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Artist's Corner => DS Case Covers => Topic started by: Conn on November 14, 2020, 06:32:00 PM

Title: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: Conn on November 14, 2020, 06:32:00 PM: Click HERE (https://app.box.com/s/fv6acpwsgquc3kq7fd6ynn9j3s0fny2i) to see the complete collection of covers in my box account
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Hello everyone! It's been a good long time since I was here last (though I don't expect anyone to remember me; I made only a handful of covers), but earlier this year I acquired a couple loose GBA and DS games, which got me to thinking about this place again. Unfortunately there were not always covers available, so I whipped something up on my own… and that seems to have given me the cover-making bug again, as I've just kept going and going.

My goal here is to get all my loose GBA games into cases, and improve the covers of the ones that already are. I'm a big fan of larryinc64's GB template and I hope to convert my collection to covers using it.

Here's what I've done so far. Some are adapted from old covers I made waaay back when, though these versions were remade from the ground up (and improved in the process).

Click the image to get a full-size download:

Castlevania (Classic NES Series)
(https://images2.imgbox.com/06/d1/wmRNGLUH_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/aftjkwf9h6y4buecil2cr5vk25lgeg0y)

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
(https://images2.imgbox.com/f4/2e/kUX1EVIA_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/fvt9rv7x0q7z8aee8d248ejayf6sv4p2)

Castlevania: Double Pack
(https://images2.imgbox.com/56/dc/5nwLfePD_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/wcv6dkv5uz9rn7muge7jrivhmnp3ae9m)

Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
(https://images2.imgbox.com/5f/42/aXwK389Q_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/f2tcm4vsgr732w3q8mf0hcjs5dhiocly)

The Legend of Zelda (Classic NES Series)
(https://images2.imgbox.com/99/bc/jYHekaf1_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/teqzzxmzob98xgspxmtyyiv3ywnlza48)

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Classic NES Series)
(https://images2.imgbox.com/d7/73/Bvwi1OiH_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/qawezpi631cpxhlup9b4a0c0mjruzqtl)

MOTHER 3
(https://images2.imgbox.com/23/4c/wd1OGQeC_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/y7eky10v5x758emit0335l5pr5er4dgw)

Super Mario Bros. 2 (Super Mario Advance)
(https://images2.imgbox.com/12/44/qSS2E0hu_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/8r1l3wu30l2x4kqmv9a6c6aoyjxc80cj)

Cookie & Cream
(https://images2.imgbox.com/01/64/fKeWHFPD_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/rvee6jlbvk00sjf3j2qqqar745o9hxcz)

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
(https://images2.imgbox.com/02/de/WKlG5EPa_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/f3kcr8tohjcdm4mijxn5yxu5cv3tpi09)
(Can't take full credit for this one: this is adapted from this cover on VGBoxArt (http://vgboxart.com/view/45783/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-cover/). I remade the front entirely, but the back and spine were taken directly from the linked one, with some small modifications to fit the template.)

~

I've got a few more in mind, too, so I'm not done yet!
Title: Re: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: Conn on November 28, 2020, 10:57:31 PM: Still at it! Here's a batch of RPGs:

Breath of Fire
(https://images2.imgbox.com/b6/44/akomczEU_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/3lb78f8s9zzpydvu3nnbgdoud0oty0ot)

Breath of Fire II
(https://images2.imgbox.com/67/c7/2IBg8YZf_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/putzb5p37s9z2bwptf1flfdg7ftdsn2q)

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
(https://images2.imgbox.com/c2/5e/XEkjV3o2_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/zmnnxaa77u20z59m6yj7hmrax4s5ytmm)

Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
(https://images2.imgbox.com/67/16/psgU6c6V_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/w5qrf3m0x1lu7zz43bnle3oj985cukbh)

Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2
(https://images2.imgbox.com/95/96/7zJ8zzW8_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/rbqr248dbg9hn4dofp9i6jscmegw2g3p)

Tales of Phantasia
(https://images2.imgbox.com/1f/84/9FuKFyzf_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/ytgosj5ouhy184ot6e0uenpwhlq0hs4u)
Title: Re: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: Xander on December 11, 2020, 02:05:57 PM: These are fantastic, well done! 8)
Title: Re: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: TheVoyger1234 on December 12, 2020, 02:37:40 AM: Quote from: Conn on November 28, 2020, 10:57:31 PM

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
(https://images2.imgbox.com/c2/5e/XEkjV3o2_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/zmnnxaa77u20z59m6yj7hmrax4s5ytmm)

Tactics Advance looking good. ;)
Title: Re: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: Conn on December 16, 2020, 01:23:31 AM: Thanks for the kind words!

