Joseph DeMartino
Moderator
I've been waiting impatiently for weeks to introduce the folks at B5TV to digital artist Ric Easton and his incredible alternate covers for the B5 DVD sets (and those for other shows.) Since a lot of people have been replacing their cases because of hub problems anyway, putting really high quality, done-for-the-love-of-it-artwork seems like a no-brainer. I know of people who take Ric's designs on CD to their local Kinko's or other commercial printers and spend a few bucks to get them output on professional color printers, while others make due with high quality photo paper and home inkjet printers. (And probably a little Krylon fixative or self-adhesive clear plastic to protect the covers.)
I especially love the way Ric made one side of all five sets into a single mural featuring the station and Epsilon 3 spread out across all the sets - something that I coincidentally suggested to Warner Home Video sometime in 1998 or 1999. Ric's exectution is much better than my vague layout sketch.
The link that follows will take you to Ric's site, where you can download very hi-res (and very large) versions of the packaging for different tastes and case designs, as well as find information on where to buy replacement or alternate DVD cases - plus Ric's spectucular case art for the Trek sets and other series. Although I think Warner Bros. did a decent job overall on the sets (especially given that actors' egos and contracts probably had more weight than aesthetics when it came to certain decisions), but I think Ric's designs are more unified and pulled together and just generally look better. (Especially his one entirely original cover design.)
Ric is a member of the Home Theater Forum, and first posted some of his preliminary designs over there, but he specifically asked me not to spread the word to B5TV until he was finished and had the covers ready for download . Recently he let me know that he was done and that he'd be happy for me to spread the word to the broader B5 community - and I've been so busy with work and family things that I haven't had a chance until tonight!
You can all of Ric's terrific work at RixGraphix but here's a sample in the meantime:
Pretty cool, eh?
Regards,
Joe
I especially love the way Ric made one side of all five sets into a single mural featuring the station and Epsilon 3 spread out across all the sets - something that I coincidentally suggested to Warner Home Video sometime in 1998 or 1999. Ric's exectution is much better than my vague layout sketch.
The link that follows will take you to Ric's site, where you can download very hi-res (and very large) versions of the packaging for different tastes and case designs, as well as find information on where to buy replacement or alternate DVD cases - plus Ric's spectucular case art for the Trek sets and other series. Although I think Warner Bros. did a decent job overall on the sets (especially given that actors' egos and contracts probably had more weight than aesthetics when it came to certain decisions), but I think Ric's designs are more unified and pulled together and just generally look better. (Especially his one entirely original cover design.)
Ric is a member of the Home Theater Forum, and first posted some of his preliminary designs over there, but he specifically asked me not to spread the word to B5TV until he was finished and had the covers ready for download . Recently he let me know that he was done and that he'd be happy for me to spread the word to the broader B5 community - and I've been so busy with work and family things that I haven't had a chance until tonight!
You can all of Ric's terrific work at RixGraphix but here's a sample in the meantime:
Pretty cool, eh?
Regards,
Joe
