Pretty good, Pimp. Nice perspective-correction on the skewed Karan box image.
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#401
Pretty good, Pimp. Nice perspective-correction on the skewed Karan box image.
#402
Originally posted by Fox McCloud
I cant think of anything else to do to mine..
So ill just show you them again lol
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Outstanding! You really might see something like that on a store shelf someday.
#403
Wow, Jesus Fox! Those have to be the the best, period. I know I said that beofre, but that was when the topic was 7 pages long :chicken:
I especially like the Hiigaran and Vaygr versions, very stylish. Now add different type of CD Cover designs, and... oh boy I just said it now, the cat's outa the bag. :!:
Pimpster, a nice attempt with karan sjet. looks good
/me pokes relic artists "ehem" use them!
Originally posted by A176
Ok, I shouldn't even be taking credit for a design like this. Lots of people must already be thinking of it
But, in all honesty, I would absolutely die if I saw something this beautiful on the store shelves. Its simplistic, yet visually catching because of the design of the angel wings and bright blues.
It could be tweaked a bit more though...
thought i'd quote it so people wouldnt have to go back to look at it. this is my favorite. also, fox, my eyes are bleeding. and i dont think i have stigmata.
EDIT: not meant in a bad way.
the only problem is
it doesn't mention the games title
anywhere...
if you add Homeworld2 and
mention something like real time strategy
then it'd be perfect
Whew!..took me 2 hours to read this thread..anyway, all these are simply extraordinary, but pimpster's final 2 are the best. My only suggestion is try to find a rendered BC for the hiigaran one instead of the concept art, it'd be more congruent. This is some awesome stuff!
Pimp's are on point!!
hmm
or
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i got bored so i had another go
#409
the second one is really cool...
#410
dude that is really cool. I still find it kind of complicated though, the fighters and logo are interfering with each other.
--pimpster
Originally posted by Pimpster
dude that is really cool. I still find it kind of complicated though, the fighters and logo are interfering with each other.
--pimpster
well i find it really easy :Pike2:
#412
K i finally got time to work on this, here is revision 2.
The box for the first Homeworld had the Mothership with Higara and some other ships flying around, why not have the new Mothership with the new destination the Galactic Core?
Maybe something to show the epic scope of the voyage to the Core itself with some sort of interesting strike craft dogfight in the foreground.
The box art so far is very profesional and would make me salivate if on a shelf in any store. I hope to try my hand at it.
well since we dont have any decent images of the mothership let alone the galactiv core, could be difficult.
Pimpster. That is awsome.
10/10.
#416
thankz madz
--pimp
#417
New and hopefully improved.
#418
yup improved imho...
#419
I think a more defined planet would improve the look.
#420
there is a planet there?? j/k
I agree with Trinity... still looks very good tough.
#421
yeah, make the planet more defined and you have a 11/10 HW2 poster. Maybe make the planet Hiigara, and an image of the MS there also. Semi transparent maybe.
Hey Sierra!!! Get this guy before someone else does!!! At least he Makes Great posters!!!!
Last edited by Ammon Ra; 25th Apr 03 at 2:22 PM.
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im back
...from april vacation in arizona, i havent touched a keyboard in about a week...
fox -- much improved cover, i like it alot more than your last ones. ... but... i agree with pimp that the fighters interfere with the logo
keep working on it tho, its very ... dare i say sexy.
pimp -- new cover is great. i dont think its a perfect 10, and i still like the other covers better. maybe this one could be for an exclusive collectors edition -- like warcraft III or something.
indeedOriginally posted by Ammon Ra
Hey Sierra!!! Get this guy before someone else does!!! At least he Makes Great posters!!!!
I registered just to post for this thread. My favorite three I think are the:
1.plain black with logo, no changes needed. It is beautiful, like Jedi Knight which somebody said before. Just not as skillful as some of the other entries hehe. I take that back, I bet somebody spent a lot of time making that awesome logo.
