Christopher Robin
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13 hours ago, RikOz said:
How about some of my more militant characters?
Midnight Blue (Energy Rifle/Bio Armor sentinel):
Lemme guess... magic origin?
@RikOz Little Longbow's bio and costumes work well together. Nicely done.
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@biostem You can't think of any new pieces you want? Really? Not even the plaid for your lumberjack or the
corset without the stripes or the hats without hair or the steampunk belt with a solid buckle etc
etc or any of the other things you've been asking for in unrelated threads?
@Fista No we don't need it stickied.
There are less than two pages of threads total and the same 8-10 threads sit at
the top so if it's even remotely active you'll see it first page with no scrolling needed.
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Annnd just in time for the holiday here is Mr. Halloween!
A winner of one of the many forum contests I had back on "Live."
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I AM GROo......... ssular Granite.
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Here is a side by side comparison for QueenBethari who is working on shading.
The idea is if you shade the areas not receiving light or being occluded
more rounded shapes will emerge and things will appear less flat.
Extra bonus points if you can tell me
what direction the light is come from Queen.
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Well there is a whole lot to it (books have literally been written on the subject) but if I had to sum up
the process of shading in one sentence it would be "pick a light source and then darken
anything not facing it or that has something between it and the light."
What you've got is a good first step but I would say push it even further than that.
My experience has been that when people are just starting out with shading they are usually waaaaay too
tentative so maybe try going way further than you think you should and you'll be getting close to where you want to be.
P.S. I don't know if you have any art programs but if so you could try it digitally. That way your traditional art is left
untouched and you can really push the shading without risking anything that you might want to keep.
Tell ya what, I'll do a shading pass for comparison and we'll see how close you get to it.
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On 10/24/2019 at 9:37 AM, QueenBethari said:
Here's something I made!
It's a picture of my dual-tanto-wielding, fiery scrapper. She was transported to Paragon City via an inter-dimensional portal.
I took some liberties with the costume colors. I was trying to achieve something reminiscent of the Elder Scrolls - although I'm not sure that was accomplished.
I feel like this may have been somewhat overlooked in what followed so I am
backtracking a bit to say I really like how this turned out @QueenBethari.
If I could suggest anything simple I would say some more dynamic range and contrast
could be had fairly quickly by making a shadow pass in a few areas like under her
chin and under her arms. Darken a little in these places and it will bring out
more of the volume of the shapes and things will be less flat on the page.
What you have so far looks great it just looks like you
stopped too soon (right after the flatting stage).
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Another birthday softbrushing, this time it was Kthewife.
This is her hero Rose Maiden.
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Another birthday, Triton Supreme.
and now newly made over in red softbrushing.
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11 hours ago, CoHBlue said:
Hello Costume Creators! I'm having a horrid time with my Dark/Dark/Dark defender's outfits. Her main costume is a take on her dad's old costume, but modernized. I still don't like it, so I'd love some help in that area. The colors are a must, but not necessarily in the proportions shown..............................
A shot of her father's costume might help as people could see what parts changed.
Also is the visor a must or any kind of modern looking optic enhancement?
@biostem While it's strange to see it on a suit jacket, that pattern does
look more Lumberjack-ish and I think sells the concept better.
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On 10/23/2019 at 10:19 PM, biostem said:
Looks more like a bat, though... (was that an airplane flying overhead???)
@biostemIt's as close to a bear as the CC would get. I do have a bat as part of my vampire Vladric, with the actual
bat wings and bigger teeth. He can transform into a bat a wolf and (momentarily) mist forms.
On 10/23/2019 at 11:44 PM, Coyotedancer said:My favorite old screen....
Even though I won't rebuild him here, Palrah will always and forever be my woobie.
My first real favorite... My paladin. My guardian angel. My boy-scout. ^_^
Anu takes the fight to the Romans
Dramatic Stalker is Dramatic
@Coyotedancer That Palrah shot is pretty cool.
Ummm.... I hope you don't have more than one hero named Anu.
...cuz the plural would be Anus. Which clearly is pronounced Anooz and no other way... ahem.
Nice capture on your stalker.
On 10/23/2019 at 10:14 PM, Struck said:........................With a few days till Halloween, lets do a Halloween screenshot contest for bragging rights. Looking for a picture that Screams Halloween...Moons, flying witches, monsters, spooky houses, an overall sense of dread. ......................................
@Struck Don't know about having a contest, those work best with a host/judge and or prizes
but I do have some Halloween type stuff because of my witch Chloe Macomber.
Even a blast of radiation won't get rid of the funk coming off of Jack's throne. Phew!
A witch among the wisps.
Come on shake your body baby do that Conga!
