m_mcgovern
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Custom Major Havoc Marquee Art - voice your opinion!
I am trying to finish off my 25" 720--> Major Havoc conversion, see
this link for the first part of the conversion process
Right now, I am putting together a custom marquee that will fit the unusual 720 Boombox shape. Since this is a custom conversion, I thought I would come up with a new custom artwork design rather than re-purposing either the dedicated or Tempest/Space Duel conversion marquee artwork that is out there.
After mulling it over, I came up with the idea of re-working the rare Major Havoc poster that was done for the game's designers to be consistent with the dedicated sideart. This is the poster I'm talking about:
In order to do this, I need to draw and vectorize Major Havoc running toward the viewer. I took an initial stab, but I wasn't very happy. I had a friend of mine who is more of an artist whip up a better "spaceman" running pose. From there, I have started to convert his quick sketch into something that is more consistent with the sideart. Here is where it currently stands, still rough, side by side with the Major from the sideart:
What do you think? Good? Bad?
Am I on the right track or should I scrap it and restart?
What part of the image would you tweak?
Thanks in advance for your opinions. Don't be afraid to be honest...ultimately I want something that is going to look great, so I will do my best to have a thick skin!
I am trying to finish off my 25" 720--> Major Havoc conversion, see
this link for the first part of the conversion process
Right now, I am putting together a custom marquee that will fit the unusual 720 Boombox shape. Since this is a custom conversion, I thought I would come up with a new custom artwork design rather than re-purposing either the dedicated or Tempest/Space Duel conversion marquee artwork that is out there.
After mulling it over, I came up with the idea of re-working the rare Major Havoc poster that was done for the game's designers to be consistent with the dedicated sideart. This is the poster I'm talking about:
In order to do this, I need to draw and vectorize Major Havoc running toward the viewer. I took an initial stab, but I wasn't very happy. I had a friend of mine who is more of an artist whip up a better "spaceman" running pose. From there, I have started to convert his quick sketch into something that is more consistent with the sideart. Here is where it currently stands, still rough, side by side with the Major from the sideart:
What do you think? Good? Bad?
Am I on the right track or should I scrap it and restart?
What part of the image would you tweak?
Thanks in advance for your opinions. Don't be afraid to be honest...ultimately I want something that is going to look great, so I will do my best to have a thick skin!
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