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Yeah, this was an average show. But your cover is far from average. It is much more than the series deserves Awesome work Kernie
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I just finished outfitting the last 5 DC animated universe movies I didn't have with your covers after I got them for a steal (side note Constantine City of Demos and Justice League Dark and Dark Apokalips War are underrated the new Wonder Woman one is so so). I also upgraded my Dark Knight and Marvel movies to 4K and treated them to new Kernie covers. It started as one shelf, it's now 3 and counting. I've purchased some movies I didn't even like just to add them to the collection. LOL. Fantastic stuff man. I really appreciate you sharing your talent and hobby with us. It's really special stuff.
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I really liked that show and enjoyed watching it. And I liked that they didn't waste too much time with the 1st season's finale in the first episode of the 2nd season. And hey, we finally got Nightwing! 
Your title looks great and fits in perfectly! And it's great to see you've decided to use Dick Grayson wearing the Nightwing siut. Maybe Raven should have gotten a spot on the front artwork as well? But yours is working great as well, the color scheme looks beautiful and I like the slightly desaturated and cold look of it.
Your title looks great and fits in perfectly! And it's great to see you've decided to use Dick Grayson wearing the Nightwing siut. Maybe Raven should have gotten a spot on the front artwork as well? But yours is working great as well, the color scheme looks beautiful and I like the slightly desaturated and cold look of it.
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Thanks cas, RRJR84, merdec, kalell75, Bazzah, Speedz0r, sauron, Punisherchad, stampe, and Fidi for your comments! They are much appreciated!
On a purely aesthetic level, I will say that I think the costume designer is doing an excellent job adapting the Robin and Nightwing costumes, as well as those for Jason Todd, Hawk, Dove, and Deathstroke. Even though the stories and characters are lacking, the costumes are pretty spot on.
Just out of curiosity... what sort of stuff did you "Kernie Buy?" Maybe that can be our new term for things you don't like, but you purchase just to use my covers?
There are a lot of factors that determine which characters appear on a cover.
1. First and foremost, availability and quality of resources. Streaming shows don't get a lot of high-resolution promotional material, mainly because advertisements for them are run primarily on digital platforms at 72 dpi screen resolution instead of 300 dpi print resolution. I've been using Topaz Gigapixel to artificially upscale some medium resolution images that I've been finding... with mixed results. I miss the days of more plentiful high-resolution materials to work with. That being said, after several hours of searching, I was able to find one single promotional image of Raven in her "Season 2 look" and while it would have worked, it brings me to my second factor...
2. I wanted to focus on characters who didn't appear on the Season 1 cover, with the exception of Dick Grayson as he is the "star" of the show and also developed into the basically "new" character of Nightwing. Rather than repeating characters, I'm trying to cycle them though, especially on a team show such as Titans. Heck, I still haven't been able to work in Hawk and Dove yet... and they're pretty major characters.
3. A lot of times it also comes down to the way all of the images work together. It's like arranging puzzle pieces so that they all fit. If I use this image of Nightwing with the escrima sticks (which was pretty much the only medium-res image of Nightwing out there), then I have to find photos of other characters in poses that are not blocked by his sticks. If I use this image of Donna Troy, I have to make sure that her hair isn't so big that it blocks Jason Todd's face. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about, Fidi... but maybe others don't realize that all of these little logistical things can really affect the end result of a cover.
I can't tell you how many times I've painstakingly masked out two characters, only to find that I can't put them side-by-side because something about one character's pose (hair, arm, shoulder) blocks an important part of the other (like their face, chest insignia, etc.). I've gotten to the point where I can look at two images and kind of imagine how they will work together, which saves me from wasting time, but it can be extremely frustrating when working with very limited worthwhile resources. In particular, my Infinity War and Endgame covers were major bootcamps in this regard.
I started Doom Patrol but gave up on it. I hope to give it another try at some point. It was very bizarre. I didn't dislike it, I just wasn't in the mood for such weirdness at the time I was watching it.kalell75 wrote:QUOTE (kalell75 @ Jul 4 2020, 10:39 AM) Another fantastic addition as always, not watched this one, been hooked on doom patrol instead, sorry RRJR84
Season 2 adds some interesting new angles, like Dick's evolution to Nightwing and the introductions of Deathstroke, Superboy, and Bruce Wayne. Note the phrase "interesting," and not necessarily "good." For instance, I can't see this version of Bruce Wayne actually having been Batman. They play him like an old, domineering, billionaire mentor to Dick, as opposed to a former heroic vigilante who is showing Grayson the tough love that he needs. Watching the episodes that he appears in, I was constantly thinking to myself, "This guy doesn't feel like he was ever Batman."sauron wrote:QUOTE (sauron @ Jul 4 2020, 01:33 PM) Excellent work Kernie, I’ve not seen the second season yet, mainly because season one was OK like you said, nothing special so I’m in no rush to watch season 2.
