Custom Cover Art Thread

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by Harvey Plissken

Does anyone on here have an all-white transparent "Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment" castle logo I can use? It's for a project of mine. I'm trying to edit and print Phildesfr's Star Wars covers onto Criterion cases and for Rogue One and The Mandalorian, I'd like the WDSHE castle logo to line up with the 20th Century Fox logos on EPs 1-6. Thanks in advance.

If you haven't already, try googling "Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment logo PNG" and see if any of those results will work for you. There are a number of different styles out there looking just now and one may be suitable for what you want.

[Harvey Plissken]

Originally Posted by John_Carpenter

Se7en:






There Will Be Blood:

Dude, your covers are really awesome. Any chance you'd do a 4K UHD/Blu-Ray cover for Evil Dead II, using this killer steelbook art?

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[Sowhatwhocaresyo]

WIP for a full SW set. Original poster art for the fronts, framed using (re-sized and re-colorized) framing from the new retail art. The framing is repeated for the backsides, which incorporates the new retail art. I've re-colorized that art to match the theatrical art used on the fronts. I've also isolated and re-positioned some of the images from the retail art in order to fit effectively into the available space. Applied a SW starfield image for the background. Will also prepare some alternate cover art options.

Fun project (who doesn't love Star Wars!?). Let me know if you have any thoughts on how the set is looking so far
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[John_Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Harvey Plissken

Dude, your covers are really awesome. Any chance you'd do a 4K UHD/Blu-Ray cover for Evil Dead II, using this killer steelbook art?

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F1jfs7Stss8/maxresdefault.jpg

I'll see what i can cook up

[Mikezilla3k]

Originally Posted by Sowhatwhocaresyo

WIP for a full SW set. Original poster art for the fronts, framed using (re-sized and re-colorized) framing from the new retail art. The framing is repeated for the backsides, which incorporates the new retail art. I've re-colorized that art to match the theatrical art used on the fronts. I've also isolated and re-positioned some of the images from the retail art in order to fit effectively into the available space. Applied a SW starfield image for the background. Will also prepare some alternate cover art options.

Fun project (who doesn't love Star Wars!?). Let me know if you have any thoughts on how the set is looking so far
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That is sweet!

Perhaps variants for the Despecilized and 4K77,80, and 803 projects?

[buck135]

Originally Posted by Sowhatwhocaresyo

Fun project (who doesn't love Star Wars!?).

Disney

[John_Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Harvey Plissken

Dude, your covers are really awesome. Any chance you'd do a 4K UHD/Blu-Ray cover for Evil Dead II, using this killer steelbook art?

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F1jfs7Stss8/maxresdefault.jpg

So, I used the original poster by the artist, which slightly differs from the steelbook, but it's basically the same. Now obviously the poster isn't designed to fit a cover dimensions and trying to cuts a lot off or it looks squished. I tried to get as much important parts in there as I could. Let me know if it tickles your fancy.

[DarkKeys7]

Originally Posted by Sowhatwhocaresyo

WIP for a full SW set. Original poster art for the fronts, framed using (re-sized and re-colorized) framing from the new retail art. The framing is repeated for the backsides, which incorporates the new retail art. I've re-colorized that art to match the theatrical art used on the fronts. I've also isolated and re-positioned some of the images from the retail art in order to fit effectively into the available space. Applied a SW starfield image for the background. Will also prepare some alternate cover art options.

Fun project (who doesn't love Star Wars!?). Let me know if you have any thoughts on how the set is looking so far
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Looking great so far! If I could give one suggestion, it would be to either take out the episode number in the front, or move it & the subtitle down so that the Star Wars logo stays together a bit more.

[Sowhatwhocaresyo]

Originally Posted by DarkKeys7

Looking great so far! If I could give one suggestion, it would be to either take out the episode number in the front, or move it & the subtitle down so that the Star Wars logo stays together a bit more.

Yup, I think you're right. Title areas are looking tighter/cleaner now.
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[SlimerJoel]

I'll be buying a Blu-ray burner soon so I decided to make some custom covers for the DeSpecialized editions of Star Wars. They're all based off the CBS Fox releases (might be from the Trilogy set? IDK, let me know!) which are the original VHS tapes I watched the trilogy on growing up. Everything on the back is made from scratch utilizing the original publicity photos and poster art used for the VHS sleeve designs (with the exception of ESB which has an orange coloration on the poster not found on my VHS copy and ROTJ whose back cover background is a slight remodel as the original publicity photo for the throne room scene is virtually nonexistent online from what I could find).





Sorry for the smaller size and watermark. Don't know how to fix the former and I don't have a license key for the latter.

This is my first real attempt at making covers. I hope they turned out semi decent! And I hope covers for these types of fan preservations are okay in this thread.

