Baby Pac-Man Control Panel Overlay vectorization - Done

[allroy1975]

The picture I'm working with is a little slanted, so I'm basing everything off what's on the left side of the artwork and going from there.

The arrows are a little off, but I'll mess with them and get them centered, and the ghost needs to be blacklined, but here's what I've got so far.

Allroy

BTW - this continues my work in the "pinball" stuff. 

*edit* - added picture I'm working off

[ChadTower]

Nice.  I badly want a strong BabyPac.

[allroy1975]

This is all I got done tonight.
Allroy

[rohan]

I can't wait to see what you end up with on the playfield...I hope it works. 
Here's some more pinball artwork scans you could put on the back-burner if you like:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~apronk/bttf.htm

[allroy1975]

did a little at work today.  on Lunch of course...never on the clock.   

Allroy

[allroy1975]

Update

[ChadTower]

It's Baby PacNixon.

[allroy1975]

It's Baby PacNixon.

I beleive Pac-Nixon was even less successful than Professer Pac-Man at the arcade. 

[Rook3]

Stupid technique question: How do you do the fine lines and things like the "created by..." text on the bottom? I omitted the "TM" on my art mainly because I couldn't figure out how to do it without using a font.

Nice work on the babypac!

Russ

[allroy1975]

Stupid technique question: How do you do the fine lines and things like the "created by..." text on the bottom? I omitted the "TM" on my art mainly because I couldn't figure out how to do it without using a font.

I assume you don't have a problem USING a font.  The problem comes in saving the file, it informs you that it can't save what you've done properly because it requires a font and because of copyright rules, they can't use it. 

Assuming this is the case:  Find a font that works.  This is the hardest part that I've found.  I actually need help figuring out what font to use for the large text on the right side of the CPO. 

What I've done is this.  Type up what I get.  Then use the "Selection Tool" (V) and stretch it and move it around to be as close as possible.  Once you've got it good right click (still using the "Selection Tool") and select  "Select Outlines".  It will automatically creat a <Group> in the layers list with your text under it, letter by letter.  It basically vectorizes the text for you.  Looks better than I could do. 

Hope that answers your question...and here's what I've done tonight. 

[allroy1975]

I dont' mean to toot my own horn, but I think this thing is starting to look pretty good. 

If you look at the previous pics, you will see that the bottom of the control panel (was taken in 2 seperate pictures, wasn't exatly straight on.  I compensated for this by makeing the stuff on the left match up with the stuff on the right.  IE, it's all at the same height in the final image, not curvy.  Just a little tricky but not too hard to fake.  The Baby Pac is difficult to draw.  There are lots of little tiny layers being used on each of it.  The lettering was a pain in the butt too, as it needed to basicly be done twice, as there are minor differences that couldn't be fixed by just resizing.  The pacifier was difficult but I think it looks okay.  I'm not looking forward to the YO-YO or the bottle.  Both will be a pain in the butt.  The ribbon and feet aren't hard, but time consuming for me.  I don't know exactly why though.

Allroy

[allroy1975]

Man..havent had time to do this in a week or so.  So, here's the update...I added the bottle, the legs and ribbon/bow.  Just some text and the Yo-Yo left.

[allroy1975]

Yo-Yo......almost done....might redo the inside of the yo yo and need to add the text on top about "right flipper puts ball in play"

[Stingray]

Looks like you've really caught the vector bug! Hard to believe you're the same guy who was so reluctant to start on the Roadblasters art.

Looking very good!

-S

[allroy1975]

This is it.  Done.  I may do some color matching/fixing up, but the pictures and words are all there.

Thanks to NoOne=NBA= for getting the "right flipper puts pinball in play" text.

Allroy