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Main => Artwork => Topic started by: allroy1975 on June 21, 2005, 03:21:29 am
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I'm specifically looking for the big sticker that went on the back of the cockpit cabinet. I just got an upright and I think that sticker would look AWESOME on the side of an upright cabinet. Vector if possible...I'm asking an aweful lot.
Thanks
Allroy
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Why not restore the cab and install the System 1 sideart?
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I just think the stuff on the back is way cool looking. I could easily do the system one, I just think it's plain and kinda ugly. And expensive ;)
Allroy
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That cabinet is so cool...I never knew that they even made a cockpit version of RoadBlasters, and it's one of my favorite games. The cheapest route is to buy a used NES cartridge for $3 with the art still on it. Scan that at like 1200 dpi or higher, enlarge it, and do a little clean-up. The artwork on the cartridge is nearly identical.
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That's a great idea, I looked at a cart on ebay though and it looks like the sides of the words are cut of...I'll have to check out other systems...
Allroy
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Anyone think they could clean this up and vectorize?
I suck at vectorizing.... :(
Allroy
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are you kidding me? I thought guys would be dying to do something like this for me. lol!
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You're really going to need a cleaner picture to use for vectoring it. Neat artwork. I may give it a go if you can come up with a better original. Feel free to PM me.
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Here's a very compressed version of a quick MS Paint mock-up, but StingRay's right...you're sourcefiles are too small. I could send you a somewhat cleaner version of this and you could try filling in the blanks, but it won't be accurate for sh*t. I'd buy the Road Blasters NES box and scan it for a decent sourcefile. Good luck, and I'll keep my eyes peeled for other sources.
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That's what I'll have to do.
Of course if you like it you can use it too....
I'm off to ebay!
Allroy
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alright, it'll be here mid next week.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8152301626
Allroy :D
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I had a little time to kill this evening so I thought I'd see if I could do anything with the pic that you posted. The fine details are just too fuzzy. Scan that box that you bought and I'll try again with that pic.
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I shall start thanking you now. I'll scan it as high as I can.
What Res would you prefer?
of course it won't be here until next week..but that doesn't mean I can't be excited! :)
Allroy
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I got it today! even on the box that little space ship doesn't look too clear, but I think it's doable.
what's a good resolution? I'll scan it as soon as I get home.
WOO HOO! that was some fast shipping...I'll have to leave posative feedback.
Allroy
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Okay, it's 1.3mb.
http://pac-mat.com/Projects/RoadBlasters/NintendoBox.jpg
What do you think of that? Vectorizable?
I know some of you guys work real fast, and (to me) this one looks easy in comparison to some stuff people do around here. I'm hoping it's not too hard. Let me know if there's anything else I can do..... :)
Thanks
Allroy
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That one looks about a zillion times better than the other one - I'm pretty sure I'll be able to use it. I'll work on it tonight when I get home, but I have to warn you, my air conditioner is broken and I'm not likely to get a huge amount of work done at home until it's fixed. I'm on vacation all next week so I'll likely knock it out then, unless someone else wants to jump on it before then.
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Messed around with it some after work yesterday. The new scan is much, much better than the first picture, but it's still pretty fuzzy in spots. In some area I was just taking my best guess, so I suspect that if you're after 100% accuracy, this isn't going to do it for you. In any case here's a jpeg of what I got done last night:
(http://www.stingraysmadness.com/images/photoalbum/19/RB-Preview.jpg)
Edit: looks like the forum software shrank it down and made it look pretty crappy. Here's a direct link to the full sized pic: http://www.stingraysmadness.com/index.php?module=photoalbum&PHPWS_Album_id=19&PHPWS_Photo_op=view&PHPWS_Photo_id=178
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holy crap that looks nice! :o
No, I'm not really looking for 100% accuracy just something that'll look really nice on the side of my cabinet. Even though it should have the standard System 1 "ATARI" logo, that just doesn't do it for me. It's a dedicated cab, and I'd like to have dedicated artwork. :angel:
and when I say I'm not looking for 100% accuracy I mean like..once the Nintendo logo is removed, if there's a way to just pencil in some other smoke lines, that'd be cool. I assume that can be done....but I draw stick figures...so...I couldn't do it ::)
Anyway, I think it looks great so far, and again, thanks!