[Harvey Plissken]

Originally Posted by SlimerJoel

I'll be buying a Blu-ray burner soon so I decided to make some custom covers for the DeSpecialized editions of Star Wars. They're all based off the CBS Fox releases (might be from the Trilogy set? IDK, let me know!) which are the original VHS tapes I watched the trilogy on growing up. Everything on the back is made from scratch utilizing the original publicity photos and poster art used for the VHS sleeve designs (with the exception of ESB which has an orange coloration on the poster not found on my VHS copy and ROTJ whose back cover background is a slight remodel as the original publicity photo for the throne room scene is virtually nonexistent online from what I could find).





Sorry for the smaller size and watermark. Don't know how to fix the former and I don't have a license key for the latter.

This is my first real attempt at making covers. I hope they turned out semi decent! And I hope covers for these types of fan preservations are okay in this thread.

These look really good. Not bad for a first timer. If there's one small thing that could use a little work, it would be that the spine logos look a little small. If you could perhaps make them a little bigger, that just might do it. Otherwise, they look good.

[SlimerJoel]

Originally Posted by Harvey Plissken

These look really good. Not bad for a first timer. If there's one small thing that could use a little work, it would be that the spine logos look a little small. If you could perhaps make them a little bigger, that just might do it. Otherwise, they look good.

Thanks!! Yeah, the spine logos look a little wack mostly cause I was fully intent on replicating the VHS' layout 1:1, which meant keeping the titles as they were on the side. It works a lot better on VHS when the spine is a quarter the size of the cover! I also followed the template guide I was using a little too closely and kept them in the "safe area". I'll have to go back and play around with them a little more.

[John_Carpenter]

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968):










The Shining (1980):







Full Metal Jacket (1987):







Uploaded to uncovered and euphoricfx. Blu-ray variants upon request. Feel free to PM for them as well

[Sowhatwhocaresyo]

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[r.sienicki]

Originally Posted by Sowhatwhocaresyo

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I really like the general design, but I don't like the picture on the back, I feel like you can tell this is cropped, and sometimes the picture ends very close to character face and that for me look very custom made. I personally would prefer maybe some screenshots from the movie and the synopsis.

But overall very fine job, you did!

[Sowhatwhocaresyo]

Originally Posted by r.sienicki

I really like the general design, but I don't like the picture on the back, I feel like you can tell this is cropped, and sometimes the picture ends very close to character face and that for me look very custom made. I personally would prefer maybe some screenshots from the movie and the synopsis.

But overall very fine job, you did!

Thanks man. I take your point about the back pictures. I'll be doing some more tweaking to get everything looking as centered as possible. I deliberately avoided using the synopsis and special features information since that info is already available on the slipcovers which I plan on using along with these new customs. Also wanted to avoid using screenshots as they are so commonplace.

[agenda]

Originally Posted by Sowhatwhocaresyo

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I don't own 4K set nor do I care about the format, but I absolutely LOVE those original poster arts...except for one thing; is there a reason why those damn 4K banners have to be that HUUUUUGE on the covers of a fan based art? I mean, don't we already see that enough on the official covers? Format banners is one of the main reasons why I can't stand so many official covers, but do love the fan art instead.

[jstxanothrxstory]

A few months back, I decided I wanted to unify my horror franchises with a similar set of artwork that I'm dubbing The VHS Collection. I purposefully left the back clear of any special features listings so that they wouldn't get dated if I were to replace the discs or add new ones in the future, and they were given an aged look to replicate a cover that's been used heavily. The current idea is to put them all in white Viva Elite cases; I'll post photos of everything printed and put together once I'm able to.

The second set is for the Scream films.

SCREAM


Just as with the film's original release, I wanted Drew Barrymore to be front and centre for the artwork.

SCREAM 2


SCREAM 3


SCREAM 4


It was their idea to not have the front artwork feature the three leads, and I dug it as it fit in with the whole "reboot" thing they were going for. Additionally, I thought having Sidney occupy what could be seen as the "big death of the film" spot on the back would be interesting.

BONUS MATERIAL


Primarily focusing on the bonus disc with the documentaries, but I had it just say "Bonus Material" on the spine and put the "And More..." on the back so it can house additional discs as needed.

THE VHS COLLECTION
-Phantasm
-Scream

[Justanothercrow421]

Originally Posted by agenda

I don't own 4K set nor do I care about the format, but I absolutely LOVE those original poster arts...except for one thing; is there a reason why those damn 4K banners have to be that HUUUUUGE on the covers of a fan based art? I mean, don't we already see that enough on the official covers? Format banners is one of the main reasons why I can't stand so many official covers, but do love the fan art instead.

My man....that's supposed to be the 4K disc case. its not part of Sowhat's actual cover. He's just showing you what you what it'll look like in those cases.

[agenda]

Originally Posted by Justanothercrow421

My man....that's supposed to be the 4K disc case. its not part of Sowhat's actual cover. He's just showing you what you what it'll look like in those cases.

First; I'm not "your man". Second; I think you might misunderstood my thoughts there, but let's just say that, personally, I think that IF the 4K banners are on the front cover, it would be best if those would be presented as small as possible. That's all.