I’ve recently put out some new mixes and songs, and was wondering what your thought process is for making your cover art. I tend to find wallpapers that fit the “mood” of the tack, and then edit them to have the appropriate words and shape. For example:
Now, while this may skirt legality (hopefully these wallpapers are out there under a creative commons license), it is cheap and quick. Seeing as I don’t have enough fans to justify paying artists, this feels okay to do for now. Do you have a different thought process? How do you go about making your cover art?
Would making art for a mix count? Same right? Used to do that a lot. played around with photos in various adobe apps with klaidoscope type effects to make themes based on mood colours.
If you have a bit of sense and time to learn photoshop and illustrator you can make a lot of nice stuff, plus those skills are always useful in other parts of life.
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”
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 slight_smile: 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:
granted i studied art in school lol
slight_smile: 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:
