Challenge: Design an album cover for a music CD. Rules: 1. Almost anything is allowed. Final entry image should be at least 80% Bryce (I'll trust you). 2. 2d pics are allowed, but entire entry should not be just a photo, rendered in Bryce. 3. Imports are allowed. 4. Final image should be square (600 X 600), as the design is to represent a CD cover, but anything up to the max (800 X 600 or 600 X 800) is acceptable. 5. Text may be added in a paint program or rendered in Bryce if your design requires text. 6. Image should be new and created expressly for the Challenge. Please feel free to post works in progress and final images in the Forum, as this will encourage or inspire other members, and put a lock on any idea you have. 7. If there's anything I've forgotten to mention, it's probably allowed, but ask anyway. :^) I've included an example of my own. The Dark Side of the Moon image was made entirely in Bryce 5 (except for the signature). I won't be making an image for the Challenge, not because I think I might win again (sure...), I just think it's good form not to enter a challenge of your own design. John

These are not meant to be the only choices you have, but something to get the creative juices flowing; if you already have a great idea, go for it!. 1. This involves time travel, and an alternate universe. :^) Think of your favorite album. Now instead of the original artwork (which doesn't exist in this alternate timeline), the artist/band has come to you to design the artwork for the cover. Consider the songs on the album, the image the artist/band has with the public, etc. 2. Create your own imaginary artist/band (if you have an actual musical career or band, all the better) then create a cover for their new album. 3. Create an imaginary album for a favorite artist/band. Consider their public image, the types of past choices that have been made for their album covers. 4. Recreate a favorite album design in Bryce (like my Dark Side of the Moon above). If you like something by Roger Dean or Hipgnosis, go for it! Note: Album=CD. This may be somewhat archaic language, I'm over fifty. :^) John

Tjohn, I love ya man! Congrats on winning the last challenge. My band wants me to design a CD cover for our latest demo,(still being tracked and mixed) so this challenge has "real-world" significance. Very cool!

hehey, cool! :D

Congrats on the last Comp John;) Very cool idea this time round;)

Done mine already :-D

Great Theme John!! Congrats. Been awhile....Going to warm up my Bryce now.

:D ok this might work for me too. I've heard one of my daughter's ex-boyfriend's band play and I could use that as a muse.

hmmm..since Corel owned Bryce for awhile, does that count as Bryce content?..;)

"80% Bryce" refers to the visible part of the render, not whether the content is Bryce. :^)

A goodly challenge ! Jeez, that sounds archaic doesn't it. I do have a band and am in the process of desiging a CD,...err,..Album cover. Good idea.

I was just thinking of "THAT" Jimi Hendrix cover... How many naked Vickys would take to duplicate that? (And where would I get all the hair-styles?) Problems, problems... Or Sergeant Pepper - errm, maybe not.. Maybe I'll got for Bob Dylan, instead.. Cheers, Diolma

I've already done a few Beatles covers..;)

what about postwork? is that ok??

Text and a reasonable amount of other postwork, yes. :^)

my work i progress of my fav.*nightwish.*suggestions welcome :). v3, imported to bryce 5, and a freedragon too. rest is pw in serif. and ofcourse bryce for the moon, sea and castle and landscape :P

bthw, i might not use this one as my final image ! maybe another band so this is just one of a few im thinking of :)

That's very artistic. Really Goth/Fantasy looking, and the use of dark burgundy/blue makes it very dark'n'mysterious (the colours really suit the pic). Len.

Interesting subject matter! Congrats on winning the last one TJohn!"

Just entering my CD Cover Challenge, open to suggestions also great win on the New Product Concept Tjohn. Enjoy viewing