The holiday season has been busy and draining, so I haven't had much time to make any more covers, but hopefully I'll get back to it soon— I've still got several more in mind.
Title: Re: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: Conn on December 19, 2020, 11:38:53 PM: Just a few this time, but before I post the covers, some acknowledgements:

A big thank you to Xander for sharing the Golden Sun artwork and logos that he had upscaled, remade and or restored. I'm sure people on this board know just how difficult it is to find high-quality, high-resolution assets of Golden Sun anywhere on the net; it is no exaggeration to say that without Xander's help, I wouldn't have been able to make these covers. If you haven't already, check out his custom covers (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=23394.0)— they're superb.

And a thank you to larryinc64, whose recreation of the Pokémon Sapphire background I used for the Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire cover. Now, I didn't get express permission to use this— I just found it in his box account, alongside his covers— so if this is overstepping my bounds, let me know and I'll take the cover down and modify it.

With that said, here's the results:

Golden Sun
(https://images2.imgbox.com/30/71/j8ID5TJ0_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/l3p3518caenilo15mexiulrw1v3coxp4)
(Alternate version without subtitle) (https://app.box.com/s/situi1o5sgw2to2hb1dpte6z8bgqk2hp)

Golden Sun: The Lost Age
(https://images2.imgbox.com/95/dd/PeMX1Ydt_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/duc6ixyq8lg5faiu6gnn9ugvs25wnzi0)

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
(https://images2.imgbox.com/c5/d8/NjoFI2sU_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/ayn2tutwngh49pxx7rvo12gwn7wkxrhn)
Title: Re: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: Beta464 on December 21, 2020, 10:08:31 AM: Quote from: Conn on December 19, 2020, 11:38:53 PM
Just a few this time, but before I post the covers, some acknowledgements:

A big thank you to Xander for sharing the Golden Sun artwork and logos that he had upscaled, remade and or restored. I'm sure people on this board know just how difficult it is to find high-quality, high-resolution assets of Golden Sun anywhere on the net; it is no exaggeration to say that without Xander's help, I wouldn't have been able to make these covers. If you haven't already, check out his custom covers (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=23394.0)— they're superb.

And a thank you to larryinc64, whose recreation of the Pokémon Sapphire background I used for the Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire cover. Now, I didn't get express permission to use this— I just found it in his box account, alongside his covers— so if this is overstepping my bounds, let me know and I'll take the cover down and modify it.

With that said, here's the results:

Golden Sun
(https://images2.imgbox.com/30/71/j8ID5TJ0_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/l3p3518caenilo15mexiulrw1v3coxp4)
(Alternate version without subtitle) (https://app.box.com/s/situi1o5sgw2to2hb1dpte6z8bgqk2hp)

Golden Sun: The Lost Age
(https://images2.imgbox.com/95/dd/PeMX1Ydt_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/duc6ixyq8lg5faiu6gnn9ugvs25wnzi0)

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
(https://images2.imgbox.com/c5/d8/NjoFI2sU_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/ayn2tutwngh49pxx7rvo12gwn7wkxrhn)

These are amazing!!! Could you possibly do a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team cover?
Title: Re: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: Conn on December 22, 2020, 11:44:11 PM: Quote from: Beta464 on December 21, 2020, 10:08:31 AM
These are amazing!!! Could you possibly do a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team cover?

Thank you!

For Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (what a mouthful), I'll add it to my list, but whether I can actually make something will depend on whether I can find high-quality art from the game, so I'm afraid I can't make any promises. But I can certainly look into it.
Title: Re: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: Conn on January 03, 2021, 08:14:12 PM: Kicking off the New Year with another batch of covers: this time, Mega Man!

