Custom Inside Artwork For Steelbooks Thread - Page 60 - Blu-ray Forum

Smigro · 01-13-2014, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bcdavis9958

I finally finished my F&F DE steels this weekend. Custom spines and inside art.

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How do you get the inside and outside spine artwork? I am guessing there are two different printouts but I would imagine that could make the spine bulge.

I would like to do this to my German steels so the spine matches my BB FF6 SB and also so I can get that damn backwards spine from the SB's.

*RedStar* · 01-13-2014, 04:02 PM

How are you guys getting art put down on the inside spine? Is there a tutorial?

wjasoncul · 01-13-2014, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by *RedStar*

How are you guys getting art put down on the inside spine? Is there a tutorial?

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=1168

*RedStar* · 01-13-2014, 04:11 PM

Thanks!!!

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Originally Posted by wjasoncul

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=1168

wjasoncul · 01-21-2014, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by wjasoncul

I have 4-5 dented/damaged steels that I'll giveaway to someone who would like to attempt these Custom jobs but don't want to take the risk of messing up their own steels. All I ask is you pay the shipping on them. PM me if interested

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Aidey · 01-23-2014, 03:18 PM

Does anyone here use a Mac for making interior artwork?
Im having no luck with the template process using gimp.. and i really want to try some new artworks.... Any help appreciated

shanedalton · 01-25-2014, 03:26 AM

Printed out some artwork for my Highlander steel today. Used a version of the International poster and thought it turned out quite well. I just used the front and back as I didn't want to work on the spine for fear of tearing it up. I like it so much that I'm eventually going to try it in color...I just don't want to use up my ink right now.

EricDra7en · 01-25-2014, 04:20 AM

I finally got brave enough to disassemble a steelbook today. Used a credit card to pop the plastic out, then a hairdryer for 30 seconds and a thin blade pop the art off the spine. Worked pretty well but the glue was stubborn.

Does anyone have suggestions on a) A more effective alternative to Goo Gone and b) Size and brand for clear double-sided tape for the spine art?

Thanks to everyone who contributes to these threads. Good stuff.

Falcon21 · 01-26-2014, 04:22 AM

Are you guys using normal printer paper for these?

MileHigh AI · 01-26-2014, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Falcon21

Are you guys using normal printer paper for these?

I use Kodak Photo paper.

Blu-Boy in BKK · 01-26-2014, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by EricDra7en

I finally got brave enough to disassemble a steelbook today. Used a credit card to pop the plastic out, then a hairdryer for 30 seconds and a thin blade pop the art off the spine. Worked pretty well but the glue was stubborn.

Does anyone have suggestions on a) A more effective alternative to Goo Gone and b) Size and brand for clear double-sided tape for the spine art?

Thanks to everyone who contributes to these threads. Good stuff.

6mm stix2 from amazon.co.uk works a treat. It's the same stuff scanavo use.

James125 · 02-06-2014, 12:34 PM

Is there a link where I can find how to resize the pic to print the right size to fit inside the SB. I have been trying to get my printer to print the right size and failing miserably. Guess I am not that computer literate.

antpic14 · 02-06-2014, 02:53 PM

Total width: 27.4cm or 482 pix
Total height: 17cm or 777 pix
Spine width: 0.8cm
Spine height: 15.4

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Originally Posted by FastFish

Look at Post#269 & Post#300 for walk through & further details.

You can easily make a template of your own using various programs. I use Gimp which is free image manipulation software.

James125 · 02-07-2014, 04:40 PM

So I followed the steps in post #506 and when the image prints it is a little too small. Is there a difference between US Steelbooks and Others in size? Thanks so much Fast Fish for the help but it seems either the template is too small or my printer settings are off. I am having a hard time with this.

James125 · 03-09-2014, 10:36 PM

Finally figured it out! Here are my first 10 or so I did today!

Blu_Ray_Addict · 03-10-2014, 05:50 AM

Nice job James! It definitely takes a couple times doing this to finally figure out how to not damage the steel. I find you have to be very patient but I'm OCD so I go real slow. Lol. It takes me like a good hour to do one steel. Curious, how long did it take you to do all 10 of those?

MileHigh AI · 03-10-2014, 07:20 AM

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very nice job, as much as I dont like the movie the HULK one is pretty badass.

While I personally would love to do the spines, I just dont want to ruin any of my steels and as you pointed out alot of great images have all the artwork focused in the middle where the art kinda gets lost. Which is why I try to do like you did for the sherlocks where if I'm missing anything by not having spine done its only blank space that doesn't take away from the inside art created.

