Malevolence 6 Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) Currently EALA dev team is still busy with the scripts, models and whole lot of planning. At this point if I'm right the box art is not created yet. So the purpose of this thread is simple. Before EALA dev team/marketing team finalized their C&C4 box art, let's come up with useful suggestions and constructive posts and the aim is hopefully we'll have a compilation of these suggestions from all of us, and EA dev team could be "pointed" to the right direction on how to create an excellent box art for this Tiberian finale! Keep your suggestions coming! Pics and Photoshopped work are appreciated as well. Edited July 15, 2009 by Malevolence Share this post Link to post
Silverthorn 0 Posted July 15, 2009 Simple, Mal. THE SOLDIER'S HEAD! Although I found at least 2 from Deviantart, they may not be the best, but at least those are Tiberian Twilight. But still, I prefer just the head and nobody else much like the Tiberian Sun & Firestorm covers. PS : Thanks for creating this thread, I was going to but I forgotten about it until you officially opened it. Share this post Link to post
Malevolence 6 Posted July 15, 2009 This is my absolute l33t MSpaint attempt no. 1. As you can imagine, it'll be a shiny boxart with shiny bits around to give the blue"bling bling" effect. I highly recommend the use of a classic C&C layout, a random soldier with no emotion of sorts, and most importantly, a visor of sorts. Since the box art will be shiny it'll make use of the two themes (GDI and Nod), from 1 angle you'll see a GDI soldier head with visor and on the other angle you see a nod helmet soldier (TS upgraded helmet). The visor will not be blank and will display a faint battle explosion effect. The background of the soldier's head will feature some nice explosion of some battle scene. What do you think? I would like to see yours! :lol: Share this post Link to post
Silverthorn 0 Posted July 15, 2009 No problem, I can already imagine it. If I were an EA artist, I'll take that Soldier's Head back and most of all, NO COPYING & PASTING concept arts! That has been running for several years and that bad habit has to stop. Westwood drew the boxes as separate artworks, they never used their own concept arts to copy & paste and put them together to create as a boxart, even if it's the Soldier's Head. Not to mention our RA3 Premier Edition, that doesn't count and Apoc didn't get the real concept of the Soldier's Head clearly, the Natasha one was TOTALLY WRONG! It maybe the Soldier's Head, but it's STILL copy & paste. And most of all, the Soldier never makes any emotions while Natasha does express one opened mouth. Share this post Link to post
Malevolence 6 Posted July 15, 2009 while Natasha does express one opened mouth. Natasha's had just an orgasm. For that I'll forgive. Share this post Link to post
Silverthorn 0 Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) Lol, yeah right! But anyway, I still don't like that metal box kept on my shelf, so I store it away. If the devs would draw that Premier Edition box with a brand new concept art of Natasha, showing no emotion with her hat on, and possibly with a sniper scope lens eye patch (Like the RA2 soldier's) and then walla. A new Premier Edition worth for many C&C fans to keep & to have it store on their shelves as a display, Westwood style. EDIT : Oh, to top up some ideas, I recommend both a GDI & Nod version boxes, for the special ones, it's a Kane version. GDI - An Orca pilot showing no emotion, his helmet shows missiles flying. Background is with titans & other Orca aircrafts. Nod - A Nod Soldier (Style is based from the old TS), same no emotion. Background is with the Kane statue & an Avatar. Special Kane - A little bit like C&C3's Kane Edition but Soldier's Head style. Kane in the middle, full face (NOT like back in the lame regular C&C3 & KW covers). Without his hands, and the background shows Tiberium, or the Scrin, or Earth already been Tiberium-infested. Edited July 15, 2009 by Silverthorn Share this post Link to post
Nmenth 291 Posted July 15, 2009 This is my absolute l33t MSpaint attempt no. 1. Not much experience with Paint, I take it? Natasha's had just an orgasm. For that I'll forgive. -> ? Not a very happy one, it appears... Share this post Link to post
Silverthorn 0 Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) Like I said, the Natasha one as the Premier Edition is still lame, and it's obvious, it was taken from the concept art itself and Apoc claimed it as "Soldier's Head". Yes, it is the Soldier's Head, but you covered up your laziness by copying the Natasha concept art and then pasting into the boxart, simple recipe which you thought to be effective, but it turns out to be a huge disgust & bad taste in the face of the many hardcore fans, yeap, that includes Westwoodians. Edited July 16, 2009 by Silverthorn Share this post Link to post
CCHyper 3 Posted July 15, 2009 If anyone has Photoshop, i just uploaded a template that could be of use to you guys Share this post Link to post
Guest Stevie_K Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) I hope they do a soldiers face on the boxart. And I hope they ship special editions to europe. (that aren't german) Edited July 15, 2009 by Stevie_K Share this post Link to post
ErikKiller 0 Posted July 15, 2009 Indeed, the soldiers head is THE most important thing on C&C boxarts. It captures your eye. That's how I first actually found TS ages-AGES ago. The head. Also, the background probably should be blue like the whole theme of C&C4 looks to be. Y'know, the C&C3 boxarts were quite good. The whole Kane theme through them. But please, the face/head is much more important than random soldiers in the front. Also, scratch the X-like design. It looks... off. Share this post Link to post
Guest Stevie_K Posted July 15, 2009 Agreed, put some spirit to it. Make it worth standing on shelfs looking pretty all over the globe Share this post Link to post
