Suichiro
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DA is evil and will eat your babies and don't give them money. The end. :3
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Quote:http://i49.tinypic.com/dyvre9.jpgOriginally Posted by Caemgen
I've actually toyed with a green version of him... But skin tone, not clothes
The green was glaring when I first saw it... Probably because it was totally unexpected. I'm growing more used to it the more I see it... Not positive liking it more but... Hmmm.
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Quote:Yes you can. There are a number of basic fills and gradients that you can use with vectors that are also based on mathematic algorithms so they scale with the linework as well. I'm quite positive that there are all new and intricate patterns and fills to make use of now. It's been years since I touched illustrator or flash at all.Originally Posted by The_Foo
Hmm. Can you do gradients with vectors? I think I might be able to do something with them if that's the case.
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Quote:Cashoo, you dunno how long I've been advising people to do exactly that, for their costumes. I'm delighted that you do it for your artwork.Originally Posted by Pirate Cashoo
Yup, I've been doing that with my pictures a lot nowadays. Including the zombie one. Usually I'll change the darkest color to a very, very dark value of a color that is already in the picture in attempt to "tie" it together more, or I'll use a color that contrasts against the main color of the picture. I do this in the 'Curves' adjustment in Photoshop. I personally like it more than boring old black. However, I do leave it black in some pictures if I find it looks better that way.
When I first designed Mel, I purposely gave her color contrasting hair and eyes, so that they'd work well together. Being of the faefolk, the color scheme also pointed to a vague Celtic origin. When I made her villain incarnation, I was also careful to use colors and values that complimented each other well and drew your eye to the places that I wanted. That's why her upper body is primarily warm colors with a few white details and then piercing green for her eyes. While it's subtle, the careful control of colors means that she 'reads' well to the average person and (IMO) is why her otherwise boring outfit is memorable.Quote:In Mel's case, I was so glad her eyes were green against her firey colors theme, since green and red are complimentary colors and it really stands out.
Also, it's just a fun co-incidence that girls with red hair and green eyes were considered to be supernatural and were persecuted as witches. Typically punished by burning at the stake. I thought that it's a delightfully amusing twist of fate for the witch to burn them instead. -
Quote:That's cause the Mel pic that you're seeing here is a lower quality JPeG of the original PNG file. I don't like to spam up the boards with 500+ KB files, so I lower the quality appropriately. I kept the PNG file for myself.Originally Posted by ChristopherRobin
I'm curious if you were you trying a different technique with Mel? It doesn't have the normal vibrance and sharpness of your other colored works?
Also, there's a difference in contrast here that's unusual for most Cashoo pics. Generally, she likes to use dark colors and blacks to contrast with the bright colors, making them pop out of the pic vividly. In this case, the whole thing is washed in oranges, so there's less contrast and thusly each individual color pops less. Though, interestingly enough, the abundance of warm colors makes Mel's green eyes glow, which is a detail that I love. -
I'm generally always interested, which is why I'm so chatty there. Though I admit that even I wonder how many people are enjoying the active discussion. Speak up peeps!
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I love the AE since I can make new and interesting missions for my overachieving SG to undertake. While I'm no storyteller, I know my way around the game mechanics pretty well. Sadly, there's no category for 'good mission design' in the awards. :<
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I normally keep my Mel art in my own thread, though I thought it fitting to post Cashoo's stuff in her own thread. So here's her take on 'Massacre' Melanie.
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Quote:No, obviously the people have spoken. It's the fact that Mel's in it that they love it. See, double the Mel has driven your +favs to new heights. Obviously the only logical solution is to draw more of Melanie. *nod nod*Originally Posted by FrozenDeath
Suichi's Xmas card has just taken the lead as my most favorited piece. I guess people like ribbons.
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It has to come out somewhere!
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I generally hate having anything to do with tattoos, because I don't want the responsibility of having something I did be on someone else forever. But in this case, I don't want the responsibility of *not* doing something to help a possible outcome.
In fleshtone, because that's what you should judge it against.
and with the green
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I didn't realize how much I enjoyed the streams on Thursday until there wasn't one. ;_;
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Graver is the living portal to the realm of unbelievium. For many years, mankind has sought to open this door and exploit the unlimited wealth inside, but Graver is a crafty and sly fellow and has evaded the corrupted touch of humans for many years. We are lucky enough to witness just a small measure of his power.
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If I wanted a sculpture of my characters, I'd just do it myself! At least that way, I can guarantee it happening.
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Your final step doesn't have enough contrast for it to show well. Instead of adding shadow and highlight, you're effectively just blurring the image since the eye can't pick up the edges well. Increase the depth of the shadow and highlight you add to the image, so that it's obvious where they're supposed to begin and end. That'll add more volume to the images as well.
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Agreed, I also work at 300 dpi unless the work requires otherwise. It's a good size because it's print quality, without being too hefty of a pixel depth to store effectively. Once you get into the 600+ range, most computers really chug and the file sizes skyrocket.
If you cannot handle 300, then use 150. Always try to work in multiples of roughly 75dpi when you intend to display it online. The way most graphic programs work, if you try to scale from a strange percentage, the computer has to artificially make up new pixels which lead to inaccurate and blurry pics. If you do a straight 50%, 100%, 200% reduction, then the computer just simply cuts half, a quarter, an eighth, etc pixels out of the picture without making up new data. This results in cleaner and more accurate works. -
Because jumping into a spawn of Super Arachnoids in the hopes that the boss will use his melee hold web cocoon on me, just isn't the same with a male toon.
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Quote:That's why I specified R +Originally Posted by Caemgen
Melanie can have the R rated stuff, the NC-17 stuff is going to feature Caemgen... If you thought his tail was long then you ain't seen nothing yet!!
Go go preemptive camping!
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WERS MAH XMES RIBINZ?
Damnnit Deebs, I demand belated be-ribbboned bow beauty. :3 -
All R+ rated art that would have been of Amerikatt is now going to feature Melanie instead. That is all.
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Mwahahahahahahaaahaaa! A winnar is me!
`scuse me while I go... iron some things out. :3 -
I wish it was. ;_;
Suichiro needs ribbons badly! -
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Quote:No, I refuse to post a screenie due to the fact that by antagonizing you more, it will bump your thread again. :3Originally Posted by Deebs
you gotta post a screenie suichi just being my bestest friend in the whole internet dosn't mean you don't get to bypass my egocentric rules that force you to bump my thread by posting a screenie :P
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Where's my art, you dirty lizardfemme? The King of Supan demands your undivided servitude! :3
