My Season 8 Covers

[millenium062]

I am a full time college student who is majoring in graphic design and marketing in the hopes of making a profession in Advertising, so in my spare time away from my coursework (and to bulk up my portfolio), I made my versions of the Buffy Season Eight covers, so far Issues 15-17 with a couple alternates of the covers have been done, I doubt at this time I will go back and remake all of the other ones, as of right now.....So I hope you like and comments are welcome!!!



Here they are:

Issue 15:


Issue 16-Jo Chen:


Issue 16-alternate:


Issue 17-Jo Chen:


Issue 17-alternate:

[Skytteflickan88]

Could you point out the differences? I'm too lazy to find them all.

[millenium062]

Differences? The only differences between the covers, obviously being the Jo Chen and the variant cover image differences, is that the covers are as accurate as the real thing, right down the issue number, titles, and the barcode

[Skytteflickan88]

Jun 5, 2008 0:47:13 GMT -5 millenium062 said:

I made my versions of the Buffy Season Eight covers, so far Issues 15-17 with a couple alternates of the covers have been done,

You said that you made your own versions of the covers and that these pics are those covers. What am I missing?

[Wyndam]

Jun 5, 2008 9:38:00 GMT -5 Skytteflickan88 said:

Jun 5, 2008 0:47:13 GMT -5 millenium062 said:

I made my versions of the Buffy Season Eight covers, so far Issues 15-17 with a couple alternates of the covers have been done,

You said that you made your own versions of the covers and that these pics are those covers. What am I missing?

Skytte he added his own borders to the covers.

I think they look great! The color of the borders/text really work well with the covers.

[kimtaro]

i don't get it...

[Rachster]

so... he did the borders around the covers to look like the originals, is that right?

[Bennyboi]

I definately like the colour sheme used for the issue 17 variant and standard cover but dont like that you have used the same #3 logo on it. I believe the colours you used are very realistic to the ones we will probably see on the actual finished covers!

[millenium062]

Jun 6, 2008 2:06:07 GMT -5 Rachster said:

so... he did the borders around the covers to look like the originals, is that right?

Yes that is right, just my imagining of how I would like the covers to look once they come out just based on the color scheme given in the images....

As for the Issue 17 Jo Chen cover, yes I did reuse the Issue 3 logo,just for the mere fact that it seemed to flow easier and worked the best with the concept I was trying to use, which was

since the covers central focus is on Gunther, and the Slayers are looking down at him above the glass, I figured it would be a good idea to have the title somewhat look like it was underwater with Gunther, and I know you cannot tell with the sizes provided, but the full size issue cover shows that there are water ripples placed into the title to give it that added underwater feel

[Rachster]

Jun 6, 2008 11:04:23 GMT -5 millenium062 said:

Jun 6, 2008 2:06:07 GMT -5 Rachster said:

so... he did the borders around the covers to look like the originals, is that right?

Yes that is right, just my imagining of how I would like the covers to look once they come out just based on the color scheme given in the images....

As for the Issue 17 Jo Chen cover, yes I did reuse the Issue 3 logo,just for the mere fact that it seemed to flow easier and worked the best with the concept I was trying to use, which was

since the covers central focus is on Gunther, and the Slayers are looking down at him above the glass, I figured it would be a good idea to have the title somewhat look like it was underwater with Gunther, and I know you cannot tell with the sizes provided, but the full size issue cover shows that there are water ripples placed into the title to give it that added underwater feel

Well i have to say they all look fantastic And very professional nice work

[pink_table_la]

maybe it's just me, that slow. but I still dont' get it. maybe you could post a sample a before and after pics?

[Skytteflickan88]

Jun 6, 2008 11:27:54 GMT -5 pink_table_la said:

maybe it's just me, that slow. but I still dont' get it. maybe you could post a sample a before and after pics?

The frame on two sides of the cover with the horse, the names and the bar-code, he added that.

[pink_table_la]

hehe! okay, I get it now. Color combination must have made them looking pretty realistic release in my eyes, that's why.
Good work.

[millenium062]

Jun 6, 2008 12:23:56 GMT -5 pink_table_la said:

hehe! okay, I get it now. Color combination must have made them looking pretty realistic release in my eyes, that's why. Good work.

Thanks, realism was the idea I had the whole time, glad to know I succeeded lol

I am now working on Issue 18, and this one is proving hard just because of where I am placing the title.....but I will figure it out....

Also, I am working on Issue 20, and yes I know we don't know a lot of details, but given the issue summary I have come up with a working title and am currently picking out the border colors

[millenium062]

Hey guys, I will be updating this thread later today with the rest of the released covers, so keep an eye out!!

[BennyTheKey]

I actually thought you had just put in the actual issues lol there very well done =]

[witcher]

I like issue 17 titlle...

[Fredikins]

Well i think they look excellent! great job!!