How Do You Pick Your Cover Art?

[JaF]

Haha, I just use iOS apps to add filters and text to images. How do you go about selecting the right picture for your mix/track?

I used a lot of pieces of nature. flower petals and such, cats eyes, whatever.

[Jester]

Mix Name + Deviant Art + Carlsberg + Photoshop

[Kwal]

I have two designers that I work with, I like the fact that I pay a small amount for some sexy one of a kind artwork.

Here are some that I have had done:

art1.jpg

art3.jpg

art2.jpg

[Stormcaller]

I went out and shot myown, but then again, I'm deliberately using a lo-fi look.

[calgarc]

I design all my own art work, and take most if not all the photos needed granted i studied art in school lol

[mostapha]

When I do cover art for mixes, I typically just look at my photography archives while I'm listening to it and see if anything jumps out at me.

[Nitrotix]

I think a nice album cover goes a long way. Even though I shouldn't, I am often drawn to a track because of "pretty" cover art. I try to do this for my own stuff as well.
I am currently taking graphic design classes, and you would be surprised how interesting the effects can get when using the most simple Photoshop "Blending Modes" with random HD abstract photos. I find that abstract pictures fit the Electro House genre nicely. Here are some examples of what I did for my podcast "Electric Entity Radio"

EER1-GoldenSky.jpgEER1-StarBlaze.jpgEER1-Toxica.jpgEER1-PerpetualFade.jpg

What do you think?

[abrahambr]

I go to Flickr, turn the creative commons filter on the search engine and look for keywords that match the concept of the mix (I enjoy doing concept mixes ) and then I edit it. I'm a videographer so I use Final Cut for this, I don't have much Photoshop knowledge. I go on the internet and look for a specific font that communicates best the concept. It's a fun part of the process for me! Last time I tried mixing up two different images and I think it worked pretty well. This is the art for my first three mixes:

BIGCITYVIBES.jpgInMotion.jpgSOARRAAS.jpg

[dayvue]

Kwal & Nitrotix - Those are sexy as heck.

Kwal, how much is a "small amount," and how did you find said designers?
Nitrotix, you use photoshop for that?
Jester, lol @ the Carlsberg. word.

[Kwal]

A small amount is about $40-$50