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Main => Artwork => Topic started by: ErikRuud on July 31, 2003, 10:37:23 am
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I am working on a new cabinet that will have a Galag theme.
I am trying to replicate look of the Roger Dean graphics from the marquee and side art.
I have .jpgs of the marquee, sideart, overlay and frontpanel. But I could use a higher resolution version of the side art. Any links would help.
I could also use a link to a font that resembles the Galaga marquee.
I am creating the custom art in Illustrator 10. Frosticulus' tutorial has been a big help! Trying to manipulate all the bezier curves on my laptop, using a trackpoint, while riding on the train last night was a lot of fun! NOT!!!!
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Here is a link to a site with the galaga marquee already vecorized.
www.mameworld.net/fanstuff/index.html
GALAGA RULES!
;D ;D
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I'll have to check that out!
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That is a great job! I can't use it as is, because I am doing a custom set of graphics.
It did show me how to do a few things though.
Thanks.
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Here is where I am at right now.
I know the colors are matched yet and the letters are done as seperate pieces. (ie the red border does not surround the entire word). I have already started creating the additional letters that I will need for the custom Marquee, sideart and overlays.
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Very nice and clean. What are you using?
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I am creating the custom art in Illustrator 10.
I still need to tweak a few paths, but I am happy with how it is coming along.
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I am customizing some galaga art as well... The guy's name is Ray, so he's getting...
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Looks Good, what software are you using?
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Here's one I did for one of my old cabinets.
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Looks Good, what software are you using?
Paint Shop Pro 6.0. I always hear people bagging on PSP, but I think it does the job pretty well. The resolution on the pic you see was degraded to reduce file and pic size. My hi res version is top notch.
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I like Paint Shop Pro ver 7.
I also have access to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and AfterEffects.
I am using Illustrator, so that the art will be total vector based.
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Here is the customised version.
I am not 100% happy with it yet, but this is pretty close to what I want.
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ErikRuud,
Not too be picky about someone else's art (of course I am now going to be picky), but I noticed that the contrast (light green / dark green) are not horizontal like the original galaga marquee. All the letters in the Galaga marquee are split horizontally and at the same spot in each letter.
I would aslo make the letters a little closer together. In the original Galaga all the letters touch except the last "A". You have a few letters in the middle that aren't connected and look pretty distant.
You did a great job of re-creating letters in the "Galaga" fashion. Mine was easy, only had to come up with one letter, you had to make a few. Are you going to add the "MIDWAY" and "BALLY" logos or modifications of them?
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JT,
As I said, I'm not quite finished. Now that I know that I can get it the way I want, I will clean it up.
The letter spacing is pretty much the same as the original. I created this on top of a picture of the original. The red outlines go around each letter instead of around the entire word.
The Midway logo and such will not be included. This is not a Midway game. I am just copying the Galaga style. It was the favorite game of the owner.
I will be using the side art as guide when I do the control panel overlay, not the original cpo.
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Looks good Erik. I would throw in a "by: MYWAY " (instead of Midway) just for grins :)
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Ok, I cleaned it up a bit, and tightened up the spacing a little.
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JoystickOverlay sample:
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oh pretty ;D Very galaga like yet different.
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That's exactly what I am going for!
Here is a portion of the button overlay:
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sweet!
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I like it! Makes me want to make a better looking cp! But I don't know where to begin with the artwork.
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I know what you mean.
All of this Galaga styled artwork is for someone else's machine.
Now I want to redo mine because this stuff has turned out so well.
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Progress pictures!
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And another.
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long ago you said
I am using Illustrator, so that the art will be total vector based.
did you mean to contribute your vector based galaga-inspired art to the vector library http://www.mametrixreloaded.com/ (http://www.mametrixreloaded.com/) ??
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As soon as I am doing messing around with it. I keep tweaking parts of it.
I just changed the overlays that will go around the function buttons on the top of the CP this morning.
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As soon as I am doing messing around with it. I keep tweaking parts of it.
I just changed the overlays that will go around the function buttons on the top of the CP this morning.
yehaaaa that's a really good news.
thank's
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Hi there. I am making a Galaga mini and desperately need vectored Galaga sideart or Hi-res sideart pics. Anybody have access to these?? Thanks ahead of time.
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Take a look at this thread to see how the artwork turned out.
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=10;action=display;threadid=12801