Custom Inside Artwork For Steelbooks Thread

[jimmyv]

How do you get the spine and the far edges? The video link from a few posts up does not show that.

It just shows the typical 5x7 prints. (which is what I have used)

[EPHiCS]

Originally Posted by jimmyv

How do you get the spine and the far edges? The video link from a few posts up does not show that.

It just shows the typical 5x7 prints. (which is what I have used)

That's pretty easy. Don't do 5x7 prints. lol. Print your own from your printer. Just make sure your printer prints a good enough quality and you use glossy paper. You can always go to kinkos or some place like that. I'll try to make a print template out. Basically print like a 6x7 or bigger and cut it around the corners so it fit perfectly inside the steelbook.

[jimmyv]

Originally Posted by EPHiCS

That's pretty easy. Don't do 5x7 prints. lol. Print your own from your printer. Just make sure your printer prints a good enough quality and you use glossy paper. You can always go to kinkos or some place like that. I'll try to make a print template out. Basically print like a 6x7 or bigger and cut it around the corners so it fit perfectly inside the steelbook.

Would love to see a tutorial vid on that. Also, what about the spine?

[smileyx9]

for the HMV Expendables2 Steel

[jimmyv]

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Originally Posted by smileyx9

for the HMV Expendables2 Steel

That's custom? that looks fantastic.

[smileyx9]

Originally Posted by jimmyv

That's custom? that looks fantastic.

Yes,it`s custom

[MileHigh AI]

These are my latest ones:
The Departed

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Wrath of the Titans:

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V for Vendetta

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The Dark Knight Rises:
Had 4 different ones set up, but couldn't decide so had friend decide for me

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Think I may do the Total Recall one next and attempt my first spine.

[moonknight619]

That Dark Knight one looks awesome dude, but a little constructive criticism on the others. It looks like you didn't print the artwork wide enough to fit the steelbook perfectly. I don't know if you're happy with that. I find that the perfect width is right about 5.27 inches. If you're gonna attempt a spine, I would recommend buying a really cheap steelbook first and practicing, like one of the best buy steels. I bought a Twilight steelbook at a local discount store for $7.00 and plan on practicing with that.

[MileHigh AI]

Originally Posted by moonknight619

That Dark Knight one looks awesome dude, but a little constructive criticism on the others. It looks like you didn't print the artwork wide enough to fit the steelbook perfectly. I don't know if you're happy with that. I find that the perfect width is right about 5.27 inches. If you're gonna attempt a spine, I would recommend buying a really cheap steelbook first and practicing, like one of the best buy steels. I bought a Twilight steelbook at a local discount store for $7.00 and plan on practicing with that.

yeah I don't print them myself, I go up to the Military exchange and print them from their self printer and they only do set sizes (5x7, 8x10 etc.) so I just do the 5x7. On the Wrath of the Titans one I cut the white parts to shape around the steel to see how that would look. The Kinko's near me wouldn't do them because of copyright crap. For now I'm good with $.50 per 5x7 though, but I will eventually get a nice printer myself to print them to the exact measurements needed.



Thanks for the feedback.

Added pics for dark knight inside art work below

[moonknight619]

Just recently picked up the Bourne Legacy and the spine is a little misaligned. I'm thinking about changing the inner artwork and making this my first spine as well. For those of you who have done spines successfully, what do you recommend as a bonding agent once you're ready to reattach it? Should I use an old-fashioned glue stick? How is the hold? Some on here have used rubber cement. Does it work better?

[smileyx9]

I´m using Glue Stick-perfect hold

[tommyboy81]

Originally Posted by moonknight619

Here's a few more, I feel the steelbook has way too much Colin Farrell on it and not enough of the best two things about the film: the women. Unfortunately, there is a real lack of pictures of Kate Beckinsale in her underwear which is unfortunate since this is the internet.





High res versions found here:

http://imageshack.us/a/img252/8558/t...l2012kate2.png

http://imageshack.us/a/img255/6125/t...l2012kate3.png

she was so hot in that movie.

[laz305]

Originally Posted by MileHigh AI

These are my latest ones:

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Think I may do the Total Recall one next and attempt my first spine.

Can ya post that TDKR for me plz? Thx

[aboddie2]

All of these customized artworks really are truly incredible... They, actually, look like something that was bought at an, actual, movie store or something - incredible!!!! I have a question though, where did you get your artwork from?... /P

[henry00x]

how are you guys getting these printed to work with the spines?

[mllNY]

Alright here are my customs.

One of my earliest, couldn't find a good image so didn't bother with the spine

In Time:



The rest are full:

A Trip to the Moon (my first spine and one of my favorites):



V for Vendetta:



Sherlock Holmes:



Batman Begins:



Dark Knight:



Book of Eli:



Shawshank Redemption

[cudzndrips]

Hey guys, I've uploaded a tutorial video onto youtube showing how to remove the steelbook spine and also adding some spine artwork. Check it out, don't forget to give me a thumbs up if you like it.

Tutorial on Steelbook Spine Removal and Adding Artwork - YouTube

[cudzndrips]

Here's my latest custom interior for Looper -



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[admiral_akbar]

Originally Posted by cudzndrips

Here's my latest custom interior for Looper -

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Very Nice!

I've been looking at some images to use for this... here's a couple that I've done:

[ObsidianGT]

Originally Posted by henry00x

how are you guys getting these printed to work with the spines?

Someone linked this on another forum:

http://www.themoviedb.org/ (find a movie and go to "back drops")

I believe the hi-res dimensions are 900x555. But, of course you have the spine that should be cut-out. See here: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...152016&page=34

I'll attach one here for reference.