Costume Tailor


Doc_Kro

 

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Well I'm sure you know the drill. I'm wanting to try my hand at creating some costumes, since I spend so many hours getting "the right look" on my own.

So give me the toon's name, powerset, any backstory, and anything else you want to throw in...and I'll whip you up a costume. I can't guarantee you'll like it, but I know sometimes I get frustrated trying to find a good look and an outside source can help.

And of course, here's some examples of the characters I've created:

'50s Housewife Bot -emp defender
Colonel Universe -inv/ss tank
Silver Screen Cowboy -trick arrow/archery defender
Count of Illusion -illusion/force field controller
1896 Time Traveler -gravity/force Field Controller
Twisted Horror -necro/dark miasma mastermind
Mocking-Bird -sonic/energy manipulation blaster
Missus White -thugs/poison mastermind
Davey Jones -ice/ice dominator


 

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I like the Davey Jones, cool look.


 

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Yeah, can't beat that generic pirate look. I think it really only works well without a shirt or top. Otherwise it looks a bit contrived using what the game offers.
Nice that I scored the name too...'cept had to add that 'e.'


 

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Here!! That should keep ya busy.


 

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A lot of good looks, but I've noticed they're all skinny. Just wondering, you don't like the heavier builds?


"It's hard for you to be yourself, if you don't know who you really are."


 

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Just a personal preference of mine. Nothing against those who do make those characters. I just don't like looking at giant muscular men is all. But there's plenty of other players who have them...and naturally I don't mind designing a costume for one!

If you take a look at my art you'll see why...it's sort of dark and morbid...and lots of abnormally skinny stuff. That sort of translates over even when I create COX costumes.

http://whitebunny.deviantart.com/


 

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Neat gallery!!!


 

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That 50s bot is great.
Now off to make the gold edition!


End Of Man - Ill/emp Troller <- First 50.
Robosaurus - Robo/Dark <- Second 50
Urban Viking - BS/Regen <- Unplayed
*Altaholic*

 

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So.. much... black! Agggh!

Your outfits are put together very nicely, but the lack of chroma really hurts most of them. They don't need to be bright rainbows, but even shades of grey and dull or dark colors work nicely at bringing a character to life. So much detail is lost when the outfit is just a sea of ink.


http://www.virtueverse.net/wiki/Massacre_Melanie -the original Fire/Dark Corruptor -
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=115217
The Guide to BURN

 

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Your style reminds me of one of my favorite "comics"..."Johnny the Homicidal Maniac". I mean, it's almost like you draw for that comic, or something.

It also reminds me of "Invader Zim"....makes since, I suppose, since they're drawn by the same fellow.

Very nice.

I'm gonna keep my eye on you, bro.

-Kro


 

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Well black is my favorite non-color...but I think it's just hero-related. Mocking-Bird used to be brightly colored, but I wanted to emulate the actual bird more so I went to black...I should throw in a few greys, like maybe her t-shirt.

Black is just cool for badguys, so I use it a lot. Nothing says "I'm going to kill you" like black...even Arachnos' henchies are mostly black with red mixed in...of course they have those spiffy metallic suits too...

But at the end of the day its just my preference for what I pay. I see so many crazy colored toons as it is...


 

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Thanks. Yeah I get that a lot.
I never even heard of the comic or the creator of JTHM until someone actually pointed it out to me a couple years ago...but obviously his work isn't too far off from Tim Burton's style, which is obviously a huge influence to me...along with Ren and Stimpy.
I guess I'm also more into the dark kind of cinematic heroes and villains rather than comic books. It's all about mood and energy in my work. Atmosphere...and you know...film noir superheroes are usually stark colored and black, so when I create a toon in COX I look at it with a dark artist's eye.


 

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All right let's see what you can do for me.

Name: Reverie
Origin/AT: Mutation/Defender
Powerset: Empathy/Radiation

Backstory: Anna Keyes aka Reverie grew up a Southern Texas Beauty Queen and went on to claim the title as runner up for Miss America, and soon after pursued a successful career in runway/fashion modeling. Self absorbed and busy with her own life Anna gave little or no thought to others until one day, while putting her make-up on in the car, she caused a horrific car accident that claimed the lives of two people. Of those three people that were inside the mini-van Anna plowed into, one survived, the recipient of Anna's fledgling mutant abilities. The court did not imprison Anna but ordered her to ten years service in the Paragon Elite where she joined forces with other uniquely abled individuals to put a stop to evil and stand up against injustice. Still struggling with guilt over the lives she claimed, Anna has vowed to live a selfless life helping those who cannot help themselves and putting right the wrongs of evil-doers.