Custom Cover Art Thread

[lomadu]

Originally Posted by cramped_misfit1990

Hey, Guys & Dolls! I just finished my 1st custom BD cover, I decided to do one of my all-time favorite Horror films... Friday the 13th The Final Chapter!
I hate most studio BD covers and decided to make one the way I think they should look. This custom BD cover was inspired by the VHS cover from way back, I changed some things, but it still resembles the original cover. If you'd like a copy of one of these,... just PM me and let me know if you want style A, B or C.
I am also working on the other custom BD covers for the rest of the Friday the 13th films.

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Fantastic work! I like the style B the most. I'm working for a few weeks on a cover set for friday the 13th movies VHS Style as well. Can't wait to show them to you guys.

Originally Posted by stardragon9

Very good to know. And thanks!

edit: and a very special thanks to lomadu for pointing me in right direction with reguards to what font to use on the back synopsis.

Anytime mate. Fantastic covers that you've made. They look awesome!

[BDavis197]

I'm currently in the (long) process of printing around 70 custom covers following a huge order of cases being delivered. I'd expect the process to take a good few days. Anyway, for anybody wondering what paper to use, I'm using ICE 130gsm gloss paper and it's working fantastically well! I'll post some pictures when I have everything printed and in cases.

[vidjunkie]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

That's it, thanks! W00t Woot! That looks fantastic! I've been checking to see if it was available yet every few hours since reading your post it was all done the other day! I just finished setting up all the other releases tonight and have them grouped at the moment. All of them are simply amazing. I hope to do some write-ups shortly along with photos in your master thread.

Please do, I wish more would.

Thanks

[deathcab6366]

I guess I will get in on the VHS conversion fun

Made these a long time ago. I know, I know, 2 of these don't even have a bluray release and another 2 are a in a combo pack, but nuts to that!!

[lomadu]

Here it is, my Friday The 13th VHS Style Covers. Some of the back pics of the covers aren't the same as the original VHS covers because I couldn't find the same in HD, so I had to replace them.
What do you guys think? Jason X and Freddy vs Jason coming soon.
Available by PM.

[Sukie]

Oh man would I love to have Deadly Friend, Vamp, and Night of the Creeps. As far as I know Vamp and Night of the Creeps are on Blu-ray.

Originally Posted by deathcab6366

I guess I will get in on the VHS conversion fun

Made these a long time ago. I know, I know, 2 of these don't even have a bluray release and another 2 are a in a combo pack, but nuts to that!!

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[cramped_misfit1990]

Originally Posted by lomadu

Here it is, my Friday The 13th VHS Style Covers. Some of the back pics of the covers aren't the same as the original VHS covers because I couldn't find the same in HD, so I had to replace them.
What do you guys think? Jason X and Freddy vs Jason coming soon.
Available by PM.

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MY GOD!!! Those are freaking RAD! DANG!
These are my favorite ones!

[deathcab6366]

Originally Posted by Sukie

Oh man would I love to have Deadly Friend, Vamp, and Night of the Creeps. As far as I know Vamp and Night of the Creeps are on Blu-ray.

I have the Arrow Region Free blu of Vamp and it's awesome. Just can't put my cover in it with the hard slipcover that comes with it. Looks weird, lol.

I haven't gotten the Night of the Creeps on blu yet, but soon hopefully.

Deadly Friend......well, that is one of my all time favorite movies. I am patiently waiting for that on blu. Hopefully with Wes Craven original version as a special feature, plus some new bonus stuff.

[Doctor.Who]

[Nissen]

Since I repeatedly get asked which software I use to create covers, I figured I'd lift the veil on the entire process.

I use MagicCoverDesigner 3.0. Neat program. One-click simplicity. You just enter the title of the film you want to create a cover for, press "Generate", then it scours the 'net for high-rez images and posters, picks the coolest poster, merges several images if need be to extract the highest possible quality, paints out creases and age-related wear from old posters, auto-translates foreign type into English if applicable, picks and downloads and installs genre-appropriate/period-appropriate fonts, copies and merges several synopsis' from IMDB or DVDempire, auto-generates never-before-seen layouts for the back (also genre/period-appropriate), picks stills that are spoiler free (on a scale from 1-6 which you specify when prompted) again searches the entire Internet for the best resolution and clarity images (even auto-downloads images from services such as MoviePictureDatabase and charges my PayPal), searches databases for audio/video specs for that specific title and enters them in thoughtful easy-to-read arrangement, enters title-specific/studio-specific legal text, does impeccable spell-checking on everything (never once failed so far), and saves master files and compressed downloadable files to your harddrive (with backups on an external drive).

If you update to version 4.5 the program also makes auto-generated 3D previews that are automatically uploaded to your ImageShack account, then makes a post bragging about your new creation on several forums (memberships come separately), and answers all PM requests each saturday morning from 9 to 11 (configurable).

Nothing to it, really :-)

Did I mention it's freeware?

[cramped_misfit1990]

Anyone got VHS style covers for the Nightmare On Elm Street movies yet?
I'm also looking for a Better Off Dead custom cover with original poster artwork...

[cramped_misfit1990]

Originally Posted by Sukie

Oh man would I love to have Deadly Friend, Vamp, and Night of the Creeps. As far as I know Vamp and Night of the Creeps are on Blu-ray.

Vamp has a big bad digital glitch and it sucks because the Arrow release looks great except for that... I own it.

[deathcab6366]

Originally Posted by cramped_misfit1990

Vamp has a big bad digital glitch and it sucks because the Arrow release looks great except for that... I own it.

What's the glitch?

[lomadu]

Originally Posted by cramped_misfit1990

MY GOD!!! Those are freaking RAD! DANG!
These are my favorite ones!

Thank you.

Originally Posted by Nissen

Since I repeatedly get asked which software I use to create covers, I figured I'd lift the veil on the entire process.

I use MagicCoverDesigner 3.0.

Did I mention it's freeware?

Why can't I find it anywere?

[deathcab6366]

Originally Posted by lomadu

Thank you.


Why can't I find it anywere?

He was kidding, lol

[lomadu]

Lol me too.

[deathcab6366]

Originally Posted by lomadu

Lol me too.

Lol.

[cramped_misfit1990]

Originally Posted by deathcab6366

What's the glitch?

It is tons of digital blocks all over the screen for a few seconds, not just one frame like when something like this sometimes happens. Badly distorted picture. I am shocked that Arrow approved it due to the fact that their releases are usually better than anyone's and mostly error free.

[deathcab6366]

Originally Posted by cramped_misfit1990

It is tons of digital blocks all over the screen for a few seconds, not just one frame like when something like this sometimes happens. Badly distorted picture. I am shocked that Arrow approved it due to the fact that their releases are usually better than anyone's and mostly error free.

Hhhmm. I'll have to re-watch and keep an eye out for it. Thanks.

[cramped_misfit1990]

Originally Posted by deathcab6366

Hhhmm. I'll have to re-watch and keep an eye out for it. Thanks.

I forget exactly the time of the glitch, but I believe it is within the 1st 15 minutes.