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Main => Artwork => Topic started by: wrxh8r on October 05, 2004, 05:48:21 am
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not interested in authenticity so i started this a while back using masamune shirow art.I decided some of the pics just werent good enough quality and that it was a bit grey/bland.so ive gone with quite a different approach this time.
here is the other thread http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=13;action=display;threadid=24185
i decided i needed to order an art book and scan the images myself.i used a very basic layout to make the images work together by seperating with borders.just quickly thrown these together to choose which images i like and whether the boarder thing works.basic sizing shifting controls needed(dont like where start buttons are)
The marquee i have no idea how i could add a name across it without doing to much damage to images. any suggestions would be muchly appreciated.
(http://www.eagleimg.com/up/00046.jpg)
(http://img36.exs.cx/img36/6605/orangemarqueetest.jpg)
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In the artbook i found a couple of pics that would look good as round images so after seeing pixelhuggers moonpatrol (which is legendary by the way) i thought it would be cool to put an image on the side printed out on marquee style paper and set up kinda like a port hole.that however means finding some sort of metal surround.all i want to do with it is lay it on top of side so it sticks out a few mm
heres the pic of the side image and zoomed in view of section
(http://img36.exs.cx/img36/397/side9.jpg)
(http://img36.exs.cx/img36/2369/zoom.jpg)
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and finaly not really art related but i have a sword lying about doing nothing (actually it was under the bed) and i figure with the whole masamune thing i could somehow incorperate it into the cab.i can shorten its hilt so it will fit the length of the control panal then make a resessed area with perspex cover to lay the sword in.I could get a carver to make up some cool mounts to hold it as well if i cant find anything on net.i know some bone carvers that might be able to do something neat.Not really sure how this would turn out.
heres a pic of sword with hilt off(its just standard binded samurai styles.
(http://img36.exs.cx/img36/8421/sword7.jpg)
My cab design is based off stealthboys which is based off lusids so ive done (a terrible :) ) mock up using one of his pics to give an idea of what i mean.pic is mising metal surround on side.
(http://img36.exs.cx/img36/806/quikmockup2.jpg)
advice
oh yeah and sorry bout heaps of pic gettin a bit carried away
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For the marquee you could always mask the image with text. Basically look like the type is made from the images. You'd want to go with a fat, thick font though.
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looks sick! ;D
very nice
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cheers ill give that marquee idea a go (if i can work out how). again off the art but i also got thinking that painting the sword blade in clear orange uv might look cool especily if i stensiled on another coloured uv japanese symbols throughout its little case and the bone or white mounts would also light up
updated marquee idea
(http://img67.exs.cx/img67/6605/orangemarqueetest.jpg)
font needs to be bigger but it look like itle work well