Mega Man & Bass
(https://images2.imgbox.com/70/3c/HSuvdPTH_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/c5nghg7groj2ttmh4m8qf7d0q21vmahu)

Mega Man Zero
(https://images2.imgbox.com/cc/2f/3VFKzxjm_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/sl5gtv9b2tzctrsjpinrupp2bsd8r7ba)

Mega Man Zero 2
(https://images2.imgbox.com/12/32/LHScNBHu_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/wrwrnvqmjhgoiwk61z2htlrfgth48zvm)

Mega Man Zero 3
(https://images2.imgbox.com/cb/4f/aJZlMIXj_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/ygqgmh00fmffwyjk8pq37j8dhrn2vdpe)

Mega Man Zero 4
(https://images2.imgbox.com/d8/0c/B9ZczGCv_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/rms8a91m4h6cfqrxfq8tlkkqay6digpf)

The MMZ series ended up being more complicated and involved than I had anticipated, because I re-wrote the blurbs on the back (using the Wii U re-releases as a basis). This is unusual for me: I normally leave the text alone, amaking only the occasional adjustment for length or clarity— after all, I own the game, so it's not like I need to be sold on it or reminded what it is! But the official blurbs here were just… really, really bad, and I couldn't stand them. They're full of weird and awkward phrasing, inane observations, various inaccuracies, and just do a poor job at actually explaining the premise or making the game sound exciting. Truth be told, I'm not 100% happy with the new blurbs, but I still think they do a pretty good job at actually 'selling' the game. Hopefully you agree!
Title: Re: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: Xander on January 10, 2021, 09:58:57 AM: Quote from: Conn on December 19, 2020, 11:38:53 PM
A big thank you to Xander for sharing the Golden Sun artwork and logos that he had upscaled, remade and or restored. I'm sure people on this board know just how difficult it is to find high-quality, high-resolution assets of Golden Sun anywhere on the net; it is no exaggeration to say that without Xander's help, I wouldn't have been able to make these covers. If you haven't already, check out his custom covers (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=23394.0)— they're superb.

Golden Sun
(https://images2.imgbox.com/30/71/j8ID5TJ0_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/l3p3518caenilo15mexiulrw1v3coxp4)
(Alternate version without subtitle) (https://app.box.com/s/situi1o5sgw2to2hb1dpte6z8bgqk2hp)

Golden Sun: The Lost Age
(https://images2.imgbox.com/95/dd/PeMX1Ydt_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/duc6ixyq8lg5faiu6gnn9ugvs25wnzi0)

They look great, Conn! Glad I could be of help. I've definitely had to recreate a lot of logos for my covers. I just recently remade the Onimusha Tactics logo; that was a lot of Polygonal Lasso Tool effort, believe me. :D

If you want to make Boktai boxes ever, I also created a Boktai 3 logo in high resolution. :)

Your other new covers are also excellent! :)
Title: Re: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: Conn on January 17, 2021, 06:34:17 PM: Quote from: Xander on January 10, 2021, 09:58:57 AM
Your other new covers are also excellent! :)
Thanks Xander!

Quote from: Beta464 on December 21, 2020, 10:08:31 AM
These are amazing!!! Could you possibly do a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team cover?

Behold:

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
(https://images2.imgbox.com/47/ab/o0dEm4ei_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/frvvrykvza9jg6niksnzfzuck79fw07s)

This is about 95% "retail HD", with only (what I consider) fairly small and understandable liberties: font choices (the font used for the tagline seems to be custom made, so I just used something suitably "cartoon-y"), the screenshots, and various layout differences due to the use of a template. Spine should line-up with Blue Rescue Team, too.

Of note: getting the images of Charmander, Cyndaquil and Torchic on the back was a bit of an ordeal. As far as I can tell, they aren't individual pieces of art— there's promo art of all three of those 'mons, but not in those poses— but were taken directly from group shot that makes up the front cover. That meant I had to crop them from said art… but as you may notice, their feet are blocked by the ground. So I attempted a rough recreation by melding them with similar art and adjusting the colouring/shading to match. This is not something I would consider myself experienced or skillful in, but I think it came out OK.
Title: Re: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: Beta464 on January 17, 2021, 10:19:10 PM: Thank you so much!!!!!