On a purely aesthetic level, I will say that I think the costume designer is doing an excellent job adapting the Robin and Nightwing costumes, as well as those for Jason Todd, Hawk, Dove, and Deathstroke. Even though the stories and characters are lacking, the costumes are pretty spot on.
I haven't gotten around to a cover for Apokolips War yet, but it's on the list. While I appreciate that WB stills seems quite committed to bringing their titles to physical media (unlike *cough* Disney *cough*), it does make a lot more work for me!Punisherchad wrote:QUOTE (Punisherchad @ Jul 5 2020, 07:08 PM) I just finished outfitting the last 5 DC animated universe movies I didn't have with your covers after I got them for a steal (side note Constantine City of Demos and Justice League Dark and Dark Apokalips War are underrated the new Wonder Woman one is so so). I also upgraded my Dark Knight and Marvel movies to 4K and treated them to new Kernie covers. It started as one shelf, it's now 3 and counting. I've purchased some movies I didn't even like just to add them to the collection. LOL. Fantastic stuff man. I really appreciate you sharing your talent and hobby with us. It's really special stuff.
Just out of curiosity... what sort of stuff did you "Kernie Buy?" Maybe that can be our new term for things you don't like, but you purchase just to use my covers?
After the first episode of Season 2 (which was really just the Season 1 finale that they pushed back into Season 2), I can't even recall what Raven did this season. Raven and Beast Boy and a few others really got sidelined in Season 2.Fidi wrote:QUOTE (Fidi @ Jul 8 2020, 02:21 AM) Maybe Raven should have gotten a spot on the front artwork as well?
There are a lot of factors that determine which characters appear on a cover.
1. First and foremost, availability and quality of resources. Streaming shows don't get a lot of high-resolution promotional material, mainly because advertisements for them are run primarily on digital platforms at 72 dpi screen resolution instead of 300 dpi print resolution. I've been using Topaz Gigapixel to artificially upscale some medium resolution images that I've been finding... with mixed results. I miss the days of more plentiful high-resolution materials to work with. That being said, after several hours of searching, I was able to find one single promotional image of Raven in her "Season 2 look" and while it would have worked, it brings me to my second factor...
2. I wanted to focus on characters who didn't appear on the Season 1 cover, with the exception of Dick Grayson as he is the "star" of the show and also developed into the basically "new" character of Nightwing. Rather than repeating characters, I'm trying to cycle them though, especially on a team show such as Titans. Heck, I still haven't been able to work in Hawk and Dove yet... and they're pretty major characters.
3. A lot of times it also comes down to the way all of the images work together. It's like arranging puzzle pieces so that they all fit. If I use this image of Nightwing with the escrima sticks (which was pretty much the only medium-res image of Nightwing out there), then I have to find photos of other characters in poses that are not blocked by his sticks. If I use this image of Donna Troy, I have to make sure that her hair isn't so big that it blocks Jason Todd's face. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about, Fidi... but maybe others don't realize that all of these little logistical things can really affect the end result of a cover.
I can't tell you how many times I've painstakingly masked out two characters, only to find that I can't put them side-by-side because something about one character's pose (hair, arm, shoulder) blocks an important part of the other (like their face, chest insignia, etc.). I've gotten to the point where I can look at two images and kind of imagine how they will work together, which saves me from wasting time, but it can be extremely frustrating when working with very limited worthwhile resources. In particular, my Infinity War and Endgame covers were major bootcamps in this regard.
Kernie's Weekly Cover Update #20: Pennyworth: Season 1!
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20 Weeks and going strong!
I haven't had a chance to watch Pennyworth... anyone check it out? I'll be honest, I'm not terribly interested. After Smallville, Gotham, and Krypton, I'm sort of tired of DC's trend of "let's tell the story before the more interesting parts of the story!" Would an actual Batman show be that difficult? I guess if spy stories are your thing, maybe this will work for you?
Pennyworth: Season 1 - Blu-ray Edition
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Pennyworth: Season 1 - DVD Edition
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Enjoy and see you next week!
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20 Weeks and going strong!
I haven't had a chance to watch Pennyworth... anyone check it out? I'll be honest, I'm not terribly interested. After Smallville, Gotham, and Krypton, I'm sort of tired of DC's trend of "let's tell the story before the more interesting parts of the story!" Would an actual Batman show be that difficult? I guess if spy stories are your thing, maybe this will work for you?
Pennyworth: Season 1 - Blu-ray Edition
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Pennyworth: Season 1 - DVD Edition
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Enjoy and see you next week!
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