Khalifate facelift: Redux
Moderator: Forum Moderators
Forum rules
Before posting critique in this forum, you must read the following thread:
Before posting critique in this forum, you must read the following thread:
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
may i use some sprites from the kalifa tree, or is it restricted ?
(for an upcoming map, well, it wont be out soon though )
(for an upcoming map, well, it wont be out soon though )
The best bet is your own, good Taste.
- thespaceinvader
- Retired Art Director
- Posts: 8414
- Joined: August 25th, 2007, 10:12 am
- Location: Oxford, UK
- Contact:
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
It's the GPL, so yeah, you can. Credit to myself and sleepwalker.
http://thespaceinvader.co.uk | http://thespaceinvader.deviantart.com
Back to work. Current projects: Catching up on commits. Picking Meridia back up. Sprite animations, many and varied.
Back to work. Current projects: Catching up on commits. Picking Meridia back up. Sprite animations, many and varied.
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
Can I use some units from the Kalifa faction, such as the Amir and Ghulam, along with what they level into?
I plan to add the faction to the conquest add-on, so long as its ok with the artists.
I plan to add the faction to the conquest add-on, so long as its ok with the artists.
- thespaceinvader
- Retired Art Director
- Posts: 8414
- Joined: August 25th, 2007, 10:12 am
- Location: Oxford, UK
- Contact:
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
See previous post Yeah, it's fine. Credit where it's due, though, please =)
I will be getting to these guys eventually >.< my plate overfloweth with other stuff at the moment though which is irksome.
I will be getting to these guys eventually >.< my plate overfloweth with other stuff at the moment though which is irksome.
http://thespaceinvader.co.uk | http://thespaceinvader.deviantart.com
Back to work. Current projects: Catching up on commits. Picking Meridia back up. Sprite animations, many and varied.
Back to work. Current projects: Catching up on commits. Picking Meridia back up. Sprite animations, many and varied.
- Sleepwalker
- Art Contributor
- Posts: 416
- Joined: October 23rd, 2008, 6:34 am
- Location: Sweden
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
Should have posted a comment waaay earlier... Anyway you seem to be doing well with the Hakim animation and you know what to tweak already, looking good.
I finally got around to finishing the Hakim portrait. Well at least to my eye it's finished... Pretty pleased with how it turned out.
I made some tweaks to the Naffat line too:
A minor tweak to the hair(?) of the lvl1, which was imo a little to flat, making the head look small.
Made my original sprite have slightly longer arms, wider stance and longer/bigger barrel on the flamethrower. Mostly as he's used as lvl 2 and to make some smoother transition to the lvl 3.
made a totally new sprite for a lvl 3, keeping the idea with a back mounted tank, though not as huge. However this kind of creates a problem as there is no space for the bow and quiver... I was thinking that maybe he should loose them at lvl3 and instead have some form of fireball launched from his weapon. Or maybe have a crossbow mounted underneath the flamethrower.
I'll see what I can come up with for the Jawal next.
I finally got around to finishing the Hakim portrait. Well at least to my eye it's finished... Pretty pleased with how it turned out.
I made some tweaks to the Naffat line too:
A minor tweak to the hair(?) of the lvl1, which was imo a little to flat, making the head look small.
Made my original sprite have slightly longer arms, wider stance and longer/bigger barrel on the flamethrower. Mostly as he's used as lvl 2 and to make some smoother transition to the lvl 3.
made a totally new sprite for a lvl 3, keeping the idea with a back mounted tank, though not as huge. However this kind of creates a problem as there is no space for the bow and quiver... I was thinking that maybe he should loose them at lvl3 and instead have some form of fireball launched from his weapon. Or maybe have a crossbow mounted underneath the flamethrower.
I'll see what I can come up with for the Jawal next.
- Attachments
-
- HakimTrans.png (208.07 KiB) Viewed 4129 times
-
- Hakim.png (61.32 KiB) Viewed 4129 times
-
- NaffatLine.png (8.83 KiB) Viewed 4129 times
Sometimes we must be hurt in order to grow, fail in order to know, lose in order to gain, and sometimes we must have to be broken so we can be whole again...
- Nercy Masayon
- Nercy Masayon
- thespaceinvader
- Retired Art Director
- Posts: 8414
- Joined: August 25th, 2007, 10:12 am
- Location: Oxford, UK
- Contact:
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
Portrait's awesome. Level 3 naffat is looking great too. Fitting the bow and quiver in isn't such a huge issue for me to be honest. They can be in hammerspace.
http://thespaceinvader.co.uk | http://thespaceinvader.deviantart.com
Back to work. Current projects: Catching up on commits. Picking Meridia back up. Sprite animations, many and varied.
Back to work. Current projects: Catching up on commits. Picking Meridia back up. Sprite animations, many and varied.
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
The naffat level 3 has a huge and UTTERLY AWESOME (excuse the caps) flamethrower, but there's a problem. Bits of it are pillowed, and generally it's quite dark.
