Custom Inside Artwork For Steelbooks Thread - Page 65 - Blu-ray Forum

DarkEco910 · 05-14-2016, 10:05 PM

I did six today.

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My roommate distracted me and I accidentally put the spine piece on upside down forcing me to have the disc on the left instead of the right!

I'll fix it in the future, but for now, I think it was a great first attempt on doing the spine. I can safely say I DO NOT like doing it. But the rest of the images I think turned out pretty good.

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Beowulf

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Sherlock Holmes

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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

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Smokin' Aces
I also took this opportunity to flip the spine around. Luckily, from a distance the Universal logo looks the same even if it's upside down, lol

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Sucker Punch

BizCat · 05-16-2016, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by mertz523

I did six today.

[Show spoiler]

300
My roommate distracted me and I accidentally put the spine piece on upside down forcing me to have the disc on the left instead of the right!

I'll fix it in the future, but for now, I think it was a great first attempt on doing the spine. I can safely say I DO NOT like doing it. But the rest of the images I think turned out pretty good.

[Show spoiler]

Beowulf

[Show spoiler]

Sherlock Holmes

[Show spoiler]

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

[Show spoiler]

Smokin' Aces
I also took this opportunity to flip the spine around. Luckily, from a distance the Universal logo looks the same even if it's upside down, lol

[Show spoiler]

Sucker Punch

They all look great but I love the Smokin' Aces one. How long does one take to do? You need to give a full step-by-step tutorial

DarkEco910 · 05-16-2016, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by BizCat

They all look great but I love the Smokin' Aces one. How long does one take to do? You need to give a full step-by-step tutorial

Thanks, lol. I was VERY happy that one turned out. I think my favorite is the Sucker Punch one. I love that image.

I'm terrible with tutorials. I basically followed the video that's posted within this thread a few pages back. I don't use Photoshop, though, I used Gimp. And a hair dryer works best for heating up the spine enough to warm up the glue to remove it.

Kal-El_ · 05-17-2016, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mertz523

I did six today.

[Show spoiler]

300
My roommate distracted me and I accidentally put the spine piece on upside down forcing me to have the disc on the left instead of the right!

I'll fix it in the future, but for now, I think it was a great first attempt on doing the spine. I can safely say I DO NOT like doing it. But the rest of the images I think turned out pretty good.

[Show spoiler]

Beowulf

[Show spoiler]

Sherlock Holmes

[Show spoiler]

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

[Show spoiler]

Smokin' Aces
I also took this opportunity to flip the spine around. Luckily, from a distance the Universal logo looks the same even if it's upside down, lol

[Show spoiler]

Sucker Punch

Those all came out awesome even the one with the little snafu.

You have definitely inspired me to get going on the few I want to do. Removing the spine is always what has kept me from moving forward. I'll have it a go with one of my damaged steels first soon enough.

Great job though mertz! They all do look great, am partial to the Smokin' Aces one.

Smigro · 05-17-2016, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Kal-El_

Those all came out awesome even the one with the little snafu.

You have definitely inspired me to get going on the few I want to do. Removing the spine is always what has kept me from moving forward. I'll have it a go with one of my damaged steels first soon enough.

Great job though mertz! They all do look great, am partial to the Smokin' Aces one.

Agreed and same here about the spines. Not only does it seems like a PITA I do not have and am a photoshop noob so I would probably mess up getting the template right anyway. I still may try the whole 5x7/6x8 photo option and omit the spine for now.

DarkEco910 · 05-17-2016, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Smigro

Agreed and same here about the spines. Not only does it seems like a PITA I do not have and am a photoshop noob so I would probably mess up getting the template right anyway. I still may try the whole 5x7/6x8 photo option and omit the spine for now.

Rather than Photoshop, if you give GIMP another try, just buy some legal sized paper and print the image to its maximum size on that paper type and cut down to desired size. No template needed.

The spine is a HUGE pain. It's sad that I bought a hair dryer just for doing these. LOL. I'm going to tackle the rest of my steels soon. I'm excited for the images I chose for The Dark Knight and Casino Royale.

Smigro · 05-17-2016, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mertz523

Rather than Photoshop, if you give GIMP another try, just buy some legal sized paper and print the image to its maximum size on that paper type and cut down to desired size. No template needed.

The spine is a HUGE pain. It's sad that I bought a hair dryer just for doing these. LOL. I'm going to tackle the rest of my steels soon. I'm excited for the images I chose for The Dark Knight and Casino Royale.

Is that what you use to print the images on...standard paper...not photo paper?? I always wondered how it would look using regular paper and not photo paper.

DarkEco910 · 05-17-2016, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Smigro

Is that what you use to print the images on...standard paper...not photo paper?? I always wondered how it would look using regular paper and not photo paper.

I used premium legal size paper with a brightness of 96. I didn't feel like getting photo paper

I did brighten the image prior to printing, as my first Sherlock Holmes image kept coming out way too dark. That was a lot of wasted ink...

Smigro · 05-17-2016, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mertz523

I used premium legal size paper with a brightness of 96. I didn't feel like getting photo paper

I did brighten the image prior to printing, as my first Sherlock Holmes image kept coming out way too dark. That was a lot of wasted ink...

That is good to hear and IMO they look really nice not being photo paper. Knowing this now I may give it a go...never felt like paying for photo paper and was not sure how regular paper would look.

casperuk · 05-17-2016, 04:53 PM

I got some good thick photo paper in poundland. It's nothing special. But does the job

DarkEco910 · 05-17-2016, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Smigro

That is good to hear and IMO they look really nice not being photo paper. Knowing this now I may give it a go...never felt like paying for photo paper and was not sure how regular paper would look.

I'm impressed with my printer. I was fearful I'd have to splurge on photo paper. The ream of legal size was only $8.99 for 500 sheets on Amazon. It's HP, I think.

