Circo Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 I love the artwork, it should be amazing when finished. I didn't know about the ATI/Type X issue. My video capture rig has a 6 port ati card and I HAVE had issues with some of them. Maybe if I try my nvidia PC I can get the rest to play. ___________________________________ HyperSpin Website Admin Team Also Visit EmuMovies.com
TheIronRachel Posted March 16, 2012 Author Posted March 16, 2012 I love the artwork, it should be amazing when finished. Thanks! I'm really hoping I can score a high resolution scan of this cover to use for one of the sides. It's long been one of my favorites, but I've never been able to find a physical copy for purchase around here. Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained
Circo Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 I think that since the source is a book it would have to be redrawn regardless. But that would make for some fairly incredible sideart. I don't have any contacts at the tip of my fingers but I do know that you can hire artists out of country (Russia, India) for "relatively" cheap. ___________________________________ HyperSpin Website Admin Team Also Visit EmuMovies.com
TheIronRachel Posted March 16, 2012 Author Posted March 16, 2012 I think that since the source is a book it would have to be redrawn regardless. But that would make for some fairly incredible sideart. I don't have any contacts at the tip of my fingers but I do know that you can hire artists out of country (Russia, India) for "relatively" cheap. Even if I scanned the cover at 600 DPI or higher, then increased the size, but dropped the DPI down to 200 or 300 DPI? Still think that would be too small? Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained
RidicRick Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 I have used Alien Skin Blowup in adobe photoshop for many projects I have printed and it works great for making smaller images much larger. Scanning it at a high resolution then using blowup just might work. I have the blowup software if you need help with it.
TheIronRachel Posted March 16, 2012 Author Posted March 16, 2012 I have used Alien Skin Blowup in adobe photoshop for many projects I have printed and it works great for making smaller images much larger. Scanning it at a high resolution then using blowup just might work. I have the blowup software if you need help with it. The scan I have of the image is only something like 8x10 inches, and I need it to fit the sides of an Ultimate Arcade II panel. If you think your software can produce good results, that would be awesome! www.racheldeering.com/nightmare18b.jpg Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained
TheIronRachel Posted March 17, 2012 Author Posted March 17, 2012 If you wanna hold off on blowing the image up, I have a guy who owns physical copies of the books I want, and he's going to do super high res scans for me. Also, I worked on the cab today, and I'll be posting photos when I get back to my home office. Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained
TheIronRachel Posted March 17, 2012 Author Posted March 17, 2012 Spent a few hours working on the cab today. Finished covering the bottom panels with formica, installed the keyboard/mouse drawer, and attached the top side panels. I'll be back at it tomorrow! Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained
TheIronRachel Posted March 18, 2012 Author Posted March 18, 2012 Yesterday involved a whole lot of taping and painting. Not my favorite part, to say the least. The formica is also dirty again, which drives me crazy, but I guess I should reserve trying to clean it until the end, when there will be no more cutting or sanding, haha. I have also decided on the artwork I will use for the top side panels and the control panel overlay. An awesome contact of mine was able to scan the original magazine covers at 1200 DPI. Hopefully that will be enough to produce some nice quality artwork. This will be the left side, cut to shape, obviously. This will be the right. And, finally, the control panel overlay. Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained
chriz99 Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 I love it cheers chris [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] * taito egret 29 candy cabs * indy & star wars pachinkos 17" bartop with ledwiz rgbleds * 10" bubble bobble & galaga bartop * arm champs 2 check out hi-res backglasses * best vpin performance * ledwiz config and software
TheIronRachel Posted March 18, 2012 Author Posted March 18, 2012 I love it Thanks! Still a long way to go! Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained
naota Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 It looks cool. I like the horror theme. Can't wait to see the final product. Needless to say it will look sweet When you're in a town like this all covered with smoke, you forget that there's a world outside. Nothing amazing happens here. And you get used to that, used to a world where everything is ordinary. Every day we spend here is like a whole lifetime of dying slowly. But now Haruko is here. That's how I know there really is a world outside.
