Artist's Corner > Universal Game Case Covers
New Genesis/Mega Drive covers....
ShoothimNow:
To clear any confusion
--- Quote from: ShoothimNow on November 06, 2010, 11:52:39 PM ---I think the dimensions of his case are wrong, because you can notibly tell from the cover above it
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The Imandix 3D case seems to be thicker than other's previews. Not the cover itself =P
djshok:
--- Quote from: ShoothimNow on November 07, 2010, 02:19:34 PM ---To clear any confusion
--- Quote from: ShoothimNow on November 06, 2010, 11:52:39 PM ---I think the dimensions of his case are wrong, because you can notibly tell from the cover above it
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The Imandix 3D case seems to be thicker than other's previews. Not the cover itself =P
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That's probably it. Imadix has a lot of different case sizes to choose from, some are thicker which is probably what's causing the letters to appear wider. Here's a stock photo of the original, you can really notice the difference on the "N"
Not that it's a big deal or anything. I just figured this is one of the few sites on the net where we can really appreciate perfectionism, or closeness to it ;D
The cover is great though, I really like the screenshot arrangement on the back. Great stuff! I'll be printing this one off for sure once it goes up.
tiktektak:
I just meant that as shenske has made this template personally that he surely did take some time and made it as close as retail looking as possible. I really think one can say he knows what he is doing. ;D
shenske:
The font i used in fact is slightly thicker than the retail version used. I used a font instead of cutting it from a cover scan so it would be vectored. The Genesis, 32X and Game Gear all use the same font with varied thickness in the lettering with each game system. I felt since fonts are vectorized (even though it is slightly off) using the font outweighed using a raster cutout of the logo from a 15 years old cover scan.
djshok:
--- Quote from: shenske on November 07, 2010, 08:32:20 PM ---The font i used in fact is slightly thicker than the retail version used. I used a font instead of cutting it from a cover scan so it would be vectored. The Genesis, 32X and Game Gear all use the same font with varied thickness in the lettering with each game system. I felt since fonts are vectorized (even though it is slightly off) using the font outweighed using a raster cutout of the logo from a 15 years old cover scan.
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Ah cool, yeah that makes sense. Which font did you use, if you don't mind me asking. I've searched through all the Copperplate varations and found that the Copperplate SSi bolded, with a bit of scaling looks exactly like the one Sega used back in the day. If you guys are interested, you can grab it here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ELWWKY5E
And I'm sorry if it came off as me questioning your work, that wasn't my intent. I have nothing but appreciation for the high quality of your creations. I only intended to give irvgotti some feedback, and now contribute the font to the community.
Cheers.