Author Topic: Bella's Arcade [FINISHED] (Read 132229 times)

Jeff AMN · « **Reply #200 on:** April 18, 2007, 06:00:32 pm »

That side art would look great. I'd put a white edge around it instead of a darker pink.

grundle · « **Reply #201 on:** April 18, 2007, 06:16:00 pm »

I think you definitely need to add the dark pink border, but other than that, I think it will look fantastic.

Quote from: javeryh on April 18, 2007, 04:41:08 pm

OK, I've been thinking about adding side art so I asked megashock to whip something up for me based on the marquee he disigned. Here it is:

I'm still not 100% sold on having any side art but I have to admit, it would look pretty cool. Any thoughts or suggestions as to how I can improve the design? I'm already thinking about adding a dark pink border around the flower otherwise it might blend in with my pink paint job too much...

Comments/criticisms are welcome. Thanks!

Oh yeah - here's the marquee again for reference:

Crafty · « **Reply #202 on:** April 18, 2007, 09:46:52 pm »

Love the flowery sideart....

This project continues to impress...

Dudeman · « **Reply #203 on:** April 19, 2007, 09:31:38 am »

I think it looks great. I would put some kind of border on it though.

Tiger-Heli · « **Reply #204 on:** April 19, 2007, 12:44:07 pm »

Instead of adding a new dark border, why not change the one it has to a different color. I just used the color picker and a bucket fill, but it should give you some ideas:

(BTW, any luck on the letterboxing with the monitor?)

NiteWalker · « **Reply #205 on:** April 19, 2007, 02:59:38 pm »

Bottom one.

polaris · « **Reply #206 on:** April 19, 2007, 03:19:06 pm »

Quote from: NiteWalker on April 19, 2007, 02:59:38 pm

Bottom one.

definitely , as long as theres a contrast from the cab colour so it stands out

Tiger-Heli · « **Reply #207 on:** April 19, 2007, 03:33:34 pm »

I liked the bottom the best also, but I figured I post them all so Javery could get ideas from them. You could change the colors or hues if you wanted also, I just picked ones that were used somewhere else in the sideart.

javeryh · « **Reply #208 on:** April 19, 2007, 03:49:35 pm »

Wow thanks guys!! - Especially Tiger-Heli. Those mock-ups have given me a couple of ideas. I agree that the background needs a little bit of work and I do like the pink one the best but I need to think about this more... I'm a little troubled by the green in there because it's so predominent - I wonder if I could somehow incorporate all of the colors that make up "arcade" in the flower with the dark pink being the outermost edge... maybe alternating rings (including coloring the white trim in between each flower)?

EDIT: Like this but with a dark pink border around the outermost flower and the dark to light fade for the colors (as shown in the green) - I just used paint to do this...

Thoughts?

... and no, I still haven't resolved the LCD issues but I haven't tried. I've been so busy at home since it was the end of tax season and my wife is a CPA - someone has to watch the kid! I'm hoping to get a chance tonight though...

needlesmcgirk · « **Reply #209 on:** April 20, 2007, 04:50:12 pm »

Looks good. I expect to see pictures of this paint job soon after this weekend though.

polaris · « **Reply #210 on:** April 20, 2007, 05:59:25 pm »

if you're doing the dab in that blush pink , i reckon you need the outer flower in the dark pink , like the fourth one , the fade thing i like , not sure bout the green in the middle , id go for really light pink

edit maybe cab there not dab

Dudeman · « **Reply #211 on:** April 20, 2007, 08:22:04 pm »

So... how about that Cro Cop guy? Mean SOB.

Sorry... I had to squeeze a little testosterone into the conversation.
There's just something strange about a bunch of guys sitting around talking about what color pink looks best.

javeryh · « **Reply #212 on:** April 24, 2007, 10:13:39 am »

OK, here's the revised side art (you need to click on the thumbnail to see the detail):

I've asked the artist to change the pink border around the entire thing to match the pink used to create the shadow effect on the "Bella's" lettering. I think I'm getting close to something I can use.

What do you think? Any other thoughts/comments?

Kaytrim · « **Reply #213 on:** April 24, 2007, 10:29:30 am »

I agree change the outline to the darker pink and you have a good side art for your pretty little cab.

Tiger-Heli · « **Reply #214 on:** April 24, 2007, 10:29:48 am »

Quote from: javeryh on April 24, 2007, 10:13:39 am

I've asked the artist to change the pink border around the entire thing to match the pink used to create the shadow effect on the "Bella's" lettering. I think I'm getting close to something I can use.

EDIT: Looking at them both, I think it will depend on what shade of pink the sides are which one looks better.

Looking good, there's actually two colors that make the shadow affect, the top image is the brighter pink which you see more of and the bottom one is the darker pink. ~~I think I like the bottom one better~~, but these should give you an idea of what they look like:

javeryh · « **Reply #215 on:** April 24, 2007, 12:53:32 pm »

Ooooh - awesome!! I'm actually not sure which one I like better. The bottom one was the one I had in mind but now I think it might look "too purple" unless I'm going crazy. Very nice work - thanks!!