2.pimpster's moon one. Personally I would lower the big ship on the bottom or make it smaller (I don't know if you can keep the bombers the same size); and use the new space to put more emphasis on the mothership. Getting rid of the tiny ships would also let you get more space, you can barely see them anyway. Either make the mothership bigger or show that it is in 'peril' somehow. And maybe make the moon darker so it contrasts more with 'epic real-time'? But I love the power and especially the depth of this one.
3.pimpsters all-red vaygr one. My only change would be to move the Homeworld2 up some, it seems a little bottom-heavy with the ships down there. And then maybe put the 'epic real-time strategy' underneath it? Not sure. Probably leave it where it is up there. I really enjoy the energy and depth of color for this box. It looks like somebody is about to kick somebody else's ass. Its like a reverse- Homeworld Cataclysm box.
Hope my comments are helpful. I really like looking at all of the entries, it holds back my urges to steal a beta copy secret-agent-style in the dead of night.
they dont interfere, half of a fighter and a trail going through it isnt interfering. Its supposeed to be abit translucent ! it looks good doesnt it. stop saying its busy and confusing lol, maybe a larger iq will make it less confusing. grrr lol
#425
one with ms one without. i have to fix the selection of the ms a bit though. do you think i should get rid of the nasa background? should i get rid of the scan lines?
[edit] i did another one (obviously :P)
--pimpster
Last edited by JargonFilter; 27th Apr 03 at 3:40 AM.
The MS is too blurred, the feather on your selection was a wee bit high.
and it interferes with the planet :P
#427
the MS (at least the way it is there now) doesn't seem to fit
Just a suggestion, take out the Triffid Nebula background. Use something that is less recognisable.
delphey, i couldnt agree more with what you said
fox, you and i need to sort out our love/hate relationship.
pimp, when you post new things, couldya please tell us what changes you made? i spent 10 minutes scrolling up and down trying to find differences. (not the MS one, im not a complete jackass. your first and your most recent ones.)
i like your new cover alot by the way, forget what i said earlier. i completley agree that it deserves a 10. iim still not sure whether i like the slightly blurred nebula or the unchanged nebula more, and i agree with seeker that you should find something less recognizable. try to keep somehting the same color if you can. and i agree that the MS looks out of place (you win fox). actually, i DO like that pic of the MS you got -- if there was more room, id ask you to put it back in. keep it out tho, it looks weird in front of the planet. all in all, tho, it has a great color scheme and is well balanced
#430
sorry bout that :P, i can see that it would be hard to see the diff between the versions. I'll do that next time i post. About the ms, it was only a done really quickly, took me like 30 seconds all together, it was a suggestion by hamoom that i thought i'd try out, but i think you are right fox it "interferes" with the planet. With the background, i picked that one cuz i like the color, so it might be hard finding another one. If i can't i'll try messing around with the background i currently have.
--pimpster
ah hah.
the 3rd one has a blurred background
Here's my first draft, better late than never:
I used the "in hyperspace" concept art for the heart of the galaxy towards which the mother ship is flying.
While the trailer leads me to think Sierra is set on its lame box art one of the great posts on this site (like fox, pimpsters, or so many others) could still be the game of the year edition's cover.
#433
i like the use of the background and the fighters, i think the ms doesn't fit though, either find a different one or put something else their.
--pimpster
pretty cool osiris
yeah, the MS doenst fit there, and the other thing is the font for "sequel to 99 GOTY" isnt too cool. other than that i like it a lot.
Very nice work, guys. Here’s hoping all this talent and ambition will translate into a healthy modding scene.
Mein boxenarten:
I like the subtle, understated boxes the best so far, but since quite a few have already taken that route, I went in the opposite direction with mine – cluttered and melodramatic. It’s definitely a little more impressionistic than the cleanly-stenciled boxes we’ve seen so far, so I hope I’m not the only one who can tell what’s going on.
Thats actually kinda cool. I like it.
To quote my optomitrist: "better or worse"
Thanks, Beast (assuming you were referring to my box).
Osiris, they both look good, but I can’t say which looks better or worse. The MS’s blue engine burn on your second box is more eye-catching and dynamic, but she’s no longer oriented towards the center of the galaxy.
