Advice on my artwork - dragon ball z dbz cab

[Steven kurylec]

Hi guys im having trouble with my artwork!

Im building my first cab and ive ran out of wood so i thought id make a start on the art.. The cab is going to be based on my favourite game of all time - dragon ball z hyper dimension for the snes, I know its a console game but im just building what i wished i saw as a child walking into the arcades  I'll post up what ive got so far and you guys (i hope) can tell me whats missing



control panel - im hiding the admin type buttons




marquee


sorry, id embed them but im being rushed around by my girlfriend to go to a bbq
something is missing on both of them but i have no idea what, they just dont look right :-?

anyway, ill be thankfull for anyhelp

cheers

Ste

[Steven kurylec]

Just redone the marquee today, im pretty happy with it what do you think..?

[drventure]

Simple and clean.

I like it.

[Steven kurylec]

Thanks =)

Ibe been working on a comicstrip style background for my control panel.. took hours ! what do you think to this? its a start in the right direction but i dont want to clutter it..

V2



V3

[drventure]

I dunno. The comic strip layout doesn't really appeal to me, but that's just me.

I kind of liked your first "all black with the two black and white figures" cp layout you posted earlier, though.

Still, really depends on the overall look you're after. All black like that isn't going to look much like a traditional arcade machine.

[Steven kurylec]

Hmmmm im stuck then, how about a good vs evil with 2 different colour schemes the the older dbz games for the vs screen... A dbz version of the turtles style cp overlay? Thanks for the input by the way :-)

[jennifer]

   Jennifer likes the first set, a simple clean attraction draw.... The cartoon one looks a little busy to me. The buttons too seem set up
for someone who is right handed, turned like they are. I"m not left handed, But I would think that could be hard to play if one was.
   But in the end it"s all about what pleases you, and the kind of look and feel your going for.

[drventure]

Hmmmm im stuck then, how about a good vs evil with 2 different colour schemes the the older dbz games for the vs screen... A dbz version of the turtles style cp overlay? Thanks for the input by the way :-)

That could work, I've seen similar approaches before around here that looked really good.

[Le Chuck]

Comic strip is totally cluttered.  Use the first one with just the two characters in B&W and change your marquee background to B&W having only the DBZ logo in color.  Drop that same logo at 1/4 size onto the upper left of your CP to tie it together and add a splash of color.  Go with ring lit buttons like Nep used in the Two Headed Beast and call that sucker bad ass.  As for sideart I'd go simple and stick with a B&W look and color logos.  Maybe something really simple just masked over the entire side.  Example below using a Moon Patrol cab silhouette:

[TopJimmyCooks]

WTH are dragonballz?

[Le Chuck]

No idea.  Some form of candy I think. 

[Steven kurylec]

Im loving thank side art concept i think im going to make the cab more simplistic looking after seeing that! thanks for the comments im going to have a few hours on it tonight and ill post up some more stuff..

I thoght americans loved dragon ball z?! wheres the hardcore fans at  show yourselves!

[Steven kurylec]

OK revision 4 now what do you think to this ?




i need to brighten up the guy on the left but you get the jist ..

[Le Chuck]

I like the CPO where they were both on the right more better.  Buttons over faces never really comes across right.  Plus Blondie will have a joystick for a nose.  Also, all the negative space on the left gave the CP a nice modern edgier look.  Your current offering is less dynamic.     

[Steven kurylec]

I dunno for some reason I dont like the first one  probably because i just threw it together to get initial opinions, how do you feel about this concept:



based on the character select screen from the game the cab is based on:



Or another idea:




Once ive got the background right i can work on my joystick surround art.. what do you think? different shapes maybe ? still the first post?

[yotsuya]

I dunno for some reason I dont like the first one  probably because i just threw it together to get initial opinions, how do you feel about this concept:

This one obscures faces. Not a fan.

I like the advice you've been getting- simple is better.

[Le Chuck]

The orange one is bleh.  The one above is nice but you'll be taking the cab in different direction artistically - which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I do like the black and white treatments more.  Your first attempt needs some minor refinement but IMO is the most dynamic and interesting you've done to date.  Sometimes you hit it out of the park on the first swing.  Nothing wrong with that. 

[Steven kurylec]

Cheers, ill tidy up the first attempt then and go for a black and grey style , ill post up when i get the artwork fitted

Thanks everybody