Any other comments? how do you like the color scheme? Should I be trying to also incorporate the orange and purple colors?

Tiger-Heli · « **Reply #216 on:** April 24, 2007, 01:03:08 pm »

Quote from: javeryh on April 24, 2007, 12:53:32 pm

Ooooh - awesome!! I'm actually not sure which one I like better. The bottom one was the one I had in mind but now I think it might look "too purple" unless I'm going crazy. Very nice work - thanks!!

Purple and pink tend to complement each other pretty well - look at any of the Barbie toys, etc. I think you might be overanalyzing it, but that's understandable.

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Any other comments? how do you like the color scheme? Should I be trying to also incorporate the orange and purple colors?

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I like the current color scheme. I think the orange and purple might make it too "busy", but just MHO.

needlesmcgirk · « **Reply #217 on:** April 24, 2007, 02:34:46 pm »

seriously, want to see this paint job.

javeryh · « **Reply #218 on:** April 24, 2007, 03:09:52 pm »

Quote from: needlesmcgirk on April 24, 2007, 02:34:46 pm

seriously, want to see this paint job.

heh, me too... things keep popping up on the weekends and ruining my plans to paint.

The plan right now is to DEFINITELY paint this weekend barring any unforeseen chores my wife may have in mind. I will be sanding/prepping the cab after work this week with an eye towards a Saturday morning start. I should be able to get at least 4 coats of pink on by Sunday night.

theCoder · « **Reply #219 on:** April 24, 2007, 08:57:59 pm »

Quote from: javeryh on April 24, 2007, 03:09:52 pm

[things keep popping up on the weekends and ruining my plans to paint. The plan right now is to DEFINITELY paint this weekend barring any unforeseen chores my wife may have in mind. ...

So who is running the show in your household anyway? Sounds to me like, ur..... uh..... your household runs a lot like mine. Good luck get'n pink.

polaris · « **Reply #220 on:** April 24, 2007, 11:35:22 pm »

Quote from: javeryh on April 24, 2007, 03:09:52 pm

Quote from: needlesmcgirk on April 24, 2007, 02:34:46 pm
seriously, want to see this paint job.

heh, me too... things keep popping up on the weekends and ruining my plans to paint. The plan right now is to DEFINITELY paint this weekend barring any unforeseen chores my wife may have in mind. I will be sanding/prepping the cab after work this week with an eye towards a Saturday morning start. I should be able to get at least 4 coats of pink on by Sunday night.

yep i wanna see it painted too, then you can hold up some side art examples to it so we can vote on it

i really like the side art, think its gonna work well.
i'm four coats in to painting my daughters room in the said pink, the cabs gonna be a dream when i get to it

javeryh · « **Reply #221 on:** April 30, 2007, 12:46:07 pm »

It's PINK!!! No pics to show yet though... maybe tonight if work allows - I've been getting killed. The coloring looks really cool though.

Anyway, I'm a little unhappy with a tape line on the cabinet - I taped off a section with the blue 3M painter's tape and had it secured to the surface as tight as possible yet the paint still bled underneath in a few areas ruining the nice crisp line I was going for. Does anyone have any tips in this area? I'm going to try to do some touch up work when it's all said and done but any advice would be most appreciated. Oh yeah, if it helps, the color transitionis in a corner (not on a flat surface).

THANKS!!!

GAtekwriter · « **Reply #222 on:** April 30, 2007, 03:51:27 pm »

I posted a comment on your other post about painting, but another idea popped in there:

I don't like painter's tape... but when I have to use it, I don't leave it on very long... put it on, paint, and pull it off while the paint is still wet. If you don't think this will work, use a paint shield. You didn't include a picture of the corner, but if you can cover the surface you do NOT want painted with something like a non-flimsy thin plastic card, you paint the area by hand and then pull away the shield... if you're not slapping a ton of paint on it, running won't be a problem. I've found that bleeding occurs most often when the tape is left on longer than it should...think about it - if you pull off the tape, how can the paint bleed under it?

Good luck.

Jim

theCoder · « **Reply #223 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:06:00 pm »

Contrats on getting in some quality time. How many coats did you get on?

I've got a few similar problems to deal with as well. My wife has a bunch of those super small brushes used on plastic models. I'm planning on using those.

javeryh · « **Reply #224 on:** April 30, 2007, 11:26:03 pm »

I got all 4 black coats and one pink coat. I think I'll finish this week though - one coat a night for 5 nights. I'm getting frustrated though. Not only did the pink paint run into the black tonight, but removing the painter's tape completely stripped the layer of black paint I had applied previously. I'm changing my color scheme to accomodate this little problem... the 3/4" strips going down the back of the cabinet are now going to be pink to match the back panel. This is the spot I'm having trouble with:

See the black strip? I'm going to make it pink now. It will be up against the wall so it won't matter but I'm still a bit annoyed.

javeryh · « **Reply #225 on:** May 01, 2007, 09:52:01 am »

OK, I thought about it and it's going to make me mental if I can't have that black strip in the back so I'm just going to start the entire project over.