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Yeah I haven't found a good way to incorporate it into a costume design (might have to
revisit that again sometime) so I always do what Biostem is suggesting above and set it to Minimal FX.
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13 hours ago, QueenBethari said:
@Midnight Blue Mage That pyramid in St. Martial always gives me trouble.
I don't think I have ever seen it. >0.o<
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Another Softbrushing this was a birthday present for the Ferreter.
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For "Dark" I have my hero Dark Aedan.
About 85 minutes of scribbling.
Click the thumbnail to see
the large version in my thread.
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For the Inktober category of "Dark."
Back on live this was my uber min/max build
and probably my best all around hero Dark Aedan.
About an 1½ hours of scribbling with a Parker black ink pen.
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On 10/18/2019 at 5:09 PM, biostem said:
Quick question for you fine folks, if anyone can help: I have a character I'm currently playing called "The Brave Woodsman". He's a BA/WP brute. I've got a pretty good look going for him, (I'll post a screenie if I get the chance later), but I can't quite find a plaid shirt. I've been able to kind of simulate it by using a rough-leather top, which has vertical lines in it, along with a red & black horizontal pattern. Can anyone assist? Thanks in advance!
Here's some pics:
Well I know the pattern exists in game. If you trick or treat
long enough you'll get a scrapyarder costume that has it.
It looks like this...
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Lol nice combo with Treasure and Ghost.
Wait ghosts wear flannel? Hmmm it must be the ghost of a scrapyarder then. Or a Nirvana fan.
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Lol @ the toilets. You should've had someone doing the puke emote after an all night bender and Pocket D.
The hero on the left reminds me of Doc Delilah.
Also you might actually have different painting mods than I did.
I knew there was more than one pack going around.
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Well you could always take up modding. Color changes and stripe
removal are pretty straight forward, even the buckle swap is probably doable.
The hair? Not so much as it would involve changing the shape rather than just the surface.
Of course there's the small detail that only you (and whomever you give
the file to) would be able to see your creation but hey that never stopped me.
Or maybe post that comment in a costume pieces suggestion thread. I'm sure
one exists somewhere but it's probably dozens of pages long already.
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The other War Witch piece from 2012.
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Relax people, deep breaths, everything is going to be just fine.
I concur with Jon's statement that this is a relatively minor thing so let's stay focused
here and not blow things out of proportion. This is the current situation as I see it.
1. Ewelina (Avi's real name) did deliver a paid commission laden with mistakes.
This is a thing that happened. Being dismissive of that fact it doesn't make it any less true.
2. She agrees with me.I explained my position, gave her examples and a quick
paint-over showing her what I meant and she agreed.
3. She and I are working together to resolve it in a mutually beneficial way.
If I was just out for myself here I could've received a refund, kept the art she had already sent me,
(mistakes or not it's still a nice piece of art) and just left it at that but I genuinely want to see
her paid for her time and effort and if anything receive more commissions, not less.
4. Starting over from scratch and doing another piece for free was her idea.
My suggestion was that she correct a few of the biggest mistakes and that I could pay her something extra for her time.
She thought there were too many mistakes and that it would take longer to fix them all than to just do it over again.
5. I plan to reward her if she makes good on her promise.
Anyone who knows me or has been paying attention could already see where this was going.
If she won't accept payment for the remake I plan to ask her for an another paid commission (if possible see #6)
and then pay her back in the form of a extra tip on that piece. My habit of late has been to order extra artz
and then either give it away as a gift or make it the prize in a forum contest so maybe I'll just do that.
Stay tuned for details.
6. What about her DA and stuff?
It's true her Deviant Art page is wiped (see for yourself here) and there is an exchange in Polish between her and what sounds like her ex on this page.
She says she is being stalked and some of her accounts have been taken over but as far as I can tell she still has her paypal, gmail and her Patreon
accounts under her control so she should still be able to take commissions in theory but she may have to put things on hold until she can
get out from under this. People interested in helping can probably do so through her Patreon. I will update if/when I find out more.
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Also quick correction @DJ1 credit where credit is due. While it's true CoXsO was my idea and I did sink dozens of hours into the event it wasn't "all me"
When it was crunch time and I asked for help Darth Delicious stepped in and even though we are in time zones 7 hours apart she stayed up late/early
essentially pulling an all nighter (and well into next day lol) to make sure things were ready in time. She was a big part of why everything went
as smooth as it did (thanks DD!
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Also I appreciate the kinds words but do please take it down a notch and try not to exacerbate the situation.
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Post your best costume designs here!
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Really? Thought I did, or at least Akbar did for me. It's a Trap!
You are using Bonetti's defense against me eh?