Vectorlist Archives: RE: Any interest in Cosmic Chasm sideart?

From: Joe <joe_at_joesarcade.com>
Date: Wed Dec 22 2004 - 17:02:01 EST

Outside of your doing this, Archer, it's probably not going to happen. BTW: I absolutely need a set!

I do have all the artwork in digital form. There are artifacts from the scanning process, but enough is there to touchup or redraw. The artwork can not be vectorized and would need to be offset printed to make it exactly like the original. Due to cost, offset printing is almost out of the question. There simply isn't enough interest to print using this method. Fortunately, Archer uses some alternative methods that come our pretty decent.

If yopu would like a copy of the artwork, I can gladly provide it!

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From: owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org on behalf of A Maclean
Sent: Tue 12/21/2004 2:36 PM
To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Any interest in Cosmic Chasm sideart?

Hi All,

I have been out of circulation for couple of months due to the pressures of
finishing off a brand new game for Sony's forthcoming PSP handheld. Many
80+ hr weeks just made any personal life disappear for past few months !

However, I can chip in here. As many may know I can produce CPO's and full
side art to the highest standards possible even on small runs - just search
back through RGVAC to earlier this year and before for a good supporting
comments. I am willing to do this so long as people appreciate the time it
takes and the costs involved, not helped by the exchange rate at the moment.

What usually prevents me doing more major art projects is the sheer scale of
the work ( I dont use vectorising, I reproduce the exact original bitmap
image at between 300-600 DPI) and the intensive amount of work it takes to
get the art from scans into a final production run. I can easily spend 50+
hrs on this alone. Theres a fair bit more to making a CPO than most
realise, everything from the original scans, editing, refinement, art repair
if needed, precise colour matching, numerous test runs, matching the
reflectivity and feel of the original, etc etc etc and then only to sell 10
copies.

However, if folks have some already partially processed art/scans I can turn
them around quicker. SO if the CC CPO art exists in some electronic form I
can make a small batch of professional quality CPO's. ( The SA would be
possible too, but I'd need a week off ! )

Perhaps next time I am in states (2nd week Jan at moment), I can visit a CC
owner and do the necessary preparation and scans to enable this to happen -
one day. But CPO's would be relatively easy over xmas, or possibly feb.

What are peoples thoughts on this ? If you can help with origination of the
art please feel free to get in touch.

Cheers

Archer Maclean.

>From: "Mark Jenison" <jenison@rcn.com>
>Reply-To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
>Subject: Re: VECTOR: Any interest in Cosmic Chasm sideart?
>Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:56:30 -0500
>
>Mark,
>
>No overlay has been made. What is on my game is an inkjet printout on
>premium glossy photo paper from my Epson 1280.
>
>The artwork looks pretty good if you don't look at it closely. But it
>still
>needed more work by someone who is a more talented graphic artist than
>myself.
>
>As for Steven Gregory making any overlays for us as a favor, I'm not aware
>of Steven Gregory owing me any favors. Maybe he owes you :-). I ran these
>overlays by him at one point and he declined. I've ran them past several
>people and either they weren't interested or the process was too expensive.
>But David seemed to think Joe could do it. May want to bring up the
>prospect of Steven doing 10 of them to David, since I haven't heard
>anything
>from Joe's camp. Seems like any attempts to get an actual overlay made
>always ends up at a dead end. After a few years of trying to get an
>overlay
>made, I finally settled on an inkjet, and decided to wash my hands of the
>entire Cosmic Chasm overlay project. I owed David an overlay, if one was
>ever made, from a previous deal, so I gave over all the artwork I did
>instead so that he could make an overlay to his level of satisfaction.
>
>All further inquires about the CC overlay may be directed to him.
>
>PS. I found your email about someone making them and to send you the
>artwork; the CC deal with David was ongoing at that time and probably the
>reason I didn't send it to you. I'm sure David would be fine with working
>with you on this as he was just as hopeful to get an overlay made as all
>Cosmic Chasm owners are.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "big dog" <catfishh@bellsouth.net>
>To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:49 AM
>Subject: Re: VECTOR: Any interest in Cosmic Chasm sideart?
>
>
> > Hi Mark,
> >
> > I did not realize that this overlay had ever been made? I know you and
> > I spoke about it many times and at one point Steven Gregory was going to
> > make 10 of them as a favor to us. Did you get some overlays made, I am
> > confused. I know there was some issue with the way it was printed, way
> > different than standard side art. It had something to do with being
> > made up of dots if I recall. I think most CC owners including myself
> > could use a new overlay and side art.
> >
> > Just let us know,
> > Mark Capps
> >
> > Mark Jenison wrote:
> >
> > >Bondavi (David Birchell) bought my Cosmic Chasm earlier this year and
>was
> > >trying to sell it on in the newgroup. Not sure if he ever got it sold.
>It
> > >had a G08-003 in it instead of the better/faster G08-105.
> > >
> > >Mine had complete art on the right side, top and bottom pieces. The
>bottom
> > >piece is the same on both sides. I believe the upper piece is the same
>on
> > >both sides as well, except that a different corner is chopped off on
>both
> > >sides. Look at the cosmic chasm flyer, as the sideart is nothing more
>than
> > >a copy of that picture.
> > >
> > >BTW, I gave all the control panel artwork files to David as part of the
> > >deal. He mentioned having the control panel artwork reproduced (by Joe
> > >Bachman, I believe), so contact David if you want to know more about
>it.
> > >
> > >Picture of what it looked like (with reproduction overlay artwork
> > >installed):
> > >
> > >http://users.rcn.com/jenison/pics/cosmicchasm.jpg
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "oll" <lists@arcadeoll.com>
> > >To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 5:53 AM
> > >Subject: VECTOR: Any interest in Cosmic Chasm sideart?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Hi,
> > >>
> > >>Right my first thought would be getting Archer to do this. I *haven't
>even
> > >>spoken to him at this point* but i'll phone him tonight.
> > >>
> > >>What this would need would be someone to scan in their complete art
>and
> > >>
> > >>
> > >pass
> > >
> > >
> > >>the files onto him.
> > >>I'm guessing someone with partial crappy art would also have to pull
>some
> > >>
> > >>
> > >of
> > >
> > >
> > >>their artwork off and send it to him for colour matching.
> > >>
> > >>Anyone interested in this? I haven't a Cosmic Chasm but I want one -
>and
> > >>from researching it appears nearly all have totally shot artwork.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>oll
> > >>
> >
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