Madden or NCAA Football 2011-2012 - Custom Cover Tutorial

[bookerc1]

,egaupload has been seized by the Government :-(

[RiflemnPhete]

Can you use gimp?

[1SyracuseFanatic]

do you happen to know how you could do this with a mac computer?

[blackaznboii]

how do u select the image u drag on to the template , there are no line things to make it bigger

[YungHannah1]

how do you open the program that you create the template on

[theaustin416]

How Do you Make The Splats

[alexgoble21]

can you do this with aperture?

[vicevurze]

This is pretty cool.. I'm an MMA Fighter and also do graphic design.. I think I'll create one of myself for the MMA Game.. ! Great Vid!

[3PICGamer97]

hey if i send you a picture and the cover can you make it for me?

[vesicantwheatdrummer]

how do i get booth the picture and template to be on the photoshop screen by not placing one in? please help me

[XxNDfan811xX]

how would I open the templates in Gimp?

[Forevershalom]

mah nigga

[AddictedtoQuack21]

Where can I get a Madden 12 template?

[gerillawarfare28]

it wont let me outline what i want to cut or put it on watever layer. any help?

[snowmanfrmars]

What's ur psn??

[AddictedtoQuack21]

How did you get his hand to go over the title bar? I mean, his legs are behind it, but the hand with the ball goes over a little bit.

[Mrlankyshankss]

how do u print this an on what kind of paper

[DeZignZone]

@Mrlankyshankss After you are done with it you select print within photoshop (make sure you keep it the right size) and it's best to use photo paper. After that cut it out and stick it in your game case. Easy.

[cjalmighty]

Great tutorial! I have one question though. Do you think you could make a video on how to do this in GIMP? GIMP is basically free Photoshop, I love it, but I wouldn't really know how to take the things you put in this video and translate it to GIMP. I would love a cover with Ray Lewis on it, in all his beastness lol thanks.

[romo819]

Thank you so much!



[Wigle972327]

Thank you iv got one of ladainian tomlinson ;)

[seminolefan45]

im too poor for photoshop lol what can i use instead? for free haha

[Tjmcmiller]

i have gimp maybe some one should make a tutorial

[packersfanover18]

Hey thanks man, got my Aaron rodgers cover in My Madden 11 right now. Good stuff!

[carlosarevalo420]

wow great vid

[AHdez50]

What template did u use to get rid of the codecs after u download it

[MrCaliswaggg]

i rly agree with the cj2k lol

[sportsmusic091]

That's awesome.

[ilittyable]

can u do this on a mac

[mickinoy]

Buck is supposed to be vick my phone key board is Crap

[mickinoy]

Yeah and say there r no pic of buck for eagles could I make one out of falcons or like what do I do

[FreshBruhFilms]

can you print it the size of the PS3 game case

[LTKJ6]

yo can this work for 2k or nab elite ?

[alpa115]

what is the link to this website



[majorlinkmask]

i cant grow my pictrue? like make it bigger when its in the tmplate

[MikeyEagles]

can you make me a custom notre dame ncaa football 12 cover?

[BuGzxSeeNoEvil]

qhen i drag my pic over too the template it pops up in front of the Ncaa 12 sign not i nback help

[DeZignZone]

@BuGzxSeeNoEvil Because you have the wrong layer selected. Go to the layer menu (bottom right) and position it to the layer you want it to be. Click + Drag

[NCAAFootball2012]

Hey Nice Video, I liked the way you putted the Background and Evrything, You look like you work Whit us. --Rafael

[DeZignZone]

@NCAAFootball2012 I highly doubt you work for EA Sports with grammar like that. But thanks anyway! lol

[da1anonly15]

i made some madden 12 covers but i cant get the splatter effects right any tips

[daddynab]

how do u make the player bigger on photoshop 7?

[daddynab]

dang thats too fy now i know how to do it without cutting the player out of a picture and it having the retarded edges

[DeZignZone]

@huricane182 Sorry I have never used GIMP.

