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marcob: The one for Steamworld Dig 2 is so professional-looking. Great. Such vibrant glossy colors
@Wolfsite mainly, but @ all posters really

How do you make covers? Have you got some (pref. free) soft reccomendations? Advices? How to deal with real-life measure and paper renditions of on-screen shades? Do you prefer graphic editors (classic photo and/or paint files editors) or a more "desktop publisher approach" software? Thnx
I also use GIMP and I started with an existing template that I modified.

My first covers were pretty basic but as I make more and more it has really helped me learn GIMP and I started doing more to the covers.

The hardest covers are probably a blend of classic games and modern games that never designed art to fit the DVD vertical style. Star Trek: Judgement Rights is probably the cover I did the most work on as it was a big box so I had to add an Alpha Channel and remove the original Starfield then replace it then restore the name in a more visible spot.

It can be a lot of fun but also challenging if the art isn't available or of low resolution which can look out of focus when scaled up depending on the file format, but at the same time there can be so much art you can go overboard...... take my Mirror's Edge covers for a perfect example of that.
Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/DeadlyPremonition.jpg

Crystal Crisis

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/CrystalCrisis.jpg
LEGO Batman: The Video game

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/LEGOBatman.jpg

Evenicle

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/Evenicle.jpg
New Requests

-Sorry, We're Closed
-Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
-Kao the Kangaroo (2022) Anniversary edition
-Commander Keen Complete Pack
-Radical Rex
-Double Dragon Trilogy
-Resident Evil 0
-Magic Drop VI
-Arkanoid - Eternal Battle
Arkanoid: Eternal Battle

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/ArkanoidEternal.jpg

Radical Rex

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/RadicalRex.jpg

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Dragoontail1: New Requests

-Sorry, We're Closed
-Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
-Kao the Kangaroo (2022) Anniversary edition
-Commander Keen Complete Pack
-Radical Rex
-Double Dragon Trilogy
-Resident Evil 0
-Magic Drop VI
-Arkanoid - Eternal Battle
I did make a dual cover which features Shantae: Risky's Revenge along with Pirate's Curse but if you would like a single cover just let me know.
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wolfsite: Arkanoid: Eternal Battle

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/ArkanoidEternal.jpg

Radical Rex

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/RadicalRex.jpg

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Dragoontail1: New Requests

-Sorry, We're Closed
-Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
-Kao the Kangaroo (2022) Anniversary edition
-Commander Keen Complete Pack
-Radical Rex
-Double Dragon Trilogy
-Resident Evil 0
-Magic Drop VI
-Arkanoid - Eternal Battle
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wolfsite: I did make a dual cover which features Shantae: Risky's Revenge along with Pirate's Curse but if you would like a single cover just let me know.
Single cover please
Double Dragon Trilogy

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/DDTrilogy.jpg

Magical Drop VI

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/MagicalDropVI.jpg

Resident Evil 0

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/ResidentEvil0.jpg

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/ResidentEvil0A1.jpg
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marcob: ...
How do you make covers? Have you got some (pref. free) soft reccomendations? Advices? How to deal with real-life measure and paper renditions of on-screen shades? Do you prefer graphic editors (classic photo and/or paint files editors) or a more "desktop publisher approach" software? Thnx
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RenKalan: I mostly use GIMP (it's free) and an old version of PhotoShop. Lately I'm playing around with Affinity (also free), trying to familiarize myself with it.
If you haven't used a photo editor before don't worry, you can find many tutorials on YouTube, and if you use a template from our collection (they are layered - add, remove or replace stuff easily) your work will be easier.
You can find past covers, templates and resources at BigFatRock's DVD Covers https://rebrand.ly/GOGDVDCovers
(Password - BigFatRock (capital and lowercase letters matter).
Search - browser Ctrl + F or use index.txt file)

edit: forgot links
Thanks for sharing. That's the spirit
I have some requests if that's okay, covers for Boomer Shooters!

Here's what I'd love most:

Ion Fury + Aftershock (or just Ion Fury Aftershock as the cover)
Turbo Overkill
Wizordum
Amid Evil
Wolfenstein 3D + Spear of Destiny
DOOM (2016)
DOOM Eternal
Blake Stone - Aliens of Gold
Blake Stone - Planet Strike
Blood Fresh Supply (and possibly Blood Refreshed Supply ?)
Heretic
Hexen + Deathkings of the Dark Citadel
Hexen II
[Or just do the Heretic + Hexen pack!]
Hedon
Powerslave
Shadow Warrior (Classic)
Warhammer 40K Boltgun

And these for completions' sake, I might've missed A LOT of Boomer Shooters but, oh well!

Catacombs Pack
Dread Templar
Strife (Veteran Edition)
Unreal Gold
Rise of the Triad (Ludicrous Edition)
Witchaven
Witchaven II
Viscerafest
Painkiller + Painkiller Overdose
HROT
Dusk
Beyond Sunset
CyClones
Chasm the Rift
The Citadel
Star Wars Dark Forces
Serious Sam: The First Encounter
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

Obviously that is A LOT, and I apologize. I'd just love to have a shelf of just Boomer Shooter games and I feel like these covers would be pretty popular so I went ahead and requested a lot of the games from the genre that's "booming" in popularity!

Hope that's okay.
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Strange_Hero: I have some requests if that's okay, covers for Boomer Shooters!

Here's what I'd love most:

Ion Fury + Aftershock (or just Ion Fury Aftershock as the cover)
Turbo Overkill
Wizordum
Amid Evil
Wolfenstein 3D + Spear of Destiny
DOOM (2016)
DOOM Eternal
Blake Stone - Aliens of Gold
Blake Stone - Planet Strike
Blood Fresh Supply (and possibly Blood Refreshed Supply ?)
Heretic
Hexen + Deathkings of the Dark Citadel
Hexen II
[Or just do the Heretic + Hexen pack!]
Hedon
Powerslave
Shadow Warrior (Classic)
Warhammer 40K Boltgun

And these for completions' sake, I might've missed A LOT of Boomer Shooters but, oh well!

Catacombs Pack
Dread Templar
Strife (Veteran Edition)
Unreal Gold
Rise of the Triad (Ludicrous Edition)
Witchaven
Witchaven II
Viscerafest
Painkiller + Painkiller Overdose
HROT
Dusk
Beyond Sunset
CyClones
Chasm the Rift
The Citadel
Star Wars Dark Forces
Serious Sam: The First Encounter
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

Obviously that is A LOT, and I apologize. I'd just love to have a shelf of just Boomer Shooter games and I feel like these covers would be pretty popular so I went ahead and requested a lot of the games from the genre that's "booming" in popularity!

Hope that's okay.
You can find many of those covers here https://rebrand.ly/GOGDVDCovers
(Password - BigFatRock (capital and lowercase letters matter)
(Search - browser Ctrl + F or use index.txt file)
Commander Keen: The Complete Pack

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/CommanderKeen.jpg

Shantae and The Pirate's Curse

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/ShantaePirate.jpg
Commander Keen Complete Pack
Commander Keen Complete Pack (ALT)
Radical Rex
high rated
Mina the Hollower
Mina the Hollower (ALT)
Phonopolis
Sorry, We're Closed

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/SorryClosed.jpg

Kao the Kangaroo (2022)

https://u.cubeupload.com/wolfsite/Kao2022.jpg