Allroy
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and when I say I'm not looking for 100% accuracy I mean like..once the Nintendo logo is removed, if there's a way to just pencil in some other smoke lines, that'd be cool. I assume that can be done....but I draw stick figures...so...I couldn't do it ::)
Yeah, that won't be a problem. The area on the bottom left side of the preview that I posted was partially covered by the "liscenced by Nintendo blah, blah, blah" stuff so I just had to wing it in that spot. I can do the same under the seal. Anyway, glad you like what I did so far.
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I think it's awesome!
I know almost nothing about vector art, how will you do the color fades?
Allroy
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Illustrator allows you to fill with gradients, although I don't use that feature very often. I'll probably have to fiddle with it a bit to get it to come out the way I want it.
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hey it look's promising.
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Last night's progress:
(http://www.stingraysmadness.com/images/photoalbum/19/RB-Preview2.jpg)
Click here to view the full sized image (http://www.stingraysmadness.com/index.php?module=photoalbum&PHPWS_Album_id=19&PHPWS_Photo_op=view&PHPWS_Photo_id=179)
I wish the forum software wouldn't shrink the pic down like that, the full sized pic looks much better.
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again, it's looking AWESOME! I want to help! I'm going to print out the Vector Art tutorilal by Frosty today and try AI when I get home. If I vectorize the "RoadBlasters" (word I mean) can you import it?
Allroy
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If you want to do the Roadblasters word, please feel free. :)
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alright, I got caught up in the action. I went for the explosion instead of the words.
How's this look?
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Geez....letters are harder than I thought...you have to be really exact on them or they look poopy...like this:
Doesn't seem like it should be that hard to trace....
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Here's what I've done. Someone tell me honestly how it looks.
The bottom hasn't been done. Everything that looks clear has been done.
Stingray: Where'd ya go man!? :)
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I'm pretty happy with how this is turning out. :)I can't beleive how close I was able to get on the shading! :)
I wish someone would comment on this. It's depressing going it alone. Sice STINGRAY seems to have perrished in the heat. ;)
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I'll comment on it Allroy!
It's looking really good so far. Hopefully stingray will make a return and hook you up with the rest! Maybe he doesn't need to since you are doing so well!!!!
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Stingray, I could really use the stuff you've done. :)
I think it's coming along VERY nicely....especially considering it's my first real try with AI. :)
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Alright, all I'm missing now is the stuff that that Stingray did. and a few other very small things.
Would I be considered insane if I tried to find his phone number and call him? hasn't replied to this thread in over a week. I'd rather not re-do the stuff he did, but I also don't want to come off as a lunatic.
Has anyone seen Stingray around at all?
Anyway, check it out:
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Maybe he doesn't have the internet, he said he would be on vacation. Nice job btw allroy, you've given me hope to try learning AI again.
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holy crap...he said he was on vacation, and for some reason I took that to mean he'd be sitting around working on the RoadBlasters vector....lol I'm an idiot.
well, thanks for pointing that out to me. :)
Allroy
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Actually I did intend to work on the Roadblasters art while I was on vacation, but my wife & I sort of impulsively decided to get out of town. This is the first day I've had internet access since the first. Sorry I didn't get any more done for you, but it looks like you did very well on your own. I think I have that .ai file on the USB memory stick that I have in my pocket. I'll get it to you ASAP.
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I love you.
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I love you.
did you read is post ??? he was talking about himself and "Madame", is maried ;D ;D
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but he obviously doesn't love her. That's why he's vectorizing for ME! HA!
okay...i'm sure he loves her and that's why he left town with her instead of staying for my artwork...but I meant it in a platonic way.
no....really! I did!
Allroy
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I think it's better if we're just friends Allroy. ;)
Sent you the other Illustrator file this morning.
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Hey Allroy, as soon as you finish putting the parts that you did together with the parts that I did be sure to upload the finished artwork to the arcade art library. I just came across a guy on Atari Age who is looking for this artwork too.
http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=72681
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NO WAY! I'm not sharing!! >:(
Just kidding. :)
That's amazing. Kinda sucks though, i would have rather vectorized his side art. :)
I'm excited about posting my first vectorization to the library!
Allroy
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Can anyone help with this? I don't know how to make the white explosion in the middle of the pictures. It's just a bunch of dots. what's the easiest way to accomplish this look?
Thanks
Allroy
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Can anyone help with this? I don't know how to make the white explosion in the middle of the pictures. It's just a bunch of dots. what's the easiest way to accomplish this look?
