Custom Cover Art Thread

[FreddyK]

Has anyone seen a slim cover for the two X-Files movies?

[Keung]

I messed around with my Fury Road covers to make them resemble battered VHS sleeves. Whether I succeeded or not, I don't know. What do you think?

These are the full-sized versions.

[stardragon9]

They both look fantastic Keung!

[Imaginarion]

I would love a custom cover for The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations. I have the North American disc, which was released in a 2-pack with another film, but I want a cover that just showcases BE3, like the German or Australian one but without those horrible ratings logos. Anyone have this? Thanks!

[Gold Ranger]

Does anyone happen to be working on a series of cover art for the newly released/about to be released X-Files 1-9 series

[Keung]

Started work on some CBS / Fox covers.

These spines make my OCD very happy, haha.

[Torgo424]

Originally Posted by steev210

With all the hype for Star Wars: The Force
Awakens, I decided to do another set of covers for the Prequel Trilogy as well as the Original Trilogy. I used a similar title treatment for the front covers and a similar layout for the back covers of the recently released steelbooks. If anyone is interested in a set, PM me with your email address. The resolution in the images below is significantly reduced.

Cheers!
-steve

Pm sent on these! Very nice set!

[Nissen]

Here's a set of individual covers for the Rambo series I finished recently.
PM me for downloads.

[lkmg]

Has anyone done the custom covers for The X-Files Complete Series for blurays?

[eledoremassis02]

Just finished this cover

Printed along with my Green Hornet one

[Bytor2112]

just finished up a Terminator Collection. its set up for a 15mm spine viva case 4-6 discs. if anyone wants it, let me know.

[Lt. Brannigan]

Originally Posted by Bytor2112

just finished up a Terminator Collection. its set up for a 15mm spine viva case 4-6 discs. if anyone wants it, let me know.

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Awesome cover, reminds me I should probably update mine.

[sperezmore]

Originally Posted by Bytor2112

just finished up a Terminator Collection. its set up for a 15mm spine viva case 4-6 discs. if anyone wants it, let me know.

Awesome cover!!!!!

Just send you an email with my request

Regards,

[codysame]

Anyone do a cover for Brothers? With Jake G and Toby Maguire?

[asder]

Hello does anyone know where i could find Criterion BD template

[cotts902]

Originally Posted by Nissen

Here's a set of individual covers for the Rambo series I finished recently.
PM me for downloads.

Nice job Nissen great work.

[Keung]

Latest...

[Hubunkey]

If anyone is interested I have will have a Species cover available on Tuesday or Wednesday using the Scream Factory style. Again I have 2 version available. V1 is the Skuzzles Fox/MGM Halloween Faceplate and V2 uses the NSFW Giger behind the scenes art.

I also have Scream Factory style covers in 2 vareties for these movies also available Tuesday
Zombie (Original Poster & NSFW Rick Melton Art)
Cannibal Holocaust (Mondo Poster & Rick Melton censored Art)
DeadGirl (Original Poster & "Zombie" Art I found on Google)

And I have a cover for Emmanuelle (region free UK) using the very NSFW French VHS front art

NOTE: I did not make these covers. There is an awesome user on here that does these for me and I am just being nice and sharing them with the members here

Images of the covers, spoilerized because some of the images are NSFW

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[Nissen]

As often happens, once I've done individual covers I have all the resources at hand to easily put together new versions. I'm still trying to get Rambo out of my system, so here's a custom Blu-ray cover for the Rambo collection. This is made for a 15mm 4-disc case.

This started out as a recreation of the 1992 Pioneer Laserdisc box set released in the UK. I always thought that was a cool design so I thought I'd adapt it for a Blu-ray cover. In the end they turned out quite different, but the original idea is still there.



I find doing the backs of covers a challenge, and especially so if doing something for a collection of several films. There's just so much info that has to be included, and giving every film equal share of the spotlight is essential. Each film should have at least one photo, and a short synopsis so people can tell them apart. I try desperately to avoid just the plain up-and-down listing for each film in their separate boxes, and make the design just as loose as if it was for just one film. I think I was mostly successful here. *

Once again I left out any specifics on extras to make this cover "suitable for all". I'm aware that the fourth Rambo was released as "John Rambo" in non-US markets, (Since First Blood was already called "Rambo" in many places) but I've stuck to the original US titles on all the films.




PM me for links.

* So, what makes a back cover great? First of all, what is the intention of the back cover? Answer: Information and salesmanship, plain and simple. (Now, the requirements of a retail cover are quite different from that of a home-brew custom cover, but I'll get to that.)

You see all those people pick up a Blu or DVD in the store who first take a quick look at the front, then turn it over and study the back intently?
The first thing they should see is a series of images from the film(s) which will whet their appetite. Is George Clooney in this? If so, make sure he's prominently displayed. Show them a few action highlights, showcase the different scenes and locations which demonstrate the scope of the film. NO SPOILERS!!!!, I can't stress that enough.

Then comes the synopsis, which should explain succinctly and honestly what the film is about so that the customer can decide if this is something they would care to see or not. (NO SPOILERS!!!!! So many of these things tell you the whole story, including the twist ending or the "surprise" double-cross.)

Then comes the list of extras, or "value-added-material", which dupes some people into buying yet another version of that Disney classic. I see some retailers squeeze out as many bullet-points as possible. Listing the Disc Menu as an extra is just ridiculous (Lionsgate), as is boasting "Disc Artwork" in a bullet-point of its own (Disney), but these are the realities of retail. Plastering "NEWLY REMASTERED!" on something helps sales, and that's something a commercial designer has to be attentive to. Custom cover designers can take the high road here, luckily.

Of all the info on the back of a cover, the runtime of a film is what I always look for as I try to plan an evening's viewing, to see if I can squeeze this or that film in before bedtime. Some official covers go to great pains to hide the runtime in the small print and I find that to be just plain bad design! The cover fails on the basic utility level!

Speaking for myself, the tech-specs are of interest to me, but most people don't care if this particular Blu is the DTS-HD MA 7.1 re-release or not, or if the original aspect ratio is preserved. Know your audience and season according to taste, I say.

Most important of all, the universal basics of good design apply: LEGIBILITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No tiny white text on a bright or busy background! A fancy design that conflicts with legibility is a plain failure of design. Sometimes we designers get a bit too creative (I'm guilty of this myself), but if the back is too busy or the type too small we've plain and simple failed in conveying the information we're supposed to.

Rant over.

[Robert George]

This is something different for me. I wanted to put both of the recent "Dr. Goldfoot" discs in a single case but wanted to have the original poster art for both. Decided to forego the usual "conventional" back in favor of two "fronts" with a custom spine. Rebuilding the posters to fit case dimensions and retain all the visual elements was a b!tch, but worth the effort. I think.