+jsmith73 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I've been trying to make my collection a bit more presentable. I found The Cover Project's website, and that led me to attempt making my own covers. Here is one of the first.. http://www.atariage.com/forums/gallery/1262528839/gallery_22461_473_666744.jpg Let me know what ya'll think. I'm open to suggestions to improve the final version. Thanks!! BTW I used Paint.NET. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I've been trying to make my collection a bit more presentable. I found The Cover Project's website, and that led me to attempt making my own covers. Here is one of the first.. http://www.atariage...._473_666744.jpg Let me know what ya'll think. I'm open to suggestions to improve the final version. Thanks!! BTW I used Paint.NET. Looks Great! Did these cart ship yet? Im still waiting for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jsmith73 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 Looks Great! Did these cart ship yet? Im still waiting for one. Thanks! My better half said that my loose carts couldn't just lay about the house any longer... I don't know what the problem was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Looks Great! Did these cart ship yet? Im still waiting for one. Thanks! My better half said that my loose carts couldn't just lay about the house any longer... I don't know what the problem was. Im the same way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Looks very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jsmith73 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 I'm slowly getting my gaming stuff displayed in the "public" areas of the house... I have to be slow so no one notices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Darrin9999 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 What the website? I`d like to check it out. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jsmith73 Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 What the website? I`d like to check it out. Thanks Sorry! http://www.thecoverproject.net/ There are some really cool covers over there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProperRogue Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 (edited) I've been trying to make my collection a bit more presentable. I found The Cover Project's website, and that led me to attempt making my own covers. Here is one of the first.. http://www.atariage...._473_666744.jpg Let me know what ya'll think. I'm open to suggestions to improve the final version. Thanks!! BTW I used Paint.NET. As a cover designer myself , I can tell you one thing I see that is often the mistake of many who attempt to do their own covers , albeit video games or dvd. The area of interest would be your spine and the improper scaling of the MsPac logo. If you're looking for the cover to be as professional and retail-like as possible , this is one section you'll need to think about. Commercial releases would never squish or scale the logo improperly , simply to fill in the spine. In Photoshop , if you hold the shift key while dragging a corner , the image will scale proportionally , so I would see if Paint offers the same option. This way , your logo will maintain the same appearance as the front , only scaled smaller. I'm only offering a bit of friendly advice though as you're welcome to design your covers as you please. Is it safe to assume your final piece will be no less than 300dpi , and that the 96dpi example was only used to decrease the filesize prior to posting? EDIT: Added cover example. Just posting a 3d example of your cover so you can see the area I'm referring to. Edited February 7, 2010 by ProperRogue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jsmith73 Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 Thanks for the advice ProperRogue. I'll mess with it and see about proper scaling. I did reduce the file size. The 3D mockup is very cool! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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