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Main => Artwork => Topic started by: gsoul on July 01, 2008, 10:51:04 am
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Hey guys, some of you may have seen a post I made about this a year or so ago on BYOAC. The sideart on my Mortal Kombat machine is kind of tatty, and I nor anyone on BYOAC have been able to find reproduction MK Dedicated sideart anywhere. So I figured, stuff it, I'll create my own.
This artwork is cursed, seriouly. Over the last year I've recreated the vector 4 times and each time it was lost in some kind of unusual computer glitch or corrupted hard drive. (I've uploaded this copy to an FTP for safekeeping.)
So, let me know what you all think.
Here's the a photo of the artwork that a fan sent to me.
(http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/8557/originalwi0.jpg)
Here's the sideart as it is now (Note, I'm trying to source a high quality scan of the Johnny Cage character on the side. Anyone) Obviously the scales are missing, but I don't honestly know if I can make them look like the original in vector. I may take some create license, or I may turn this monster into a raster image and photoshop them in. The image is 150cm x 200cm with 300dpi for the raster effects aka the blurs. This thing will be SERIOUSLY sharp when printed.
(http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/7714/fullsidemc9.jpg)
Here's a closeup of the detail on the head
(http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/4893/headdetailsmn9.jpg)
And just for the skeptical ones (Yes, there were some people who didn't believe me when I first posted version 1.0 a year or so ago)
(http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/5058/outlinesmh9.jpg)
My motivation for doing this is purely selfish. ;) All I want is a high quality set of prints of this for my machine, I've approached MameMarquees and some other places who do some quality side art. Once someone gives me a *free* set of sides, I'll release it to the community on LocalArcade.
Lets see if my evil plan works. ;)
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Hey guys, I've been receiving a bit of pressure about this artwork due to Midway Trademark infringements through a concerned (midway associated) member of this and other forums. It seems this may never get released.
Discussion?
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Hey guys, I've been receiving a bit of pressure about this artwork due to Midway Trademark infringements through a concerned (midway associated) member of this and other forums. It seems this may never get released.
Discussion?
Blah...you're doing it for your own personal use...right?
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Great job man!
I had to made some vector art for my MK cabinet also but not the sideart, just Control panel and instructions.
If I get a good camera I could take a picture of johnny cage on the side and send it to you.
I think 300dpi is too much for a sideart print, I think 150dpi is enough for that graphic. You'll decrease the file size too if you plan to raster it.
Anyway, keep up the good work, if you don't make your own sideart where are you supose to find it ???? :cheers:
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As was said on another forum.
Tell them to ---fudgesicle--- off. Both Midway and the 3rd party idiot.
Put it up on LocalArcade and upload as a torrent.!!!
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Since this was digital artwork to begin with, it seems to me the best thing to do would just be to scan a very nice original cabinet and print it as a raster file. :dunno
Wade
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Since this was digital artwork to begin with, it seems to me the best thing to do would just be to scan a very nice original cabinet and print it as a raster file. :dunno
I fully agree, this kind of art is worth spent the time to clean and restore a good set of scan.
but seems nowadays everyone want vector, vector vector vector of everything :laugh2:
maybee one day people will understand the pros and cons of both format and will adapt their mind.
disclaimer
this is not an attack directed to gsoul[/color] I must say that I'm quite admirative to him, he jumped in a hard boat. I just whish his time and effort will turn out nicely.
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Yes, i fully agree. But something in me saw the challeng and the advantages that could come from the vector. ;) Crisper, sharper and more able to be ported for other applications. ;)
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I have an orignal MK1 machine that I can scan. Then you can get the images printed at mamemarquees. I already have done Killer Instinct and the KI2 CPO that are on his site..
You would basically need to make a deal with scott first though and then if he wants to make a deal with me on the images...
Or you can just keep up the good work on the vector job, its amazing how people are able to do that!!
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I am very interested in having this for my MK machine. Any progress?
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Does Midway still make MK1 cabinets? No.
Is there anywhere on this site that offers to sell this artwork for arcade cabinets? No.
So who cares.
If it were MK 47 artwork exclusive to the xbox or some crap....then there'd be a "real" issue.
I say continue on.
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there is no copyright infringement in reproducing this as a personal exercise in artwork, or in uploading it as a tutorial type file that acts as an example for others. an as Gatsu says, no money is being made here, and midway do not produce the product any more either. If they did sideart, i'm sure people would buy it!
looks good gsoul
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Im gonna be building a MK1 cabinet this winter and am in need of the artwork as well.
So if you need any help with it just let me know. I'll help any way I can.
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looks amazing so far i deff want it if its ever complete
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And just for the skeptical ones (Yes, there were some people who didn't believe me when I first posted version 1.0 a year or so ago)
(http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/5058/outlinesmh9.jpg)
Anything can be done in vector, given the right amount of talent:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=81809.0;attach=110273;image)
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Anything can be done in vector, given the right amount of talent:
talent and time :D
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Lol, I think vector is more about patience than real talent ;)
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Lol, I think vector is more about patience than real talent ;)
The most impressive examples require quite a bit of know-how and concentration. Plus I would say that the gradient mesh tool takes a good deal of talent to use effectively. You can't really "trace" with it; you need artistic ability; e.g., an understanding of light and shadows. Plus the tool itself is maddening; and requires a talent all of its own just to get it to do what you want it to do.
