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    MrSeven @Zenjiro
    last edited by 8 Jun 2021, 22:34

    @zenjiro said in New Comic Book Theme!:

    Experiment, try different things, and have fun doing it. Anything you create I do not mind adding to the repo if you want.

    If you think that anything I post is worthy, please do. I have been experimenting a lot with different things now that I have the basics down. The UNDO button is my friend!

    Even easier than that. Just color each letter as you type it. Avoid doing anything to the Text Layer as if you try to say use the "Fill/Bucket Tool" it will "Rasterize" the text making the text un-editable. So you want to use the Text Tool's color change options. As for the Dotmatrix I am again lazy and I find that the Black Dotmatrix is my go to, and I just simply change the opacity to match what I want.

    I didn't think that one through before I asked. My thought was on how to add multiple colored gradients and then it hit me to just select by color of the text and so I did this:
    psp.png

    However feel free to experiment and add multiple dotmatrix layers, different gradients and others.

    I would like to complete all the graphics for the Astrocade. I followed your post on the newsprint filter and mine looks like this:
    comic.png
    It seems off to me. Is it because there is too much black and bright yellow or did I miss something?
    Thanks again!

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      Zenjiro @MrSeven
      last edited by 9 Jun 2021, 00:25

      @mrseven Nope that is just the nature of having all Black, White, and Yellow backgrounds. I ran into the same problem. It just happens to the really old systems like the Atari800, some NES games, and other very old archaic systems.

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        kcoconnor76
        last edited by kcoconnor76 6 Sept 2021, 16:42 9 Jun 2021, 15:38

        Is there any artwork for "Solarus"? There was artwork in the default Carbon theme, but I didn't see any in the new Comic Book theme. If there isn't any artwork, would it be difficult to create?

        Thanks.

        Here is the project: https://www.solarus-games.org

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          MrSeven @Zenjiro
          last edited by 9 Jun 2021, 17:30

          @zenjiro said in New Comic Book Theme!:

          @mrseven Nope that is just the nature of having all Black, White, and Yellow backgrounds. I ran into the same problem. It just happens to the really old systems like the Atari800, some NES games, and other very old archaic systems.

          Glad to hear and know that I'm on the right track then. I was looking for an overlay to try but can't seem to find one for free. Have you tried that at all?

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            Zenjiro @MrSeven
            last edited by 9 Jun 2021, 17:41

            @mrseven Not sure what you mean by the "Overlay." Are you talking about something for GIMP or something for EmulationStation.

            Or are you talking about the Overlays that are used in projects like Retroarch? I typically use what is available on the BezelProject or on Screenscraper using the Skraper program or just manually pulling off the site.

            @kcoconnor76 If I get around to it I can try and whip something together. No ETA on it. I will post it here when I get around to it.

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              MrSeven @kcoconnor76
              last edited by 9 Jun 2021, 17:44

              @kcoconnor76 said in New Comic Book Theme!:

              Is there any artwork for "Solarus"? There was artwork in the default Carbon theme, but I didn't see any in the new Comic Book theme. If there isn't any artwork, would it be difficult to create?

              Thanks.

              Here is the project: https://www.solarus-games.org

              Because of Zenjiro's video, these things are becoming addicting. I tried a few different variations. Perhaps one of these will work?
              solarus1.png
              solarus2.png
              solarus3.png

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                MrSeven @Zenjiro
                last edited by 9 Jun 2021, 20:44

                @zenjiro said in New Comic Book Theme!:

                @mrseven Not sure what you mean by the "Overlay." Are you talking about something for GIMP or something for EmulationStation.

                Or are you talking about the Overlays that are used in projects like Retroarch? I typically use what is available on the BezelProject or on Screenscraper using the Skraper program or just manually pulling off the site.

                @kcoconnor76 If I get around to it I can try and whip something together. No ETA on it. I will post it here when I get around to it.

                I was thinking of a newsprint overlay for the comic instead of a newsprint filter. Like the dot matrix used for the logos. I was curious to see how one would work over all the screenshots and then the comic border as the top layer. It still would change anything on the black areas though.

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                  kcoconnor76 @MrSeven
                  last edited by 9 Jun 2021, 21:02

                  @mrseven Very nice! Thank you very much! The first one looks very good to me.

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                    MrSeven @kcoconnor76
                    last edited by 9 Jun 2021, 23:40

                    @kcoconnor76 said in New Comic Book Theme!:

                    @mrseven Very nice! Thank you very much! The first one looks very good to me.

                    You're very welcome. Glad you liked.

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                      MrSeven
                      last edited by 13 Jun 2021, 17:48

                      I have been playing around with some variations. Keeping the comic book feel along with the original logo style like this:
                      CDi.png
                      Let me know if you would like me to post them here.

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                        Zenjiro @MrSeven
                        last edited by 14 Jun 2021, 01:52

                        @mrseven Looking really good.

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                          MrSeven @Zenjiro
                          last edited by 14 Jun 2021, 23:02

                          @zenjiro Thanks. Here's a few more:
                          3do2.png
                          GameGear.png
                          system.png
                          I'll post more later.

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                            Zenjiro @MrSeven
                            last edited by Zenjiro 14 Jun 2021, 23:04

                            @mrseven dang dude, looking super sharp. For the Jaguar one I think it would look better with the "64-bit" on top of the dot-matrix layer

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                              MrSeven @Zenjiro
                              last edited by 14 Jun 2021, 23:11

                              @zenjiro appreciate it. I had thought about that as well. I wanted to put the eyes in there as well but they don't look good unless they are are on a black background
                              Jaguar2.png

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                                Zenjiro @MrSeven
                                last edited by 14 Jun 2021, 23:12

                                @mrseven Yeah I see that now.

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                                  MrSeven
                                  last edited by 15 Jun 2021, 16:26

                                  a few more:
                                  lynx2.png
                                  channelF2.png
                                  system.png

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                                    MrSeven
                                    last edited by 16 Jun 2021, 13:36

                                    TurboGrafx16.png
                                    TurboGrafx16cd.png
                                    gamecube.png

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                                      DTEAM @MrSeven
                                      last edited by DTEAM 16 Jun 2021, 14:10

                                      @mrseven

                                      Great job!!! Impressive
                                      See here for systems list : Request for artists working on themes - needs for (lr-mess/MAME) additions . All those systems working well with lr-Mess / Mame standalone but are not supported by official themes. Sadly, they are orphelins !!

                                      We are working ( @folly, @valerino, @dteam) on the development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone. Now, It's a pretty mature process and We would like to know if some artists who are working on themes are interested to work on some systems and added those to their themes. Here, we are focusing on handheld systems and some keyboardless consoles.

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                                        MrSeven @DTEAM
                                        last edited by 16 Jun 2021, 19:26

                                        @dteam Thanks! All credit goes to Zenjiro for making a video explaining how he created his comic logos and I kind of went from there. An artist I am not but I do have fun making these logos and trying to figure things out. I might have a crack at some you are needing when I'm done with the ones I want to make. Coincidentally, I was working on an Arcadia one and a few posts up, there is an Astrocade logo I posted but here is a slightly different variation:
                                        astrocade.png
                                        Arcadia2001.png

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                                          DTEAM @MrSeven
                                          last edited by DTEAM 16 Jun 2021, 19:41

                                          @mrseven
                                          I like your artistic touch with logos like the F with Channel F or the cube with Nintendo Gamecube and the 3 colors with Emerson!

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