Blu-ray Custom Cover Art
09-12-08, 03:46 PM
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Blu-ray Custom Cover Art
We've had previous threads for HD DVD custom covers, but I couldn't find one that was Blu-ray specific.
So, here's my attempt to kick it off:
So, here's my attempt to kick it off:
09-12-08, 03:51 PM
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I'd say that's a great start. I'll be printing this off.
Is this for a standard case with placement for two discs? I only ask because I see that it's both Volume 1 and 2.
Is this for a standard case with placement for two discs? I only ask because I see that it's both Volume 1 and 2.
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09-12-08, 04:21 PM
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Nice! I've got a Kill Bill poster I drew a bunch of years ago and have long considered turning it into a cover. But I'm a lazy, lazy man . . .
Anyway, here are links to some of my past covers:
There Will Be Blood
Pan's Labyrinth
Star Wars (all six)
Here are the thumbnails for Pan's Labyrinth and the Star Wars films:
Oh, and while I'm eating up all of your bandwidths, here's the Kill Bill poster:
Anyway, here are links to some of my past covers:
There Will Be Blood
Pan's Labyrinth
Star Wars (all six)
Here are the thumbnails for Pan's Labyrinth and the Star Wars films:
Oh, and while I'm eating up all of your bandwidths, here's the Kill Bill poster:
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12-24-08, 01:27 PM
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Fixed the links -- thanks for letting me know they didn't work. Added some thumbnails, too.
12-24-08, 02:53 PM
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I like the star wars covers as well as the Pan's Labyrinth. Mignola is just a master when it comes to Illustration. I have some of the first artwork he did for Marvel Comics, He looked like a Art Adams clone. In case you don't know who Art Adams is, he is one the first to introduce anime and modern animation style illustration to comics.
My only complaint about the Star Wars covers is that A New Hope was not on the cover. I understand the significance of the original title as that's how I saw it, grew up with it, and still sometimes refer to it as. I just think in the context of how it works, especially if you are using the prequels it should say A New Hope. Now if you are one of the millions that say there are no prequels, than it works...
My only complaint about the Star Wars covers is that A New Hope was not on the cover. I understand the significance of the original title as that's how I saw it, grew up with it, and still sometimes refer to it as. I just think in the context of how it works, especially if you are using the prequels it should say A New Hope. Now if you are one of the millions that say there are no prequels, than it works...
12-24-08, 07:21 PM
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I like the star wars covers as well as the Pan's Labyrinth. Mignola is just a master when it comes to Illustration. I have some of the first artwork he did for Marvel Comics, He looked like a Art Adams clone. In case you don't know who Art Adams is, he is one the first to introduce anime and modern animation style illustration to comics.
My only complaint about the Star Wars covers is that A New Hope was not on the cover. I understand the significance of the original title as that's how I saw it, grew up with it, and still sometimes refer to it as. I just think in the context of how it works, especially if you are using the prequels it should say A New Hope. Now if you are one of the millions that say there are no prequels, than it works...
My only complaint about the Star Wars covers is that A New Hope was not on the cover. I understand the significance of the original title as that's how I saw it, grew up with it, and still sometimes refer to it as. I just think in the context of how it works, especially if you are using the prequels it should say A New Hope. Now if you are one of the millions that say there are no prequels, than it works...
I know what you mean about "Episode IV", and I don't really have that big a problem with the prequels. I just don't like the title "A New Hope". Too generic, and too not "Star Wars".
01-05-09, 05:18 PM
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01-05-09, 06:35 PM
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I'll paypal someone some money or give some blu-rays to make me some covers for all 4 discs in The Omen Collection. The toilet paper box they come in is the worst ever.
01-05-09, 06:41 PM
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It is amazing that amateurs can consistently beat the major studios when producing cover art and packaging. Most of these look superior to the official releases. Does the graphic design department at these studios not pay much or are they hiring chimps with minimal photoshop skills to do their covers?
01-05-09, 07:02 PM
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It is amazing that amateurs can consistently beat the major studios when producing cover art and packaging. Most of these look superior to the official releases. Does the graphic design department at these studios not pay much or are they hiring chimps with minimal photoshop skills to do their covers?
One of my "custom coverart friends" actually was hired to make covers for a studio. From what he says you basically have no creative freedom, very limited time and no choice as to what project you get to work on. It's pretty much a bunch of talented people working an assembly line with clipart.
01-05-09, 11:39 PM
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It is amazing that amateurs can consistently beat the major studios when producing cover art and packaging. Most of these look superior to the official releases. Does the graphic design department at these studios not pay much or are they hiring chimps with minimal photoshop skills to do their covers?
The minimalist style doesn't tell you what the film is actually about. Some people won't bother to turn it over and read the synopsis, so it has to get their attention right away.
01-05-09, 11:53 PM
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One of my "custom coverart friends" actually was hired to make covers for a studio. From what he says you basically have no creative freedom, very limited time and no choice as to what project you get to work on. It's pretty much a bunch of talented people working an assembly line with clipart.
01-06-09, 02:10 AM
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edit: If anyone wants to do a Transsiberian cover, please do! Or, if anyone has some really good images to use, I may end up throwing a cover together, but currently, I can't find anything that I love.
01-25-09, 09:46 PM
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