Author Topic: My Pacman profile cabinet (finished!......99%) (Read 83887 times)

c64rulez · « **Reply #360 on:** January 13, 2006, 06:36:16 am »

Quote from: BrokenBones on January 13, 2006, 05:18:27 am

It is better than Climaxicade.

or Rectalicade. You could play Rectaliator on that one though.

c64rulez · « **Reply #361 on:** January 13, 2006, 06:41:11 am »

Here is the second version of the marquee.
Just added an explosive backdrop and made those letters neon like.
I think that with some backlight it will look like real neon. I'll post
some picture later when I'll test it on my cab

Xiaou2 · « **Reply #362 on:** January 13, 2006, 07:56:29 am »

Heya,

Just a word of warning.. you might wish to make a small paper cut out version or make a mockup of a 3/4 view in photoshop - of your cab, with all the artwork in place.

That way, you can see the full finished product before spending the money on printings.

One thing I think you may be making a mistake here, is with matching. If you are going to theme the control panel with pacman, then the whole cab would look better with a pac them.. or at least, simular attributes that better match.

If you use the Marquee as shown, then you would be better off to theme the control panel simular to that as well. Simular shapes, sizes, colors..ect.

Otherwise, it would be like a car painted differnt colors and shapes on each side... and as a whole, would seem a bit awkward... even If each side was great to look at on its own.

c64rulez · « **Reply #363 on:** January 13, 2006, 06:19:32 pm »

Hey man,
glad to see you're still checking on my progress here. Thanks.

I understand perfectly what you're saying, and if my cab was a dedicated
pac machine, I couldn't agree less.
That mockup thing seems like a good idea to me. Maybe I'll do it.

I made another cp artwork that matches the neon-like marquee (with
a matching sig

)
Any comments are welcomed .

Xiaou2 · « **Reply #364 on:** January 13, 2006, 07:40:45 pm »

That transparent neon 'look' rocks

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #365 on:** January 13, 2006, 08:18:58 pm »

That is slick ... nice work ...

Cheers.

c64rulez · « **Reply #366 on:** January 14, 2006, 02:43:50 am »

Thank you guys.
It's that ghosted monsters look that appealed to me.
I love photoshop.

DrewKaree · « **Reply #367 on:** January 14, 2006, 10:27:44 am »

The pink around those admin buttons looks like ass compared to the rest of the blue trim around every other button. It sticks out like a sore pus-filled swollen infected thumb.

I'm also not too sure about the green & red text either, but I know that both those colors looks better than pink. The yellow buttons may stand out as well.

c64rulez · « **Reply #368 on:** January 14, 2006, 10:45:41 am »

Quote from: DrewKaree on January 14, 2006, 10:27:44 am

The pink around those admin buttons looks like ass compared to the rest of the blue trim around every other button. It sticks out like a sore pus-filled swollen infected thumb.

I'm also not too sure about the green & red text either, but I know that both those colors looks better than pink. The yellow buttons may stand out as well.

And I thought I was the only one who thinks that. I guess you're right about those clit-button-rings.
I tried to make the admin rings stick out somewhat different then the others, and I ended up
with that. go figure

DrewKaree · « **Reply #369 on:** January 14, 2006, 11:40:27 am »

Try that green or red around the buttons. I think the red will look a lot better than the pink, but depending on your likes.....mebbe try orange or purple too. I think while those colors don't "fit" with the rest of it, they won't be so obtrusive. That pink is just a punch in the face.

I don't know if you get that I don't like the pink

c64rulez · « **Reply #370 on:** January 14, 2006, 12:58:21 pm »

quickfix though I'm not sure myself as for the red ABORT text
It's not like I'm flying an F-15 in combat. duh

DrewKaree · « **Reply #371 on:** January 14, 2006, 01:26:42 pm »

and what about purple for those buttons instead of yellow?

c64rulez · « **Reply #372 on:** January 14, 2006, 01:37:00 pm »

I only have one purple left...
I wish I could just shop for it locally. $:-\$
I do have two green ones (which I intend to use on the internal dashboard
as coin buttons. I'll see how it looks.

I could go PUPRLE - menu, RED - ABORT. I simply hate those tiny decisions $:-\$

Xiaou2 · « **Reply #373 on:** January 15, 2006, 07:15:18 am »

Heya, just for fun, I popped this poor mockup for you to check out. Basically, it shows how designing all artwork sides will help in the final look.

Tested an all yellow mid section, and while the idea was nice, when viewed from the 3/4 view mockup.. wasnt so hot.

Anyway, thought this might help in your designing process.

c64rulez · « **Reply #374 on:** January 15, 2006, 07:29:02 am »

Quote from: Xiaou2 on January 15, 2006, 07:15:18 am

Heya, just for fun, I popped this poor mockup for you to check out. Basically, it shows how designing all artwork sides will help in the final look.

