Death Metal album covers?

[bassguy]

Anyone know a good designer who can draw up an album cover for a death metal band? Been trawling the interwebs but i can't find much. Websites with their previous work is a plus

 

[Joelegend]

you should find lots really, even by accident. Ofc depends how much you planning to spend on it, and does it has to be gore, epic or gay? If you got enough gold farmed look at these: http://www.parolofsson.se/ or http://toshihiroegawa.com/ We recently got our art done by a local guy who is more affortable to us www.nadirdesign.com

 

[bassguy]

Thanks for the links.

It's proving harder than it seems to find some, every time I look up anything relating to graphic design or cover art with the word metal in my search, I just get hundreds of webpages with their lists of the "20 worst metal album covers of all time" -__-

And I should have mentioned we're looking for gory. Also not sure how much we wanna spend just yet, we're just sorta looking at everyone atm, seeing what we could get and how much it's likely to cost, and then we'll decide who we wanna go with.

So I'm really just looking for some recommendations by sneapsters, cheap, expensive, whatever, just throw some at me

 

[Joelegend]

if you want gory, there is also Jon Zig. He makes cool stuff, i know there was some other who did alot of artwork, ill post its link if i find it again (by accident)

 

[DanLights]

I'll recommend you a personal friend, absolutely pro guy, he's doing my band's full length at the moment, check out his stuff here: http://juliandrescastillo.com/ if you go to "photoshop" you will se my band "Ad Intra" at the top. Check all his works, they're great. He's new on the 3d thing though, still studying that

 

[TesticleMilkshake]

What would you like? I can hand draw or maybe paint you something?

 

[TesticleMilkshake]

Also, a really weird idea for a theme, but I was thinking an extended scene of a Tarot card, like the Death or the Tower done in a colored lithograph? Woodcarvings are pretty metal too.

 

[Scott C.]

In addition to Jon Zig check out Rob Smitts and Tony Koehl both cool guys that do great work

www.tonykoehl.com

(I couldn't find Robs page when If I can find it I'll post a link)

 

[Joelegend]

tony koehl, thats the one i once accidentily discovered

 

[BrettT]

Another +1 for Jon Zig. Good guy and incredible artist.

 

[madbutcher]

http://www.markcooperart.com/

Dude has some really cool stuff. My old band used his work for cover art and t shirt design. New band is using him for t shirt design.

 

[Rolandur]

Kris Verwimp, of course.

 

[updog]

ken sarafin is currently working on a cover for us and it's absolutely mindblowing so far. he's evidently great on the usual death metal cover stuff but he's also amazing if you want something a little different like we did.

check out his work here:

http://sarafinconcepts.deviantart.com/

 

[Terminus]

Jon Zig recently did a tattoo for the vocalist in one of my bands. Legendary.

 

[Adenosine]

ken sarafin is currently working on a cover for us and it's absolutely mindblowing so far. he's evidently great on the usual death metal cover stuff but he's also amazing if you want something a little different like we did.

check out his work here:

http://sarafinconcepts.deviantart.com/

Huge +1 for Ken. His work is incredible.
He did the artwork for our album (which i can't share just yet)
But check out his work on deviant art and Facebook

 

[BrettT]

Jon Zig recently did a tattoo for the vocalist in one of my bands. Legendary.

The depth in that piece is incredible!