[UniversalGeeks]

Nice video, on the part where you was cutting him out i always prefer the pen tool to cut out i've used the magnetic lasso in the past but it feels like you don't have good control over it but suppose its just personal preference with stuff like that :)

[DeZignZone]

@UniversalGeeks Yea I like using the lasso but only with the adjusted settings. It makes a long and meticulous job a breeze and less frustrating IMO.

[down1plus2]

Control "T" allows you to resize the image once its on the template.

[strongestonethereis]

hey, how do you trace it so well.... what did you use to trace it..... plz respond

[DeZignZone]

@strongestonethereis As I mentioned in the video, I used the magnetic lasso tool with the settings (5 / 5 / %100) ... see video if you don't understand.

[Acid346]

how come the madden 11 template has already a player in it?

[DeZignZone]

@Acid346 To serve as a placeholder.

[Acid346]

@DeZignZone k

[WILDDOG42651]

i made one of Aaron Rodgers and actualy put it in my madden case

[TheKing0fTheRing247]

hey if i jus send u a pic o me, wud u be able 2 do da cover for me?

[miamijake14]

my template shows rody white and is not the same format as your photoshop

[Josada76]

just got photoshop im so making a ton of these <3 thanks lol

[DeZignZone]

@Josada76 Glad I could help!

[TheCodBandit510]

DO ONE WITH NAMDI ASAMAGHUA idk how to spell his name

[DrinkLennyD]

Do U have to pay for photoshop?

[sychojake3]

what program do u use

[MrWarEagleFan]

do a ncaa 11 cover

[DeZignZone]

@MrWarEagleFan I will be doing a 2012 cover tutorial very soon! Look for that.

[pacman12593]

Is it possible to change the year number?

[MrRyboy97]

dude the link for madden 10 template has changed do you know where to get some more!

[DeZignZone]

@MrRyboy97 Link is now updated! Let me know if it works!

[MrRyboy97]

@DeZignZone which link is for madden 10?

[1strounder]

how do you get design zone can you give me a link for the download

[DeZignZone]

@1strounder Link is now updated

[ridonculous187]

How do you get the pics side by side ?

[PudgeMountin5000]

Thanks for making this video because of you I have 3 custom covers. 1 of Steve Largent, second 1 of Earl Campbell, and the third 1 of John Elway I am Gonna make 2 more covers one as a leatherhead and another as a gag.

[DeZignZone]

@PudgeMountin5000 Awesome! Glad I could help.

[toine4life]

HOW DID YOU MAKE THE ARM OVERLAP AND CHANGE THE LIGHTING ON THE PLAYER

[DeZignZone]

@toine4life Erase it with the eraser, very carefully. I didn't get to it due to the time limit unfortunately. Then I raised the contrast and brightness just a tad bit.

[vVMCtutorialsVv]

Very nice dude. Keep up the good work x)

[DeZignZone]

@vVMCtutorialsVv Thanks! More to come soon!

[lilantdaprince]

what are the the filter people use to give the play a toon like effect?

[flierfootball]

Hey I'm kinda stuck. I'm trying to put myself on the cover but it's acting all lame. lol Could you help me out with the rest of it? I have the picture all cut out and everything I just need it put on the picture.

[NFLguythatwatchesNFL]

How do you make the player on the cover look like the end result

[CoolCHipHop]

Dude you far too much time on your hands...

[FlemanX360X]

Man, thank you so much for this tutorial. I have Madden 11, and I hate looking at Brees every time I go to get my game (loyal Colts fan!!). Now, I get to see Bullitt. Thanks!

[CJHessProductions]

Awesome

[bmxw18]

What do you do for the back and side of the cover? I want to put it in my case but all i have is the front cover.

[acuragsr1986]

Could you send me the link to get the NCAA 11 or 10 templates so I can start trying to make these? I cant find them anywhere and when I try to click yours it does not work. Thanks

[pacman725]

where do u get ur mask from ?

