Hori Real Arcade Pro N Hayabusa Skin Custom Art

How To Skin Your Fight Stick

Hello, I made this guide for people who would like to customize their fight sticks. I tried to encompass all steps from the beginning to the end. I do this kind of stuff for a living so all these tips come from working experience. I cover the physical application of the pare and the file preparation in a

I have an imported Hori RAP4 hayabusa but the general steps apply to most fight sticks.

Disclaimer: I'thousand not responsible for whatever impairment to your stick from following these tips.

Summary before nosotros start the application tutorial

Please do not apply artwork you don't accept permission to use. Official fine art is usually off-white utilize and commissioning an creative person is your best choice. Here is a link to Focus Attack'southward stick templates. Make sure the completed image has a bleed around it. There's a section on commissioning tips and recommendations at the stop.

Whether you desire to modify the artwork once in awhile or continue information technology forever. There are unlike vinyls with different class of tackiness, information technology's worth asking about removable/changeable adhesives, otherwise they usually print on a permanent agglutinative. **If you are not ordering from a identify that specializes in vinyl skins make sure they laminate your slice or you'll be replacing it in less than a twenty-four hour period lol.**

I have a plexiglass cover on my stick

What are you lot reading this for, impress it yourself on paper or something and stick it under the glass. These are usually the easiest sticks to skin.

Prepping your stick

These steps and images are based on my Hori. Your'southward may differ and then please adjust your steps appropriately. I assume you have some knowledge with basic tools here. **I'll do my all-time to address potential differences.

Remove the screws holding the metal plate in identify, i recommend doing it in your lap and so the balltop doesn't go in the mode. **some sticks are front panel removable.

The goal here is to remove the buttons and the joystick ball/dust washer. I highly propose labeling or making a diagram of which wires pb to which buttons along with any other important details. **some sticks have no colour coding on the wires.

Pull out all the wires advisedly, employ pliers if necessary. **some sticks have very gummy plugs please be careful here.

Pop out the buttons by pressing on the tabs while pushing the push housing out. I recommend using a screwdriver or something to press the tab in for you. **again be conscientious here, i broke a tab on my Sanwa buttons by pushing too hard

For the joystick use a coin or a flathead screwdriver and while holding the balltop with your other hand plough the shaft counterclockwise, like any other screw, and unscrew the balltop.

Now the front panel of your stick should be free of obstruction, be certain to clean the front, any oil from your fingers or residue tin can make the vinyl hard to stick.

Vinyl Application

Take your piece and if it's not already done, cut out the holes for the stick and buttons. **if y'all're unsure cutting the holes smaller rather than bigger.

Line upwardly the holes, if your prototype was congenital with a bleed you won't take to worry nearly the outside edges, which is how it should exist.

Tape the middle lengthwise with masking record/any tape that doesn't tear or leave residue.

i used washi record in this one

Skin the liner off ane side of the vinyl and cut information technology carefully, put something underneath if necessary to avert cutting into the plastic.

pare the vinyl upwards and so -> cutting the liner abroad

Lay the vinyl down carefully, eye outwards and utilise a rigid card to lay it downward

Now remove the record and cease up the residuum of the vinyl ** brand certain you lay it down apartment and beginning from middle out to avoid bubbles and stretching

At present using an xacto knife or similar, cutting the excess vinyl around the push button holes.

Be sure to firmly smoothen down the edges i more than time before cut the outside edge

Smooth it all downward one more time and you lot're finished !!!

Clean Up

• Put the dust washers in and screw the balltop back on. **Don't forget to tighten the shaft
• Skid the buttons dorsum into the plate carefully, sometimes yous have to press really hard, and reattach the wires co-ordinate to your diagrams/labels
• Washed! Admire your handiwork

File Grooming

In one case yous have an illustration OR want to piece together something on your own with photoshop.etc hither are some tips and printing specific instructions. Photoshop skills are highly recommended.

• Remember to download the template for your stick from focus assail you should accept a .psd file
• When you open it the top visible layer take instructions that are worth reading. Once yous're done y'all can hide the layer to reveal the actual template underneath.

Practise NOT use any unofficial art/stealing fanart that you do not have permission to use. Its rude.

For this example I am using a slice from my friend Aurahack

movement the image around on the template as you like

If you're the artist, go on the template layers intact and work with the buttons/holes, not around them. I plant the artwork looks the best if it flows naturally with the functions of the stick.

example of how the crop looks

POINTS/TIPS TO Keep IN MIND FOR Print

1. Delight make certain the prototype extends to/beyond the bleed, which is the red line in that location.
2. Recollect impress works in CMYK not in RGB so fix the color space of your artwork accordingly. You will likely lose bright strong colors, CMYK has a much lower gamut than RGB.
3. The resolution in the template is already set DO Not change information technology or your print will look similar garbage.
4. It needs to be 300dpi for most printing places. And then please ensure your image is large enough, if y'all need to upscale it information technology will likely look bad in one case its printed.

Vinyl specific notes

• Remove the screw holes and gray and red outline earlier printing. You don't want those on your printed piece. These lines are specifically for sending your artwork to be printed at Focus Attack.
• For DIY purposes I proceed the button holes at that place to cut them out myself, as you tin can probably see on the application tutorial above.

How the final art sent to impress looks

Commissioning Artwork

I would recommend commissioning an artist to make you an illustration for your stick. It can exist unique to you and working together on a project like that is fun for anybody. Feel free to ask the artists listed below or any artists you know. Non anybody's slots are open all the time, only inquire them if you're interested.

@amadeus46art : ✦ ✦

@mynare : ✦

@lonerurouni187 : ✦

@azuumori : ✦ ✦ ✦

@aurahack : ✦ ✦ ✦

@SinKiske : ✦

Commissioning a full illust at 300dpi is normally enough to put on your stick, only let the artist know what its for.

Thanks for reading hope that was helpful!

— Final notes from me

• I am available to help anyone with questions about file prep/layout and if you need a paw figuring out the file templates. Particularly for any artists.
• Clearly I similar fighting games, here is my local scenes twitch aqueduct if yous're interested.
• Looking for matches? Local scene anime fgs discord: http://discord.io/fgpositivity

Feel costless to contact me on twitter if you have any questions. or send me an email at debbytam@alive.ca

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Source: https://renkazu.medium.com/fight-stick-skinning-d73fae4aa007

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