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How to Buy Arcade Graphics Artwork Online
There seems to be a plethora of arcade graphic suppliers popping up online but how do you know whom to purchase from? Everything looks the same in a 72 dpi picture on your computer screen so how do you protect yourself and find the best deals and the highest quality product? Think of it as a buying guide for arcade artwork....Here are some things to keep in mind: 1. If something is too good to be true, it probably is. A $20 set of Donkey Kong Side art is probably not worth it. 2. 8 mil vinyl isn't better then...
How to Apply Vinyl Bezel Arcade Decal
We get a lot of questions on how to apply a vinyl bezel decal to plexi, here's an easy "how to" video for you. Our bezels come in 3 different styles 1) card stock 2) vinyl adhesive backed or 3) applied to clear acrylic We reverse print the bezel on clear 3M vinyl, back it with white vinyl, digitally die cut it and then apply it to a custom cut piece of .117 (1/8") clear acrylic and then apply iy to the back side.
Restoring Arcade Side Art
It all starts with a scan or a decent photo that is straight-on. We load the pic into a tracing program like Adobe Draw on the iPad and begin tracing each line and coloring the pieces as we go. Screen shots above - in process pic below: Here is an isolated pic of the new drawing without the background image. After the hand drawn lines are complete, we load it into Illustrator to make perfectly straight lines (like the rainbows and stars). Loads of layers and colors combine to make the final piece. When the file is complete, we...
3M & Mimaki Partner with Escape Pod Online Arcade Graphics
We were approached by 3M and Mimaki to design/build/ship a pair or arcade games for the biggest Sign and Graphics convention in the country. We were honored to build them an upright and a cocktail machine. No old school games were injured or damaged during the making of these games. Here's a look at making them... Graphics printed on JV300-160 using Mimaki Original SS21 Inks.Media: 3M SV480Cv3 Envision Print Wrap FilmLaminate: 3M 8509 Scotchcal Luster Overlaminate ISA 2016 Sign Show in Orlando, Florida Links:Mimaki - http://www.mimakiusa.com/3M - http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Graphics/3Mgraphics/Holland Computers - http://www.hollandcomputers.com/
Escape Pod Graphics win at ZapCon!
Congratulations to Annah Moore who's Star Castle Best-Looking Video Game at Zapcon 2016 in Mesa, AZ this weekend. Thank You for trusting Escape Pod for your restoration graphics! http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9754 From Annah's post: My Star Castle won Best-Looking Video Game at Zapcon 2016!!! I'd like to thank all my fellow classic gaming friends and the community for their love and support. And Dan at Escape Pod, of course, for providing the stellar side art and marquee.
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