If you’re looking for an opinion and advice:
A couple of people mentioned that the MS looked out of place on your first box. I think this is because in-game graphics (e.g. the MS) and painted artwork don’t necessarily mesh well. Some kind of concept art might blend better with the background and would be easier to come by than a decent in-game shot of the MS.
If you decide to stay with the in-game MS, I’d suggest superimposing a blue burn effect over the engines of your first MS so as to combine the best elements of both versions.
Also, you might achieve better balance in the top half of your box if you shifted the MS and the background art to the right a little.
#439
I think the first box was better osiris - but I think that the MS looks wrong because of the fact that it's not sharing the same vanishing point as the fighters you have on there. The vanishing point for the fighters is only a short distance below the 'w', while the MS has a vanishing point near the top corner of the 'd'. It's kind of distracting - it looks like it's listing or something.
#440
hey Watts!!! that's some cool boxart you got thereI really like it... it's diferent from all the others in this thread so far
hey osiris -- better, at least the picture quality. i still dont think the ms fits, the biggest problem with it is the angle of the ms in relation to where it is on the box. it doesnt really look like its heading to the core... kinda weird. and watts was right in saying that concept + real time = awkward. keep trying, in general i like your box alot.
as for you, watts, change your name to pimpster and steal his clothes, taht cover is effin awesome. that is the most original approach ive seen to a cover yet. i like your choice of colors, and i especially like the mix of combat on the bottom with karan on the top (thank pimp). another great thing about the cover -- and this is the most noticable -- the cel shading effect you used. many have tried concept art or original art, but this method -- however you did it -- looks great. the circles and the streaks from fighters at the bottom look excellent, and the effect of the cartoony ion cannon from the BC looks great. maybe you could change the explosion a little, alhtough im not sure exactly what you can do to it, i just think it looks a little weird. i doubt that relic would use your effect on a real box, but i still think you should update it and keep it contending for 1st place. great job, keep working on it.
pimp, wake up from cryosleep man. where you been? you still need to work on that last cover! jk, know its a lot of work. yours is still the best IMO.
nice everyone, homeworld2 is going to be the greatest game of all time.
#442
lol.. cryosleep. Thats kinda what i've been doing for the past 2 days, i've been sick and have been sleeping like 13 hours at a time lol. Other wise i've been busy with school work. Hopefully i'll get a chance to do it soon.
--pimpster
hrmm....
ive been thinking
pimp, the best thing about your newest covers is the one tthing that everyones wanted to change -- the nebula. if you changed the nebula or replaced it, the box would look completely different. DONT DO THAT. the neb's colors are the best thing about that box, please dont change it. keep it blurred so its less recognizable, tho.
Thanks, R2. I’m glad my approach works for you.
Thanks for your generous appraisal as well, bulletproof.
I guess the cel-shaded vibe is an indirect result of nights dominated by the likes of Zelda: the Wind Waker and Zone of the Enders 2. I find the unique graphical style of both games hypnotic. In the final analysis, it’s not entirely surprising that a pleasant, Zelda-induced brainwashing combined with a distinct lack of sleep might produce something original.
Although you may have a valid point about the explosion, I do consider my box finished at this point. Better to devote my time to something new, I feel.
yes! someone who plays windwaker! knew it
ok, i see your point... seems time consuming. it still looks great, no need to update it.
#446
hmm i dunno what else to do with it. i think its basically done. i just can't seem to think of anything else to do with it at the moment.
--pimpster
huh, not alot of posts here in the past coupla. then i guess thats it, pimpster won.
1st place: Pimpster (last art)
2nd place: deadguy (multiple)
3rd place: three way tie between Briley, Watts, and Gyokuran
special award of side-splittage: Agrippa
shit, almost forgot how much i loved Vijil's early stuff. nice job everyone.
Last edited by [bulletproof]; 20th May 03 at 2:56 PM.
#448
#449
hey bulletproof, haven't seen you in a while. i just haven't had the time, or the ideas to do another one. maybe if this thread doesn't close i'll do another one... maybe.
--pimp
no no nooo
dont you get it?
your last box is perfect. i really dont think you need anything else.
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