TheIronRachel Posted March 18, 2012 Author Posted March 18, 2012 It looks cool. I like the horror theme. Can't wait to see the final product. Needless to say it will look sweet Thanks! Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained
naota Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 The one thing I like is that the artwork flows and It should fit the Curves of the cabinet quite well. When you're in a town like this all covered with smoke, you forget that there's a world outside. Nothing amazing happens here. And you get used to that, used to a world where everything is ordinary. Every day we spend here is like a whole lifetime of dying slowly. But now Haruko is here. That's how I know there really is a world outside.
TheIronRachel Posted March 18, 2012 Author Posted March 18, 2012 The one thing I like is that the artwork flows and It should fit the Curves of the cabinet quite well. Yeah, I chose those pieces based on their composition, and the fact that they would flow well with the shape of the side panels. Good eye! Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained
TheIronRachel Posted March 20, 2012 Author Posted March 20, 2012 Installed back panels, speakers, and part of the t-molding. I need to get the art for the side panels and control panel printed, then I can finish adding the t-molding. Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained
naota Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 I am digging the color scheme. It looks nice. When you're in a town like this all covered with smoke, you forget that there's a world outside. Nothing amazing happens here. And you get used to that, used to a world where everything is ordinary. Every day we spend here is like a whole lifetime of dying slowly. But now Haruko is here. That's how I know there really is a world outside.
TheIronRachel Posted March 20, 2012 Author Posted March 20, 2012 I am digging the color scheme. It looks nice. Thanks! The inside of the control panel box is the same red. I thought it looked kinda like a fabric lined coffin or something, haha. I can't wait to get the art applied, so this thing really starts to look horrific! Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained
naota Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 Horrific In a good way. ;-) I think it would be cool to take a Coffin and make it into a cabinet. That would be a good idea When you're in a town like this all covered with smoke, you forget that there's a world outside. Nothing amazing happens here. And you get used to that, used to a world where everything is ordinary. Every day we spend here is like a whole lifetime of dying slowly. But now Haruko is here. That's how I know there really is a world outside.
TheIronRachel Posted March 20, 2012 Author Posted March 20, 2012 I think it would be cool to take a Coffin and make it into a cabinet. That would be a good idea It really would!! Maybe if I sell off this cabinet after a while, I'll try and do a coffin build! Someone else will probably do it before me. Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained
naota Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 Like I said it would be awesome. If i were to do that I would make sure its a classic coffin shape with silk lining. When you're in a town like this all covered with smoke, you forget that there's a world outside. Nothing amazing happens here. And you get used to that, used to a world where everything is ordinary. Every day we spend here is like a whole lifetime of dying slowly. But now Haruko is here. That's how I know there really is a world outside.
TheIronRachel Posted March 20, 2012 Author Posted March 20, 2012 So, as I mentioned before, I have a contact who was able to scan the original cover art that I want to use for my sides and CPO. He scanned the images at 1200 DPI and sent them over. Since these magazines were printed in the 70s, they used dot patterns instead of solid areas of color. This is a closeup of the image, zoomed in to 75% to show the dot pattern. All that said, do you guys think this will make for a nice print, or is it gonna look like crap? Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained
naota Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 I think that would be awesome. It would bring character to the cabinet. It would make it look like it is a Giant Comic Book. When you're in a town like this all covered with smoke, you forget that there's a world outside. Nothing amazing happens here. And you get used to that, used to a world where everything is ordinary. Every day we spend here is like a whole lifetime of dying slowly. But now Haruko is here. That's how I know there really is a world outside.
Vater Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 I agree, the dot matrix print would definitely give it character...and it would also look fantastic from several feet away. Very Lichtenstein feel to it (but actually well-drawn).
naota Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 It reminds me of the old school Pulp Comics look. When you're in a town like this all covered with smoke, you forget that there's a world outside. Nothing amazing happens here. And you get used to that, used to a world where everything is ordinary. Every day we spend here is like a whole lifetime of dying slowly. But now Haruko is here. That's how I know there really is a world outside.
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