Stryper: Murder By Pride: Cover Contest Entries
Whew! Did I make it on time?
Well, the deadline is now passed. Of course it was down to the wire and there were some issues. I was working until the last nano-second. I was stressing big time. The first go, I emailed the files at 14 megs!, then I resaved them at a lower compression and tried resending them, all the while looking at the clock. If Jack Bauer was me, the U.S.A would’ve been destroyed. Of course the web-mail started acting wonkey. I had to shut it down. Then I sent them from my work account, but one of the files bounced back. Argghhhh! I then got back on the web-mail and resent them, all the while feeling sorry for the girl on the other end. Her mail box was probably full of my emails and choking on them. I hope they like them. I think they are some of my best pieces so far, and if anything I can use them in something else. Well, here they are:
This was one of the first ideas. Here is just the artwork:
Here is it with the logo:
This next one took a looooooong time to work on. It also features my lovely wife (or at least part of her) as “Eve”. This is just the artwork:
and here with the logo:
January 21st, 2009 at 6:47 pm
good stuff! I think the one with the serpent wrapped Queen might fit the motif better.
January 21st, 2009 at 10:05 pm
that freakin rocks! The one of elise is really cool but I love the top one. Good luck in the contest.
July 29th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
[...] what a disc this is! Since I had first read about this disc (and the contest for the cover that I entered ) I’ve been pumped and eagerly [...]
August 29th, 2009 at 12:24 am
[...] Death Is Gain » Stryper: Murder By Pride: Cover Contest Entries deathisgain.com/?p=60 – view page – cached Well, the deadline is now passed. Of course it was down to the wire and there were some issues. I was working until the last nano-second. I was stressing big time. The first go, I emailed the files at 14 megs!, then I resaved them at a lower compression and tried resending them, all the while looking at the clock. If Jack Bauer was me, the U.S.A would’ve been destroyed. Of course the web-mail started acting wonkey. I had to shut it down. Then I sent them from my work account, but one of the files bounced back. Argghhhh! I then got back on the web-mail and resent them, all the while feeling sorry for the girl on the other end. Her mail box was probably full of my emails and choking on them. I hope they like them. I think they are some of my best pieces so far, and if anything I can use them in something else. Well, here they are: — From the page [...]
October 15th, 2009 at 6:25 am
“EVE” WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS, I THOUGHT… YES!!! THEY DID IT AGAIN!!!
IT’S VALUE IS RIGHT UP THERE WITH “TO HELL WITH DEVIL” (ORIGINAL ART). YOUR STYLE AND VISION FOR THIS PROJECT SHOWS YOUR NOT ONLY A TALENTED ARTIST, BUT A MAN WHO CAN CAPTURE THE CONCEPT AND CREATE A FINISHED PIECE THAT MADE ME SAY “WOW!”
October 15th, 2009 at 6:43 am
“EVE” WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS I THOUGHT…
“YES! THEY DID IT AGAIN!”
THIS HAS THE SAME VALUE AS THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR “TO HELL WITH THE DEVIL” AND THE TIMING FOR IT IS PERFECT, THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR. I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT WASN’T USED. THIS ARTWORK SHOWS THAT NOT ONLY ARE YOU A VERY TALENTED ARTIST, BUT SOMEOME WHO CAN TAKE A CONCEPT AND PRODUCE A FINISHED PIECE THAT MADE ME SAY “WOW!”
THEY CAN STILL USE IT. IT HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR BANDS TO USE MORE THAN ONE STYLE ART FOR THE SAME PROJECT.
-GOD SPEED
October 15th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Thanks for the comments. It was fun creating it, and I think the piece that won worked out fine. In a week they are going to be playing here in Atlanta. We are going to a meet and greet before the show, and I hope to be able to get them to sign my pieces. I’m going to be uploading some new artwork soon.