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any ideas about this artwork?
« on: November 25, 2008, 03:26:07 pm »
Hello arcademaniacs.I am trying to finish my arcade bartop cabinet.Its a weecade clone.I have not decided about the artworks theme (i dont want to use weecades artwork) I am trying to make something diff but i think i have the imagination but not the skills using adobe illustrator. So i give you the artwork i made(which i dont like much cause i think something is "missing") and tell me some changes to give it a "special look".

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Re: any ideas about this artwork?
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2008, 04:46:04 pm »
why are the joysticks on the right side?
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« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2008, 04:56:00 pm »
why are the joysticks on the right side?

In greece we are used to play the joys with the right hand and when we were about to play with a joy at the left side we cross our hands

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« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2008, 05:01:02 pm »
I would move the Exit button to the front next to the Pause button.  You don't want to accidentally hit it in a heated Street Fighter match!

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« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2008, 02:01:23 am »
I would move the Exit button to the front next to the Pause button.  You don't want to accidentally hit it in a heated Street Fighter match!

nice idea about the exit button but the cp is already created. :( ...i cant change the button setup..
What about the colours ....do you like them?Any suggestions?

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« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2008, 06:20:16 am »
Just swap the artwork round, put the pause up top and exit at bottom so if you do hit it it will pause, not exit!

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« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2008, 12:25:38 pm »
Just swap the artwork round, put the pause up top and exit at bottom so if you do hit it it will pause, not exit!

Kalimera re!

I see i am not the only one from greece around here....kalhmera file mou (good day)
I use the maximus arcade frontend and the exit button sould be pushed for 3 sec to exit....so there is no problem with the exit button. I need help about the artwork and the colours. The cabinet body will be black. What you think about the colours are they good???

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« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2008, 01:53:49 pm »
Personally I like the colours! But it really depends on what colours you like!

If you need a bit of help but you like this design send it to me and I will mess about with it for you if you like?

You can check out my artwork here:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=83358.120

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=81023.40

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« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2008, 04:02:18 pm »
Personally I like the colours! But it really depends on what colours you like!

If you need a bit of help but you like this design send it to me and I will mess about with it for you if you like?

You can check out my artwork here:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=83358.120

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=81023.40

I checked your artwork and i can say for sure that you are an expert :applaud:
Many gratz to you my friend...excellent work

Thank you very much offering to help me with the artwork...i am sure that you can give it the "missing part" and make it special. Whenever you have free time and you are in the right moud PLEASE give it a try...(i cant say in english how i feel so i will say it in greek "EISAI TERASTIOS...DEN PAIZESE...DEN 8A KSERW PWS NA STO KSEPLHRWSW....XILIA EYXARISTW EK TWN PROTERWN" :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

How can i send you the AI files and give them a try?

p.s sorry everyone for my bad english

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« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2008, 06:10:56 am »
Go to http://www.mediafire.com/ and upload the files, then send me the link.

You don't need an account.

Glad I can help.

What sort of theme are you looking for? I see you have some characters on the marquee.

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« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2008, 09:39:23 am »
Go to http://www.mediafire.com/ and upload the files, then send me the link.

You don't need an account.

Glad I can help.

What sort of theme are you looking for? I see you have some characters on the marquee.

My friend i dont know how to say how much i appriciate your offer to help me have a awosome artwork on the cabinet. I believe that the artwork is 80% of the cabinets beauty. :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

i will upload the files and send you the link by pm.

You asked about the theme i would like to have. I dont want to give something that it will make it hard for you so i will tell you 3 themes that i like and please make the one easiest to you. I like 1st)XMEN 2) Street fighter 3)bubble bobble .... its totaly your choice if you have the time and the moud to give it a try.

THANK YOU

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« Reply #11 on: November 27, 2008, 10:33:06 am »
Well, I personally love bubble bobble and always wanted a bubble bobble arcade! Plus there is a ton of artwork I can play with and I can do a colour scheme that is similar to what you want if I can change the colours around a bit? It is also a CLASSIC! So I might go that road if you are happy with that?

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« Reply #12 on: November 27, 2008, 10:39:35 am »
Well, I personally love bubble bobble and always wanted a bubble bobble arcade! Plus there is a ton of artwork I can play with and I can do a colour scheme that is similar to what you want if I can change the colours around a bit? It is also a CLASSIC! So I might go that road if you are happy with that?

Am i happy with that???!!!!! I would love have that kind of artwork.

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« Reply #13 on: November 27, 2008, 04:12:12 pm »
Well, I personally love bubble bobble and always wanted a bubble bobble arcade! Plus there is a ton of artwork I can play with and I can do a colour scheme that is similar to what you want if I can change the colours around a bit? It is also a CLASSIC! So I might go that road if you are happy with that?