Tested an all yellow mid section, and while the idea was nice, when viewed from the 3/4 view mockup.. wasnt so hot.

Anyway, thought this might help in your designing process.

There you go again ...

It's just great. Of course it's gonna help me, since my photoshop skillz are
currently limited to a two-dimensional world $:-\$
Thanks again, I truly appreciate your support.

As for my cp artwork, I think I've made up my mind about the admin area.
It also occured to me that this might be the name for the cab - "TOTAL REPLAY"

If i'll make it in time I'll place an order for it at a local printing service.

Xiaou2 · « **Reply #375 on:** January 15, 2006, 02:45:43 pm »

*blush*

Its no problem, was fun

How I did 3d look in photoshop:

Took the 2d pic of the cabnet side... selected just one of the cabinet pics with the selection tools. Right click, copy to new layer. Turned off the eye, so the original layer was invisible.

Next: Edit:Transform:Distort

Distort the pic so that its diagnal, much as seen in the pic i sent. There are 6 handles, and you can adjust them in many ways to get this done.

Next, I made a duplicate of that side, and slid it accross diagnally, to make the other side. Its not seen.. but it makes a places I can draw the lines to connect them together.

Use the vector pen tool, enclose a shape for the monitor for insance, by connecting the two sides. One completed, right click, and choose
Fill Path. You can adjust your path points, using the direct selcection tool.

Once the path has been filled, I hit delete key a few times, so the path is deleted.

I fill each piece, on its own layer, so that I can mess with each piece on its own without disturbing the other parts.

If you have graphics for the pieces, then you can distort them on. Or you could even draw on the pieces themselves.. or make a part seperately, then distort to fit.

Use of gradients can sometimes help to shade a solid color model, so that it dosnr look so flat. Or it you are good at shading, you could airbrush shading in. Theres many ways actually.

Of course, if you are good with modeling programs.. you could construct a cab there, make a snapshot of the rendered model, then edit that in photoshop... or even texture it in the 3d program. Ive not gotten good enough to do all that though.

Hope that helps with your creativity

squire · « **Reply #376 on:** January 15, 2006, 07:25:54 pm »

haha...

missioncontrol · « **Reply #377 on:** January 15, 2006, 11:50:26 pm »

wow Xiaou2 that mock-up looks good

Xiaou2 · « **Reply #378 on:** January 16, 2006, 12:30:25 am »

Thanks Missioncontrol

I cant take too much credit, as Photoshop makes it so easy

hehe

I believe it was the 13hr video training cd set I got from ebay that really got me going in photoshop. Tried the book route.. and just wasnt catching on. I have to see things in action I guess.

I highly recomend them to anyone wanting to get into photoshop. The seller's ID is "onelessbook". The company who makes the cds: http://www.vtc.com
(though I think you can get the cds cheaper on ebay)

c64rulez · « **Reply #379 on:** January 16, 2006, 04:24:27 am »

Xiaou2, I'm speechless. Thanks for the 3d model psd file you sent me.
Youre help inspired me a lot, and I'm now hooked on photoshop.

Quote from: squire on January 15, 2006, 07:25:54 pm

haha...

That could be a great marquee... I think ...

Yesterday I've placed an order to print the cp artwork at a local printing service, which brings me
to the following issue:

markrvp wrote to me:

Quote

On the joysticks, you can put the dustwashers under the plexi - IF - your artwork will be applied to the top of the plexi (sounds strange I know). If the artwork is under the plexi (like is logical) then you probably want to put the dust washer on top so it won't rub against the artwork where it is loose over the top of the joystick base.

Now my question is:
For the 8-ways that will mount under the MDF, does it make any sense to have the dastwasher under the MDF also ? I could recess that area a bit so it wont rub against the MDF. Will it matter ?

I simply want to avoid having those washers over the artwork. I see now that if they will, some of the artwork would get coevered ... $:-\$

DrewKaree · « **Reply #380 on:** January 16, 2006, 05:14:46 am »

You're gonna have a big honkin' hole on the top if I'm following what you're saying about putting the washers underneath the MDF

c64rulez · « **Reply #381 on:** January 16, 2006, 05:20:50 am »

Yeah. You follow correctly. Still, the dustwasher retains it's function, just under the hood.
I'm talking practical issues here. (That hole is something I need to adjust to mentally...)

Xiaou2 · « **Reply #382 on:** January 16, 2006, 05:46:25 am »

In my arcade manager days, I always popped the dust cover on top for best protection. I can see why you wouldnt want to cover the art up though.. so...

About the hole...

You could also cut out clear plexi dust covers for the top of the cp. This would keep
fingers from getting pinched in between the hole and the joystick.

