Ok, as many of you know I've been working on my Raiden cab for a... well a really long time (there is a project thread collecting dust somewhere here). Anyway, I think I am pretty close on the side art, which has been my battle for a while now. Attached is a sample, and I would love to hear thoughts... I've looked at this so long I don't know if I am still objective about it. Also I'm partially colorblind and paranoid about color choice (blue/purple and green/yellow... so I tried to steal colors from the original arcade flyers when possible).
Please let me know what you think, what you like, what you don't. Raiden never had a dedicated cabinet so I am trying to do the game justice... and of course the finished project will be freely availiable in case anyone else finds it suitable for a SHMUP cab. Once the side art is nailed down i will work on the bezel, CPO, and marquee, which should be easy in comparison.
A few notes:
1. Tried to take some inspiration from Xevious' art
2. The scene is from the stage 1 boss fight from Raiden (screenshot attached)
3. One side will have a red ship with red highlights on the lightning bolts, the other will have blue