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BluBrown · 03-13-2012, 03:23 PM

Anyone interested in attempting some Indiana Jones covers using these prints by artist Maxime Pecourt?!

integrafied1 · 03-13-2012, 03:55 PM

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Anyone interested in attempting some Indiana Jones covers using these prints by artist Maxime Pecourt?!

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Those are very cool. I like.

DrrnHarr · 03-13-2012, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BluBrown

Anyone interested in attempting some Indiana Jones covers using these prints by artist Maxime Pecourt?!

I might after I am done with my current set. Do you know where high res versions of these are?

Speaking of that, I will probably offer an alternative cover (using the other well-known TOD artwork) for the Temple of Doom custom because I'm not entirely happy with how this one is turning out:

Nissen · 03-13-2012, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BluBrown

Anyone interested in attempting some Indiana Jones covers using these prints by artist Maxime Pecourt?!

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To me, pieces like these are amazing on an artistic level, but I find them far from satisfying as artwork to represent the appeal of the films. They're just too abstract.

Besides, the headpiece for the staff of Ra (?) was not the actual McGuffin for Raiders, the ark was.

jimjimmyjones85 · 03-13-2012, 07:25 PM

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Here is my "Raiders of the Lost Ark" custom cover/template:

For the spine I used the font suggested by Imrahil. It is the font used for the title in the movies "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade".

Curiously the more familiar Indiana Jones font was used for the title sequence in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (I recall Kate Capshaw dancing in front of it obscuring part of Indy's name), but when the third movie opened five years later it had returned to the more elegant font used in "Raiders" titles:

I gave the font a white contour (outside) to most closely replicate how it appears on screen.

The font is so small (10.3 pt) because I had to ensure it would fit Indy 4's insanely long title (for which I will have to use "&").

Here's a 3-D representation of the cover:

Comments/Suggestions are (as always) welcome.

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Thanks for posting your comments and suggestions IronWaffle. I might eliminate the tagline altogether and fill the space with an additional picture and more blurb, I'm not decided yet.

Here is "Last Crusade" using the "Raiders" template. Note: These are both still WIP's, but I needed to know if what i was doing would fit the other movies.

and "Raiders":

I think the tagline is a bit much. I would rather the blurb and pics. But that is just me.

As for the spine. I like the route you are taking. It just seems so short and high on the spine... which changes with each movie.

Not sure it can help, but maybe the same font but with the color gradient of the front title.

aggienader08 · 03-13-2012, 08:48 PM

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aggienader

I thank you for the reply but I just got off a PM from Nissen and he is going to do it for me.

Thank you.

No prob Jimshaw. Nissen will do a good one.

aggienader08 · 03-13-2012, 08:52 PM

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Anyone interested in attempting some Indiana Jones covers using these prints by artist Maxime Pecourt?!

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I would, but I don't have the consent of Maxime Pecourt... or do I?

G:Box · 03-13-2012, 09:02 PM

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I would, but I don't have the consent of Maxime Pecourt... or do I?

DrrnHarr · 03-13-2012, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jimjimmyjones85

I think the tagline is a bit much. I would rather the blurb and pics. But that is just me.

As for the spine. I like the route you are taking. It just seems so short and high on the spine... which changes with each movie.

Not sure it can help, but maybe the same font but with the color gradient of the front title.

I think it would be a bit too much to apply the color gradient to the spine title. I have the color gradient saved so it would be easy to do, but then it would not match the titles of the movies anymore.

I agree about the tagline the more I look at it. The back cover would be better served by an additional photo and a taller blurb.

BTW, here are my two versions of the Temple of Doom covers...any preferences?

DrrnHarr · 03-13-2012, 09:38 PM

I need an opinion.

Removing the tagline allows for a taller blurb, or two more pictures (under the blurb). I'm in tweo minds,,,what do people think?

BluBrown · 03-13-2012, 10:22 PM

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I would, but I don't have the consent of Maxime Pecourt... or do I?

So you're saying you get the consent of the artists behind any original poster art you may use?

Scorpion Soldier · 03-13-2012, 11:14 PM

Been working on a slipcover for Collateral:

newginafets · 03-13-2012, 11:25 PM

any custom cover for One Day by any chance? I want to get rid of my "rental" copy

themadbutcher · 03-14-2012, 02:10 AM

Work in progress for an Indiana Jones collection custom cover. For those who won't buy or discard Crystal Skull. There will be a big collage of paintings on the front, similar to my Star Wars covers. Feedback appreciated!

gregmasciola · 03-14-2012, 02:48 AM

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Work in progress for an Indiana Jones collection custom cover. For those who won't buy or discard Crystal Skull. There will be a big collage of paintings on the front, similar to my Star Wars covers. Feedback appreciated!

