IYD Album Cover! - Page 19

bikerchic · #**271** 03-08-2011, 03:37 PM

When I first saw it (thumbnail size) on my phone, I loved it! LOVE the horse! But then again, I am a horse person. Then when I saw a big picture on the computer, I was like OMG Stevie looks 12. It doesn't even look like Stevie. The bubble ruins it. They could have got the same fuzzy look with mist or fog, which would have been more forest like. That bottom droopy lip is going to bug me! (on the horse

) plus both the horse's ears should have been pointing forward. I don't like the chain under his lip (which is why it may be droopy) but that is usually used for better control of the horse. Plus his body is all distorted. His right side is all lumpy and his left side looks like he's got a hay belly (hanging low and pretruding). The size of the horse in proportion to Stevie looks right. Seriously they should have done some photoshopping to the horse

Even the animals aren't safe

Overall I love it. The whole enchanted, mystical forest thing suits Stevie, but it could have been so much better.

J.Miller · #**272** 03-08-2011, 03:42 PM

I think thats the dirty bubble from Spongebob. Evil Laugh. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy crack me up.

louielouie2000 · #**273** 03-08-2011, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by skcin

I'm sorry, is this the "say only good things about Stevie's new abum cover" thread?

Or the "if you don't like the album cover, you're not allowed to say it" thread?

Some of us don't like it. Big f*cking deal.

I don't see it that way at all. Some people absolutely adore it, others completely abhor it. Both sides are just defending their positions, and explaining their viewpoints.

RockAlot · #**274** 03-08-2011, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by louielouie2000

I don't see it that way at all. Some people absolutely adore it, others completely abhor it. Both sides are just defending their positions, and explaining their viewpoints.

Very good point and thanks for mediating on this!

fringed n fab · #**275** 03-08-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by louielouie2000

I know! It's downright scandalous for Stevie to be baring her shoulders!

But it looks sooooo good on her! If only she'd shelve the shoulder pads entirely for the In Your Dreams chapter of Stevie-dom.

She wore a bare shoulder outfit for the Behind the Mask publicity photo back in the day. It's on here somewhere. She's in curly hair and a hat.

fringed n fab · #**276** 03-08-2011, 04:20 PM

Isn't she also in a bare shoulder outfit in the As Long As You Follow video? If I'm not mistaken.

fringed n fab · #**277** 03-08-2011, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Yes, everyone is touched up. But the point, yet again, is that she has been touched up beyond the point of recognition. And I am not buying the line about her face being distorted due to the light/halo/penumbra/artifact thingie.

It's all about restraint and about maintaining some semblance of reality. It's one thing to tweak things here and there... but here they basically gave her a new neck, a new face, new shoulders... it's more painting than photo.

I think the perfect example of a recent Stevie shot that was moody/haunting/surreal and definitely touched up, but still actually looked like the subject, was the promo photo that shipped with The Soundstage Sessions. This is what they should have been going for...

And I loved that Soundstage photo

Jondalar · #**278** 03-08-2011, 04:35 PM

how are u posting big pics

fringed n fab · #**279** 03-08-2011, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jondalar

how are u posting big pics

Me? what do you mean?

Jondalar · #**280** 03-08-2011, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by fringed n fab

Me? what do you mean?

how are you getting huge pics in your posts, mine always says too big even at 72 dpi

fringed n fab · #**281** 03-08-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Jondalar

how are you getting huge pics in your posts, mine always says too big even at 72 dpi

I've never had any issues when posting pics, other than sig pics, but you just post the html code for those... (but I still keep them within small reason). Other than that I post big photos all the time though with no issues.