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Hey I've been trying to upload this to LocalArcade with no success.
http://rapidshare.com/files/152352394/Mortal_Kombat_Vector.ai.html (http://rapidshare.com/files/152352394/Mortal_Kombat_Vector.ai.html)
Can someone please upload it for the rest of the community?
I don't have time to finish this project, so I'm hoping someone with 'talent' can finish it off!
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I've downloaded it and will start working on it tonight. Once I'm done I'll upload the finished artwork to wherever you want it.
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how come this hasnt been done before??? when i got a mk cab, it was painted black tried to save the art but failed. mame marquee has the side art for mk 2 and mk 3 but not mk 1??
why?
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how come this hasnt been done before??? when i got a mk cab, it was painted black tried to save the art but failed. mame marquee has the side art for mk 2 and mk 3 but not mk 1??
why?
For artwork reproductions, Mame Marquees prints directly from cleaned up raster scans. So all that would need to be done for them to print MK1 sideart, is for someone to provide them with a usable scan of the original sideart.
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how come this hasnt been done before??? when i got a mk cab, it was painted black tried to save the art but failed. mame marquee has the side art for mk 2 and mk 3 but not mk 1??
why?
For artwork reproductions, Mame Marquees prints directly from cleaned up raster scans. So all that would need to be done for them to print MK1 sideart, is for someone to provide them with a usable scan of the original sideart.
How come no one has provided them with a usable scan?? No demand for mk1 but there is for mk2 and mk3?
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I kinda wonder that myself. I offer to clean up the scans if need be.
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Gota a bit of free time today so I thought i'd stick my nose in. Cant this be reproduced from the image posted above? Rather than vector it up, (Seems wrong for this piece to me as it contains brush strokes) Wouldn't it make more sense to blow it up, path it and then repaint it? Did a quick repaint of a bit of the dragon and leg to show what I mean. My £0.02
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Gota a bit of free time today so I thought i'd stick my nose in. Cant this be reproduced from the image posted above? Rather than vector it up, (Seems wrong for this piece to me as it contains brush strokes) Wouldn't it make more sense to blow it up, path it and then repaint it? Did a quick repaint of a bit of the dragon and leg to show what I mean. My £0.02
Well. You go right ahead and get on that! ;D
We really only need Johnny Cage repainted though, since the dragon is pretty much done in that Illustrator file. Just convert it and drop it into photoshop with the Cage image.
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Well. You go right ahead and get on that! ;D
Lol wasn't an offer. Just offering a suggestion to enable someone with a little more freetime to get it done.
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Well. You go right ahead and get on that! ;D
Lol wasn't an offer. Just offering a suggestion to enable someone with a little more freetime to get it done.
alright alright.....I guess I'll do it. Might as well since I'm building an MK cabinet. :cheers: Gives me an excuse to pull the old tablet out.
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Gota a bit of free time today so I thought i'd stick my nose in. Cant this be reproduced from the image posted above? Rather than vector it up, (Seems wrong for this piece to me as it contains brush strokes) Wouldn't it make more sense to blow it up, path it and then repaint it? Did a quick repaint of a bit of the dragon and leg to show what I mean. My £0.02
That's a 96 DPI photograph and a resolution of only 333 x 667. I wouldn't try to reproduce artwork with anything less than a 300 DPI scan (I prefer 600 DPI). The picture posted in this thread is missing way too much detail, plus being a photograph, it is not going to be perfectly "square" like a scan.
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I dont see the problem using the original posted example as a basis for a redraw. Anatomy is anatomy at any resolution, its clear enough to get musculature and shadow from.
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very true. its probably just a lack of confidence on my part since I haven't painted anything like this.
I'll just look at it like I'm tracing with colors. lol. :afro:
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I dont see the problem using the original posted example as a basis for a redraw. Anatomy is anatomy at any resolution, its clear enough to get musculature and shadow from.
You seem to be missing the point of a reproduction, which is, to reproduce the original artwork; not simply to make artwork that passes for Johnny Cage. The best you could do from that picture is a rough approximation.
Additionally there is a lot more detail to the musculature and shadows than what you can see in that tiny picture; not to mention the small details in the eyes, ears, nose, and face in general, that you pretty much can't see at all.
Of course, it is up to the people who will be using the artwork, whether they want "20/20" art on their machine or not.
This art is difficult to reproduce by its very nature. The original source was a photograph of the Johnny Cage actor (the same actor that was used to model/digitize the character in the game). This was composited with the non-photographic elements of the art, then everything was arranged and photographed together as a complete layout; then halftoned and screen or offset printed.
If someone could get a good scan (300 DPI at least) of the original art (this can be done in sections with an ordinary home scanner, and then stitched together), then that could be cleaned up and printed from directly by e.g., Mame Marquees. That would give the best results for the least amount of effort. Even better results could be had from someone recreating the art in a vector program (very difficult in this particular case), using the scan as a source, and then having it screen or offset printed.
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Maxim, thats exactly what I thought as well.
Re-painting it will look good (depending on the artist), but it wont be true to the original.
So....if any of you guys out there with MK cabinets could, please scan the sideart. I'll do all the clean up and stitching the pieces together if need be.
PM me and let me know if you'd like to help! I've already got a document with the cabinet dimensions setup and ready to go.
