{"id":24674,"date":"2016-12-07T17:22:52","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T01:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/?p=24674"},"modified":"2016-12-07T17:22:52","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T01:22:52","slug":"album-art-add-ooomph-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/album-art-add-ooomph-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Album Artworks That Know How to Rock Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most CD album artworks feature the artists&#8217; portraits and some are just soooooo boring. They are merely photos of the artists, without much concept behind the photo. When you&#8217;re selling your CD, vinyl record, or merch, you&#8217;re not merely selling these items as ordinary goods- you&#8217;re selling and promoting yourself. That&#8217;s why you should put more thought when conceptualizing your CD packaging and CD artwork.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some ways portraits can be creative:<\/p>\n<p><strong>XYK- Genesis<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2a2fcc55aaa4f915005fd74eff7ad849.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24675 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2a2fcc55aaa4f915005fd74eff7ad849.jpg\" alt=\"cd artwork- portrait surreal\" width=\"474\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Love how surreal this is yet still so minimalist\u00a0and clean. It&#8217;s obviously not just a bunch of things thrown in and shaken until something comes up. We can see that there&#8217;s a\u00a0good concept behind it and good execution, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Falls-Royal Blood<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/64a46799243daeaab473a99f7a6f09f8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24676 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/64a46799243daeaab473a99f7a6f09f8.jpg\" alt=\"cd artwork- portrait royal blood\" width=\"474\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Royal indeed, right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Closer- Tegan and Sara<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fd53c060a05d9190c08d04cfb58e87b6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24677 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fd53c060a05d9190c08d04cfb58e87b6.jpg\" alt=\"cd artwork- portrait- tegan and sara\" width=\"474\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like a broken mirror that&#8217;s not put back the right way. Just a bit of creativity to add oomph to the album artwork.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Badlands- Halsey<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1f439d53a83b76b2862705ad97a91c75.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24678 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1f439d53a83b76b2862705ad97a91c75.jpg\" alt=\"cd artwork- portrait- halsey\" width=\"474\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What a lovely photo. It&#8217;s like it&#8217;s something ripped out from a magazine, only that the face is covered with text- so unmagazine-like. If the text was placed anywhere else, it would just be one of those boring vanity shots.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Seat at the Table- Solange<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Solange_Cover-1475240092-1000x1000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Solange_Cover-1475240092-1000x1000-520x520.jpg\" alt=\"cd artwork- portrait-solange\" width=\"476\" height=\"476\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Plain and simple yet the message is quote clear. Just look at Solange&#8217;s eyes and those colorful clips and you&#8217;ll see her nostalgia for her childhood. Brilliant. See? It doesn&#8217;t take a lot of Photoshop work and bling to come up with a good album art.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tutu- Miles Davis<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ee812690fc73bce0cfb323b94511185c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24680 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ee812690fc73bce0cfb323b94511185c.jpg\" alt=\"cd artwork- portrait-miles davis\" width=\"474\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not your ordinary portrait. Just look at how chiaroscuro lighting has turned the face into a work of art.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shine On- The Kooks<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4902e3cffc40e9f03b63114133e74c6a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24681 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4902e3cffc40e9f03b63114133e74c6a.jpg\" alt=\"cd artwork- portrait- The Kooks\" width=\"474\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And why the heck not? It lets people know more about you and what you&#8217;re trying to imbibe. This is particularly useful if you&#8217;re still relatively new in the music industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiss Me Once- Kylie Minogue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-12.18.42-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-12.18.42-PM-520x518.png\" alt=\"cd artwork- portrait- kylie minogue\" width=\"483\" height=\"481\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can add a bit of drama by shooting with a wall of glass in the foreground. Another example is\u00a0getting inside the shower and shooting with steam. Be creative.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Actor- St. Vincent<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8fdde789b6bb11b296223e155ed4602e.800x800x1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8fdde789b6bb11b296223e155ed4602e.800x800x1-520x520.jpg\" alt=\"cd artwork- portrait- St. Vincent\" width=\"482\" height=\"482\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The power of colors. Nuff said!<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________<br \/>\n<strong>Unified Manufacturing<\/strong>\u00a0is an L.A. -based one-stop-shop that offers very affordable CD\/DVD\/USB replication, custom printing, promotional products, warehousing and fulfillment and much more. 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