I do however look forward to a tutorial video from you in the future.
You've also reminded me there are about 8 steels I've been meaning to create artwork for.

Thanks

James125 · 03-10-2014, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu_Ray_Addict

Nice job James! It definitely takes a couple times doing this to finally figure out how to not damage the steel. I find you have to be very patient but I'm OCD so I go real slow. Lol. It takes me like a good hour to do one steel. Curious, how long did it take you to do all 10 of those?

I worked on all these from like 8am to 3pm off and on. It wasn't straight through. I have a 2 year old son so I took breaks feeding him and watching cartoons with him and all that. By the time I did the 4th or 5th one I was able to do them pretty quickly. About 15 min per.

James125 · 03-10-2014, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by MileHigh AI

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very nice job, as much as I dont like the movie the HULK one is pretty badass.

While I personally would love to do the spines, I just dont want to ruin any of my steels and as you pointed out alot of great images have all the artwork focused in the middle where the art kinda gets lost. Which is why I try to do like you did for the sherlocks where if I'm missing anything by not having spine done its only blank space that doesn't take away from the inside art created.

I do however look forward to a tutorial video from you in the future.
You've also reminded me there are about 8 steels I've been meaning to create artwork for.

Thanks

Yea the hulk is prob my least fav movie and my favorite art I did lol. The spines are not really hard to do at all and I will show how easy it is in my tutorial video!

Blu_Ray_Addict · 03-10-2014, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by James125

Yea the hulk is prob my least fav movie and my favorite art I did lol. The spines are not really hard to do at all and I will show how easy it is in my tutorial video!

Curious to see how you remove your spine. I think it's removing all the left over glue that's slowing me down. I use goo gone but still takes time. How do you take off the left over glue?

01-25-2014, 03:26 AM	#1187
shanedalton Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Pearisburg, VA 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:625	Printed out some artwork for my Highlander steel today. Used a version of the International poster and thought it turned out quite well. I just used the front and back as I didn't want to work on the spine for fear of tearing it up. I like it so much that I'm eventually going to try it in color...I just don't want to use up my ink right now. Last edited by shanedalton; 01-25-2014 at 03:31 AM.

01-13-2014, 04:02 PM	#1182
RedStar Active Member Member since:Sep 2009 Location:San Antonio, Texas Trading Score:75	How are you guys getting art put down on the inside spine? Is there a tutorial?

01-23-2014, 03:18 PM	#1186
Aidey Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Home Theater Gallery:3 Trading Score:5	Does anyone here use a Mac for making interior artwork? Im having no luck with the template process using gimp.. and i really want to try some new artworks.... Any help appreciated

01-25-2014, 04:20 AM	#1188
EricDra7en Active Member Member since:Nov 2013 Location:USA Trading Score:38	I finally got brave enough to disassemble a steelbook today. Used a credit card to pop the plastic out, then a hairdryer for 30 seconds and a thin blade pop the art off the spine. Worked pretty well but the glue was stubborn. Does anyone have suggestions on a) A more effective alternative to Goo Gone and b) Size and brand for clear double-sided tape for the spine art? Thanks to everyone who contributes to these threads. Good stuff.

01-26-2014, 04:22 AM	#1189
Falcon21 Junior Member Member since:Jul 2013 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- iTunes collection:-	Are you guys using normal printer paper for these?

02-06-2014, 12:34 PM	#1192
James125 Active Member Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Houston 4K collection:63 Blu-ray collection:1915 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:181	Is there a link where I can find how to resize the pic to print the right size to fit inside the SB. I have been trying to get my printer to print the right size and failing miserably. Guess I am not that computer literate.

02-07-2014, 04:40 PM	#1194
James125 Active Member Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Houston 4K collection:63 Blu-ray collection:1915 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:181	So I followed the steps in post #506 and when the image prints it is a little too small. Is there a difference between US Steelbooks and Others in size? Thanks so much Fast Fish for the help but it seems either the template is too small or my printer settings are off. I am having a hard time with this.

03-10-2014, 05:50 AM	#1196
Blu_Ray_Addict Special Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2011 Location:Valley of the Sun 4K collection:25 Blu-ray collection:1080 Trading Score:171	Nice job James! It definitely takes a couple times doing this to finally figure out how to not damage the steel. I find you have to be very patient but I'm OCD so I go real slow. Lol. It takes me like a good hour to do one steel. Curious, how long did it take you to do all 10 of those?

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