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I dont see the problem using the original posted example as a basis for a redraw. Anatomy is anatomy at any resolution, its clear enough to get musculature and shadow from.
It's obvious from what has been posted above that the vector version is already skewed so that it doesn't fit correctly on the cabinet profile. Look at the placement of the Midway text.
Wade
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Im also needing the MK1 side artwork, but Im wanting it without Johnny Cage. Has the scaled Dragon been finished without Johnny Cage?
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great opportunity for MK sideart repro.
there's a NOS MK sideart on ebay, someone should buy it and scan it at a really high resolution. 600 oe even1200 dpi.
this is the way to repro this particular piece of art.
link to auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290273155367
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^^ not the same, lol.
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you're right, I did not pay much attention to the pics
my bad :banghead: :banghead:
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you could still scan in the johnny cage part of the image and place that ontop of a redrawn dragon. Would just need some trimming and cleanup.
That would save alot of time.
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I'm keeping my eye on this thread! I know you guys can pull this off!!! ;D
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Thanks for that post about the MK side art. I ended up sniping it off ebay for $2.25 + shipping. Give me a bit and I'll get a scan for ya:-) It not the same but as he said it does have johnny cage, which is awesome.
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I've been looking for this side art its the only one I'm missing besides the MK4 one can't wait to see it finished also I saw a video of mameman's MK1 machine on youtube it has yellow instead of red on cages pants is it yellow on the orginal artwork
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I would love to see this finished, it looks really damn good.
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A couple of weeks ago I promised someone that I'd scan the sides of my MK1 cabinet with the original Johnny art, but the cabinet is still trapped in my shed behind several other old cabs. I have no room to get it out or lay it down. Looks like I'm going to have to finish my neo-geo mame cab first and get it out of the shed to make room.
Sorry to frustrate you guys, but I'm on it and working as hard as I can ....
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I have no room to get it out or lay it down. Looks like I'm going to have to finish my neo-geo mame cab first and get it out of the shed to make room.
no need to lay the cab down :D
see: http://www.gamoover.net/index.php?ind=reviews&op=entry_view&iden=40 (it's in english)
PS I found most scanner does better job in this configuration thant when they are used tp-down.
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no need to lay the cab down :D
see: http://www.gamoover.net/index.php?ind=reviews&op=entry_view&iden=40 (it's in english)
Oh, useful! Thanks!
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Oh, useful! Thanks!
time to go and scan the artwork :D
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time to go and scan the artwork :D
Yeah, I could use some of that (time). Also, I don't have as much space as the guy on that website you directed me to. i still need to make room in the shed. Anyway, better go and do that rather than twaddling ...
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Just seeing if there has been any progress, Im also watching the thread closely.
Happy Holidays!
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When someone buys this I'll have the space:
(http://scarvell.net/wiki/images/5/5d/NeoSF2.jpg) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=180314387541)
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Hello, I'm new user and I search mortal kombat dedicated side art.
Have you finish your work please ?
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Hey I've been trying to upload this to LocalArcade with no success.
http://rapidshare.com/files/152352394/Mortal_Kombat_Vector.ai.html (http://rapidshare.com/files/152352394/Mortal_Kombat_Vector.ai.html)
Can someone please upload it for the rest of the community?
I don't have time to finish this project, so I'm hoping someone with 'talent' can finish it off!
I´m a Photoshoper! Got your vector.. Great job!
If you send me the original picture with Johnny Cage in high resolution so I will do some progress.
I´m not afraid about :blah: :blah: :blah:, I´m south american, so here there´s a lot of piracy to Midway fire before and insted a simple unseen MK side art... I would say: "a homage" to be honest.
Yes, also I´m new here, as I´m working in a MK cabinet, this topic got my attention.
I´m looking for a reply or a personal message from someone able to help in this dedicated sideart.
Anyway LoL... I´ve seen in the end of the topic. The link where there´s a guy scanning.
so it´s just someone with that sideart work on it. Would be killer!
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Hello, I'm new user and I search mortal kombat dedicated side art.
Have you finish your work please ?
Not finished yet - it'll take a little longer, but will let you know. My cab with the johnny cage art is still buried in my shed, but it will be coming out soon as I am now working on restoring all four of my MK cabs.
I'm currently preparing completely new control panels for my four MK cabs, with original art but 6 buttons - an extra button will be above the block button, to make two streetfighter-style "arcs" of three buttons each. Two of the cabs now have monitors - I decased a 63cm Grundig TV and a 60cm Loewe TV and mounted them as montors (input via RGB SCART), both in excellent condition. I already have a monitor lined up for the third one, but can't access the monitor bay yet to work on it (space in my shed is TIGHT).
Sooooo ..... sideart is coming soon. The summer heatwave is over now, so I am actually able to get into my shed now without cooking alive. A fair bit of re-arranging my stuff and I might be able to get it out.
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Here's another reference if anyone needs it.
(http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5830/mk1.th.jpg) (http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mk1.jpg)
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Hi
I have a damaged mk4 cabinet and I need new sideart. can anyone provide this? what if I take close up photos or scan it? can someone put it together?
xr
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Here's another reference if anyone needs it.
(http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5830/mk1.th.jpg) (http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mk1.jpg)
Always good to have more refrence's for this... I am not sure if I have photoshop installed on my new computer if not I would have a go at this...
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hi guys,
any news on this project?
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I'm downloaded a PSD someone made of the MK1 poster. If the Johnny Cage pic is good enough, all that'll need to be done then is finish the dragon.
So its close to being done.
UPDATE:
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yeesh....its pretty gnarly. I'm taking the Johnny Cage image from the reference photo and see if I can tweak it some. Because I blew it up to the dimensions of the cabinet and it wasn't that badly pixelated. A little cleanup and it might be proper.
Hard part will be finishing the dragon.
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But don't let what Im doing stop someone whose got the side art and is scanning it.
I'd much rather clean up some scans then repaint the rest of the dragon. hehe
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I got my MK1 cab out into the sun and got about 12 good photos, both sides.
Here are a couple of samples. The artwork is a bit ripped up, but the photos are good quality and you should be able to make up any gaps from the image on the other side.
If someone can tidy them up and let me have a copy of the finished product, then I am happy to email the high-res originals (3312X4416) for them to work on.
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WOW! Is that the mysterious LAI cabinet? I have never seen that before! WOW! I still ned to break out my scanner and get to work on scanning my cab for you guys. When the UMK3 restoration is done I'll get on it! ;)
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I got my MK1 cab out into the sun and got about 12 good photos, both sides.
Here are a couple of samples. The artwork is a bit ripped up, but the photos are good quality and you should be able to make up any gaps from the image on the other side.
If someone can tidy them up and let me have a copy of the finished product, then I am happy to email the high-res originals (3312X4416) for them to work on.
Hmm... the art is wrong on this one, see how the dragon doesn't extend to the bottom of the cabinet?
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Yeah, I hadn't really noticed before. The print is smaller.
However, the difference is just in sizing the picture - the art is all there (well, mostly) so it should still be useful
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anything not there can be replicated easily I think.
So if you wanna send them to me I can start cleaning them up. Once Im done then the community can have at them for sure.
I just need the dimensions for the side panel for that particular cab so I can draw it up in Photoshop to match the size.
I'll PM you my email address Zebidee.
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great news here,
gatsu rocks :notworthy:
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any news on the mk1 art?
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johnny cage is kickin ---my bottom---. lol.
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whats up with johnny cage? ;)
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Cage has been nut-punchin' Gatsu.
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Hey - so now that I have a MK1 machine it is time to finish this project.
My MK machine looks pretty empty without it. I do not like the other one available all over online.
Any one ever design any custom designs?
:afro:
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*push*
How's cage going on, gatsu?
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I gave the MK1 sideart files to Gatsu a Looooooong time ago, but I haven't heard a peep out of him since.
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sorry guys.
I haven't honestly had a chance to work on it. I've got a template setup if anyone wants to take it over though.
Just let me know.
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Gatsu send over the files i'll see if I can finish it out
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any one finished this? if you want send over files and i finish it locally
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I'm waiting on Gatsu to send me the files once I get them I'll finish the sideart and post it up
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How's it coming, Necroticart?
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good but this is going to take awhile to finish I'll post more as soon as I get something more significant finished also any hi res pics of cage of even better a scan would help out ;D
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:) This artwork and what you guys are doing is probably why I'm going to build a Mortal Kombat Cab. Reallying looking forward to progress on this side art! I wish i had the knowledge to be able to do this kind of stuff then maybe i could offer to help out!! It would be totally cool if the guy at Mame marquees could print this Mortal Kombat side art sometime soon! :)
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well after going to to this as a raster in photoshop and ending up with a gig and a half file I had to switch to illustator to do vectorize cage I'm going to attempt to do the whole image as a vector graphic and Gatsu thanks for the file even though I ended up not using it.
(http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac327/necroticart/th_Mortal_Kombat_Vectorwithcage2.jpg) (http://s912.photobucket.com/albums/ac327/necroticart/?action=view¤t=Mortal_Kombat_Vectorwithcage2.jpg)
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:applaud: Necroticart...! thats looks amazing! I'll lose sleep over that!
Just stumbled across this on ebay! If i lived in the states id have this snapped up ;D
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mortal-Kombat-Dedicated-Arcade-Machine-Turbo-Ninja_W0QQitemZ130334580770QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games_Games?hash=item1e588be022&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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The cab on EBay belongs to Mk3fan he is a member of this forum If he wants to send some Hi res pics of that outstanding cab it would be much appreciated ;D
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Its a wicked cab!
Necroticart:
Im only new to this forum and ive never used forums before is there anyway to do a search for "Mk3fan" so i can ask him to see if he can help you out with Hi res photos of the side art?
:banghead:
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you could do a search except the search option is not working saint was messing around upgrading the forums again ::) but I did get ahold of MK3fan he is going to send me out some pics of his cab and some Mk4 sideart pics of Quan Chi can't wait to get them and again thanks MK3fan for helping us out ;D
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:notworthy: If you read this thanks a million "MK3fan" We all owe you 1!
Cool Mk 4 sideart! Is that the full side art or just the side art with the small image on it? Cant wait to see that either you will have to post an image when you get them...! :) Tha nks again!
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here is a sample of the mk4. will be printing it soon
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Thx heaps for that
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here is a sample of the mk4. will be printing it soon
Thats cool xrodney! Do you print them off yourself or does someone do it for you?
A dedicated MK4 cab is itching the back of my mind!
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i am paying a local designer here in malta to do the artwork. i have an mk4 cab but it got damaged during transport. so he took some raw pics with his nikon camera, and reconstructed it. now we will print it locally. all i know is that it is coming very expensve hehe, but worth every penny.
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that looks amazing you will definitely have to post some pics of your cab when you get the artwork applied
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i am paying a local designer here in malta to do the artwork.
Malta, NY?
Encryptor
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No :)
Malta Europe. The Island
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No :)
Malta Europe. The Island
Cool To see someone else form europe here!
Make sure you keep us updated with this xrodney with a photo of before and after progress! :)
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hi, no more development on the mk1 art?
mk4 art will soon go for printing. can't wait
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I'm still working on it progress has been slow due to the holiday season and other projects good to hear the mk4 art is coming along well i'm looking forward to seeing it
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good
hope that we have a full mk arcade art soon :)
its apity that midway won't publish their art. I tried to contact them, but they said all kinds of excuses
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Hey guys, I've been receiving a bit of pressure about this artwork due to Midway Trademark infringements through a concerned (midway associated) member of this and other forums. It seems this may never get released.
Discussion?
Whether for personal use, or for public distribution, Midway cannot do anything about it so long as you do not gain financially from producing the art. If some 16 year old kid draws a picture of Scorpion because he thinks scorpion looks cook, Midway can't get all legal on that kid.
Perhaps Midway need be reminded of fair usage laws?
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I hope that you can get the sideart printed. Thats the only thing I need to make my mk1 cabinet look perfect... its a little faded on the left side. GOOD LUCK I sure would like to see that become available I'm sure there are many others that want it as well.
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>:D Been away from the forum for ages have no access to the net. still anxiously awaiting the mortal kombat 1 side art... I'll some day be able to have a dedicated mk1 throu mk4 cabinet :)
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I'm still working on a vector version If any one can get me some straight on camera shots or even better a scan I would have alot easier of a time Keep in mind I did get some shots from mike but they were to skewed to work with i did contact him for better pics but never received a response back I'm looking to do both a vector and a raster version
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I can try to get you some pictures of my one...
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thanks haruman it would be greatly appreciated
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thanks haruman it would be greatly appreciated
No prob, I'll try to get to it today, but it will most likely be tomorrow. Mine has a couple minor nicks, but nothing that should affect reproduction. :cheers:
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I can attempt to use my scanner on it (provided I can get the top off, and provided I can hold it against the side and scan at the same time).
If I can, what part do you need scanned the most?
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mostly cage but if you can get the dragon it would help alot basicly as much as you can get and again thanks
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I NEED it too scott at mamemarquees if he can make it would be awesome
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Sorry I haven't done this yet. I can't use my scanner as the lid won't come off. I need to move my cab before I can take pictures, it's currently in the corner on a 45 degree angle.
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Just get to it when you can your really helping everyone out by taking usable pics
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Just get to it when you can your really helping everyone out by taking usable pics
+1 Haruman...I'm serouisly thinking of making some custom art involving the dragon and possibly maybe another character from MK...
Thank you for all that you do...
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Thanks for all the work you guys are putting into getting this artwork sorted out. The owner of dedicated MK cabs with faded and ripped side-art will breathe a sigh of relief once it's done.
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But don't let what Im doing stop someone whose got the side art and is scanning it.
I'd much rather clean up some scans then repaint the rest of the dragon. hehe
Well Gatsu, if your offering to do the clean up I will take the time and scan my cabinet. I has scratches and stuff like that in the art but I will scan both sides. So if your missing a chunk of art you can get the piece of art you need form the other side. I don't mind doing the work of the scanning as long as I get a copy of the final cleaned artwork. Gatsu, send me a Private message.
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If Gatsu will not do the clean up I will I've been hard at work on a raster version and vector version of the artwork so a hires scan would be welcome
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I would but I don't have the time now sadly. When I originally offered to take on the project I had a lot more time. Sorry guys.
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Necroticart, and I are working together on a good printable, version of the MK1 side art. We will release it to everyone who wants it once it is ready.
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Sounds killer. Hope it comes out well.
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Can't believe it!! :notworthy: :cheers: :applaud:
Go for it guys
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I can hardly wait ... ;D
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Hey, guys I just had to post this up when I saw this. This was so funny to me. In the new Mortal Kombat vs DC game Liu Kang has a fatality where he drops an original MK game on is opponent. Apparently nobody at the current time even Midway has a repro of the correct MK side art!! LOL!!! :lol
(http://api.ning.com/files/IlsbEgXPT5Y6k4OF4FEEvE10E8G6th0QJFiL2thGyr8x-6xs6gZl3NcL4vPZbLdYnbOenru8lLg6R4SkzF1JuQsOOpJ2KZH9/wrongMKart.jpg)
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Hey, guys I just had to post this up when I saw this. This was so funny to me. In the new Mortal Kombat vs DC game Liu Kang has a fatality where he drops an original MK game on is opponent. Apparently nobody at the current time even Midway has a repro of the correct MK side art!! LOL!!! :lol
I have this on XBox 360. I'll have to look up the finishing move and try it out. Thing is, they seem to ALWAYS omit Johnny Cage when they have this cabinet in a game fatality. Wasn't the MK1 cab dropped onto your opponent in another MK installment? Maybe they'd have to pay him some money. But then again, Raiden (Carlos Pesina) is on the MK2 cab in a fatality? Hmm.
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Well I thought I would give a progress update and a small preview pic. So far it's coming along nicely I was able to get it stitched up and fit to the proper dimensions now i'm working on the blemishes and tears the most time consuming part of the project also sorry about the review pic, it's a terrible quality wise the original size of the image is over 700mb so I used the printscreen option for the preview enjoy
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Keep up the good work!
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Thanks for the update. Are you going to touch up the faded spots and make his sash red again? Looks promising.
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yeah, I planned on color correcting it I just want to finish fixing all the scratches and rips first hopefully when i'm done it will look brand new
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yeah, I planned on color correcting it I just want to finish fixing all the scratches and rips first hopefully when i'm done it will look brand new
Awesome. Finally we might see MK1 art available!
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I had a look at this today in illustrator. The cage pic is quite interesting as it looks like its a photo that was cut out and they added a thick outline all around to hide the edges. But on the plus side it make tracing easier!
Matching the 'skin' tone will be quite a task but not impossible.
Just out of interest do you guys use the eyedropper tool onto the gradient slider to get your colours for this?
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I had a look at this today in illustrator. The cage pic is quite interesting as it looks like its a photo that was cut out and they added a thick outline all around to hide the edges. But on the plus side it make tracing easier!
Matching the 'skin' tone will be quite a task but not impossible.
Just out of interest do you guys use the eyedropper tool onto the gradient slider to get your colours for this?
Yeah, when I first got my MK1 cabinet, I was like... is this a reproduction of the original sideart? Because all the pics online of cabinets you see are not usually high enough resolution to see that kind of detail (the thick black outline around Cage). Same goes for how the artwork is made up of tiny dots of color (like a pic in a newspaper). It is not easy to see that in online pics.
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Heres my attempt at cages leg. It took me a while to work out how to get that horrible pixelated look. The file was to big to be posted with the background!
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I'm using scans of the cab at 300 DPI it's about as detailed as you can get, thanks again to phalcon_2600 for the scans. Here is a more detailed pic of cage to give you an Idea of what i'm working with
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I'm using scans of the cab at 300 DPI it's about as detailed as you can get, thanks again to phalcon_2600 for the scans. Here is a more detailed pic of cage to give you an Idea of what i'm working with
Ah that would make things slightly easier!
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I'm using scans of the cab at 300 DPI it's about as detailed as you can get, thanks again to phalcon_2600 for the scans. Here is a more detailed pic of cage to give you an Idea of what i'm working with
Looks 100% accurate while looking at both this and my dedicated cabinet. I may be seeing a LITTLE more flesh or yellowish color in the skin on my cab art, but you know even my video card and monitor can affect how the pic appears. This will be great when you're all done!
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hey,
any new progress
R
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Hopefully it will not be much longer. I've got most of the major rips fixed only a few left but, I still have a ton of tiny dings and scraps that need fixed along with the color correction. i'll post pics as soon as I get all the remaining major rips covered. i'm looking to push this out in the next few weeks I have some other projects I need to work on/ update
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k update time I got the major rips fixed the rest will not take much longer. Also I did some color correction it might be a bit too dark but I can always fix it later.
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Looking good!
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Good stuff! Just out of interest are you doing this in illustrator or photoshop or something else?
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I'm using Photoshop CS4 with scans at 300 dpi I also have an illustrator version I was working on before I got the scans that I've uploaded for anyone that wants to take a look at it or what ever else I was debating on finishing it now that I have the scans. Either way I don't want it to go to waste so i'm giving it out in it's unfinished state.
Link below enjoy.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=38BFFJ4B (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=38BFFJ4B)
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Man that sucks you are Leaving this project! =( I may give it a go. Do you have the point where you pieced the scans together so I can do it in photoshop?
Also the vector file that crashed my inkscape. It looks like this was taken straight from a photo. Am I missing something?
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I'm not leaving the project I'm just releasing the unfinished Vector version I was working on. I'm still working on the raster one from the scans that I will be releasing shortly. I'm looking to have it finished no later than Monday night. As for the vector I was working on it before I got the scans , with the detail in the art a vector while nice it was going to take forever to finish. Basically photorealism is possible in vector work but it's amazingly time consuming and very difficult so GL to anyone that wants to attempt to finish the vector.
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Ya very true. You are better off using the images straight from the cab. And also the Dragon at the top of the cab is faded. Is there any imperfections in the scans like scratches and stuff that need fixed? Glad to hear you are still on the project.
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Any update on the MK1 side art? It's now Wednesday morning.. :-\
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yep it's finished ;D took me a bit long than I planned now for the difficult part getting the files hosted they are 669 mb per side If you guys want I can make a torrent just let me know what you guys think also here is another preview pic.
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I have been waiting for this a long time.
THANK YOU!!
My cab will now be complete.
Could you make it a torrent file and post the link?
