The Key to Creating The Perfect Album Cover (pics inside)
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The Key to Creating The Perfect Album Cover (pics inside)
I know most people don't even need a name or a title when they see these:
Of course, those two albums are among the best selling albums of all time. Still, the images are highly recognizable, and often adulated. I don't think I could ever create an album cover of that magnitude, but I wouldn't mind having one that can be at least awesome to the eyes.
Eventually, I will release my collections of original compositions to the general public, and when I do, I want the album covers to be catchy, fun to look at, and - if the gods allow it - unforgettable.
Below are the current covers of my fourth, fifth, and sixth albums respectively. Please, tell me what you think, and feel free to discuss any album cover you wish. Thanks for reading.
Angel of Dust
NOTICE: The above cover is derived from an existing black and white painting of the Biblical angel Lucifer.
Clock
Botanical Graveyard
Of course, those two albums are among the best selling albums of all time. Still, the images are highly recognizable, and often adulated. I don't think I could ever create an album cover of that magnitude, but I wouldn't mind having one that can be at least awesome to the eyes.
Eventually, I will release my collections of original compositions to the general public, and when I do, I want the album covers to be catchy, fun to look at, and - if the gods allow it - unforgettable.
Below are the current covers of my fourth, fifth, and sixth albums respectively. Please, tell me what you think, and feel free to discuss any album cover you wish. Thanks for reading.
Angel of Dust
NOTICE: The above cover is derived from an existing black and white painting of the Biblical angel Lucifer.
Clock
Botanical Graveyard
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this is one of the most powerful album images i've seen of late, think of it as inspiration. It's called 'There Is A Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Lets Keep It A Secret' by Bring Me the Horizon
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A good album cover just needs to work well with the music. I know that's a weird thing to say, but look at this.
You know this will be a peaceful, if not somewhat overly expressive album. Hipsters will probably love it. It looks instagram-y and "quirky".
This is an eclectic, busy, somewhat crazy cover, and that's what the music is. Complicated, hectic, nuts.
Colorful, upbeat, and somewhat messy, just like the music, which is up-tempo garage pop rock.
it needs to be something that can instantly reflect your work. I mean. you wouldn't expect to pick up a blink-182 album and see a picture of dead animals or the grim reaper, or something. Sure, you'd get used to it over time, but it doesn't really reflect the music.
You know this will be a peaceful, if not somewhat overly expressive album. Hipsters will probably love it. It looks instagram-y and "quirky".
This is an eclectic, busy, somewhat crazy cover, and that's what the music is. Complicated, hectic, nuts.
Colorful, upbeat, and somewhat messy, just like the music, which is up-tempo garage pop rock.
it needs to be something that can instantly reflect your work. I mean. you wouldn't expect to pick up a blink-182 album and see a picture of dead animals or the grim reaper, or something. Sure, you'd get used to it over time, but it doesn't really reflect the music.
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Some of my personal favorite album covers always contain a focal image that just "pops" and draws immediate attention of the viewers' eyes to the center focal image. Albums like:
All of these albums have an image in the background/foreground that distracts you from the text and averts your eyes to the image. I think they result in an overall original looking and feeling cover that is sure to grab people's attention and is sure to stick in the viewer's mind. I have a shirt with the cover art from the "Requiem" album I placed above, and people love the artwork, everywhere I go I get told how cool it looks. That's how I think album art should be, it should be so eye catching that even people who don't know the band will appreciate the originality and creativity behind the cover.
All of these albums have an image in the background/foreground that distracts you from the text and averts your eyes to the image. I think they result in an overall original looking and feeling cover that is sure to grab people's attention and is sure to stick in the viewer's mind. I have a shirt with the cover art from the "Requiem" album I placed above, and people love the artwork, everywhere I go I get told how cool it looks. That's how I think album art should be, it should be so eye catching that even people who don't know the band will appreciate the originality and creativity behind the cover.
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