Custom Cover Art Thread

[HanaBi]

Originally Posted by Gbox85

Does anyone know what font is used for the Red Shoes Criterion?

These are all close, but not quite: Eva, Koch Antiqua, Kuenstler, Locarno.

I searched myfonts.com but couldn't find an exact match. Maybe the designer tweaked the font a bit?

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I might try try the camo spines. Thanks for the suggestion kp.

Found this picture online, thought it might make for a good design scheme. I particularly like the outline on the front and how the spine color is continued onto the front(and possibly back).



reminiscent of dv8's covers:

[Mr. J]

If this keeps up...this thread will be locked and closed, just like the group....

[G:Box]

Originally Posted by HanaBi

These are all close, but not quite: Eva, Koch Antiqua, Kuenstler, Locarno.

I searched myfonts.com but couldn't find an exact match. Maybe the designer tweaked the font a bit?

Thanks Hanabi, I'll work on it see what I come up with!

[Beta Man]

it's only been two days since the last pissing match...... please keep the constructive criticism "CONSTRUCTIVE" and not just petty insults......

Perhaps..... "I don't know about that color.... I might have used this one instead" etc.... not "The color you used sucks"

So please.... keep it friendly...... and most importantly..... if you're participating in the thread...... you should probably be creating covers yourself....

[Spike Killer]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

So please.... keep it friendly...... and most importantly..... if you're participating in the thread...... you should probably be creating covers yourself....

Ok, I'll give it a shot. Just to prove to myself that I'm better than that hack Goofnut

And I'll say this. With similar tools at our disposal (Microsoft Paint only), I bet I can do better!

[KingLeonidas300]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

it's only been two days since the last pissing match...... please keep the constructive criticism "CONSTRUCTIVE" and not just petty insults......

Perhaps..... "I don't know about that color.... I might have used this one instead" etc.... not "The color you used sucks"

So please.... keep it friendly...... and most importantly..... if you're participating in the thread...... you should probably be creating covers yourself....

I agree and it is sad that it comes to this.

[Spike Killer]

Originally Posted by KingLeonidas300

I agree and it is sad that it comes to this.

It's just a friendly online conversation. Nothing more

[Bob_Bobbson]

Originally Posted by Gbox85

I love the idea of taking off the redundant Stanley Kubrick. When you do that, center the cover art and it will be perfect! Less is more my friend. oh and is there a synopsis for eyes wide shut, since it looks a little empty on the back.

Yeah, I was originally putting "Stanley Kubrick's" above the titles because that's how it read on the posters. Of course, it ended up usually that on the cover that it was right below the "Stanley Kubrick Collection" banner. It seems a little redundant and overkill.

For the synopsis, yes, I will have one. The covers are all in various states of completion, so some have elements others don't.

Here are the other 3 I am working on currently







I'm going to go through and change the WB logos on the covers to reflect the actual WB logo that was in use at the time of the film's release, the ones on there now are just placeholders.

I'm also going to do Lolita (for which I can't find a poster that I would like to put on the front) and Dr. Strangelove.

The main problem I keep having is that I'm having trouble finding good hi-res scans of the posters to use. If anyone has any idea where I could get some, that'd help a lot.

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

DOWNLOAD
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/5721/pandb.jpg

great cover

to bad the movie is crap

[G:Box]

Originally Posted by Bob_Bobbson

Yeah, I was originally putting "Stanley Kubrick's" above the titles because that's how it read on the posters. Of course, it ended up usually that on the cover that it was right below the "Stanley Kubrick Collection" banner. It seems a little redundant and overkill.

For the synopsis, yes, I will have one. The covers are all in various states of completion, so some have elements others don't.

Here are the other 3 I am working on currently

[Show spoiler]

I'm going to go through and change the WB logos on the covers to reflect the actual WB logo that was in use at the time of the film's release, the ones on there now are just placeholders.

I'm also going to do Lolita (for which I can't find a poster that I would like to put on the front) and Dr. Strangelove.

The main problem I keep having is that I'm having trouble finding good hi-res scans of the posters to use. If anyone has any idea where I could get some, that'd help a lot.

Dude, they look awesome!! Congrats! i'll look around to see if i find high res fotos!

