Judges's Score
Era
Brunette Ambition
This is a really solid entry. I love the Erotica-esque theme and the pictures and how you incorporated those white flowers in the design. The album cover is great and the font is SO Madonna so that's perfect. Love the little details like the sticker too. However I would have preferred the text to be little bigger at least in the single covers as it looks great and I had to look for it so that's not a good thing. + Your resizing was not as per Phoenix specified.
8.5/10
ririfan21
I would've loved to see some Nicki in the covers tbh as it's her album (so at least on the album cover). Although the album cover is cute (my favourite part of your entry) the single covers could've been much better. + The theme is not so cohesive which makes it realistic BUT I'm still missing the Nicki feel. Good efforts tho!
6/10
itskorbitch
LOVE the editing and the effects like the eyes and the blood and everything. I really like your font choices as well. The theme is great and the single covers are on point (Lure is my fav). They are a bit simplistic though but that's not a bad thing as I love simplicity. However you basically used the same image as the BJ cover for the album cover so I would've liked to see sth different there.
8/10
bayonsay
The colours and the ambience of this entry is really the kind I like so that's great. I love the album cover but I just wish it was more HQ you know. The single covers slay! Specially Blind is simply amazing. However why is the accent on the E of Bey missing in all of these? Anyway the crown was a great addition as well <3
8.5/10
Dancehall
Love the magazine styled theme and the titles, pictures, fonts. The album cover is the best part of it. The Love For Sale single cover is great too but the other one seems a bit lazy. It's still good tho. A very decent entry.
8/10
Felixdawson
OKAY if this was just an album cover round you would've gotten a straight 10/10 from me as that cover is all kinds of amazing! LOVE IT! The single covers are great as well but I wish the lighting and colours were matched better in both (specially Dark Blue). I love the effects in Summer Nights!
9/10
HausOfLuke
This is definitely better than your last entry! So that's a step in the right direction. I love the colours in the album cover but the shadows and lights are not perfectly matched so take care of that. The font is not that good too so it brings down the entire entry a bit. I love the picture on Hunger and great effect. I'm Not Alone cover is cute too!
6/10
skwonderfactory
Very LQ images. choppy cutting in the album cover and Winter Pine cover. I really dislike the album cover front as well. However the other two fonts are nice and I like the theme. I hope you step it up in the future rounds if you make it thru tho <3
5/10
Element
Sam – See you next round!
Brunette Ambition – I like this theme and vintage feel. I think you have a lot of subtle color/shading techniques that really work well for these covers. I absolutely love the script font that you used for the titles. Good job! 8.5/10
ririfan21 – I think this was an interesting approach for this challenge, to use simple art pieces instead of photographs of Nicki. However, it comes across as if you chose the image and then just placed text on top of it. The album cover for “Love System” is very guilty of this. The single covers seem to have a bit more effort put into them, but they unfortunately look rather chaotic. 5.5/10
Itskorbitch – This is a step down from your first entry. While your first entry was sophisticated and well composed, I find these covers to be a bit cheesy and basic. I really don’t like your choice in font for “BRITNEY SPEARS”. I love the font that you used for the titles though. Overall, your aesthetic is consistent enough, but underwhelming. 7.5/10
Bayonsay – I think this might be my favorite entry of the round. The font is perfect (what is the name btw??), and I adore the consistent swipe of paint on all three covers. The theme is very visually pleasing, and it seems to blend maturity and youth very well. I think your color palette was smart, and I love the final image with the CD packaging. Unfortunately, I do have to deduct a little from your score due to the covers’ sizes not being correct. 9/10
Dancehall – Definitely a step up from last round! I keep thinking of your amazing final entry in season two, with Sky’s watercolor inspired era. This theme for Kim works quite well, and I like the eye-catching nature of the combo of grayscale and bright red shapes. I love the small graphic on the bottom of the “love for sale” cover. This is simplicity done right. 8.5/10
Felixdawson – Another VERY strong entry from you. The covers for “Leading Role” and “Dark Blue” are flawless. I especially love the adjusted color/blending on the “Leading Role” cover. It’s very striking. Your font layout on these two covers is also spectacular. What font is it? I’m mixed about the “Summer Nights” cover. While it is designed well, I wish that you had better invoked the feeling established in the other two covers. I’m also not a fan of the overlaid dots. I also unfortunately have to take off a ½ point for not following the requested dimensions. 9/10
HausofLuke – I think that this entry is definitely a sign of your growth in Photoshop. You definitely heeded my advice about watching the proportions of a chosen picture. I actually quite like the cover for I’m Not Alone. The other two covers show that you are getting more used to PS affects and filters, which is good practice. However, the designs are definitely still rough around the edges. 6/10
skwonderfactory – This entry is ambitious but is all over the place. Your dimensions are confusing, especially with the album cover, which has now become blurry due to resizing. I like the font choice you used for “Blue”… the other two, not so much. The cutting for the album cover looks pretty good, but the cutting for “Winter Pine” is exceptionally choppy. I’m not really sure what the overall design feeling of the era is supposed to be. However, all of these things are good practice for you regardless. 4.5/10
NNmmo
Scores
Let me just say that I didn't take away any points for size, because I'm on mobile and don't know how big the pics are.
