Rate my band's wallpapers!

[Nik]

EDIT: It won't let me edit out the old attachments and add the new ones. I'll fix it later today.

I played waaay too much guitar yesterday so today I decided not to play and I had a lot of time on my hands, so I decided to sit down and make some wallpapers for my band/semi-solo project thing I have going and for my upcoming concept album.

If I'm lucky enough to ever get my CD published, this is the artwork that would adorn the booklet.

I also created a myspace (shudder-yes, I know...) for this project. I realize myspace is gay but this truly is the best way to let people hear my stuff.

Tell me what you think! I think they're fairly badass

 

[BCrowell]

I really dig that last one. The first & second just don't seem unique in theme. Regardless I love the artistry put into them!!

 

[usagi]

I liked the 1 st one. The other two are cool as well. They seem kind of difficult to see. Maybe invert the colors? Or maybe its just this crappy monitor.

 

[darren]

Nice drawings, awful typography!

 

[Nik]

I liked the 1 st one. The other two are cool as well. They seem kind of difficult to see. Maybe invert the colors? Or maybe its just this crappy monitor.

umm then they'd be white and not quite as sinister....

And what's wrong with the typography

 

[swickenhofer]

I like the last one the best

 

[David]

those are some of the sickest backgrounds I've ever seen, I've saved them, and I'm using the 2nd one right now. Awesome man!


Eternal Night, wicked name man especially in Latin, represent

 

[Drew]

Nice drawings, awful typography!

+1. The first and 3rd are awesome. The second doesn't do anything the first doesn't do, and the execution isn't quite as nice, but the artwork on 1 and 3 are devinitely keepers.

The logo, though... My advice would be to redraw that by hand and edit it in in place of the computer-generated one you have now. It looks like what it is - a computer trying to look like a pencil drawing.

I'd also revisit the font for the copyright in the bottom, too- against the pencil drawing in the background, it looks very "fake."

Still though, those drawings are awesome.

 

[Nik]

those are some of the sickest backgrounds I've ever seen, I've saved them, and I'm using the 2nd one right now. Awesome man!


Eternal Night, wicked name man especially in Latin, represent

I'm honored man

The logo, though... My advice would be to redraw that by hand and edit it in in place of the computer-generated one you have now. It looks like what it is - a computer trying to look like a pencil drawing.

I'd also revisit the font for the copyright in the bottom, too- against the pencil drawing in the background, it looks very "fake."

Still though, those drawings are awesome.

I took a pen and wrote out the name, then scanned it in-it's not computer generated. I see what you mean about the copyright, though, I'll change that.

And I personally like the 2nd one best-it's one of the drawings I've done I like best, the multi-tiered dummies-controlling-dummies-controlling-dummies thing appeals to me.

Thanks for your criticism!

 

[Drew]

Really? Hmm. I feel pretty stupid now.

Eh, maybe another crack at it, a little more chaotic this time? I think why it's not quite sitting right with me is the fact it's a muchmore uniform white than the image behind it...

Anyway, if you drew those, they're pretty damned cool, man.

 

[Nik]

Really? Hmm. I feel pretty stupid now.

Eh, maybe another crack at it, a little more chaotic this time? I think why it's not quite sitting right with me is the fact it's a muchmore uniform white than the image behind it...

Anyway, if you drew those, they're pretty damned cool, man.

Ah, OK, I see. I thought about adding a grey layer to make it a tad grey like the pic, but then I decided I really liked the white look. I'll experiment with it later and see how it works.

And thanks. I used to draw a lot before I got a guitar. After that, well, I don't really do anything else. I might make a couple more in the next few days; they're real easy to do.

 

[Shawn]

Cool artwork, Nik, I like them alot, especially the 3rd one, that is cool.

 

[Mastodon]

I like them all. The first 2 would be really good inside artwork. The third would be a really good cover.

 

[Naren]

I liked them, but I thought that dummies looked kinda like they were doing ballet in some of the pictures. I think if they were doing something more sinister (like eating another dummy's eye or deboweling another dummy or laughing in a sea of flames), it'd come across as more sinister. I like the name and I like the text and I like the idea behind them all. It's just that none of them strike me as sinister. I just see "ballet." My honest opinion.

 

[FredGrass]

I actually dig all of those. I think you should use #3 for the front cover (maybe a bit more centred, too), #2 for the back cover, and just the drawing part of the first one somewhere inside the booklet. That's just my opinion, though. They're sick though dude. GG.

 

[Nik]

I have updated my first post with improved versions.

Thanks for your comments, guys!

I don't know (or know if I want to) make the drawings more sinister... I mean, I dig your idea, but I don't think a dummy decapitating another dummy would have any sort of relevance to the concept I came up for the concept album

I wonder, should I make different resolutions? Right now I only have 1024 by 768 because that's what I use, but I could make bigger ones, too.

BTW if any one of you guys wants some art like this for your own projects, I'd be willing to put some stuff together for you for free if you'd like (unless you ask me to do like 10 drawings )

Here's a new wallpaper: