Archimedes

You lucky...

You got artwork from Eargasm.

He's one of my favorites.

I got had.

Well, here goes nothing!

Again, I wanna thank everyone that replied and offered advice as well as names; it was very much appreciated, and if I'm able to get these pictures done, I'll be getting a few more commissions done soon afterwards.

When I saw that Stalkers were getting Electrical Melee, the first thing that popped into my head was:

Hide + BU + Lightning Rod.

[ QUOTE ]
Thanks for the guide... gawd I read every reply too.

Coming from a PnP background it is good to see the differences & expectations for CoX.

[/ QUOTE ]

/threadjack

Awesome name. Only handle that could be cooler would be something like... Jubal Crenshaw.

[ QUOTE ]
If all else fails go to the Job Offers section of deviantArt and post exactly what you want, style, design, details etc. and a price range you're willing to work with.

[/ QUOTE ]

Okay, I feel silly now. I've been on dA for 4 months, and never knew about that.

Thanks, Maori. Once I get my tax return, I'll post there and see what comes up.

[ QUOTE ]
Transfuse has done some amazing Samus artwork. I think they've got the eye to integrate tech/hardsuit graphics with feminine curves.

[/ QUOTE ]

[ QUOTE ]
IF this guy can't do it, I don't know who can: IDNar...

[/ QUOTE ]

Wow.

Both of those are fantastic artists! Thanks so much!

[ QUOTE ]

okay so you've told us what you do and don't want... but what is the proposed layout you envision in your head. it's very disconcerting to see you turn every suggest artist down, when you're the only person who knows what you "see" in your head.

an idea of the final art piece would help find a capable artist.

[/ QUOTE ]

Well, I believe I can do that much.

Though the first thing I should mention right off the bat, is that there's probably going to end up being two commissions.

See, with the way I see Comet in my head, she doesn't fly around in brightly-colored spandex, only to have her costume covered up in a 'Jack Frost' suit (gawd I've always hated the look of the Ice Armor's graphics). Comet's out-of-armor look would be very close to the way that Briareos looks when she's in his ESWAT gear; monochrome in color, armored, though showing the elements of himself that are obviously cyberized.

When she armors up, instead of the semi-transparent blocks of ice, it would look more like Comet were wearing a Bubblegum Crisis-style of hardsuit; the colors and shading would closely match that of her CoH costume, though elements of her outfit beneath would be still visible; it would almost be like the ice armor and her regular outfit would integrate with each other.

The first (couple of) drawings would be more like concept drawings in this sense, then. Two to five shots of Comet from different angles, on a white background (front, back, and close-ups of various parts of her outfit). If I went with two sets of drawings, one would be out of armor, the other would be fully armored.

[ QUOTE ]

if all you are looking for is a cell animation of your toon, why not just copy one, and photo manip it? again without knowledge of the final piece, who can say what the artist must be capable of, except you.

[/ QUOTE ]

My previous attempts at photo-manipulation have been pretty disastrous, to say the least. And with the amount of hours I work, I just don't find I have the required patience to get my skills up to a point where I could do what I wanted.

[ QUOTE ]
you've apologized for asking so much... i offer my own apology, i don't believe I have the patience you require. goodluck to you.

[/ QUOTE ]

Thanks, and no hard feelings, LJ. As with Juggy, once I can get this part straightened out, I was going to come to you for a piece of art as well.

I've seen his stuff before, and it's incredibly detailed... but nothing in his gallery suggests or shows his talent with tech stuff (unless I missed something). But thanks!

[ QUOTE ]
If you're looking tech-anime, I'm thinking Neolucky or NKK might work, I know they both drew "mecha-girl" versions of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

Their styles tend to be more Sailor Moon and less mecha, though.

There was another artist that was cranking out transformer/mecha drawings, can't recall who it was. If I find them in my (extensive) watch list, I'll post here.

[/ QUOTE ]

Had to fix your NKK link for you, Soul.

Unfortunately, you're right; they're both too close to the 'big eyes' anime style, and that's not what I'm really seeking at this point.

