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Main => Artwork => Topic started by: emerica on August 25, 2006, 05:26:25 pm

Title: for those of us who are illustrator impaired
Post by: emerica on August 25, 2006, 05:26:25 pm: following the advice from another byoac member, I decided to use a poster for my cp overlay since illustrator is something that I just can't get along with.
Initially used black marble contact paper from home depot (insert derogatory statements here) :censored:. Needless to say the contact paper looked like something that comes out of someones anus. so to change the hideous look of my cp I ordered a superman poster from allposters.com for 8 dollars and it made the cp look a million times better.

I think that allposters.com is offering free shipping if anyone is looking into going this route.
Title: Re: for those of us who are illustrator impaired
Post by: Anakin on August 25, 2006, 10:15:13 pm: wow now thats a good idea and it looks good too...sure beats spending 60+ bucks to get one printed
Title: Re: for those of us who are illustrator impaired
Post by: emerica on August 26, 2006, 07:14:00 am: that was one of the troubles I was having besides creating the artwork. The prices are pretty high for cp artwork especially when the cp is big.
Title: Re: for those of us who are illustrator impaired
Post by: Anakin on August 26, 2006, 10:14:06 am: So how did you get the poster to stay on the CP? Is it glued or do you have a piece of plexiglass holding it down?
Title: Re: for those of us who are illustrator impaired
Post by: gamecreature on August 26, 2006, 10:19:27 am: You should put another one on the bezel. :)
Title: Re: for those of us who are illustrator impaired
Post by: emerica on August 26, 2006, 01:45:45 pm: Quote from: gamecreature on August 26, 2006, 10:19:27 am
You should put another one on the bezel. :)

I couldn't find anything wide enough for the bezel. Most posters are only 24 inches wide and the cabinet is 26 inches. I've been on the lookout for something but I think that the bezel is something that I am going to have to create for myself as well as the marquee.

Quote from: Anakin on August 26, 2006, 10:14:06 am
So how did you get the poster to stay on the CP? Is it glued or do you have a piece of plexiglass holding it down?

I have plexiglass holding down the poster although the panel was a little sticky from removing the contact paper.
Title: Re: for those of us who are illustrator impaired
Post by: releasedtruth on August 28, 2006, 03:52:32 pm: Hmmm, well, movie posters are almost all 27x40 so some superhero movie poster or maybe something in landscape format?