"What do you mean, "a dwarvish dragonguard with marksman is overpowered"?"
Story of a Drake Outcast | The Nonsense Era
Played HttT-Underground Channels? Thought it was rubbish? Help us develop it here!
Story of a Drake Outcast | The Nonsense Era
Played HttT-Underground Channels? Thought it was rubbish? Help us develop it here!
- Sleepwalker
- Art Contributor
- Posts: 416
- Joined: October 23rd, 2008, 6:34 am
- Location: Sweden
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
Thanks. To me it is aesthetically an issue TSI, As cramming in a Bow and quiver along with the tank would be cluttered and just... ugly. I would prefer to use an alternate attack but hammerspace works i guess.
Hmm yeah Reepurr it might be a tad dark... tweaked it a little. But I don't see how you think it's pillowed.
Hmm yeah Reepurr it might be a tad dark... tweaked it a little. But I don't see how you think it's pillowed.
- Attachments
-
- Tineen.png (5.28 KiB) Viewed 4114 times
Sometimes we must be hurt in order to grow, fail in order to know, lose in order to gain, and sometimes we must have to be broken so we can be whole again...
- Nercy Masayon
- Nercy Masayon
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
Well, I spliced off the bits I thought were pillowed.
EDIT: *Sighs* There was a time when I could look at a slightly pillowed unit and not get out the pencil.
Last edited by Reepurr on October 17th, 2010, 12:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"What do you mean, "a dwarvish dragonguard with marksman is overpowered"?"
Story of a Drake Outcast | The Nonsense Era
Played HttT-Underground Channels? Thought it was rubbish? Help us develop it here!
Story of a Drake Outcast | The Nonsense Era
Played HttT-Underground Channels? Thought it was rubbish? Help us develop it here!
- Sleepwalker
- Art Contributor
- Posts: 416
- Joined: October 23rd, 2008, 6:34 am
- Location: Sweden
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
When it comes to such tiny details there might be a fine line between making something readable/outlined and making something simple or "pillowshaded". You should think of the shading in the overall shape too... These details you point out might look to be somewhat close to pillowshading but I think it is because of my effort to make it look metallic (yeah ), and because of the size. Unless there are several people that think it looks wrong I'm not changing my opinion on that. Anyway I tried reducing the apparent pillowshadiness on the hose. Thanks .
- Attachments
-
- Tineen.png (5.28 KiB) Viewed 4105 times
Sometimes we must be hurt in order to grow, fail in order to know, lose in order to gain, and sometimes we must have to be broken so we can be whole again...
- Nercy Masayon
- Nercy Masayon
- thespaceinvader
- Retired Art Director
- Posts: 8414
- Joined: August 25th, 2007, 10:12 am
- Location: Oxford, UK
- Contact:
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
In this instance Reepurr, sleepwalker's correct.
http://thespaceinvader.co.uk | http://thespaceinvader.deviantart.com
Back to work. Current projects: Catching up on commits. Picking Meridia back up. Sprite animations, many and varied.
Back to work. Current projects: Catching up on commits. Picking Meridia back up. Sprite animations, many and varied.
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
Is the thing on his head meant to cover the sides of his head? Because it looks odd with a bit of skin showing on the side of his head.
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
i think he´s wearing goggles.
btw,if the portrait is for a doctor like unit,it should be called a hekim,not a hakim.
btw,if the portrait is for a doctor like unit,it should be called a hekim,not a hakim.
My sprites,My Minitroops
Philip II of Macedon:"If I win this war, you will be slaves forever."
The Spartan ephors:"If."
Subsequently, both Philip and Alexander would avoid Sparta entirely.
Philip II of Macedon:"If I win this war, you will be slaves forever."
The Spartan ephors:"If."
Subsequently, both Philip and Alexander would avoid Sparta entirely.
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
The tineen's hand stands out clearly as a blob of white brighter than the other parts of his body.
I would have made a discourse about pillowshading and when it's applicable, but TSI and sleepwalker seem to have covered that.
Really really really nice work, both portrait and unit.
I would have made a discourse about pillowshading and when it's applicable, but TSI and sleepwalker seem to have covered that.
Really really really nice work, both portrait and unit.
- thespaceinvader
- Retired Art Director
- Posts: 8414
- Joined: August 25th, 2007, 10:12 am
- Location: Oxford, UK
- Contact:
Re: Khalifate facelift: final tweaks in progress
Eminently debatable, considering that it's translated from a different alphabet. We've a native arabic speaker consulting about the names.Vranca wrote:i think he´s wearing goggles.
btw,if the portrait is for a doctor like unit,it should be called a hekim,not a hakim.
http://thespaceinvader.co.uk | http://thespaceinvader.deviantart.com
Back to work. Current projects: Catching up on commits. Picking Meridia back up. Sprite animations, many and varied.
Back to work. Current projects: Catching up on commits. Picking Meridia back up. Sprite animations, many and varied.