Quote from: Conn on January 17, 2021, 06:34:17 PM
Quote from: Xander on January 10, 2021, 09:58:57 AM
Your other new covers are also excellent! :)
Thanks Xander!

Quote from: Beta464 on December 21, 2020, 10:08:31 AM
These are amazing!!! Could you possibly do a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team cover?

Behold:

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
(https://images2.imgbox.com/47/ab/o0dEm4ei_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/frvvrykvza9jg6niksnzfzuck79fw07s)

This is about 95% "retail HD", with only (what I consider) fairly small and understandable liberties: font choices (the font used for the tagline seems to be custom made, so I just used something suitably "cartoon-y"), the screenshots, and various layout differences due to the use of a template. Spine should line-up with Blue Rescue Team, too.

Of note: getting the images of Charmander, Cyndaquil and Torchic on the back was a bit of an ordeal. As far as I can tell, they aren't individual pieces of art— there's promo art of all three of those 'mons, but not in those poses— but were taken directly from group shot that makes up the front cover. That meant I had to crop them from said art… but as you may notice, their feet are blocked by the ground. So I attempted a rough recreation by melding them with similar art and adjusting the colouring/shading to match. This is not something I would consider myself experienced or skillful in, but I think it came out OK.
Title: Re: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: Conn on June 08, 2021, 10:24:50 PM: Been a while, huh? I ran into some problems in actually printing the covers out (namely: I can't cut very straight), which kind of killed my enthusiasm for making any more. But I've finally got everything sorted out now (namely: I bought a paper guillotine), and cased a bunch of my games… which got me in the mood to whip up some I was still missing. Here's my latest batch:

Metroid (Classic NES Series)
(https://images2.imgbox.com/50/9c/0BrRASVN_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/h85695b6k9xazxm7k1pg5ljcg27rzh49)

Metroid Fusion
(https://images2.imgbox.com/36/58/VicmV6jh_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/zcilt83gp5lw0fk1snmw3gg83pgu15ut)

Metroid: Zero Mission
(https://images2.imgbox.com/9c/0b/sMe9OWHM_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/rr2i9p4uli2kgvcz65moxx4vekplf3ek)

Super Mario Bros. (Classic NES Series)
(https://images2.imgbox.com/ce/30/OYN7ocKP_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/tthoe8rb0hn5lfz3707c5vmkj0m0usph)

That said, future posts will probably be sporadic. I've still got about a dozen games on my docket, but those are all games I've had difficulty finding any good-quality art for— so they'll require some digging. But, hey, hopefully I'll be back here sooner than six months this time!
Title: Re: Conn's Custom Covers (GBA/DS)
Post by: Conn on July 06, 2021, 12:38:40 AM: Some obscurities:

Capcom Classics Mini Mix
(https://images2.imgbox.com/42/83/7eTC0lpL_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/483nwwuamlrn2n4m3sury4u681lzn2fq)

Dr. Mario / Puzzle League
(https://images2.imgbox.com/41/a0/ARo8UUTm_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/8ck3u363nxvdnfd5ue0lsj0bic6lsx6c)

Tetris Worlds
(https://images2.imgbox.com/7a/97/IjANj3c1_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/4uwht778199caiqvf1p5hlm9d0hi6mk5)

And one edit… I wouldn't normally post something like this, since it's not really my work, but I decided to share it because I figured it might help someone: the original cover is in the old template and IMO a bit rough by current community standards; and the game is terribly, terribly obscure, so it's doubtful the cover could be recreated (I searched for hi-res— I couldn't find any). I touched it up a little but all credit belong to Snowcone for the original cover.

Lady Sia
(https://images2.imgbox.com/8a/56/SOzIeaFf_o.jpg) (https://app.box.com/s/qf0r3y0bb2hzgnobhi4g9cikhzr9vsho)