Custom Cover Art Thread

[DrrnHarr]

Originally Posted by Torrente

One of your best work so far, in my opinion!

It helps that I like the movie so much

This is right up there with Force 10 From Navarone as one of my favorite custom covers.

I am bewildered by why the template I chose has the warner logo at the bottom of the spine, I'll correct that.

[mrnobudy]

Nice! Any chance you could do a 'collection' one?

Here's my draft for a Harry Potter "Book" style design. Still working on a design element for the back. But they line up together on the shelf nicely. Trying to keep them very clean. Designed for the Ultimate Editions.

[Nissen]

Originally Posted by rybev

I consider myself a true JP fan and i wouldn't dream of refering to The Lost World as Jurassic Park II, because that's not its name.

It is called The Lost World - Jurassic Park.

And i've never in my life heard anyone say Batman Begins II.

Everyone's sarcasm detector seems to be offline these days.

Come on guys, read, think, then type.

[Nissen]

Originally Posted by DrrnHarr

I am bewildered by why the template I chose has the warner logo at the bottom of the spine, I'll correct that.

Because that's the official layout for Warner covers. Just like Universal, including the sideways Blu-Ray logo.

I tend to stick with the templates to maintain consistency with the official covers. It would look weird if my Warner customs were placed next to an official cover on the shelf, and the Warner logo on the spines didn't line up.

But that's the beauty of making customs, we get to ignore stuff like that and UPCs if we want to.

Your High Road cover is looking good. I like hearing that you've scanned some new material yourself. We (cover designers) tend to re-use the same images found online over and over. The same posters, the same screengrabs. It's like inbreeding. The online image genepool needs some fresh DNA from time to time.

[BluPat]

Can someone make a 'Carrie' (1976) Blu-ray cover that utilizes the original poster art that has her in split screen when she just won prom queen and after the bucket of blood is on her? Please? And also have the spine in the same font as the poster...that wavy looking font.

Thanks in advance.

[Monkus24]

I have 6 covers that i want to print but don't have a printer, could anyone please print them for me and send them out, i'll be happy to pay for shipping and ink cost i really want these covers

[FC4L]

Originally Posted by Monkus24

I have 6 covers that i want to print but don't have a printer, could anyone please print them for me and send them out, i'll be happy to pay for shipping and ink cost i really want these covers

Do you have a local Walmart that can print 11x14 glossy in an hour? $5 fits 2 covers on them and they look sharp. Never had any hassel over copywrite either. Or maybe try a Kinko's or something?

[DrrnHarr]

Originally Posted by Nissen

Because that's the official layout for Warner covers. Just like Universal, including the sideways Blu-Ray logo.

I tend to stick with the templates to maintain consistency with the official covers. It would look weird if my Warner customs were placed next to an official cover on the shelf, and the Warner logo on the spines didn't line up.

But that's the beauty of making customs, we get to ignore stuff like that and UPCs if we want to.

Your High Road cover is looking good. I like hearing that you've scanned some new material yourself. We (cover designers) tend to re-use the same images found online over and over. The same posters, the same screengrabs. It's like inbreeding. The online image genepool needs some fresh DNA from time to time.

Thanks Nissen. I am currently working on reconstituting a "North Sea Hijack"/"Ffolkes" poster that was too large for my scanner. It is in 4 parts with each quarter being about 6,000 x 5,000 pixels so the eventual file will be enormous The poster is only available online in very, very low res so I decided to scan the poster from my personal collection.

I'm trying to decide what to put at the top of my HRtC back cover:

[Monkus24]

Originally Posted by FC4L

Do you have a local Walmart that can print 11x14 glossy in an hour? $5 fits 2 covers on them and they look sharp. Never had any hassel over copywrite either. Or maybe try a Kinko's or something?

i live in the UK but couldn't find a custom cover art thread for the UK

[DrrnHarr]

Originally Posted by MrGBox

yes? I just want to create a cover for Caprica.

As far as I know, the Viva Elite 4, 5 & 6 Blu-ray disc case measures 3154 x 1748 (177 pixel spine).

[Nissen]

Originally Posted by DrrnHarr

I'm trying to decide what to put at the top of my HRtC back cover:

I sometimes find that a title treatment works well on the back. It looks a bit overkill when you see the cover flat and the same TT is front, spine AND back, but once you put it in a case that isn't an issue.

..or you could just do a tagline, critic's quote. It does make covers look more official, sorry to say.

What I don't recommend is putting another screengrab on there. It looks neat the way you have it with one column for pictures, another for text.

Scanning posters and stitching them together seamlessly is quite a chore. I've done it a few times, but I always try to get a good still with my digital camera first. A digital still is more than good enough most of the time.

[G:Box]

Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

3173/1762 is what I use. EFX has a thread with their "official" dimensions.

Thanks bro

[DrrnHarr]

Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

Yeah, I do taglines in that spot usually. You can find them on IMDB most of the time.




Photoshop CS5 has a macro that does it for you, which I've used to great effect.

We are upgrading our PS at my office to Adobe CS5. Can you provide more details on this?

Thanks.

[Rusty100]

I was bored

[phansson]

wow, those look gooooood......

[Donat96]

Those are fantastic! Marvelous work.

[DrrnHarr]

Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

I think it's there on the earlier versions too. It's under file->automate->photomerge. There are tutorials around on the 'net for free that go through it. I've scanned a few large star wars posters that way, but you have to take time not to wrinkle and make sure you don't get the blurry parts on top when stitching it all together at the end.

Thanks Imrahil.

Yes the command is there on CS4 but I've never used it.

EDIT:

It did a great job...wow, after getting frustrated spending a couple of hours last night this worked the images in a matter of seconds. My final file is 3198 x 4858 pixels which should be good enough for a BD cover. certainly better than the resolution in the 100's that the poster is available online.

The quandry that I have is...do I use the original 1979 title that I grew up with as a young kid in the UK ("North Sea Hijack") or the 1980 American title "Ffolkes" which is the one on the poster?

[Sinbad75]

Sorry if I am repeating information already on this thread, but I am having difficulty searching for a custom cover (with any results) for Narnia Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Like most, I would love to ditch the terrible packaging they came up with for this movie in favor of a custom cover in a standard Blu-Ray container. Thanks in advance for any help!

[Torrente]

Originally Posted by Rusty100

I was bored

[Show spoiler]

Hey Rusty, it looks fantastic.
I love it as always with your work.

I have a comment 'though

There is a change between first cover and third cover. Which is great because we directly see the differences between the 2 movies and their stories.
What about changing the back on the second cover then... because it's almost the same as the first one.
What about swapping the trees by some buildings!

I think it would improved the set, but it's just my little advice, the rest is great and I would understand that you wouldn't change anything as it works as is

[biglou114]

So I have a request, I don't trust my skills, so I would like to outsource it. I'm looking for a cover for both parts (movie only) of Deathly Hallows using the Hallows symbol as the main art.