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Thanks you so much i can really get started on my resto now, have a cabinet that was converted 5-6 times original MK harness was a mess got that all straitened out, got a new working proto 9 main board/sound board, and now i can start on the cabinet it self YAY!, a torrent file would be work ok, I'll seed that sucker for a long time till everyone that needs it get's it, but if we can find a way to upload it to some public place or something, it would be a lot better for posterity
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Nice to hear so many that will benefit from the restoration also on a nice note I was able to compress the files down to 547 mb using the 7z :applaud: it should help keep the bandwidth usage down.
below is the link to the torrent enjoy and GL on the restoration work.
http://www.kickasstorrents.com/side-art-file-t4213292.html (http://www.kickasstorrents.com/side-art-file-t4213292.html)
let me know if it working like I said it has been awhile since I made my own torrent
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torrent has already been deleted LOL
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yeah it's been awhile since I've unloaded a torrent missed a step in creating it will be up soon
Edit: link back up
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Dling and will set and forget and let it seed,
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Way to hang in there Necro! Thanks for the contribution!
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Thanks, Necro! I'll get down my 'hero of the day' award plaque and chisel your name on it ;D
I'm currently seeding the torrent - but I haven't had a look yet.
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Thanks a lot. Only thing I notice that might be wrong is the dragon back ground is all yellow and the midway colors seem to differ. Maybe the red at the bottom of the art looks a little iffy. Awesome job tho!
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I matched the color the best I could but i'll see if I can get it to look a little cleaner but for now this is the best I could do and honestly I wanted to get this out without spending 6 more months on it at this stage it looks great and is close to the original cab art. plus staring/ working on that yellow dragon was making me see spots
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I'll see what I can do with it to clean it up. No promises though. Not sure how I would make the dragon background at the top go from orange to yellow. You should also only need 1 side. The ppl printing it can just flip the image and print it for the other side. Another bad thing about the scans the guy gave you is that the cabinet is filthy and I can see spills or something on the dragon. The spills will also show up in the print.
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Empty
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If you flip the image the midway logo will appear backwards thats why I flipped the art and recomposited the midway logo the correct way. If you can make it look any better please do so I did what I could.
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Empty
Empty what??? file I'm sure they are packed in there any more compressed and the file might have exploded open.
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Empty what??? file I'm sure they are packed in there any more compressed and the file might have exploded open.
I accidentally clicked quote instead of edit and it wouldn't let me delete it so I put empty Would you be able to include the scans you have because my 1 side of my cab is in perfect condition and I can put my own scans with yours so the colors wouldn't need corrected.
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Coming along.. gonna take a while. A lot of problems wrong with the scans from Necroticart. There is dirt drips like something was spilled on it, some object that looks like gum, fading, and parts of the art that has scribbles all over it like it was done in paint. All of which would show up in the print and would be a disaster for anyone trying to restore their MK. Nothing against you Necroticart. So there is a lot of work to do. Just wish the cab was cleaned before scans.. would make things a whole lot easier. I tried doing the scans but some reason the piece of crap flat bed I have changes sizes for no reason at all and am not able to piee them together. My 1 side is in perfect dondition with no fading except some scratches which are very easy to remove...
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wow what scans are you looking at. the ones I put out are fixed for the most part as show in the screenshots i've been posting also make sure your gamma lvl is set correctly at 2.2 and your monitor is displaying a 6500k color temp thats why the art may not look correct. if my temps are off I highly doubt it use the burn tool to fix the gamma issues on the print
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Nice to hear so many that will benefit from the restoration also on a nice note I was able to compress the files down to 547 mb using the 7z :applaud: it should help keep the bandwidth usage down.
below is the link to the torrent enjoy and GL on the restoration work.
http://www.kickasstorrents.com/side-art-file-t4213292.html (http://www.kickasstorrents.com/side-art-file-t4213292.html)
let me know if it working like I said it has been awhile since I made my own torrent
Can someone please seed, im stuck at 55% :hissy:
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k done just got back from vacation so PC was off.
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Hi,
i need good pictures of mk2 cap sidearts. i want to make a good sideart with photoshop.
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Why waste the time they are available already. Here is a zip I put together with all the artwork you will need to restore your cab.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XUUOBHGV (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XUUOBHGV)
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Hi,
thank you for the mk2 pictures. But the pictures(full sideart with raydon and the clouds) is not 100% the same from original arcade sidearts.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mortal-Kombat-II-full-size-Dedicated-Arcade-Game-/320569303217?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa36b60b1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Mortal-Kombat-II-full-size-Dedicated-Arcade-Game-/320569303217?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa36b60b1)
here is same pictures, raydon have more collor and the clothes have not so much black shadow and more have more collors)
sorry for my bad english :)
I need more pictures from the arcade cap. That i make an 99,999999% same as arcade
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Does anyone know who this can be sent to (am talking about the finished torrent mk1 sideart) to get as a proper decal for applying to a cabinet. Will this work simply as a "send the cd" to mamemarquee.com (or someone similar) and bingo!!
Also the file downloaded as a .7z file - what does this open in?
Andrew
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.7z is 7-zip from http://www.7-zip.org/ (http://www.7-zip.org/)
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Hi guys,
is anyone seeding this bad boy at the moment?
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Cheers EvilNuff.
What about getting it onto a printed side art... any sites someone can push me in the right direction toward?
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Has anyone contracted Rich at this old game about printing these? He does great work.
Does anyone have the MK1 marquee, side and front CPO art files?
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Rich who? Got a link?
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thisoldgame.com
He's printing Super Off Road art for me and others and has taken a lot of time to make it just right. He does great work. He will print some up if enough people want them.