[Sallysidesaddleshow]

UN ROCK! THANX!

[coachese]

this video should have been 2 minutes long

[kevinash31]

Does anyone know what the "create clipping mask" step is called on a program called Gimp? (I dont have photoshop). Or an easy way to get photoshop?

[redwhiteole]

What did you do between 09:33 and 09:36 ?

[BrettsRandomVideos]

how do you get all the splatter paint things?

[BrettsRandomVideos]

ohhhh not good

finally got it

but its all pixely...

[BrettsRandomVideos]

same whenever i put it on the template my player is really small and i dont know how to expand it :S

[BrettsRandomVideos]

i cant figured out how to make the picture bigger

[Gamer2145]

look at this video of mine

/watch?v=Af_LEASjMMw

[GifDude]

Madden link doesn't work

[WakeForest10]

how do you get the setup

[mckelvinfan]

okay i got it and it worked out great my madden 11 cover has T.O on it

[mckelvinfan]

Madden 11?

[ddawgs9]

Whenever i drag my player he is extremely small and when i resize it just gets reallly blurry. help plz

[DeZignZone]

@ddawgs9 You have to find an image that is already big enough to fit the template. Usually around 2000 pixels at least, is recommended. For the best quality.

[james4sythe]

Hey man, its off topic but where did you get that toolbar/launch bar

[Lekcots11]

i have troubles just downloading the ncaa cover

[pjack56]

Really Cool---I have 1 problem..when i drag player over like u do..i'm not able to resize the player on the template--Help???

[pspabiel9]

mines not working?

[colecobras]

i cant expand my player to b bigger

[DeZignZone]

@colecobras Make sure the "show transform tools" tickbox is checked in order to have the resize tool automatically show up

[rsc0823]

how do u save it

[Stevenrockroll]

I love that pls

make more tutoiral

[titansfreak12]

sweet vid. go tennessee!

[kemperrams28]

i cant get the website to come up so i can get the template

[RamsKylefootball]

do you know how to adjust the size of the player on CS5?

[DreTheBest23]

@RamsKylefootball edit > free transform

[MTSU3]

how did yu get adobe photoshop

[Congratulatez]

@MTSU3 buy it

[thesportsdude90]

@MTSU3 really? torrents.

[kerokerropi]

thanks!

[cyrusz5]

nice job dude

[TheDarkDiaper]

This might be a stupid question, but I'm not that good with this kinda stuff. You need a printer right?

[ALLFYE]

You did a really good job on that. Thanks for the tutorial.

[Dukexplosions]

nice vidz i subbed

[xAhart3x]

any help on how to start this process? i've checked the links and i can't get anything started..

[iMixMaSteR1]

very imppresiive.

[kinNvic]

how do u put it on your paint

[FSUfrenzy911]

when i move the chris johnson picture onto the template, there isn't the box to make it bigger. how do i make it bigger?

[CHRISDONTEPERKINS]

do i drag it from the internet or wut?

[fitzat11]

how did u make him all metallic at 5:45 wat filter do u use

[DeZignZone]

@fitzat11 I actually just brightened it a little and then raised the contrast, no filters

[CHRISDONTEPERKINS]

how did u get the template and the chris johnson picture on the same page....thats the only part i cant get

[martyn16pnefc]

@CHRISDONTEPERKINS

On mine i just had the project of the player on screen, I clicked file, open and i opened my template. The template appeared in the same box as my player did in a tab version. (like tabs on internet explorer & safari) i clicked the tab and dragged it onto the desktop and it appeared next to my player image.

Hope this help

P.S I'm using CS5 version

[CHRISDONTEPERKINS]

how did u get the madden and chris johnson picture on the same page.../

[simley123man]

is this free

[Wiprud33]

wow this is really cool!



[matta78]

How did you get the arm with the ball over the orb

[DeZignZone]

@matta78 Erase that little part of the orb that the arm overlaps very carefully

[chato4567]

awesome it works

[TheSteelers619]

wat the fuck i downloaded the link but it doent work!!!!