Actually, I'm going to paint everything pink and then try and go over it with black using an artist's brush and a steady hand...unless I don't mind the all-pink look. I added another coat of pink paint last night and I'm going to try and get 3 more on by the end of the week (one a night). It only takes about 20 minutes to put a coat on which is nice. I plan on spraying the lacquer this weekend and finishing up the computer set-up. I anticipate being 100% complete in 3 weeks or less!

theCoder · « **Reply #226 on:** May 01, 2007, 10:38:39 am »

Are you spraying the pink or rolling? How is the surface finish turning out?

javeryh · « **Reply #227 on:** May 01, 2007, 10:44:51 am »

I'm rolling with a high quality 4" foam roller - it is coming out very nice - virtually no orange peel and no air bubbles or anything. I actually used a regular knapp roller for my test panel (if I remember correctly) which left some orange peel and even that came out great once I lacquered it and sanded it smooth with 1500 grit sandpaper so I have very high hopes for the cabinet finish. I also only put 3 coats of paint on the test panel so I think putting 5 or 6 on the cabinet will also make a difference - there will be less chance of sanding through the pink down to the primer on the finished product.

javeryh · « **Reply #228 on:** May 02, 2007, 09:17:50 am »

I finally got a coat of pink paint on my cabinet! The flash makes it look a little lighter than it actually is but you get the idea. Plus this was taken in my unlit garage pretty much at night so it's not the best quality... oh, and there's only one coat of paint on at this point so, um... whatever... enjoy!

I can say that the paint is going on VERY nice - virtually no "orange peel" or any markings that would suggest it was rolled on. Thoughts?

shardian · « **Reply #229 on:** May 02, 2007, 09:29:36 am »

Looks good!
FYI though, imageshack sucks. Upload your pics straight to byoac instead.

GAtekwriter · « **Reply #230 on:** May 02, 2007, 11:59:53 am »

I've been following your project here and on your blog... this is a great project. Your little girl is gonna love it.

Jim

leapinlew · « **Reply #231 on:** May 02, 2007, 12:59:10 pm »

Quote from: shardian on May 02, 2007, 09:29:36 am

Looks good!
FYI though, imageshack sucks. Upload your pics straight to byoac instead.

Yes! I totally agree - imageshack sucks.

Javery - good lookin project bud. Keep up the good work.

spacies · « **Reply #232 on:** May 02, 2007, 04:00:08 pm »

Woohoo.

Nice!

Can't wait to see it all together.

javeryh · « **Reply #233 on:** May 07, 2007, 03:35:39 pm »

OK people, I have a serious dilemma that I need help with - picking the color of the border on the side art. The artist (megashock05) has graciously sent me the two .ai files with two different borders - I then used paint to fill in the exact shade of pink that the cab will be painted (grabbing the color from the paint website). I'm thinking the darker border looks the best but I'm still not 100% sold on it... maybe I just need to think about it. Any other ideas???

(sorry about imageshack - the file size was too big to upload here)

Dudeman · « **Reply #234 on:** May 07, 2007, 03:41:34 pm »

I like the darker too. Much more pop to it.

Kaytrim · « **Reply #235 on:** May 07, 2007, 03:47:33 pm »

I agree use the darker pink.

TTFN

Kaytrim

Tiger-Heli · « **Reply #236 on:** May 07, 2007, 04:20:04 pm »

Darker pink of what you had. What about this:

I like the darker pink better, but it looks a bit "too red". What I did was change the color values a bit. Your top image used RGB 236-6-119. I used the color wheel in Gimp to make it slightly less red and darker. New values are 204-3-10. Keep in mind that this is just my impression from your image on a maybe not color accurate monitor under flourescent lighting.

You might do better just making suggestions to the original artist and seeing what he thinks.

theCoder · « **Reply #237 on:** May 07, 2007, 09:42:25 pm »

I'd go with #1 because it provides a better contrast to the background.

How did the paint job finish turn out?

bfauska · « **Reply #238 on:** May 07, 2007, 11:17:59 pm »

Dark pink.

AND... can't wait to see it after you choose, it looks like it will be very nice.

javeryh · « **Reply #239 on:** May 08, 2007, 09:02:20 am »

Quote from: Tiger-Heli on May 07, 2007, 04:20:04 pm

Darker pink of what you had. What about this:

I like the darker pink better, but it looks a bit "too red". What I did was change the color values a bit. Your top image used RGB 236-6-119. I used the color wheel in Gimp to make it slightly less red and darker. New values are 204-3-10. Keep in mind that this is just my impression from your image on a maybe not color accurate monitor under flourescent lighting.

You might do better just making suggestions to the original artist and seeing what he thinks.

I think that's the one. The dark pink was "too red" and I think that's what was bothering me. Do you use photoshop? I've posted the "dark pink" file here for download so people can play around with it. The finished image should have a 15" diameter for when I send it off to Scott to be printed. THANKS!!

DOWNLOAD .AI FILE HERE: http://rapidshare.com/files/30162197/bella_side1.ai.html


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