Silverthorn 0 Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) Well D14810, here's the reality we should know when it comes to the boxart, if the Soldier's Head icon has not been broken, why replace it with something else instead? A bad mistake which EA done and it was not learned until RA3 Uprising, they better set things straight to finish this finale, we NEED that Soldier's Head. And Erik, the Soldier's Head began all the way from Tiberian Dawn in 1995, Starcraft was 1998. Westwood made that, and EA should retain it, but they purposely replace it with the lame X design found in C&C3 plus their infamous copy & paste which still in used until Uprising, AND the bigger excuse they bring back the so called "Soldier's Head" via the RA3 Premier Edition, that's not the real thing when they use the existing Natasha art. Westwood drew their boxarts FROM SCRATCH! AND they never use the lazy copy & paste like EA currently does. Well EA, we WILL be watching you, a boxart made from SCRATCH! NOT anymore of your copy & paste! We WILL be the judges on this one, NOT you! Since I'm a former design student, scrap the X designs, these empty black areas at the sides have no meaning at all. AND RA3's Soviet cover shows Natasha which has a black area beneath her also pose no meaning at all. So I still suggest that everyone should look into the Soldier's Head! We chant the Soldier's Head! Soldier's Head! Soldier's Head! Soldier's Head! Edited July 16, 2009 by Silverthorn Share this post Link to post
ErikKiller 0 Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) Soldier's Head! Soldier's Head! Soldier's Head! Soldier's Head! Through the technology of peace! PEACE! THROUGH! POWER! Shee... I should replay TS for the hundredth of time xD Also, yes Silver (lolz I feel like a schizophrenic now) I know "the head" is a theme to the C&C saga, that's the very reason I hope EA won't make it as lame as it was on the box art of C&C3, KW and RA3 and Uprising. Well, I kind of understand Kane being the central figure there but the soldier... the soldier gives a better feel to it... Please EA, the soldier's head. SOLDIER'S HEAD! <------------------ Edited July 16, 2009 by ErikKiller Share this post Link to post
Silverthorn 0 Posted July 16, 2009 The Soldier's Head is not only that we have to consider, you better keep an eye on the devs to ensure they better NOT utilize the lazy copy & paste when they're about to create the boxart. If Westwood drew their boxes from scratch, EA better do the same! Even if they created a Soldier's Head boxart, Westwood style but utilizes copy & paste, I still call that as an excuse rather than time & cost saving. We DON'T tolerate those! Competitors DO NOT create their boxarts out from copy & paste! It's all from PURE SCRATCH! Oh, for the devs, to prevent getting the final product for being too expensive because of too much original art involved or the original boxart itself (Without the copy & paste), simple, REDUCE the number of celebrities! Share this post Link to post
CCHyper 3 Posted July 16, 2009 Westwood made there packaging and box arts simple, most where outsourced too with a basic overview of a look for the designers to work with. I think EA have done alright, with the RA3 being my favorite, but i think out of all the C&C games, the pre 911 RA2 mega box was the best. Share this post Link to post
Silverthorn 0 Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) Normally I should be able to accept EA's boxarts, but I hate them instead because of their poor design and without the use of the Soldier's Head, the mistake got even worse when they copy & paste concept arts! I'm not sure and don't want to know why you like the RA3 one, basically I love none of them except all of Westwood's boxarts. Speaking of that pre-911 version of the RA2 box, may I have a look? All I remember is the basic version is this one, . Edited July 17, 2009 by Sonic Share this post Link to post
Malevolence 6 Posted July 16, 2009 If anyone has Photoshop, i just uploaded a template that could be of use to you guys http://www.ts-recoil.ppmsite.com/images/cc...artTemplate.rar Thanks Hyper! You are awesome! Wooo! Get your photoshop ready boys! Let's do some serious 1337 work! Share this post Link to post
Sonic 296 Posted July 16, 2009 This thread has given me an idea, I won't say what just yet though Share this post Link to post
Malevolence 6 Posted July 16, 2009 This thread has given me an idea, I won't say what just yet though CONTEST and prizes!!! :lol: Share this post Link to post
Silverthorn 0 Posted July 16, 2009 CONTEST and prizes!!! :lol: I knew you would say that, Mal. The winning prize might go a little like this, let me think. 1st prize : OFFICIAL BOXART for C&C4 2nd prize : $1000, copy of C&C4 with Kane's signature & a C&C4 T-shirt 3rd prize : $500 & a C&C4 T-shirt Consolation prize : C&C4 T-shirt Share this post Link to post
Malevolence 6 Posted July 16, 2009 1st prize : OFFICIAL BOXART for C&C4 2nd prize : $1000, copy of C&C4 with Kane's signature & a C&C4 T-shirt 3rd prize : $500 & a C&C4 T-shirt Consolation prize : C&C4 T-shirt That ain't gonna happen. I was thinking of having of the possibility of "lite" prizes, for example, CNCNZ T-shirts, mugs or something. Share this post Link to post
Silverthorn 0 Posted July 16, 2009 I know I know, I was just giving the outline, if it's the real thing, you know it'll never happen. AND especially the 1st prize, will EA use a fan work as the official boxart? I'm afraid they won't obviously. Share this post Link to post
Nmenth 291 Posted July 16, 2009 CONTEST and prizes!!! :lol: I hate art-based contests, because I know I can do them, but am way too lazy to. Share this post Link to post
CCHyper 3 Posted July 17, 2009 Speaking of that pre-911 version of the RA2 box, may I have a look? All I remember is the basic version is this one, . Its a hard box to find, but its around on eBay sometimes, it was about the side of the World Wide Warfare box. Share this post Link to post
