Custom Cover Art Thread

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Ill_Be_Back

Seriously, where do these people come from??

At least he could have made a custom cover to go with it.

[enigma]

Originally Posted by chip75

At least he could have made a custom cover to go with it.

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[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by enigma

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Had a good laugh as well

He was from India ~ spam capitol of the world

[Ill_Be_Back]

Originally Posted by chip75

At least he could have made a custom cover to go with it.

Haha

[enigma]

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

Had a good laugh as well

He was from India ~ spam capitol of the world

Figures.

I've been seeing a bunch of these spam bots lately (not quite like that one though) and have been using the Report button as needed. I presume that's the preferred course of action.

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[Ill_Be_Back]

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

Had a good laugh as well

He was from India ~ spam capitol of the world

Yeah, I get phone calls from an Indian call center at least once a day. Really annoying!!

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by enigma

Figures.

I've been seeing a bunch of these spam boys lately (not quite like that one though) and have been using the Report button as needed. I presume that's the preferred course of action.

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India & China are the worst for it. That is the first time for that type that I have seen.

Reporting it is the best thing to do.

Glad I was here & saw it because the guy was on a rampage. 10 posts in just a few minutes

[enigma]

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

India & China are the worst for it. That is the first time for that type that I have seen.

Reporting it is the best thing to do.

Glad I was here & saw it because the guy was on a rampage. 10 posts in just a few minutes

I stand by my assertion that if you ever need another helping hand, I'm game. I only work two nights a week DJing and spend the majority of the rest of my time online (mainly here already). I'm computer savvy, good with people, and have more free time than you can shake a stick at. So next time a slot opens up, keep me in mine. I told Blu Titan the same a while back.

That's enough off-topic though. Back to our regularly scheduled thread.


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[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by enigma

I stand by my assertion that if you ever need another helping hand, I'm game. I only work two nights a week DJing and spend the majority of the rest of my time online (mainly here already). I'm computer savvy, good with people, and have more free time than you can shake a stick at. So next time a slot opens up, keep me in mine. I told Blu Titan the same a while back.

That's enough off-topic though. Back to our regularly scheduled thread.


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I agree on getting back to the Custom covers

[Scorpion Soldier]

Quick mock-up i did for The Dark Knight Rises.

Basically just did a quick one as a placeholder for the eventual release.

[alphadec]

when you make a credit block for a movie from the 1970's is there a credit block you should not use for that period. ?

[DrrnHarr]

"Diamonds Are Forever". I tried the descending "Forever"'s on thr spine but it just didn't look right so I settled for just the first line of the TT:



As always comments and suggestions are appreciated

[ercy]

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Custom Blu Ray & DVD

[alphadec]

Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

I don't understand the question.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqZAE_ZTaTE&feature=relmfu

look at this clip and u understand.

[mrnobudy]

Originally Posted by Scorpion Soldier

An expansion to my Avengers project, would there be any interest in a slipcover like this? Because i want to know if this is worth finishing or not.

Yes please! any chance you would conisder making a full cover and not just the slip case format?

[WorkShed]

Originally Posted by DrrnHarr

"Diamonds Are Forever". I tried the descending "Forever"'s on thr spine but it just didn't look right so I settled for just the first line of the TT:

As always comments and suggestions are appreciated

The only thing I'm not a fan of is the picture on the spine. It's really muddy and green. Otherwise, your set is coming along wonderfully. Some great choices on display and I'll definitely be sending you a PM once it's good to go.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by alphadec

look at this clip and u understand.

I watched the whole thing and still don't understand.

Generally speaking of course films of that era had all kinds of styles so you're pretty much good to go with what your imagination has to offer. From groovy sci-fi fonts to old worldly ones for period movies. Take your pick, or you can just go with the Univers one, that seems to go with everything.

[Hubunkey]

Originally Posted by chip75

I watched the whole thing and still don't understand.

Generally speaking of course films of that era had all kinds of styles so you're pretty much good to go with what your imagination has to offer. From groovy sci-fi fonts to old worldly ones for period movies. Take your pick, or you can just go with the Univers one, that seems to go with everything.

