.50. I ended up getting around 40, but it was only a shade over $60. The store was closing and they were old online rentals, but since they're just in a sleeve you can take the disc out and check how it looks.

Thanks, mate! Will go to a local one here to see if they have anything near that good. That's a really good deal!

[universityboy]

Is there a good site, where I can load my covers, so that others can download from? Without having size issues? Found a site called MediaFire, how good is this one? Thanks for any help!

[patch5129]

I recently had Nissen do some custom works for me and they turned out quite nice.
More to come later.