Help with art for custom arcade stick

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So basically I’m in the market for a custom stick and I’m looking to get some help with the design. I honestly don’t have a creative bone in my body and and I have little to no photoshop skills, so I’m asking any one of you for your assistance.

These are the images I’m thinking of using. I’m looking to use a white background. I’m not sure how the stick is going to look yet but I believe it will be on a wooden base. The first one is the one I am most fond of but my opinion can hange before I even realize it has.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/chrisryans/kyo1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/chrisryans/kyo3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/chrisryans/kyo2.jpg

I’m just looking for something that has just a bit more character to it than just a picture and a white background. If anyone is willing to give me a hand here, it would be greatly appreciated.

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I’m far from being a photoshop master, but I’ll give this one a shot.

As for the artwork, the higher the resolution of artwork you use, the better. Obviously the stick art will be printed at some point, so it needs to be done at a high reolution (~300 DPI) to make sure it prints nicely and doesn’t come out pixelated.
If you can find higher resolution of these pics that would be great.

Also, as for the artwork, the second one seems very fan-arty to me (unless its something from Capcom vs SNK?). If thats the case, you’d need permission from the original artist to use it.

And lastly, do you know (roughly, at least) what sort of layout/dimensions your stick will be?

EDIT: also, would you like your name on it?

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pm sent! thanks!