Brunette Ambition - 7
I like it.
The album cover is stunning.
The single covers are good aswell.
What I don't like is the names of the singles. In reality, madge would't have all the tracks named after flowers. That's what bugs me a little.
Otherwise the pics that you chose are very fitting. The editing is neat.
I think you went with the theme 'less is more' which worked out perfectly fine for you.
ririfan21 - 5.5
Gurl. I was expecting some high quality covers that Nicki could take for NM4.
Like.....the whole ers just is NOT like anything Nicki would release.
The album cover is a mess. The 'heartbreaker' cover had a good idea but turned out terribly.
The 'Kiss Me Quick' one is at least acceptable. I mean.. the barbz would still drag Nicki for it but out of the 3 it's the best one.
If at least the photoshopping itself was good......
I'm sorry that I had to go in on you like this.
itskorbitch - 8
I like it.
I'm not really sure about the album cover. I like the blood/lipstick. I don't really like the eyes this time. And I'm not too sure about the name either.
As a whole the album cover looks good tho.
'Lure' is an amazing cover. Love the lipstick. It's just exactly what Britney would release.
'Double vision' is my favorite. I wasn't too sure about the eyes at first but they really grew on me.
Overall cute era.
Bayonsay - 9
SLAY.ME.QUEEEEN.
Love it.
The album cover is stunning. I love the name aswell. She looks so sexy in it. And that little crown is brilliant.
'It's not over' I love how you made it look like a painting.
'Blind' love the fact that Bey is black&white. Gives it a little bit of difference between the other 2.
Overall an amazing era which Bey will unfortunately never use. The fonts are amazing aswell.
dancehall - 8.5
Yaass.
So gooooood.
The album cover is SLAYAGE. The name too. DAMN.
Amazingly added the name of the album, which I LOVE.
'Love for sale' like the picture. I'm kinda torn about the code thingy. Overall cute.
'Song for barbara' my least favorite. I don't know what it is, but it kinda looks LQ to me and rushed.
Overall the era slays. I love the names and the concept.
felixdawson - 9.5
You left me speechless.
That album cover is better than anything that Lana will ever release. It's just so good.
I love the editing, i love the colors, i love the concept, i love the name. I love everything about it.
'Dark blue' wow. So good. I have to say the exact same as I said for the album cover.
'Summer nights' love the concept. It looks LQ just a tiny bit. Probably because of the filter. And Lana looks like she really needs to take a dump. Love the fonts tho.
Overall the best era of them all. So unfortunate that it wont be used as an official era, especially the album cover.
HauseOfLuke - 5
:/
The album cover is just not good.
Everything is just not good.
A tip from me: please watch tutorials on fonts. I was VERY bad at fonts too. Eventually you'll get it.
skywonderfactory - 4.25
The album cover looks very fake.
The proportions are a mess. Taylor looks like a giant. And the font .... woooo
'Blue' this could've actually been a decent cover if it was HQ.
'Winter pine' OMG. The cutting is just a hot mess. And where is the ice coming from? the concept is good, you could've done something amazing with it. But it's just LQ and terribly edited.
I feel so bad for saying all that stuff, I don't wanna be mean.
Phoenixstar
Brunette Ambition: Loving that rose concept, Glad you took my advice. This album is giving me Erotica teas and should have been the official Album cover in that era, anyway. I feel like that the text should be little larger. The sizing were not met so i have to deduct the point for that. 7.5/10
ririfan21: It was interesting concept of not adding Nicki pictorial. But i would love it if there were some of Nicki's pictures involved. But when we see the whole concept of that, it is just too hectic and a bit tad of messy. 4/10
Itskorbitch: I loved those double eyes and red lipstick part but otherwise it is a step down from the previous entry of yours. Still looks great and so spooky. If it was me, i would have chosen better font. 8/10
Bayonsay: Loving everything about this. That summery feeling, nostalgic feeling, just beautifully done. I do think you have a chance of winning this round as well as the competition, who knows. You have done great job as usual. 9/10
Dancehall: After that first round, i wasn't so sure whether you will do better or get worse. But you have proven me wrong. This is what i am expecting from you. These are much better than that last one. Great job. Love the authentic feeling of the Kim's and everything in it. Just great job. 9.5/10
felixdawson: Just like Dancehall, but i knew you would bring out the best of you and guess what? You did. This is so great. But to be honest, i have seen lot of those ideas from coverlandia site, the dark, over coloring, etc. But guess what again? I loved it. You have a competitor i.e. bayonsay. If you keep up at this pace, surely, you will own this game. So Good luck. Sadly, i have to deduct some point for not following the rule. 9.5/10
HausOfLuke: I truly think this is your better or atleast step up from the last one. I think the judges will agree with me. But what i can is that bad placement of text as well as the choice of the text. But surely, if you improve, you will do better. So keep up the good job. Don't lose the hope. 6/10
skwonderfactory: What's with the bad quality picture? I was kinda disappointed that i really don't wanna say anything right now. Truly disappointed. 3/10
