Update.

just to show where i am at.
i am currently drawing up my album which shall be self-titled.
i am doing this as it shall be a first album which are usually self-titled.
also for the purpose of the album, im shortening the name of 'cheatercheaterbestfriendeater' to just 'cheater' as it fits with the very simplistic feel to my album.

Chase Coy - Picturesque

this album cover is made by a similar acoustic artist chase coy.
the simplicity of the cover is very typical of the genre of music it is related to,
also, the colours have been changed much like in my music video.

The Academy is... Album Cover

in this album cover by 'the academy is...' i like the very plain and simple aspect to the photography, just two people sat on a stool, with a very simplistic background, drawing your attention to the sitting people. i also like the bands name written across the centre which is highlighted by effects to be very 'in your face' and so people instantly can recognise the fun, poppy genre that the band is, and more importantly, recognise who the band is at first glance. an interesting feature of this album cover is that the name of the album is in very small writing at the very bottom of the cover, and therefore seen last by the viewer.

this album cover is a very good representative of the sort of thing i hope to achieve, however i expect i would have the artist in the centre as the main attraction, and also to follow the theme of my music video and its desaturated colour, the album cover will also be desaturated, much like the version i have created below of the original album cover. i believe the desaturation, fitting with the music video, will be a great effect for a video cover giving it an almost 'retro' feel.