I'm affraid you will have to trace a "bunch of dots" :angel:
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Yup, I agree with Zorg.
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Just saw this thread. Too sweet. I just picked up a (not working) R.B. upright with no sideart. If I get it going, guess what'll end up on the sides? ;D
(I need a marquee, too, if anybody happens to have a good one sitting around. Mine's faded.)
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I can scan mine, it looks pretty good, and I've gotta take it off to change the light anyway.
I don't know if you wanna vectorize that...maybe I will. Getting a little burned out on the RB thing though. ;)
Allroy
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The color fades look great. But the bottom right corner loks a little off. Is something missing?
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yeah, SMOKE!
I can't draw for anything though, so I can't make some new good looking smoke lines.. :(
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I played a Roadblasters sitdown a few weeks ago... it's cool, has a fresnel lens in the screen so the screen looks really big, even in the narrow cockpit.
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I've never seen a RB cockpit- didn't know about the fresnel lens. I always loved the effect the fresnel gave MACH 3 in the cockpit I played it in- especially the way it blurred around the outside edge of the screen if you moved your head the wrong way. Somehow made it seem more real, though I don't know why that should be.
Allroy- would be dope if you did the marquee. The library needs a full art package for this game. (and I need the marquee!)
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ha! You guys thought I'd quit!
Nope...just kinda lost interest for a little bit.
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Here's what I've got. I'd apprecaite comments as this is just about done. Almost how I'm going to send it off to the printers.
From what I can tell from the low quality images that appear in these forums, it looks great. I'd be happy with it, if I were you.
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Okay, touched up a few things..faked a few things (like all those tiny dots. I just couldn't do it..so I made the desired effect with Radial white to black fade) and I think I'm happy with it.
I'm sending it to the printers today.
Hopefully I'll have the artwork installed by the end of the week and can have posted pics. :)
Thanks Stingray!
Click the file name under the picture to view it large.
Allroy
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Allroy- would be dope if you did the marquee. The library needs a full art package for this game. (and I need the marquee!)
When I looked closely at the condition of my marquee, it was obvious that this needed to be done. It's been scanned, stiched and the vectorization has begun.
Allroy
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well holy crap. I don't like to brag but I think the marquee is beautiful. as for you guys who gave advise on how to make all those little dots, I really apprecaite the advice and still have way more respect for you than I do for the average joe, but I went in a different direction. I went ahead with fades and accomplished virtually the same thing. Granted up close they look different, I think mine looks BETTER than the original. :)
Maybe not on the side art, although I think it looks good, this marquee is AMAZING. :)
However, I do have a few color questions. My marquee is a POS. it's got colors faded and burned, and I can't tell a few things. the top of the marquee (pinched between the wood of the cab and the metal of the marquee retainer) is clearly a different shade of blue than the rest of the sky. So I went with that blue for the whole sky. now..in the middle there's an exlopsion (like on the side art) and it's got lines coming out of it (like on the side art) but I can't tell if the stuff that LOOKS like it SHOULD be white actually fades to yellow closer to the explosion. If anyone has some idea and can confirm that this should or should NOT have fades in it. As it is, everything is pristine white. I think it looks DAMN good. :)
So..without further ado...
(http://pac-mat.com/Projects/RoadBlasters/RoadBlasters%20Marquee5.jpg)
Not bad, eh? of course these are shrunk down by the board. Download them and check them out.
in contrast here's what I started with:
(http://pac-mat.com/Projects/RoadBlasters/RoadBlastersmarquee.jpg)
Allroy
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If only I could get over that damn learning curve in illustrator! :'(
I'd be spitting stuff out like this left and right. That looks really good...So what's your next artwork project?
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I just started doing a Pac-Man T-shirt....I wanna put it on my Spare tire cover on the back of my car....I just hope the guy doing my printing can do something like that....either way it's going in the vector library. It's that goofy shot of him giving a thumbs up. :)
I think I might even be getting better at AI! :)
Allroy
Edit....this was it...Easy.....
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so then next I think I'm gonna do some pinball side art. :)
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Sweet! Thanks, man!
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Allroy: Great stuff, are you gonna submit to the arcade art library?? I might be tempted to grab the marquee image for a spare for my System1 inspired cab...
Oh, and nice Pacman t-shirt, I've got one of them :)
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However, I do have a few color questions.