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Mostly palette, I find it to bright and saturated.Neoriceisgood wrote: what are the problems according to you then?
I'm also not to fond of the breastplates. If they are to be male they shouldn't have such large breasts imo I also think the breastplates should be one continuous piece with a more uniform form as these usually have.
As for the wimpy look I think this is because of what I have written above together with the fact that the armor is very ornate and seems more ceremonial than purely functional in combat.
The old ones have a "gritty combat veteran" look, I like that.
Besides this I find them to be good in shape, shading and form.
Didn't say it was anything wrong with them being female, but I was under the assumption they where male and that's why it was a question and not a statement.Sapient wrote: And what's wrong if they are all female sprites? We have all-male represented factions too. I agree with you though; it's a bit tooo round if you want them to look male.
Even if they're female, breasts are a bit too human I'd say. It's a different race so they can and should differ in build from humans. Only TV shows with limited budget need to stay close or costumes will get hairy...
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I seem to remeber that this has been covered before in another thread, but the drakes are reptiles, and as such their secondary sexual characteristic can't be expected to be anything like human (even among other mammals they can be quite different), and they definitely will not have breasts.it's a bit tooo round if you want them to look male.
Of course, since they are somewhat humanoid in form, it can be confusing if they appear to have particulary (human) gendered characteristics, such as skirt-like apparel together with breast-like chest plates. While there is no reason why the fighters among drakes couldn't be female by default (while the males are at home incubating eggs and caring for the young), it should not be a reason for them to have feminine outlook in human terms.
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I tend to agree. Reptiles don't suckle their young, that's a mammalian trait.torangan wrote:Even if they're female, breasts are a bit too human I'd say.
Perhaps they could be flat-chested like a crocodile? http://www.picture-newsletter.com/croco ... ile-13.jpg
If you wanted to experiment with making them look more reptilian you could maybe even move the location of their shoulders down the torso a little (again, like the crocodile)? Just a thought.
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Drakes are fantasy creatures, not reptiles
That aside; The round chest is due to the armor, not due to their bodies; and I never intended to give them flesh boobs, the armor just made it appear that way;
here's a new fix of the drakes, with 2 alternative colour scemes as well.
That aside; The round chest is due to the armor, not due to their bodies; and I never intended to give them flesh boobs, the armor just made it appear that way;
here's a new fix of the drakes, with 2 alternative colour scemes as well.
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oh shut up and kiss me.Jetryl wrote:YESS... these are looking much nicer. The way the claw-blades came out was a pleasant surprise.
I'm also liking the alternate color schemes by quite a bit.
That reminds me, can anyone of you like, make a quick picture of the drakes on a BG with Tcolour?
I'm curious as how they look with non-red armor.
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Careful whatcha ask for...Neoriceisgood wrote:oh shut up and kiss me.
Sure, see below.Neoriceisgood wrote:That reminds me, can anyone of you like, make a quick picture of the drakes on a BG with Tcolour?
I'm curious as how they look with non-red armor.
This is really the crux of why I was suggesting non-red wings; IMO the blue, purple, and teal colors look a little goofy in combination with the red wings.
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Much better.
He Neo you leave the wings all in the same position. You could also change there position a bit (unfolded or changed position) in higher levels to show that they are part of the drake (could also be a good idle animation).
Just throwing ideas around.
He Neo you leave the wings all in the same position. You could also change there position a bit (unfolded or changed position) in higher levels to show that they are part of the drake (could also be a good idle animation).
Just throwing ideas around.
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Maybe that level 3 just has something like this then: http://www.currumbin-sanctuary.org.au/g ... dragon.jpg@allefant
I like to compare dragons to the old medieval european dragons who were just big reptiles with wings and to draco Razz
But should be up to Neo anyway.. I better don't distract any more from the excellent work in this thread
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I don't think they'd really fit in 74x74 if unfolded.wayfarer wrote:Much better.
He Neo you leave the wings all in the same position. You could also change there position a bit (unfolded or changed position) in higher levels to show that they are part of the drake (could also be a good idle animation).
Just throwing ideas around.
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