[TheZombieKillerX]

What kind of paper do you use when you print? I'm looking for almost identical mats that the companies use.

[Mukuncena9]

what screen recorder that you used ..

[dukedini10]

is there any way to get a virus from downloading from the link

[Jlpstrtkng]

would u please help. when i move my image over to the madden thingy it is small.. i read here you said to resize it but i dont see that option. i was wondering how you got the little box outlines that you can move and make the image bigger. please help because this is frustrating me

[dukedini10]

Can you do this with nba 2k10 and is there a chance of getting a virus from downloading this link

[imoldgreg27]

dude that is the fucking shit

[MrMagoos9]

Thanks

[MrMagoos9]

Thanks man

[mbkm9]

every time i get a picture cut it out and drag it to the cover it comes out small...please help

[DeZignZone]

@mbkm9 select the layer you want to resize, then resize it

[funster5031]

@DeZignZone I dont get the little box that lets you resize it

[Gamer2145]

yo maaaaan u no what ur doing but ur a noob man im way better then u but good u have to fix it up and ur chris J pic was to big not the template im not gunna lie u helped me with the settings on the tool i use that to but i never used the settings thanks on that and ya kind of bad timein but what progame did u use to record this???

[DeZignZone]

@Gamer2145 i made it as a sample. it was not a finished product by any means

[NightmareTeeVee]

dude i have CS4 Extended and i cant find a way to rotate the stadium Help please?

[DeZignZone]

@NightmareTeeVee i dont use CS4 yet so i coulnt help ya sorry

[sheavo]

@NightmareTeeVee use command T. or Control T if using a PC.

[JBolons]

hey great video!

I do custom Covers on my channel also!

Check mY channel out ALLWAYS open for requests!

[ghettoshark]

Dezignzone, if you wanna give me credit for my template that would be awesome...

[DeZignZone]

@ghettoshark Will do thanks for the template lol...

[iROZEi]

I cant find that Chris Johnson pic.

[iROZEi]

Good Vid. Thanks. GoTitans

[Critisis]

ok wen i tried to go to that website i couldn,t beccuz it wnt 2 a mp3 music site

[TheAliGamer]

what about the backside of the cover is it just going to be blank when you print it

[nickcat0]

can you edit the madden text so it can say madden 11 and if so how?

[MikeBNumba6]

Awesome vid im already good at this, but now you just helped me get alot better at it

[DeZignZone]

@MikeBNumba6

Glad I could help. It's very simple yet awesome to customize things.

[MikeBNumba6]

@DeZignZone Yea man when you created the Stadium in the back with that template. That was really helpful. And those bubble dots. Mine looked almost perfect except without those two things. Now I can make it look really authentic

[massiv3pe3n15]

hey where did you get those splatter brushes?

[JBolons]

hey what kind of brush did you use for the splatter? Would help me alot!

btw check out my channel, i do covers as well.

[JBolons]

@DeZignZone

hey any tips on the splater brushes?

[DeZignZone]

@JBolons You have to search for them. They are not hard to find but once you find some that have brushes that look similar in size and width to the EA Sports version then you are set. I was trying to make due with a crappy version in the video so it didnt turn out great but thats the creativity in it. Once you get the techniques down like I show in the video, it's almost endless what you are capable of doing. Good Luck! and let me know if you make some!

[kfiggy03]

how do you get his arm in front of the madden sign but his body behind the sign

[NoukonGlobal]

@kfiggy

He prob. erased a bit of the white overlay area to see threw onto his players hand.

Just lower the white layer opacity, find the hand, and erase the white layer around it.

After that just make the white layer's opacity 100% again, and you have a hand that looks like its over the sign.

Could have been simpler, but i'm no expert on photoshop... i've only been using photo editors on and off for 4 years.... never really dedicated any time to learning the better tricks.