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yet another "critique my control panel overlay" thread
severdhed:
That's awesome. I almost bought a servo stick but needed to keep the budget as small as possible...that upgrade kit looks very tempting though.I'll skip the 4 way and eventually get that servo upgrade .thanks.
I am mostly looking for opinions on the artwork. I have built many panels over the years, but this is the first time I've designed artwork for a control panel. I know a lot of you like to make graphics to surround the controls, but I'm worried about getting then lined up perfectly...and due to the size of this panel, I don't want to have to print it more than once. I had a hard enough time convincing my wife to let me print it in the first place. I know a photographer with a high end large format printer that agreed to print it on photo paper for$35, which is cheaper than staples...but still not exactly cheap.
shponglefan:
It's nice; I really like the concept of it, particularly the idea of using the sillouetted turtles. They work much better having parts obscured by the controls than typical character art.
That said, I would probably play with the placement of a few of them. I'd probably try moving Donatello and Leonardo to the left a bit, while Raphael I would move up and to the right. The main reason is to give their heads (and particularly their teeth) more room from the controls. In Raphael's case specifically, his teeth are very close to the buttons and it creates a cluttered look.
In contrast, Michaelangelo's head & facial features seems better spaced from the controls.
Only other suggestion is maybe trying a transparent border around the individual top buttons. The idea would be to create a bit more unity between the underlying art and the placement of those buttons. Right now they look like they are just floating there.
Overall, very good job especially given it's your first time designing one!
shponglefan:
--- Quote from: PL1 on September 04, 2013, 11:52:38 pm ---Bonus points if you use a green translucent trackball w. LED lighting for the "ooze" factor.
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That would be awesome. ;D
zanna5910:
--- Quote from: severdhed on September 05, 2013, 11:45:02 am ---I am mostly looking for opinions on the artwork. I have built many panels over the years, but this is the first time I've designed artwork for a control panel. I know a lot of you like to make graphics to surround the controls, but I'm worried about getting then lined up perfectly...and due to the size of this panel, I don't want to have to print it more than once. I had a hard enough time convincing my wife to let me print it in the first place. I know a photographer with a high end large format printer that agreed to print it on photo paper for$35, which is cheaper than staples...but still not exactly cheap.
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Well, if you are satisfied with the overall size and shape, print the sucker out when you are happy with it. Put little + where the middle of the joysticks to be on your actual artwork. Then, when you are ready to drill the holes, you can lay your artwork on top and make little identions or marks at the exact center of all your holes, thereby lining the finished product up perfectly.
As far as the artwork, the only thing for me is that the blue of LEO turned turquoise when the opacity was applied. I would try to ensure the correct color on the four turtles. Overall, I think its pretty sweet. A little diamond plating on the pedestal would really tie it together!
kahlid74:
You're going to point third and forth player joysticks towards the screen and not angled right?
Looks good to me.
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