Ya I didn't understand either, there are a ton of older movies that use modern fonts to make them seem newer and more like a popular film at the time.

[Nissen]

Originally Posted by alphadec

when you make a credit block for a movie from the 1970's is there a credit block you should not use for that period. ?

There's no definitive right or wrong, but it depends on the tone you want for your cover.

If you want an older movie to look modern, you use Universal Accreditation, Steel Tongs or Top Billing (all lanky, sans-serif fonts).
If you are making a retro-looking cover, you use an appropriate retro font. I used Silentia, a silent movie font, for the credits on my second Chaplin cover. For my Misery typewriter cover, I used a typewriter font for ALL the text, even the legals and specs. Just use something that seems appropriate for the era, and that suits the look you are going for.

From my observations, the ancillary stuff like credit blocks, tech-specs and legal text, are usually treated separately from the main design, meaning they use the same font on all covers independently of the overall design or vintage of the movie.

For our James Bond covers, I'm using the same credit block layout and font across all covers, and that spans 5 decades! But for the credits on the front, I copy the style of the original poster EXACTLY. The James Bond posters are a quick way to see how the look of the credits have evolved (devolved?) over the years.

If you are making a cover for a 70s movie, and want the cover to appear appropriately vintage, use a 70s font for all the text, even the credit block. A good place to start is look at 70's movie posters and try to match the fonts they used. Tracking down the older studio logos, Warner, Paramount etc. also adds a nice touch. You can see examples of this on my Saturday Night Fever cover, where I used Perpetua Titling for most of the text, including the tagline and the credits. I still left the legal text in Arial, though.

I'm including examples of different "vintage" covers where I deviated from the standard Universal Accreditation credits.







And for Poseidon, you'll note that even though everything else is faithful to the style of the vintage poster, everything below the photos on the back remains decidedly modern, and it still doesn't look out of place. Like I said, the ancillary stuff seems to exist apart from the overall design, and gets away with it :-)

The Big Country western also seems to live a happy life inside a modern template.

So you see, you can get away with a lot. There really is NO right or wrong.

[alphadec]

[quote=Nissen;6165899]There's no definitive right or wrong, but it depends on the tone you want for your cover.

If you want an older movie to look modern, you use Universal Accreditation, Steel Tongs or Top Billing (all lanky, sans-serif fonts).
If you are making a retro-looking cover, you use an appropriate retro font. I used Silentia, a silent movie font, for the credits on my second Chaplin cover. For my Misery typewriter cover, I used a typewriter font for ALL the text, even the legals and specs. Just use something that seems appropriate for the era, and that suits the look you are going for.

From my observations, the ancillary stuff like credit blocks, tech-specs and legal text, are usually treated separately from the main design, meaning they use the same font on all covers independently of the overall design or vintage of the movie.

For our James Bond covers, I'm using the same credit block layout and font across all covers, and that spans 5 decades! But for the credits on the front, I copy the style of the original poster EXACTLY. The James Bond posters are a quick way to see how the look of the credits have evolved (devolved?) over the years.

If you are making a cover for a 70s movie, and want the cover to appear appropriately vintage, use a 70s font for all the text, even the credit block. A good place to start is look at 70's movie posters and try to match the fonts they used. Tracking down the older studio logos, Warner, Paramount etc. also adds a nice touch. You can see examples of this on my Saturday Night Fever cover, where I used Perpetua Titling for most of the text, including the tagline and the credits. I still left the legal text in Arial, though.

I'm including examples of different "vintage" covers where I deviated from the standard Universal Accreditation credits.

And for Poseidon, you'll note that even though everything else is faithful to the style of the vintage poster, everything below the photos on the back remains decidedly modern, and it still doesn't look out of place. Like I said, the ancillary stuff seems to exist apart from the overall design, and gets away with it :-)


Thank you.
I have just completed a custom cover that I think did turn out pretty good and did choose a credit block that u can see on these covers. Anyway thanks for the feedback.