Metal's new (reworked) CP/Marquee art

[M3talhead]

Well?
Any criticizm?

[oldsage]

Niiiice... I love the marquee, don't touch that... The CPO still looks like something's missing though... It needs something in the bottom!

[AmericanDemon]

Maybe a shadow rendition of akuma with bright glowing eyes.  Perhaps instead you could write Versus on the CPO as well somewhere.

[testicle187]

Where did you get that Grid background for your overlay?  I have been looking for the MAMEMarquees.com grid overlay to mess with and change to yellow in color.  Link?

[Nocturnaloner]

Lovin' it!  Simple, graphic, effective.  Like a marquee should be.

As for the grid, I bet he, or whoever mad the image, made it himself.  Grids aren't hard to make.

[M3talhead]

If you're familiar with Photoshop or GIMP, its really easy to make  a background like that. Its only 3 layers.

1. Red Layer
2. Render Solid noise (clouds) and apply a transparent to black gradient on top of it.
3. Render a grid pattern over it. In this case I used 3x3 cm.

Thats it. Takes about 10 minutes to create those layers. As for the CP, I was thinking about putting a "VS" right in between the 1 and 2 player starts, but I'm still not sure about the bottom. I agree that it still needs something, but I dont really want to put a collage of characters down there.

Any other ideas?

[Nocturnaloner]

I think you could add one more layer to it, something non-abstract that represents the concept of 'Versus'.  One thing that comes to mind is, in the negative space on either side of the word, put a vertical row of 3 or 4 different weapon types, facing in toward the center of the marquee.  Just a thought.

[M3talhead]

I've decided that I'm going to leave the CP alone as it is. I also created the front artwork and decided to go with a simple collage of different arcade logos. After a little perspective work, I combined everything to get what you see below. Not bad eh?

[BobbyG66]

Looks great.
The colors on the logos are a little distracting.
Try changing the colors to black, grey, white.
You would still see them, but without drawing the attention to them.

Well done.

[Nocturnaloner]

Looking good!

[M3talhead]

Here are the 2 halfs of the front CP. What needs to get toned down?

[BobbyG66]

Maybe try removing the yellow orange and blue.
Replace with black or red?

Just a suggestion...

[oldsage]

Here are the 2 halfs of the front CP. What needs to get toned down?

I would lose the logos altogether... The VS alone would contribute much more (i think)...
Also, lose the black in the bottom of the CPO, that way it'll "blend" better with the front...
Love it, BTW!

[M3talhead]

I agree on the black edges, but dont you dont think leaving the front panel with just the "VS" would be a little bland?

[oldsage]

I agree on the black edges, but dont you dont think leaving the front panel with just the "VS" would be a little bland?

A little... But it will go better with the whole simple design style... Maybe some symmetric design on the sides? Either some black styling like a tattoo, or something of a more "aggressive" nature...
Do i make any sense?

EDIT: BTW, how about adding a period after the "S"? Would make it a little less symmetrical, but might add a little... Just a random thought...

[M3talhead]

Hee's what it looks like with no black fog on the CP and no logos on the front.

[jfunk]

I definitely like it without the 'fog'..  The logos didn't bother me... 

Just my $0.02...