Hope you find that other person on your list!

Update:

So, lastscionz's got a list of friends whom he recommends on his commission page, and I've been going through them. When I ran into this.

It's an awesome pic, and what's more, he's done work for CoH players in the past (including you, Juggy). So I think I have at least one possibility, for now.

Sorry I'm making this such a pain in the rear, but... for any future commissions I have done, the work I'm getting done here will be the reference shot from this point forward. That's why I'm being so anal about this.

[ QUOTE ]
How about Genzoman (sp) of Guildhelper currently?

[/ QUOTE ]

If he's the same Genzoman as from dA, his style is too anime-ish.

[ QUOTE ]
And if you don't mind me discussing, cause I too am curious as to the style yer going for... is it a cross between 3D render and a full painted animation cell? Off the top of my head I see several things that characterize the art:

1) no black lines
2) solid cell shading with an emphasis on soft edges

by the way DA's - Lastcionz is a master at this...

[/ QUOTE ]

You mean this lastscionz?

He's not too clear on his prices and stuff, so it makes me a little hesitant to approach him (though I like his stuff a lot). Plus a lot of his stuff lately has been more cartoonish than realistic.

As for what I'm really looking for... *sigh* I wish I could link to some of the images from Ex Machina. Or better yet, pick up a copy and see for yourself. I know I'm sounding like a broken record, but I was so blown away by the artwork in this film, it really got me wanting Comet envisioned in that style.

[ QUOTE ]

It sounds like you've definately got something specific in mind. Before I officially throw my hat in the ring would you be willing to email me, or post here a more detailed description of the shot/setting you're going for?

[/ QUOTE ]

The best I can really offer at this point is to reiterate my comment about Appleseed: Ex Machina. When I saw the art style in this movie, I was struck with how much I would love to see Comet drawn up in that fashion.

When they were developing the art for this, Aramaki-sama was very much keen to mimicking the high level of detail that Shirow-sama brings to all of his manga, and it really shows in this movie. And both Aramaki-sama and Shirow-sama are highly respected for their work with mecha and such (while Masamune Shirow is well known, Shinji Aramaki may not be; but he was the creator and lead artist for such works as Bubblegum Crisis, and a few other works that I can't think of right now).

It's this highly-detailed mecha design style that I'm really wanting to bring to Comet's look.

[ QUOTE ]
I think I could maybe help ya out.

But personally, I'd go with Artgerm for the style you like.

[/ QUOTE ]

While I love Artgerm's style (I've had him on my dA watch list for quite some time), I've never seen anything to indicate he does commission work (he is the creative director of IFS, after all), and IFS seems more geared towards big corp work than for doing fan art. I've looked back through his journal entries, and I've not seen a single mention of commissions, and there's no link on the IFS site for such either.

Oh, and don't get me wrong, Jugg. I think you know I love your work (and was planning on getting something done by you as well); but for this piece, I really want a specific style. Hope you understand.

Hey folks. I need a bit of help here.

See, in a week or so I should be getting my tax return. While it's not as big as I hoped, I'll still have some money to play with. So I want to move forward to get some work done. But for my next piece of artwork, I have some pretty hefty requirements.

I want to create the look of my main, Halley's Comet (link to her VirtueVerse page). And I don't want this particular commission to be limited by how she looks in the game; I want this one to be how I see her in my head. For this picture, I'm going to need someone who's pretty patient; while I have plenty of ideas how I think she should look, it's not quite concrete in a few places. But there's a few things I'm sure I want:

<ul type="square">[*]Specific style: I'm looking for an artist with a lot of attention to detail. In particular, I'm really looking for someone that can somewhat emulate the style used in Appleseed: Ex Machina (if you go to the official website and check out the gallery, you'll get a good idea of what I'm looking for.) It doesn't have to be exactly this style, but the high attention to detail is very important.[*]Openness: this is kind of important to me. I know that artists like to put their own spin or interpretation in their pieces, but I really want this one to be about as much as my vision as possible. I realize that comes off as really selfish, and I apologize in advance for this. But try as I might, I can't get my ideas out of my head and onto paper; while I have a little talent at drawing, it's more at copying other's things then at coming up with my own concepts. Thus why I need an artist who'll be patient with me in this regard.[/list]
I've tried looking through deviantArt for people that might fit this, but it's really difficult to look at every artist on there; even going through the various categories and following through every artist that looks like they might work has just lead me in circles.