Good on you thatitalian :applaud: Im looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

A bubble bobble bartop will look awesome, its something I was considering doing myself.  :)

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« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2008, 04:13:32 am »
I like to help. I just get a feeling from some people and I like to help them. I know what it is like to have no help so anything I can do to make the experince better is a bonus!

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« Reply #15 on: November 28, 2008, 08:16:05 am »
Thats the spirit!  :)  :cheers:

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« Reply #16 on: November 28, 2008, 05:34:29 pm »
Well, I had a mess around and came up with something. The name is different but I thought "bubble bobble" and "it's a bartop" so why not Bub and Bob's bartop!

I thought I would show this first before I do anything else!

What do you think?

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« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2008, 01:54:07 am »
Bub & Bob's BARTOP !!!! I love it !!! Very nice idea thatitalian  :applaud:
I think the word BARTOP which is very nice and classic but i think it sould be more visible.
What about trying changing the background colour to  a dark like the games first screen and the bubbles colour from blue to original green? I think it will look more classic....or maybe not  :(  once again great idea mate  :applaud:

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« Reply #18 on: November 29, 2008, 06:01:22 am »
Something like this?

I put both colours in to compare really but then I thought why not put either side (green from bub, blue from bob).

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« Reply #19 on: November 29, 2008, 06:36:45 am »
NO WORDS TO SAY. ABSOLUTELY AWOSOME!!!!!

I love the two coloured sides!!!! And now the BARTOP is visible and very nice looking.

I cant wait to see what you can figure out about the control panel.

once again  :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH

p.s At the second version Bub has the original colour. At the first marquee you uploaded bub had a dark green.The second version is much better. What about giving it a TAITO logo to look more original?What you say?
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« Reply #20 on: November 29, 2008, 08:14:10 am »
yeah, I changed bobs colour to match the original colour he is in the game and also to match the bubbles. To add the taito symbol is no prob! Where would you like it?

I have always liked to p1 vs p2 themes, that's what gave me some inspiration.

I'm out for lunch at the mo, but will add as soon as I'm home. You have to love the iPhone!

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« Reply #21 on: November 29, 2008, 09:41:07 am »
One nice position about the taito symbol it might be at the down-right of the "BARTOP" somthing like this
BARTOP TAITO

One more thing i noticed is the colour of the hands and feets of our favorite heroes. I think the colour is not close to the original.Also i think Bob is a little bit blue-r ....we dont want our heroe to be unhappy  8)  with his colour. Here is a sample i found but i dont know if this is the original colours of bub and bob.What you think?



OUPS I FORGOT ....have a nice meal my friend!!!  :)
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« Reply #22 on: November 29, 2008, 02:50:18 pm »
Here are some more examples.

I matched the colour to the original flyer exactly, and matched the background too.

I even matched the text to the feet as there is no purple anymore, however I left the purple also. Again this can be changed easily if you want a different colour!

What do you think?

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« Reply #23 on: November 29, 2008, 02:59:37 pm »
And one more to match the original a bit more!

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« Reply #24 on: November 29, 2008, 04:50:23 pm »
I am trying to select a marquee but its to hard!!!!I like all of them but i am between second and the last(more original) What yo say?? The cabinets body will be black!Which marquee do you beleve fits better to a black cabinet?Or make a sugestion about the cabinet colour...i havent paint it yet.

EDIT. I believe a red cabinet with the last marquee would be pretty...what you say?
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« Reply #25 on: December 02, 2008, 09:49:27 am »
I personally like the 1st, 2nd and 4th examples.

I like the whole fade from green to blue thing.

I might try one more tonight and see what happens as I like the lighter background but prefer the darker heroes.

As for the cab colour, I have seen red laminate and to be honest, I wasn't that impressed.

Maybe you could do a mix of green and blue to match the fade? Or even do half green, half blue!

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« Reply #26 on: December 02, 2008, 11:02:45 am »
I personally like the 1st, 2nd and 4th examples.

I like the whole fade from green to blue thing.

I might try one more tonight and see what happens as I like the lighter background but prefer the darker heroes.

As for the cab colour, I have seen red laminate and to be honest, I wasn't that impressed.

Maybe you could do a mix of green and blue to match the fade? Or even do half green, half blue!

I am not good at painting the cabinet so i will go for a black(all time classic) cabinet!!!! ;D
All the marquees you made are very nice....i am confused....after a lot of thought i like the 2nd and 4th. Cant wait for your next colour selection and at the end how u will match it with the cp. Always thank you for your time.