PS: Oh maybe you might want to take the Stanley Kubricks off of 2001? Idk...

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Bob_Bobbson

Yeah, I was originally putting "Stanley Kubrick's" above the titles because that's how it read on the posters. Of course, it ended up usually that on the cover that it was right below the "Stanley Kubrick Collection" banner. It seems a little redundant and overkill.

For the synopsis, yes, I will have one. The covers are all in various states of completion, so some have elements others don't.

Here are the other 3 I am working on currently







I'm going to go through and change the WB logos on the covers to reflect the actual WB logo that was in use at the time of the film's release, the ones on there now are just placeholders.

I'm also going to do Lolita (for which I can't find a poster that I would like to put on the front) and Dr. Strangelove.

The main problem I keep having is that I'm having trouble finding good hi-res scans of the posters to use. If anyone has any idea where I could get some, that'd help a lot.

They look great in the White, maybe try all the movies in White

[DGates01]

Originally Posted by Spike Killer

DGates - The front of the Machete poster looks great but the back needs work. It might work as an insert but I don't think it would work as a back cover And why do you have NTSC on the back? I thought that was a DVD distinction?

Yeah, you're right. The back would be great as an insert. Just didn't feel like doing a traditional back with cast and so forth. Too lazy.

I did take out the NTSC though. Thanks for the comments.

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

Yeah, I don't know why we're suddently inundated with a-holes.

Anyway, two new covers from me, CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM welcome:

Hellboy and Hellboy 2:

im in love with the front of this cover
cool beans dude

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

Yeah, I don't know why we're suddently inundated with a-holes.

Anyway, two new covers from me, CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM welcome:

Hellboy and Hellboy 2:

Those look great and I wouldn't change a thing. Is a Hellboy 3 in the works?

[DGates01]

Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

Yeah, I don't know why we're suddently inundated with a-holes.

Anyway, two new covers from me, CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM welcome:

Hellboy and Hellboy 2:

Nicely done, sir. Nothing to criticize.

[bsmith6470]

Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

Yeah, I don't know why we're suddenly inundated with a-holes.

I was wondering the same thing. Why is it that the people that can't do complain the most!

I haven't seen anything work from any of the complainers.

[Matt.English]

Big Post Alert:

First off, let me say that I'm not very good at making custom covers but I'm not letting that stop me. My covers are a bit different though because they're not blu-ray covers; they're dvd cover for blu-ray cases. I know a lot of people think this is blasphemy but, in order to minimize overall shelf space, I've been making custom covers for tv shows on dvd that I don't think will be coming to blu anytime soon - if ever. So I made covers for Rescue Me seasons 1, 2, 4 and 5 (3 is already on blu), and Angel seasons 2-5 (a friend of mine got wind of what I was doing and wanted to make the season 1 cover). Rescue Me seasons 1, 2 and 4 utilize the original front cover art but I made the back covers my own and Rescue Me season 5 and all of the Angel covers are original. Also, I don't use the specs or UPC codes because I just don't really care for them.

Rescue Me - Season 1


Rescue Me - Season 2

Rescue Me - Season 4


Rescue Me - Season 5


Angel - Season 2


Angel - Season 3


Angel - Season 4


Angel - Season 5

[bsmith6470]

I am grooving on all the recent covers; Star Wars, Hellboy, Stanley Kubrick, Pandorum, Machette, and these new Angel covers. What did I miss?

[Bob_Bobbson]

Originally Posted by Gbox85

Dude, they look awesome!! Congrats! i'll look around to see if i find high res fotos!

PS: Oh maybe you might want to take the Stanley Kubricks off of 2001? Idk...

Yeah, I'm going to take it off 2001 also. It's just I was in a hurry when I made the previews the other day and I didn't change the covers at all from the way they were then. Next time I work on them, that's the first thing I'm doing.

Originally Posted by dvdmike

They look great in the White, maybe try all the movies in White

I can make alternate versions in white, but the main thing I was going for was trying to re create the original posters I'm using. The Shining poster was yellow and the EWS one was purple, so that's what I'm using (at least for the primary versions). It wouldn't be hard to change it to white if anyone wants them after.