So, if anyone knows of any artists that would fit this bill, could you please give me some directions? I truly appreciate it.

-Arch

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Wow.

Quite the collection.


And I see who snapped up the last batch of Russ Platt commissions... sooo greedy!! :P

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes I am one greedy bastich! But he does such lovely women

[/ QUOTE ]

Gotta say I'm in agreement with this. Hopefully once my taxes come in (crosses fingers that it'll be soon), I'll have enough left to get some more stuff done. I might even get some stuff for my other characters drawn.

Wow, I might have a reason to play my L41 dominator again. Hell, I might even have a reason to start playing again, instead of just paying $15 for board access.

[ QUOTE ]
I see the OP saying that playing it is a bad idea, that it is overall weak and ineffective, and that other than concept or difficulty, one should not play /DA, but at no point does he say that it is useless. There IS a difference. Even /EA is weak and ultimately ineffective, but by no means useless.

So yes, please, try harder.

[/ QUOTE ]

So just look at the OP title:

[ QUOTE ]
Why you should never play a Dark Armor Brute.

[/ QUOTE ]

That sounds like someone saying something is useless to me.

You fail.

[ QUOTE ]
So I withdraw my objections and apologize for wasting everybody's time.

[/ QUOTE ]

I don't think you wasted anyone's time, Pippy.

Even though I'm fully supportive of the idea, I think it's good that Arcana has to defend her points; it means that other people that might have the same issues as yourself will get to see them answered, and it also allows for discussion of the mechanics of her idea.

*cough*

[ QUOTE ]
It would take too long, and be wholely uninteresting, for me to state all the ways this makes more mathematical sense. So let me put it this way, it makes me happy, and if it makes me happy, I won't complain as much when NCNorCal finally implements this solution. That's worth a lot, actually, especially to NCNorCal

[/ QUOTE ]

Ya still need to fix this, m'lady.

Day-amn! Zairyo made her look straight sexy.

*impatiently waits for tax return*

But it's FUN!

*tries to bribe Castle to return MoG to its previous state*

[ QUOTE ]
It would take too long, and be wholely uninteresting, for me to state all the ways this makes more mathematical sense. So let me put it this way, it makes me happy, and if it makes me happy, I won't complain as much when NCNorCal finally implements this solution. That's worth a lot, actually, especially to NCNorCal

[/ QUOTE ]

Fix't

Otherwise, signed and sig'ed.

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Actual train of thought:

Ooh, new costumes... but they're part of a special pay pack? What the heck?

*clicks link*

I mean, it's ten US dollars!

*logs into NC account*

That would work out to be about fifteen Singapore dollars.

*enters credit card information*

I could see so many other uses for fifteen dollars. I mean, I haven't purchased a rename token or server transfer because of the price. I don't even agree with the idea of gated costume options, not even the vet rewards or the capes at level 20.

*buys code*

I don't see why I should have to pay for this. I mean, the actual logic escapes me. Why limit something like this?

*applies code*

It's not like I- wait. Did I just buy the thing anyway?

[/ QUOTE ]Rolling. On. The. Floor. *Laughing*.

[/ QUOTE ]

Quote. For. Awesome!

[ QUOTE ]
Wow. I am completely humbled by the life this thread has generated, and all the awesome support everyone has. It makes all the long hours and late nights worth it, and drives me forward to jump into my next piece.

Thanks to you all for visiting this thread for a few moments, and enjoying the art presented.

[/ QUOTE ]

Your work is always top shelf, Doug. And this one is no exception. Absolutely stunning!