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Points: 10387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 24 2008 at 08:39
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^  I'm curious ... the picture looks quite artificial, is this intentional? I mean, it's obviously computer generated, but with current technology it could be made more organic.

not really intentional. what would you suggest to make it look more "organic", as you put it?


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I'm looking forward to hearing some of this.
 
To make the cover more organic and natural, I would suggest limiting the depth of field so not every part of the image is in focus (some rendering software allows you to change the camera settings), but you can do it manually with photoshop, something like this (I've over-emphasised the effect here to make it more noticable (and spent all of 2 minutes on it!) but with care and patience it can be made to look more realistic):
 
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Points: 65266 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 24 2008 at 14:49
though I kinda like the weird mannequin quality it has
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The cover makes me think about Wolfgang Riechmann
You should definitely add a more organic, natural aspect to the cover.
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

actually this album is already a thing of the past for us; we recorded it almost a year ago. we are already working on our second album, which will be called "It's a Dog's Life". and I can tell you this: it will have one of the most controversial and scandalous cover pics ever Shocked


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Hm... not that I've heard your music yet, but I think there's something not right about this cover. It looks like it belongs in a completely different genre, than I imagine you do. The esthetics signalises something like nu-metal/Skunk Anansie/late nineties stuff. The fonts don't fit in at all either, and looks a bit cheap, which would be ok if the rest of the album did. Sorry about all that. I wish you the best of luck, but the cover wouldn't trigger my curiosity.


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In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^  I'm curious ... the picture looks quite artificial, is this intentional? I mean, it's obviously computer generated, but with current technology it could be made more organic.

not really intentional. what would you suggest to make it look more "organic", as you put it?


I don't know ... it would depend on which software was used to render it. It's mostly mouth and eyes, and maybe a different texture could be used for the skin. But of course if you feel it looks perfect now, then by all means keep it as it is!Smile
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Points: 10387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2008 at 13:39
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^  I'm curious ... the picture looks quite artificial, is this intentional? I mean, it's obviously computer generated, but with current technology it could be made more organic.

not really intentional. what would you suggest to make it look more "organic", as you put it?


I don't know ... it would depend on which software was used to render it. It's mostly mouth and eyes, and maybe a different texture could be used for the skin. But of course if you feel it looks perfect now, then by all means keep it as it is!Smile

we will keep it as it is. but we can promise you one thing: the cover for the second album, which is already in the making since the first will be published with a delay of almost a year, will look completely different. actually it will be very much on the daring side Wink


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When do you plan a tour? Wink
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Points: 10387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2008 at 17:20
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When do you plan a tour? Wink

not sure yet; at the moment the Bald Angels play about once a week at our restaurant


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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

When do you plan a tour? Wink

not sure yet; at the moment the Bald Angels play about once a week at our restaurant


And where is your restaurant?
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Points: 10387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2008 at 17:30
Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

When do you plan a tour? Wink

not sure yet; at the moment the Bald Angels play about once a week at our restaurant


And where is your restaurant?

Cologne, Germany. or rather in Pulheim, which is a village just outside of Cologne


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Points: 13536 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2008 at 17:33
Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

When do you plan a tour? Wink

not sure yet; at the moment the Bald Angels play about once a week at our restaurant


And where is your restaurant?

Cologne, Germany. or rather in Pulheim, which is a village just outside of Cologne


Does the band consist only of you two?
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Points: 10387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2008 at 17:42
Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

When do you plan a tour? Wink

not sure yet; at the moment the Bald Angels play about once a week at our restaurant


And where is your restaurant?

Cologne, Germany. or rather in Pulheim, which is a village just outside of Cologne


Does the band consist only of you two?

basically yes; we sometimes have guest musicians though, like my sister Bea on flute. on our first album we played all instruments ourselves except for the flute and some violin (which was also added by Bea)


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