Custom Covers Project

bkev · Post by **bkev** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:23 pm

Goku's hair is way off in that particular picture, but that would work well for a custom cover.

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:33 pm

Steven Perry wrote:
desirecampbell wrote:And TheGreatness25, I put up the kanzenban style covers because I think they're awesome. They have a clean, understated look (which is the complete opposite of Steven's design) which I enjoy more.
Well, you know what they say, 'you can't please everybody'.

But wait... why not?

So, here's my attempt at a Dragonball Z cover done in the way which you speak- Dragonball's 'true' look:

(on the left)

{Snip Doggy Dogg}

Is this the sort of thing you're talking about, Desire?

I'll be finishing off the Ultimate Uncut Season one soon, but this new one needs people's opinion...

I prefer the UUC styles, because I love the extravagant style.

SSj Gogito · Post by **SSj Gogito** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:52 pm

I also prefer the UUC style

Vegeta1984 · Post by **Vegeta1984** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:00 pm

Man I love the first one.. Looks awesome You should do this one... Both Covers are nice, But the first one has more of the true DBZ look.... Is anyone going to continue the other dbz custom ones that match the DB sets???

Steven Perry wrote:
desirecampbell wrote:And TheGreatness25, I put up the kanzenban style covers because I think they're awesome. They have a clean, understated look (which is the complete opposite of Steven's design) which I enjoy more.
Well, you know what they say, 'you can't please everybody'.

But wait... why not?

So, here's my attempt at a Dragonball Z cover done in the way which you speak- Dragonball's 'true' look:

(on the left)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/St ... Covers.jpg

Is this the sort of thing you're talking about, Desire?

I'll be finishing off the Ultimate Uncut Season one soon, but this new one needs people's opinion...

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:12 pm

Wow, Stevey, I like both a lot, but that one on the left is the one really shining now in comparison.

Suggestion though, is that there seems to be a bit too much negative space, and in odd locations. I'd suggest making Goku a bit bigger and centering him a bit more, and the same for the "Season One" text in the bottom banner.

Snail · Post by **Snail** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:13 pm

Steven Perry wrote:

So, here's my attempt at a Dragonball Z cover done in the way which you speak- Dragonball's 'true' look:

(on the left)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/St ... Covers.jpg

That is the sex.

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:44 pm

Damn, Steven puts all that work into the UUC covers, and then everybody ends up drooling over the comparitively plain one that requires less effort

I mean, if you just want a plain, simple picture, then just stick with the Season Set box art since Steven's Dragon Ball style and the Orange Brick style are conceptually the similar.

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:02 pm

I like the UUC cover more for some reason. The other cover seems empty.

Ex-Dubbie369 · Post by **Ex-Dubbie369** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:04 pm

I can understand the reasons for liking both of Steven's covers. The UUE version one just look awesome. Most people have said that the UUE covers were the best American covers for any of the DVD releases.

The other one reminds me a lot of the DB R2 singles. It just has a "classic" sort of feel to it which is nice too.

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:06 pm

I agree with Raki. It's just pretty plain and empty looking. A picture of Goku on his Nimbus and that's it. Nothing particularly eye-catching about it. I mean, the actual drawing is nice looking, but that's it. As a straight up drawing, it's awesome, but as a picture, it's plain.

Snail · Post by **Snail** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:00 pm

I wholeheartedly disagree. The UUE inspired cover just screams " I AM AN EXTREME ROCK AND ROLL ANIME! BUY ME! " as opposed to a big bold vibe of quality of which the cover on the left seems to give off. I don't know, it's hard to explain, it's simply a matter of preference really when you think about it I guess..

theoriginalbilis · Post by **theoriginalbilis** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:06 am

Steven Perry wrote:This is what I've got so far:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/St ... pshot1.jpg

Beautiful stuff, man. I hope to be able to design packaging as good as that someday.

And no more arguing, this is a thread mainly for display & showing works. Let's move on.

Snail · Post by **Snail** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:33 am

I don't recall anybody arguing.

Anyways, I hope you continue with both styles Steven perry, they look awesome.

Vegeta1984 · Post by **Vegeta1984** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:33 am

Awesome Covers indeed.. I like both....

Brad Redfield · Post by **Brad Redfield** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:05 am

I think that the R2-ish cover would look better if:

- Goku was in the center of the cover.
- Had the traditional DBZ logo across the top.
- The Season One-scroll in the lower center.

Kind of like this:

(Sorry for the terrible hackjob, its late.

)

Other than that, I say both covers are pretty kick ass.

Well...these are covers I did way back when the Season One set came out. Most of you guys have already seen them:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/B ... nking2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/B ... nking3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/B ... g4copy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/B ... nking5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/B ... nking6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/B ... nking7.jpg

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:32 am

Aside from the chopped up Dragon Ball Z logo, they look pretty good.

Where the HELL do people get those pictures from? I mean the ones that don't look like they're from the series or from the manga. You know, the ones like on the cover of Budokai 1? The ones that look like a slightly different animation. I love those, but never find them.

Taku128 · Post by **Taku128** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:22 pm

TheGreatness25 wrote:Aside from the chopped up Dragon Ball Z logo, they look pretty good.

Where the HELL do people get those pictures from? I mean the ones that don't look like they're from the series or from the manga. You know, the ones like on the cover of Budokai 1? The ones that look like a slightly different animation. I love those, but never find them.

Most of them are from the Japanese DVD covers.

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:29 pm

lol I figured. Where would I find pictures of those?

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:04 pm

TheGreatness25 wrote:lol I figured. Where would I find pictures of those?

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp

El Diabeetus · Post by **El Diabeetus** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:16 pm

I don't know if you could consider this a cover, It's a South Park Styled one with Goku and Freeza on it. This isn't really a serious cover, but whatever:

Tell me what you think, is it clever? Annoying, do you hate it? etc.

Yeah, I went with another Death Note styled font.