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I love it so far! My only complaint is that the main text on the back is very small. But I love the background texture, the items on the back and the photos at the top of the back.

universityboy · 03-14-2012, 05:55 AM

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Been working on a slipcover for Collateral:

This is beautifully amazing! I really dig how you brought the dark feel of the movie, into the slip cover art. It's so much more honest to the film, than what is used as the cover. Do you think you could make a cover for it? I would love to have this for my copy of the film that I'll be getting soon.

Scorpion Soldier · 03-14-2012, 07:13 AM

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This is beautifully amazing! I really dig how you brought the dark feel of the movie, into the slip cover art. It's so much more honest to the film, than what is used as the cover. Do you think you could make a cover for it? I would love to have this for my copy of the film that I'll be getting soon.

Wouldn't take long to convert it to a cover for the case itself, so definitely!

DrrnHarr · 03-14-2012, 11:56 AM

Since nobody had a preference, this is the "Raiders" cover I will be going with:

DrrnHarr · 03-14-2012, 12:41 PM

Here's "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" with that format:

Torrente · 03-14-2012, 01:07 PM

That's a great job (again)!

But I have 2 things that bother me...
The first one is where will you put the specs of each discs?
And the other one is about the spine (I really don't like them)
I wonder why you didn't take the easier route using the same font as on the posters and your front covers? (same font as on the spine of the actual Paramount's Blu Ray of the "Crystal Skull")

Apart from those 2 things it's awesome

03-14-2012, 02:10 AM	#9274
themadbutcher Senior Member Member since:Sep 2011 4K collection:154 Blu-ray collection:595	Work in progress for an Indiana Jones collection custom cover. For those who won't buy or discard Crystal Skull. There will be a big collage of paintings on the front, similar to my Star Wars covers. Feedback appreciated! Last edited by themadbutcher; 03-14-2012 at 02:15 AM.

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03-13-2012, 03:23 PM	#9261
BluBrown Power Member Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Feeling Minnesota! Home Theater Gallery:15 4K collection:50 Blu-ray collection:1201 DVD collection:56 Blu-ray reviews:15 Trading Score:14	Anyone interested in attempting some Indiana Jones covers using these prints by artist Maxime Pecourt?!

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DrrnHarr Power Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Wisconsin 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:818 DVD collection:352 MA collection:2122 Digital collection:6033 iTunes collection:6958 Prime collection:282 Blu-ray reviews: 13 Trading Score:3	I need an opinion. Removing the tagline allows for a taller blurb, or two more pictures (under the blurb). I'm in tweo minds,,,what do people think?

03-13-2012, 11:14 PM	#9272
Scorpion Soldier Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Netherlands Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:566 Blu-ray collection:1078 Digital collection:143 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:32	Been working on a slipcover for Collateral:

03-13-2012, 11:25 PM	#9273
newginafets Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Redlands, CA 4K collection:356 Blu-ray collection:5579 Trading Score:223	any custom cover for One Day by any chance? I want to get rid of my "rental" copy

03-14-2012, 11:56 AM	#9278
DrrnHarr Power Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Wisconsin 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:818 DVD collection:352 MA collection:2122 Digital collection:6033 iTunes collection:6958 Prime collection:282 Blu-ray reviews: 13 Trading Score:3	Since nobody had a preference, this is the "Raiders" cover I will be going with:

03-14-2012, 12:41 PM	#9279
DrrnHarr Power Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Wisconsin 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:818 DVD collection:352 MA collection:2122 Digital collection:6033 iTunes collection:6958 Prime collection:282 Blu-ray reviews: 13 Trading Score:3	Here's "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" with that format:

03-14-2012, 01:07 PM	#9280
Torrente Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Location:France Blu-ray collection:325 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:51	That's a great job (again)! But I have 2 things that bother me... The first one is where will you put the specs of each discs? And the other one is about the spine (I really don't like them) I wonder why you didn't take the easier route using the same font as on the posters and your front covers? (same font as on the spine of the actual Paramount's Blu Ray of the "Crystal Skull") Apart from those 2 things it's awesome

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