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Slugworth:

Just wanted to share a quick experience.  Last week I decided to outsource my artwork needs (this is my first cabinet and I have almost zero handy man skills, and quite possibly even fewer artistic skills) on Elance after I realized custom work offered through these forums way way out of my budget.

I basically posted an add describing what I was looking for (kind of a D&D theme) and that I'd need 3 pieces created -- side art (i wanted a 12" circle), marquee, and control panel.  I also provided the measurements and the CP template I was going to use (which I borrowed from one of TheShaner's threads... which I think he borrowed from Knievel), and said I was willing to pay $40 for it.  I received 3 or 4 proposals and chose one of them to work with.

I'm very happy with the work and would recommend this process for anyone who needs help / lacks photoshop skills, but doesn't want to break the bank.  We went back and forth on a few of the images to get them the way I wanted, and I'm very happy with the results.... especially at this price!

Now, I just need to get some buttons and get going!  Anyone have some advice on button / molding colors?  I was thinking black, but that's terribly unexciting.  Any thoughts?



Generic Eric:

You should look into Nepsath's Two headed beast.  Check out his LED lit buttons & learn about LED blinky.

No conventional color scheme is going to look right with those buttons, but if you use LED blinky and translucent buttons, the impact when the machine is not in play will no distract from your artwork.

Just to be clear, I think that art is cool. 

Rick:


--- Quote from: Slugworth on September 17, 2014, 07:56:42 pm ---I also provided the measurements and the CP template I was going to use (which I borrowed from one of TheShaner's threads... which I think he borrowed from Knievel), and said I was willing to pay $40 for it.  I received 3 or 4 proposals and chose one of them to work with.
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I used CrowdSPRING for my logo, and paid scads more than that. Kudos on using E-Lance. Definitely a smart choice! I've used them for a few other projects over the past couple of years. Hell, I may use them NOW for some other ideas I have for my cabs!

Looking AMAZING, btw!!!

Xiaou2:

Two of the images look decent,   but that circular sideart looks dreadful.  It looks like someone took a stock oil painting,  then did a real hack job using photoshop to modify it.

 The flames look fake.  Theres no lighting from the flame inside his mouth, let alone on his skin, in the fog, and the ground.  Theres hintsvat color in the background. .. but theres no rhyme or reason for it.. not done well at all.   The dragonhead has been photoshop 'burned' too much, and in an odd manor.  The fog is too overkill... and it has no cloud like volume to it.  Objects in the background seem cut and pasted,  but in a way thats flat and incomprehensible.  And the dragons head is not one bit foggy,  yet evgerything else is... which looks odd too.  Had they been more gradual with the fog level,  it could have allowed more visibility of yhr body details too..  and wouldnt have looked liked someone wiped a tiny window out for the head to pop through.

 If you like it, thats what matters...  but to me...  it appears that it is not a real artist that you paid.  But merely an amateur photoshop hack... that took an artists works, and tweaked them in a very poor manor.


 

Xiaou2:

Here's a better example of a real painted image thats shaded properly.



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