JHendrix comes to SHOCK HQ!

Originally posted by FeelGood:
<strong>Great new inserts. A question though:

Any of you insert creators work with material strictly available on the net? I would like to design a few SHOCK inserts (kind of busy with other MVS projects right now though) but alas, I don't have access to official inserts or a scanner.</strong><hr></blockquote>

All that stuff for my inserts came from the net. <a href="http://www.vgmuseum.com" target="_blank">www.vgmuseum.com</a> is great when you go to the game scans section. They have AES inserts scanned in for most games. So i used some of them as a base, as well as other places online that had decent higher res pics. You just have to cut and paste what you want for it, and clean the hell out of them cause they're messy/bad scans (the rubber stamp tool is god myfriend). My SS2 insert was almost all art from other places.

BTW, some good hints, the font for Neo Geo that they use on the spine is just Arial Bold. I think it's the same for the numbers in the megs count. Also when you put that stuff in there (the numbers) if you're using photoshop have the layer cast a drop shadow, cause that's the affect SNK used when they did it.

I can help you out if you want to do some inserts for shock boxes, just drop me an email.

Peace

JHendrix

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Originally posted by Hakkun:
<strong>Who provided the scan of the Euro Kizuna?</strong><hr></blockquote>

That Scan was provided by NICK_TH_FURY.Why do you ask?
Looks like JHendrix has it down to a science if he's using internet images to produce the cool stuff he's done.WAY TO GO J
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Originally posted by BIG BEAR:
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That Scan was provided by NICK_TH_FURY.Why do you ask?
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Pure curiosity...

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Originally posted by Hakkun:
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Pure curiosity...</strong><hr></blockquote>

He's a Designer...that's the way he chose to do it...
similarities with a personal touch of creativeness...is cool IMO... I've found that all of the designers bring something to the table I like...and I apologize to those of you that I have'nt fixed your page up yet..BUT working on it...
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Originally posted by jbeedham:
<strong>Hey does anyone have a collection of high quality inserts scanned? I remember about a year ago someone was selling a CD with all the inserts scanned on it.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Dude, same place: <a href="http://www.vgmuseum.com" target="_blank">www.vgmuseum.com</a>

And most artwork SNK did for it's AES covers is available as a stand alone image you can find online relatively easily (google is god for this sorta thing). So all it takes is some Photoshop finnese and A LOT of tedious clean up if it's a bad scan which is often the case.

Oh yeah, and if you use a AES insert as a base, make sure to retype the text when you scale it up to the new resolution! This way you can read it when you print it, which is always a helpful thing.

Peace

JHendrix

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Originally posted by The Super Spy:
<strong>Hey JHendrix..
Are the inserts meant to be cut as one piece or 3? I know it's one file...
Also, I didn't see the Blazing Star insert.. Any chance to get that posted sometime soon? </strong><hr></blockquote>

You must print J's inserts out on a professinal printer that uses 11 x 17 sheets of paper and cut the printout as one piece
I suggest you take the images to Kinko's on a zipdisk and have them printed out.
I believe the Blazing Star insert is the one created by Dave White.
I did'nt list him or his insert in the menu yet..
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