Originally posted by: ocpmovie
DarthVong ... don't use that image of Luke on the back ... it looks very Photoshopped and 2006. It kills the retro vibe you're going for, because it's so familiar from bad 2006-era Lucasfilm licensing. At least put it on a flat color background, as it would have been back then.
Maybe if I want a drab, boring cover I would've pasted the standard promo shot of Luke in the corner. My goal for these covers was to go with the Vintage Kenner style packaging as a basis for the design, not to duplicate the entire thing. If you really look at the backs of the original packaging they are very static and boring, and that's not what I want to go with. I simply wanted to create a melding of the 2 styles. In no way was I ever going to make the covers strictly circa 1977.
Wow, some of you are Hardcore with the OT here (which I guess makes sense being the site title), even images from them bother you. If I had a better (HIRES) image of this scene from the OT then I would use it. Again, I never stated every aspect would be from the Original Theatrical Editions or era when they were released.
And it wouldn't have been called "A New Hope" in large letter even in 1983, which is what (from the red font) I think you're going for. If they called it "A New Hope" it would have been in a small and apologetic way.
DarthVong ... don't use that image of Luke on the back ... it looks very Photoshopped and 2006. It kills the retro vibe you're going for, because it's so familiar from bad 2006-era Lucasfilm licensing. At least put it on a flat color background, as it would have been back then.
Maybe if I want a drab, boring cover I would've pasted the standard promo shot of Luke in the corner. My goal for these covers was to go with the Vintage Kenner style packaging as a basis for the design, not to duplicate the entire thing. If you really look at the backs of the original packaging they are very static and boring, and that's not what I want to go with. I simply wanted to create a melding of the 2 styles. In no way was I ever going to make the covers strictly circa 1977.
The image of Leia on the back also sets off warning signals ... I don't think that pic (or anything similar) was part of any licensing campaign in 77, and certainly the greens wouldn't have been as Photoshop bright if it was. They would have used bun hair Leia, probably from the scene with Tarkin.
I never said I was using nothing but images from any licensing campaign. Personally, every SW custom uses bun hair Leia. I simply thought a different look would be a nice change from the same old, same old. You are correct about the green being too bright though. I've already went back and toned it down.
Just noticed special edition X-Wings and Death Star on the back - all CGI. Aaargh. Use an original trilogy image there, please.
I never said I was using nothing but images from any licensing campaign. Personally, every SW custom uses bun hair Leia. I simply thought a different look would be a nice change from the same old, same old. You are correct about the green being too bright though. I've already went back and toned it down.
Just noticed special edition X-Wings and Death Star on the back - all CGI. Aaargh. Use an original trilogy image there, please.
Wow, some of you are Hardcore with the OT here (which I guess makes sense being the site title), even images from them bother you. If I had a better (HIRES) image of this scene from the OT then I would use it. Again, I never stated every aspect would be from the Original Theatrical Editions or era when they were released.
And it wouldn't have been called "A New Hope" in large letter even in 1983, which is what (from the red font) I think you're going for. If they called it "A New Hope" it would have been in a small and apologetic way.
Believe me I wasn't too sure about that one either. But there were 2 problems. I wanted to go with that look on the spine for the rest of the series which would include non-film entries (Clone Wars, Ewoks, etc.) so the spine layout would look odd unless I included that on ALL of the covers. And since I included A NEW HOPE on the front it had to be on the spine. I wanted to go with the "A New Hope" font for the spine title because it was bold and stood out. Granted the other titles (Empire, ATOC, ROTS) look better using that font, so I had to compromise with ANH.
I apologize if I gave the wrong impression that these were going to be strictly designed from the 1977-1983 era. That was never my intent. I just wanted to give it that old Kenner touch for the layout and the rest would be designed from a today perspective. I'm one of those few Original Star Wars fans that enjoys both the OT and the Special Editions, so maybe it's my demented twisted mind that gets in the way. By original SW fan, I mean I grew up on Star Wars seeing all of them in the theater when they were originally released and had a many Star Wars toy themed Christmas when I was a youngin'. Perhaps this is the wrong venue for my take on these?