Overall, i find that the DVD label is by far the best part of the overall project, i feel that it reflects the Gears of war franchise perfectly, although there are a few downsides, such as;
- The xbox 360 segment to the disc looks sloppy, although i considered removing this section completely, just like i did with the DVD inlay, although i thought that the disc would look bare with it removed, so i kept it on
- The blood veins coming out of the Omen, i feel like i was on the right track but i went the wrong way with it, maybe if i had applied the same effects as i did with the Omen, it would have looked much better
- The font for the "Gears of war Emergence", this had totally slipped past me and i hadn't realised until too late that the font hadn't been changed, although it doesn't make a major difference i feel that it is slightly unfinished
Positive points;
- The template was implemented perfectly, and all ideas i had come up with in my head has been successfully transferred to the project
- The clipping masks work as i expected them to
- The omen itself is to my standards, perfect, mainly because of the applied effects such as the brush tool, and the additional photoshop added effects
- The postitioning of all of the objects are perfect and really reflect the franchise and its previous games
Techniques used;
- Clipping masks for the overall circlular shape of the disc, this was to keep any spill from the edges going into the white area which would be cut when printed, also a clipping mask was used for the BBFC logo for the same reasons
- Pen tool, this was used to create the catstick games logo, i felt that this tool did the job perfectly
- Transparencies, i used a transparent circle in which i used an inner text wrap to create the legal info on the disc
- Brush tool, i applied effects to the brush itself and added the effect over the omen, to give the effect of scratches, and again for the veins coming out from the omen (explained previously)
What i would do next time;
- Do more research into techniques, although the gears of war franchise disc art is more minimalist than fully worked on, i would look into learning how to make my own omen and apply effects
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