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Title: Making an Accurate Control Panel drawing for artwork
Post by: kahlid74 on July 24, 2004, 10:09:53 pm: I was wondering what other people did to relate an accurate control panel layout to a picture so they could add a graphics overlay to their control panel.

Here is the one I made measuring each button. When I did it I was doing everything to a forth scale to make it big enough to use, but I know my measurements are off by a bit, because of how it all came out. So i was also wondering how people measured their button positions and joystick positions and if there are any tricks to it.

I would hate to use the drawing I have, design graphics only to have them not line up, that would just not be cool.

http://www.gamersanon.com/arcade.jpg
Title: Re:Making an Accurate Control Panel drawing for artwork
Post by: Santoro on July 25, 2004, 08:41:50 am: Microsoft visio works well for me to create the layout. Then I export to a JPG and bring into Photoshop for the artwork.
Title: Re:Making an Accurate Control Panel drawing for artwork
Post by: Sylentwulf on July 25, 2004, 02:43:56 pm: Quote from: Santoro on July 25, 2004, 08:41:50 am
Microsoft visio works well for me to create the layout. Then I export to a JPG and bring into Photoshop for the artwork.

I did the exact same thing. Very easy.
Title: Re:Making an Accurate Control Panel drawing for artwork
Post by: kahlid74 on July 25, 2004, 08:50:26 pm: My next question would be how did you get the measurements? Did you measure it button at a time? or is there another way that is more efficient?
Title: Re:Making an Accurate Control Panel drawing for artwork
Post by: Sylentwulf on July 25, 2004, 09:14:03 pm: Check the artwork page (link on the frame to the left) and you can find visio templates, and other useful tools.