Can anyone upload the art file to like megaupload? Cause I don't know how to download torrents.
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Hi folks,
please seed the MK1-Torrent!!!
or is the file available somewhere else?
thanks!! :cheers:
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Please seed this bad boy!!! fantastic work Necro :applaud:
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Thanks for the contribution Necro. I'm sorry I couldn't help more.
Now...if someone could please seed this bad boy it would be much appreciated.
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Has anyone had any luck with getting this printed yet - if so picks??
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Well thanks to rodney I think i've found a good place to host this file for now.
edit link take down
Enjoy and sorry for the long wait also keep in mind I kept this original as possible but I'm working on a version with a better looking half tone background
sorry had to take down the link it seems drop box does not like a lot of downloads from their servers
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Is this hosted anywhere at the present time? Link?
I'd like to have a loo at this. If there is no link what about a torrent?
Thanks in advance! ;D
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Is this hosted anywhere at the present time? Link?
I'd like to have a loo at this. If there is no link what about a torrent?
Thanks in advance! ;D
I'm keen too guys, if anyone knows where to find it?
Awesome work BTW guys, a great effort.
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i'm currently uploading the artwork to megaupload will post links as soon as it does mmm bout an hour
Where to get these printed at,
Rich
thisoldgame.com "does great work btw"
gameongrafix.com "takes time but the result is superb"
Gameongrafix also has all the other mortal kombat repo artwork for sale, though they don't have the MK1 scan's up that i've sent them.
Here is the MK1 full size artwork scan's from this thread Enjoy
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=D9L0XLZA (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=D9L0XLZA)
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Great stuff. Thanks for uploading :)
BTW, I managed to get it via the torrent as well, took a long time but eventually trickled through. I'll keep it active for others to grab.
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Fresh print
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/6130059038_270be1e4be.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27012567@N08/6130059038/)
Mortal Kombat 1 Sideart (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27012567@N08/6130059038/#) by rxerri (http://www.flickr.com/people/27012567@N08/), on Flickr
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:applaud:
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Fresh print
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/6130059038_270be1e4be.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27012567@N08/6130059038/)
Mortal Kombat 1 Sideart (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27012567@N08/6130059038/#) by rxerri (http://www.flickr.com/people/27012567@N08/), on Flickr
WOW! That appears to have come out FABTABULOUS! What is it printed on? (type of paper AND machine)??? Looks INCREDIBLE in the pic!
;D
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Wow that looks great! Maybe make it a square to have a little leeway for errors. Looks really good! how does it look applied and will you be posting the file for us?
Thanks!
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Any updates? ???
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finally someone got this done ! congrats
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I guess it didn't turn out too well on the cabinet?
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Has anyone contracted Rich at this old game about printing these? He does great work.
Does anyone have the MK1 marquee, side and front CPO art files?
Rich here ThisOldGame 8)
I was just contacted from a local yesterday who is wanting to get the control panel art done
and I just posted an interst check over in the main
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=115998.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=115998.0)
to see what the interrest would be to silkscreen these 3 pieces.
and I have the art ready to go
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I guess it didn't turn out too well on the cabinet?
after working with this that above print dosnt look like the right size :dunno maybe its the angle.
what along back story Ill have to go through this thread again along with the new one and do up
a MK time line :lol
didnt see this posted so for those just joining us the progress continues....
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=117252.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=117252.0)
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Hey Rich, there is a problem. I got the art today and it's too big. It does not fit on the dedicated cab. All the dimensions are about 1 inch too big. I'm talking about the artwork itself, not the background. I know you extended the edges 1" to allow for some wraparound, but it looks like the entire image was stretched and not just the background. Make sense?
I'm uploading a video now, but you may have a big problem on your hands with all the people who have ordered already. Stay tuned.
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Revisions in progress.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=117252.120 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=117252.120)
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Hi all, sorry for not replying. I was busy in my new house and finally I moved all the 3 cabinets to their new place. I will be applying the mk1 art soon, after I fix some damages on the wood. I also have an mk4 sideart to apply
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7202/6959496272_45c45d4997.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27012567@N08/6959496272/)
Mortal Kombat Cabinets (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27012567@N08/6959496272/#) by rxerri (http://www.flickr.com/people/27012567@N08/), on Flickr
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Just a quick update: Heres a shot I got back of the NEW REVISED art installed.
looks like a perfect fit. So I think Im calling this done.
:cheers:
(http://www.thisoldgame.com/Pics/MKnewinstall.jpg)
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WOW, that looks great. any chance of doing he MK4 files I sent you? Dimensions should be the same as the MK1, of others can confirm pls?
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Fantastic work! :o
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WOW, that looks great. any chance of doing he MK4 files I sent you? Dimensions should be the same as the MK1, of others can confirm pls?
Ill try to look at those and try a test print soon.
Im a little backlogged right now but will report back as soon as I can
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can i get the side art file for print please, im making a new mortal kombat 1 cab from scratch an really need the art!
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He sells the sideart here (http://www.thisoldgame.com/products/mortal-kombat-side-art) at This Old Game. (his store) ::)
Scott
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yea i know the store if i buy the complete set to my cab, for the same price i can buy the real arcade here in my country
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There are other versions online, but require a lot of work before printing