Oleg Volk
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I just finished designing the CD jacket for it.
Should be out later this year from Random Factors.
Should be out later this year from Random Factors.
Just finished the CD cover for "Lock and Load" album
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MatthewVanitas
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What's the suppressed gun on the left?
Oleg Volk
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Ingram M11
Brian Williams
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Looks great, your typical style.
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Oleg Volk
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M-11 was one of several guns we used, the others being a Mauser C96, a Tokarev M33, an AR15 and a couple of AKs. Visually, this image worked best in the space available.
kingpin008
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If I may be the voice of dissent, I kinda think it looks like a trainwreck.
Let me explain - There is so much going on in the image, I don't know where to look. To me, there's no clear focal point at all.
For example - the font choices seem off to me. The names of the artists don't match the font used for the title of the album, and the title font looks off center (which it is, because of the banjo neck on the far right) and it's distracting to the eye.
At first glance, the Ingram seems to be coming out of nowhere - while it's a cool gun, one wouldn't expect it to be in her hands, while she's holding a guitar. It almost looks manipulated, like it's been shopped so that the barrel appears to be coming towards the viewer, almost like it's in 3-D. This made me, as well as my fiancee, do a double-take to figure out what exactly was going on in the image.
Likewise, the rifle dividing the image seems out of place. If it were me, I would probably just opt for a straight line, if I wanted to seperate the image. The asymmetrical lines of the rifle stock and magazine really impede one's ability to focus on the entire image.
Also, the two seperate colors of backgrounds is distracting. Both look good, just not put together.
That said - the back cover looks great. Well composed, easy to take in, straightforward.
Sorry if this came across the wrong way, Oleg. I've seen you do some absolutely amazing work, and in my opinion this could be just as good - but right now, there are definitely some things that in my opinion, could use some tweaking.
Let me explain - There is so much going on in the image, I don't know where to look. To me, there's no clear focal point at all.
For example - the font choices seem off to me. The names of the artists don't match the font used for the title of the album, and the title font looks off center (which it is, because of the banjo neck on the far right) and it's distracting to the eye.
At first glance, the Ingram seems to be coming out of nowhere - while it's a cool gun, one wouldn't expect it to be in her hands, while she's holding a guitar. It almost looks manipulated, like it's been shopped so that the barrel appears to be coming towards the viewer, almost like it's in 3-D. This made me, as well as my fiancee, do a double-take to figure out what exactly was going on in the image.
Likewise, the rifle dividing the image seems out of place. If it were me, I would probably just opt for a straight line, if I wanted to seperate the image. The asymmetrical lines of the rifle stock and magazine really impede one's ability to focus on the entire image.
Also, the two seperate colors of backgrounds is distracting. Both look good, just not put together.
That said - the back cover looks great. Well composed, easy to take in, straightforward.
Sorry if this came across the wrong way, Oleg. I've seen you do some absolutely amazing work, and in my opinion this could be just as good - but right now, there are definitely some things that in my opinion, could use some tweaking.
DRZinn
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Hate to say it, but I don't like it either. Waaaay too busy.
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