Custom Cover Art Thread

[madridista8700]

Originally Posted by Nissen

I like the first one. It is looser and less boxy than the others.
You're bound to get different opinions on this :-) There are as many opinions on design as there are people. (Opinions are like a-holes, everyone's got one).
The one opinion I want to hear is your own, actually :-)

I like the first as well, it fills out nicely as opposed to the others - thanks for your reply

[madridista8700]

Originally Posted by chip75

They all look nice but I'm not sure about the red-leather-bound book style, it's a bit to dark for the films. I think for films about weddings and births you could go with something lighter, even floral.

I went with that at the beginning, but moved on to this. It's not quite done yet, but it's supposed to be a photo album - not a book.

[madridista8700]

Originally Posted by Schrute Farms

I like these, since they look like a scrap book, but i would make the scrap book lighter in color, like a wedding cake, and add some lace.

That's the next step

[adsdsdsd]

Was Behind the Mask good?

[Nissen]

Originally Posted by adsdsdsd

Was Behind the Mask good?

Dunno. Never seen it. Someone liked it enough to pay for a custom cover for it, if that tells you anything.

[adsdsdsd]

Originally Posted by Nissen

Dunno. Never seen it. Someone liked it enough to pay for a custom cover for it, if that tells you anything.

The bluray review on here, gives it a 4.5. I'll have to check it out. the poster and name seem like one of those terrible straight to video movies.

[deadmenrise]

Originally Posted by adsdsdsd

Was Behind the Mask good?

I'm pretty biased as I'm the one who commissioned the cover from Nissen since it's one of my favorite movies, but I'd say yes! I was originally going to link you to the trailer but I feel like it gives too much away and you might be better off going in blind so to speak. The basic premise is that Freddy, Jason, Myers, etc all really existed as serial killers and urban legends. Now there is a young up and comer by the name of Leslie Vernon who idolized them all and is on the verge of making his own mark and legend and is allowing a small crew of film students to follow him as he does. It's a dark comedy/slasher starring Nathan Baesel (TV series Invasion), Angela Goethals (Home Alone), Robert Englund (Freddy!), Scott Wilson (the Walking Dead), and Zelda Rubnstein (Poltergeist) in her last role before her passing. There are numerous references to classic horror movies hidden within the movie and it's great seeing Robert Englund in a Dr. Loomis like role. It's definitely worth checking out and you can find it for dirt cheap on Amazon. Just be aware that the blu-ray is bare bones while the DVD has a decent amount of features.

Fun fact: Leslie Vernon and the town of Glen Echo are referenced in Hatchet 2, which isn't a very good movie but it earned brownie points from me for that. lol

[akapainkiller]

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo



and [IMO] Behind the Mask was unique and I liked it!

[Torrente]

I like the "intentions", I kind of like the "look" of this series of covers you're making.
But I have a huge problem with all this blank space in the bonus features area. It's often very empty in there and it doesn't look very good to me.

But the rest is very nice!
So I'm looking forward to see the next ones

[Angel Eyes]

Originally Posted by madridista8700

While I am figuring out my next step on my Star Wars covers, I've begun working on a collection for Father of the Bride.

Made three fronts, but not sure which works the best. Any ideas?

[Show spoiler]

The first one is by far the best one.

[Cahleb]

ANYBODY WILLING TO HELP?

Who's willing to make some cover art for me? I need original cover art though from the actual blu-ray releases. PM me if you can do it and we can discuss payment prices.

- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
- The Social Network
- Step Up Revolution

or is there a website with these covers already made where i could print them out? what sizes would they be? any information? if you could do it and would like to be paid for it, then PM me. but if anybody could also let me know how to do it, that'd be a great second option. Thanks.

[DrrnHarr]

Originally Posted by Nissen

Please note that this particular cover mentions the inclusion of the DVD-only extras, with the intention of including the DVD copy as well. I do not modify commisioned covers to suit others' configuration of discs, sorry.

Hi Nissen,

I do this for a lot of my custom covers, especially when the Blu-ray is bare bones. For example, the movies "Battle of Britain" and "A Bridge Too Far" are both bare bones Blu-rays so I created 3-disc sets and paired them with their respective 2-disc Collector's Edition DVDs.

I also put all three of the original "Star Wars" trilogy theatrical cuts 2006 DVDs and the 2004 Bonus Materials DVD (with "The Empire of Dreams" documentary) into a 4-disc Blu-ray case to go alongside the Blu-ray release.

[Torrente]

Originally Posted by Angel Eyes

The first one is by far the best one.

I agree!

[loonywozzer]

i know there was a step by step guide by Nissen but that was not even basic enough for me , i would love some help in understanding how to do this i have made my own covers before but only learnt by watching the youtube videos posted by ppl since i duno what most things are called. any help would be good i really wana make some more marvel films have that sort of cover like Blade and punisher films.