Also, sand, then paint the inside of the hole black, so that you do not see the ugly wood color inside : )

c64rulez · « **Reply #383 on:** January 16, 2006, 05:54:09 am »

plexi dustwashers sounds fine to me.
I also remember some cars (twenty or so years ago) had some kind of
a leather "blanket" surrounding the gear shaft, but to clone that would
be far fetched ...

Thank you

c64rulez · « **Reply #384 on:** January 16, 2006, 01:44:17 pm »

Got nothing to do till that cp artwork gets printed in a few days, so I decided to come up
with some more designs for the marquee.
The side artwork would have to wait for after I'll be done with then cp wiring.
These are, of course, just simple layouts to be used as a guideline in creating the
real thing.

c64rulez · « **Reply #385 on:** January 16, 2006, 05:24:27 pm »

... and toying around with a BYOAC logo wannabe...

c64rulez · « **Reply #386 on:** January 17, 2006, 03:21:19 pm »

some more marquee ideas

RetroACTIVE · « **Reply #387 on:** January 17, 2006, 03:49:18 pm »

Hey.... "RETROACTIVE"... that is what I was going to name my cabinet...

Anyway... that would be my obvious choice!

c64rulez · « **Reply #388 on:** January 18, 2006, 12:51:11 am »

Thank you for finding time to comment on my project in general and on the marquee issue specifically.
Please fill free to name your cab whatever you want. None of my ideas are copyrighted.... yet.

You could also consider:

RETROCADE

RETROBOX

RETROMANIA

RETRON

RETROBLAST

etc.

RetroACTIVE · « **Reply #389 on:** January 18, 2006, 08:46:38 am »

Quote from: c64rulez on January 18, 2006, 12:51:11 am

Thank you for finding time to comment on my project in general and on the marquee issue specifically.
Please fill free to name your cab whatever you want. None of my ideas are copyrighted.... yet.

I hope I didn't give you the impression that I was bothered about the name thing.... I really like it... that's why I chose it for my user name

. I think it is an awesome name for an arcade cabinet.

I'm way past done on my cab, and because I am so inept with artwork / photoshop I went with the vanilla "mame" name for my cab.

c64rulez · « **Reply #390 on:** January 18, 2006, 09:45:06 am »

Quote from: RetroACTIVE on January 18, 2006, 08:46:38 am

I hope I didn't give you the impression that I was bothered about the name thing

On the contrary, I'm positive you're not, just as I wouldn't mind anybody using whatever I've posted here to help them with whatever monstrosity they're trying to build.

Quote from: RetroACTIVE on January 18, 2006, 08:46:38 am

I'm way past done on my cab

I wonder how many posts-old will I be before I can say that

farmecologist · « **Reply #391 on:** January 18, 2006, 04:42:06 pm »

Ha! Interesting. 'RETRON' is the name I'm thinking of using too.

c64rulez · « **Reply #392 on:** January 19, 2006, 04:43:33 am »

Yep, FARMECOLOGISTRON sounds a little annoying

RetroACTIVE · « **Reply #393 on:** January 19, 2006, 08:38:03 am »

RETRONOMICON - "Army of Darkness" theme

c64rulez · « **Reply #394 on:** January 19, 2006, 10:27:46 am »

Army of Darkness...

So many themes, so little time (and cabs (and money (and space)))

THE CP ARTWORK IS HERE !!!

I went to pick up the printed cp artwork, and as I really didn't know what to expect, I lowered
my expectations to an absolute minimum.

When I saw the results I was simply a-m-a-z-e-d!
The colors are exactly like on my pc, the printed material is kinda shiny, the neon-look
really looks "neonic", and all the hole marks align beautifly with the plexi holes.

I paid 15$ for it and whistled all the way home

This means that some cp progress should take place this weekend.

Life is good.

DrewKaree · « **Reply #395 on:** January 19, 2006, 10:36:15 am »

That artwork looks REALLY sharp!

MinerAl · « **Reply #396 on:** January 19, 2006, 11:04:19 am »

Wow.

RetroACTIVE · « **Reply #397 on:** January 19, 2006, 12:20:57 pm »

Really really cool... I'm jealous

F1r3f1ght3r · « **Reply #398 on:** January 19, 2006, 12:23:06 pm »

looks sharp!

MameMaster! · « **Reply #399 on:** January 19, 2006, 12:32:26 pm »

Quote from: Xiaou2 on January 15, 2006, 07:15:18 am

Heya, just for fun, I popped this poor mockup for you to check out. Basically, it shows how designing all artwork sides will help in the final look.

Tested an all yellow mid section, and while the idea was nice, when viewed from the 3/4 view mockup.. wasnt so hot.

Anyway, thought this might help in your designing process.

WOW....not to send you off in a new direction but Xiaou's art would look smokin' on your cab. I love it when talented people say things like "well I whipped this up just for fun"..... I wish I could do that!

Excellent neon photoshop work. That panel looks great.


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