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

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                MrSeven @kcoconnor76
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                @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
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                  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
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                    @mrseven Looking really good.

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

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                        Zenjiro @MrSeven
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                        @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
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                          @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
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                            @mrseven Yeah I see that now.

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

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                                MrSeven
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                                TurboGrafx16.png
                                TurboGrafx16cd.png
                                gamecube.png

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                                  DTEAM @MrSeven
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                                  @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
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                                    @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
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                                      @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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                                        Clyde @MrSeven
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                                        @mrseven Thanks for Emerson Arcadia 2001! As a kid, I owned one of the regional re-branded models named Tele-Fever. So, I'm a little bit emotionally attached to this machine. ☺️

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                                          MrSeven @DTEAM
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                                          @dteam said in New Comic Book Theme!:

                                          @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!

                                          I'm glad you like them. I'm trying to give the original logos that comic book feel. Some turn out better than others.

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                                            MrSeven @Clyde
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                                            @clyde said in New Comic Book Theme!:

                                            @mrseven Thanks for Emerson Arcadia 2001! As a kid, I owned one of the regional re-branded models named Tele-Fever. So, I'm a little bit emotionally attached to this machine. ☺️

                                            You're very welcome. I still have mine hooked up in the retro game room. I only have seven games for it because as with everything video game related, they are getting expensive.

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