[UUUUGGGGHHHH]

Hey all!

The following is a bit of a passion project I've been working on, mostly fueled by some OCD tendencies and some general all-around annoyance.

The TV show "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" was shot on SD video for its first five seasons, and although season five DID receive a Blu-ray release (which was upconverted), I highly doubt any of the first four seasons will receive this treatment.

It's killing me that, because I keep DVDs and Blu-rays separated, all of the seasons of this show will never be next to each other on the shelf for me. So what I set out to do was create Blu-ray packaging for seasons 1-4, and to make it match perfectly with my own slightly-altered packaging for seasons 5-8 (and for as long as it goes on.)

I will probably make the cover art next, but my first endeavor was to create slipcovers. Here is what I have for seasons 3 through 6 so far.



I'm absolutely torn on what to do with seasons 1 and 2 though. They came packaged together for the DVD release, so I only have one piece of cover art to work with, and I'd rather avoid giving them the same cover. I want to separate them if possible. However, if I keep them together, then I'll have to alter the spine slightly and it won't align perfectly with the others. I'll also have to find a good way to combine the big number 1 and 2 on the spine, which is annoying. Ugh.

Any suggestions on what to do for seasons 1 and 2 and what I could use for cover art? I have a few ideas, and I might just settle on using the cover art from the 1/2 combo pack for both seasons 1 and 2. Hmmm.

Also, do you guys think I should make the spine for season 3 just a flat yellow like the rest?

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by gregmasciola

Mine doesn't match the DigiBook, but I did make one to match the DVD art awhile back.

[Show spoiler]

Oh nice! Thank you!

Does anybody have one for Citizen Kane (similar to the UCE or DigiBook), Dr. Strangelove, Driving Miss Daisy, and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (similar to the UCE or DigiBook)?

[lolwut]

Originally Posted by adsdsdsd

The bluray review on here, gives it a 4.5. I'll have to check it out. the poster and name seem like one of those terrible straight to video movies.

It is. My roommate and I, big fans of horror comedies, found it almost unwatchable.

[gregmasciola]

Originally Posted by UUUUGGGGHHHH

Hey all!

The following is a bit of a passion project I've been working on, mostly fueled by some OCD tendencies and some general all-around annoyance.

The TV show "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" was shot on SD video for its first five seasons, and although season five DID receive a Blu-ray release (which was upconverted), I highly doubt any of the first four seasons will receive this treatment.

It's killing me that, because I keep DVDs and Blu-rays separated, all of the seasons of this show will never be next to each other on the shelf for me. So what I set out to do was create Blu-ray packaging for seasons 1-4, and to make it match perfectly with my own slightly-altered packaging for seasons 5-8 (and for as long as it goes on.)

I will probably make the cover art next, but my first endeavor was to create slipcovers. Here is what I have for seasons 3 through 6 so far.

[Show spoiler]

I'm absolutely torn on what to do with seasons 1 and 2 though. They came packaged together for the DVD release, so I only have one piece of cover art to work with, and I'd rather avoid giving them the same cover. I want to separate them if possible. However, if I keep them together, then I'll have to alter the spine slightly and it won't align perfectly with the others. I'll also have to find a good way to combine the big number 1 and 2 on the spine, which is annoying. Ugh.

Any suggestions on what to do for seasons 1 and 2 and what I could use for cover art? I have a few ideas, and I might just settle on using the cover art from the 1/2 combo pack for both seasons 1 and 2. Hmmm.

Also, do you guys think I should make the spine for season 3 just a flat yellow like the rest?

Interesting idea. Normally, I would say to just leave the first 2 seasons together, since they both basically make 1 full season. There are a few other things you could do:

1. To make the spines match up, you could label them as "volumes" instead of seasons, so the first 2 would be Volume 1, season 3 would be Volume 2, etc.

2. You could condense the numbers 1 & 2 on the spine, so they would be thinner, but that might look a bit ugly.

3. Use the original cover art for one of those seasons, and try to create a new one for the other. You could use the pictures from other seasons to create a new cover. Just a few examples:



4. Redo the cover art for seasons 1 & 2 by splitting it up; use a few faces for season 1 and use the rest for season 2.

I've got a similar situation with a few of my movies. Right now, I keep some movie sequels that are only on DVD in the case with the Blu-Ray of the first movie, like Ghostbusters.

[RebelPrince1986]

Still working on fixing Pinocchio and Cinderella...

But here are a few more works-in-progress. (Tarzan, The Lion King and Fantasia)

There are things I love and hate about them, but I thought I'd get some more opinions before I made any drastic decisions!







(All of the films after Walt's death will have either 'Walt Disney Pictures' or 'Walt Disney Pictures Presents,' I haven't decided which I like better yet which is why The Lion King and Tarzan have different headers.)

[jaws3dfan]

I saw this in a JAWS Thread and wanted to share it: