Album Art

[Steve]

good idea steve any takers ?

Why not think of what you want, and give us a quick 'brief' then we can submit suggestions to this thread!

[musicthom]

Why not think of what you want, and give us a quick 'brief' then we can submit suggestions to this thread!

well it needs to say somthing about the song the song(no body makes e feel like you do ) appears to be a love song but its more about the spirit of friends comming together to help each other much like you guys on here and to me its the spiritual bit that stands out to me so i guess a good quality image that suggests spirit dunno if im makin sense here but thats what i had in mind

[Thrithwaite]

Sounds like a great idea. Mind if I try my hand?

[musicthom]

Sounds like a great idea. Mind if I try my hand?

sure i would like that look foward to the result

[Nightwolf]

well i did a little to fix the font color

[Thrithwaite]

[FinnArild]

Ok - I've got a photo Idea for you. Ever seen a picture of the roof in the sixtine chappel? This is an icon of art by Michelangelo.

My suggestion is - sit in that same posture and have a guitar or something in the centre of the touch. Or something similar.

Then use that as the base of the cover.

Edited September 25, 2007 by FinnArild

[Steve]

I think you're just trying to pinch Thrithwaites idea Finn.

[musicthom]

Ok - I've got a photo Idea for you. Ever seen a picture of the roof in the sixtine chappel? This is an icon of art by Michelangelo.

My suggestion is - sit in that same posture and have a guitar or something in the centre of the touch. Or something similar.

Then use that as the base of the cover.

sorry guys i must have missed this i love this idea may have a go at this

[musicthom]

sorry guys i must have missed this i love this idea may have a go at this

well its mot as easy as it looks anyone still up for having a go ?

[Carnival]

thanks for all the feedback, and I saw that I uploaded the wrong version. When I redid the font, I realized, you could barely see the name. here is the new version.

I'm confused. I seriously can't see any words printed on this album cover. No joke. Am I missing something?

[Carnival]

just as a matter of interest what is your take on this is it ok to do your own or should we leave it up to the pro i tend to think it adds a personal touch when the artist makes an effort but as i said whats your opinion on this

I like your cover design concept.

That said, I would always have a professional designer, preferably one with album cover experience, have a look at it. As far as whether you do it yourself or not, it's all about the result. A monkey can do it if it comes out perfect.

But I wouldn't trust a graphic designer to sing my songs, and I wouldn't trust myself to completely design an album cover, even though I have years of experience in photography and graphic design. Just like song-writing, there is more to it than meets the eye.

The fact that you are putting it up here for critique is evidence that you need professional support. And this is not a professional design forum, which means that in addition to all the good advice you have received here, a top designer would probably cuckle, shake his head, and think of a half-dozen other ideas to improve on you beginning.

[musicthom]

I like your cover design concept.

That said, I would always have a professional designer, preferably one with album cover experience, have a look at it. As far as whether you do it yourself or not, it's all about the result. A monkey can do it if it comes out perfect.

But I wouldn't trust a graphic designer to sing my songs, and I wouldn't trust myself to completely design an album cover, even though I have years of experience in photography and graphic design. Just like song-writing, there is more to it than meets the eye.

The fact that you are putting it up here for critique is evidence that you need professional support. And this is not a professional design forum, which means that in addition to all the good advice you have received here, a top designer would probably cuckle, shake his head, and think of a half-dozen other ideas to improve on you beginning.

your right on the point that i aint a designer but again due to finances i need to do most of the stuff for anything in my music and thats the way it has to be for now so geting advice is a must for me thanks for your input bud

[Steve]

I might have a fiddle about with this over Christmas Thom. If you can wait that long?

[musicthom]

ok steve thats cool

[musicthom]

well just a wee update this is what am gonna go with for the ep

[Steve]

Interesting. I'd get rid of the ugly bloke and put that lovely young lady in there instaed! Naked of course...

[neoism]

Interesting. I'd get rid of the ugly bloke and put that lovely young lady in there instaed! Naked of course...

[thelevellers]

Dammit. I tried not to, but I can't help but link to this video...

Good Touch/Bad Touch

(Me and my girlfriend do this as a duet for new friends sometimes... Works great on homophobes!

[Steve]

Nice touch.