Good luck! Post the results when you do end up trying it.

Smigro · 05-17-2016, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mertz523

I'm impressed with my printer. I was fearful I'd have to splurge on photo paper. The ream of legal size was only $8.99 for 500 sheets on Amazon. It's HP, I think.

Good luck! Post the results when you do end up trying it.

Will do but it won't be for a little bit.

jimjimmyjones85 · 05-18-2016, 02:28 PM

SemiGloss brochure paper prints well. . ... .

brian9229 · 05-21-2016, 10:38 PM

Discovered the Blufans art cards are exact size to their respective steel. So, with extreme caution, i changed the art on the left to my preferred pic and it looks great. Didnt want to change the Mark I art though.

ritmomundo · 07-19-2016, 05:36 AM

My first attempt at changing the interior artwork.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

rickah88 · 07-19-2016, 12:23 PM

Awesome job!

BizCat · 07-19-2016, 12:29 PM

Nice work!

DarkEco910 · 07-20-2016, 11:31 PM

Extra special thanks to ritmomundo for the 4K resolution image. Thanks, buddy!

Kal-El_ · 07-20-2016, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mertz523

Extra special thanks to ritmomundo for the 4K resolution image. Thanks, buddy!

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Love it mertz!!!

It's as it should be. I'm super jealous. I, too, saved the pic from ritmomundo last night as that is the image I've wanted to use all along. Now, I just have to commit the time to doing it, which won't be easy but I have to.

Man, I love that. Awesome!!

ritmomundo · 08-03-2016, 01:24 AM

I had some free time this past weekend, but I may have gotten a little carried away.

And I still have more to do!

Spectre -

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Sherlock Holmes -

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Batman Begins -

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The Dark Knight -

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The Dark Knight Rises -

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300 - (mertz523, I stole your idea for this one

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Lucy (Zavvi) - I used the same image, but I thought the original was too dark, and since it lined up, I didn't bother doing the spine art

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Inception - I also switched out the tray to fit the 3 discs from my other set

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Lord of the Rings - I didn't finish the spines for these yet because I want to swap in some 5 disc trays (if iI can find them) and put the discs from the extended trilogy box set in these steels
FOTR-

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Two Towers-

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ROTK-

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08-03-2016, 01:24 AM	#1300
ritmomundo Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2013 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:58 iTunes collection:7830 Trading Score:574	I had some free time this past weekend, but I may have gotten a little carried away. And I still have more to do! Spectre - [Show spoiler] Sherlock Holmes - [Show spoiler] Batman Begins - [Show spoiler] The Dark Knight - [Show spoiler] The Dark Knight Rises - [Show spoiler] 300 - (mertz523, I stole your idea for this one ) [Show spoiler] Lucy (Zavvi) - I used the same image, but I thought the original was too dark, and since it lined up, I didn't bother doing the spine art [Show spoiler] [Show spoiler] Inception - I also switched out the tray to fit the 3 discs from my other set [Show spoiler] [Show spoiler] Lord of the Rings - I didn't finish the spines for these yet because I want to swap in some 5 disc trays (if iI can find them) and put the discs from the extended trilogy box set in these steels FOTR- [Show spoiler] Two Towers- [Show spoiler] ROTK- [Show spoiler] Last edited by ritmomundo; 06-23-2017 at 10:59 PM.

05-14-2016, 10:05 PM	#1281
DarkEco910 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 4K collection:342 Blu-ray collection:620 DVD collection:38 Digital collection:695 iTunes collection:814 Trading Score:297	I did six today. [Show spoiler] 300 My roommate distracted me and I accidentally put the spine piece on upside down forcing me to have the disc on the left instead of the right! I'll fix it in the future, but for now, I think it was a great first attempt on doing the spine. I can safely say I DO NOT like doing it. But the rest of the images I think turned out pretty good. [Show spoiler] Beowulf [Show spoiler] Sherlock Holmes [Show spoiler] Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows [Show spoiler] Smokin' Aces I also took this opportunity to flip the spine around. Luckily, from a distance the Universal logo looks the same even if it's upside down, lol [Show spoiler] Sucker Punch

05-17-2016, 04:53 PM	#1290
casperuk Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:43 Blu-ray collection:421 DVD collection:126 MA collection:222 Digital collection:239 iTunes collection:12 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:66	I got some good thick photo paper in poundland. It's nothing special. But does the job

05-18-2016, 02:28 PM	#1293
jimjimmyjones85 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2010 Blu-ray collection:222 Trading Score:336	SemiGloss brochure paper prints well. . ... .

05-21-2016, 10:38 PM	#1294
brian9229 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Vermont / Steelbook™ - 481 4K collection:411 Blu-ray collection:1553 DVD collection:71 Digital collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:59	Discovered the Blufans art cards are exact size to their respective steel. So, with extreme caution, i changed the art on the left to my preferred pic and it looks great. Didnt want to change the Mark I art though.

07-19-2016, 05:36 AM	#1295
ritmomundo Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2013 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:58 iTunes collection:7830 Trading Score:574	My first attempt at changing the interior artwork. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

07-19-2016, 12:23 PM	#1296
rickah88 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Columbia, MD 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:93	Awesome job!

07-19-2016, 12:29 PM	#1297
BizCat Blu-ray Prince Member since:Mar 2016 Location:oHIo 4K collection:913 Blu-ray collection:3131 DVD collection:90 Trading Score:159	Nice work!

07-20-2016, 11:31 PM	#1298
DarkEco910 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 4K collection:342 Blu-ray collection:620 DVD collection:38 Digital collection:695 iTunes collection:814 Trading Score:297	Extra special thanks to ritmomundo for the 4K resolution image. Thanks, buddy!

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