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Eathon

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Eathon's Dabblings: Not for the Faint of Heart!
« on: July 18, 2009, 11:13:09 am »
Well, let's get the disclaimer over with: I am not an artist. :P This may excuse what follows, but perhaps not all that much...
(If you're feeling faint already: don't worry. Just skip straight to the pyrography)

On a rather lengthy afternoon (yesterday), I had the idea of meddling with the PS textures. Whoops. After some initial meddlings with the Akkaio fenki, I decided upon the female Dermorian - I would attempt (being the operative word) to extend the clothing slightly. Whoops. It ended up much more complicated than I'd intended, but my ingame result's below:
Overview:

Detail: (Some of my work is visible here)


(If anybody wants the .dds files, just ask and I'll post them in the thread. Wasn't sure if anyone would want the actual textures)
(Added: Bottom half of clothing, ornamentation, additions to jewelry, colour and lighting adjustments)

Yes, I know: I really AM bad at textures. :P



Here's a quick alteration for a box that I had a go with: (Again, BAD!)
(Added lighting, glass + stained glass (etc), indent and gem)
(The overrun is intended. :))



Oh, and just to reiterate. ;) I am VERY BAD at texturing, so no need to be kind.

And, for those of you with faint constitutions, some pyrography of mine.


(*The photograph is always slightly incorrect, so...)

Comments and (thankfully) criticisms are massively appreciated!


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Re: Eathon's Dabblings: Not for the Faint of Heart!
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2009, 11:44:37 am »
This is supposed to be bad? Thanks helping women be less naked in PS. Enkis would like more clothing too. Nolthrirs could use some as well.

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Re: Eathon's Dabblings: Not for the Faint of Heart!
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2009, 03:52:37 pm »

* Rigwyn steps forward and attempts to hold back a grin as he speaks. "I agree on the clothing issue and would like to propose stiletto heels, miniskirts and string bikinis for starters"


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Re: Eathon's Dabblings: Not for the Faint of Heart!
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2009, 06:59:09 pm »
I'd like clothing that covers more. It gets cold sometimes. Rigwyn, objectifying is FTL.

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Re: Eathon's Dabblings: Not for the Faint of Heart!
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2009, 07:28:24 am »
Thanks for the comments. :) I'll upload the .dds files later!

I've been adding some more modifications to the female dermorian.

(Colour hasn't just been changed to blue. :) I've made some mofications to the jewelry, altered highlights (etc), changed the string to metal, added and altered decoration)
Here are the actual textures (in JPG format, I'll post the .dds' tomorrow/later)



Any comments (and criticisms) are welcome!

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Re: Eathon's Dabblings: Not for the Faint of Heart!
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2009, 07:45:51 am »
Dude. You should have sent this to the devs to look at. You're really good.

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Re: Eathon's Dabblings: Not for the Faint of Heart!
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2009, 06:54:03 am »
Thank you for the comments! :) You're very kind, but I doubt that.

Me trying to learn ZBrush:


Another experiment:


Again, all comments are much appreciated!
« Last Edit: July 27, 2009, 10:04:42 am by Eathon »

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Re: Eathon's Dabblings: Not for the Faint of Heart!
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2009, 07:01:04 am »
Nice stuff! I really like your textures!  :thumbup: Seriously ... have you thought about joining the team?
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Re: Eathon's Dabblings: Not for the Faint of Heart!
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2009, 05:59:42 am »
Thanks! Unfortunately, I'm too young for that... :) But I'd like to apply when I'm able to.

The promised files:

Mod 1:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?onjnouzrii2

Mod 2 (legs and torso):

http://www.mediafire.com/?mqny22jqjfn
http://www.mediafire.com/?znzzthzbidy

All comments appreciated, as ever! :)

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Re: Eathon's Dabblings: Not for the Faint of Heart!
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2009, 10:24:51 am »
The start of an experimental head: (Ouch!  :whistling:)
(Yet unfinished. :) I know there are mistakes - it's an initial attempt, and I am a complete novice)


As always, all comments appreciated!
« Last Edit: July 29, 2009, 03:48:22 pm by Eathon »

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Re: Eathon's Dabblings: Not for the Faint of Heart!
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2009, 02:29:05 pm »
Saying that all oddness is intended is avoiding critique in general.  ;)
It might be a good idea to start with modeling a mesh, to define the overall shape in something other than z-brush.
Z-Brush isnt very good for defining large gestures like the jawline, setting back the eye sockets or compressing that ball you started out with to the shape of a skull. It lacks precision and the result looks blobby. Once you have the defined the basic shape it is almost impossible to go back and change it, so you should work more on it before adding any details like eyebrows. You should also looks  for some reference images that devide the head into simple planes, to see the breaks in form. Patting your face on the front and on the sides also helps. The break  in form is much sharper than most people realize. This form is one more reason to not use z-brush for the overall shape - its just very hard to redproduce it with brushes.
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Re: Eathon's Dabblings: Not for the Faint of Heart!
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2009, 03:46:02 pm »
You're right, it does sound like that.  ;) It wasn't intended to, just that there are certain oddities that were intended.

Again, I'm a complete novice to this - thus the thread title! Thanks for the comments, Crj, and I'll try and improve it a little with regards to that, try and make it a little less "blobby". :) I know there are mistakes, though, and this is just a preliminary attempt.
« Last Edit: July 29, 2009, 03:51:13 pm by Eathon »

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Re: Eathon's Dabblings: Not for the Faint of Heart!
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2009, 04:32:06 am »
:thumbup: - I am as serious as peeg.

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