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by Mefisto
February 3rd, 2013, 1:48 pm
Forum: Art Workshop
Topic: Unit sprites for After the Storm
Replies: 117
Views: 46351

Re: Unit sprites for After the Storm

@shadowmaster I worked on imps further before i could read your answer. I made TC-ed and non-TC-ed versions of minor imp and imp. Boils added - as I wrote before it was just a first sketch. TC on horns is logical for me - you can paint them or use magic to change their natural colour. But of course ...
by Mefisto
February 2nd, 2013, 2:34 pm
Forum: Art Workshop
Topic: Unit sprites for After the Storm
Replies: 117
Views: 46351

Re: Unit sprites for After the Storm

Like I promised I started to work on imps. Here is minor imp sketch. I know it's very rough and the TC is almost invisible (I dont even know if it would be needed) but you now have an idea what I mean. I added horns and a tail so it would more like other demonic folk.
by Mefisto
January 29th, 2013, 4:10 pm
Forum: Users’ Forum
Topic: How do you read "Irdya"?
Replies: 11
Views: 3407

Re: How do you read "Irdya"?

What I do remember and know for sure is that I have always pronounced Irdya as though it was written and pronounced “Irdia” in Spanish, although I tend to pronounce the initial vowel as a /ɪ/ sound. At least Polish translators wouldn't have any problems with this because it is exactly how the Poles...
by Mefisto
January 29th, 2013, 4:04 pm
Forum: Art Workshop
Topic: Unit sprites for After the Storm
Replies: 117
Views: 46351

Re: Unit sprites for After the Storm

HoMM3 was my inspiration, though not its Imp unit but its Demon. But I didn't want to just ape some unit from the other game. The head is exaggerated because I was thinking about something grotesque, devilish. And besides we are talking about quite small icon. It should have visible snout features s...
by Mefisto
January 29th, 2013, 3:01 pm
Forum: Art Workshop
Topic: Unit sprites for After the Storm
Replies: 117
Views: 46351

Re: Unit sprites for After the Storm

I thought of something like this fellow - a hybrid of Tasmanian Devil from Looney Toons and minotaur.
by Mefisto
January 28th, 2013, 3:54 pm
Forum: Art Workshop
Topic: Unit sprites for After the Storm
Replies: 117
Views: 46351

Re: Unit sprites for After the Storm

I could start to work on imps unless they are already taken. If not:
1. do they need to be made as variation of one design or not? I mean primarily colour palette.
2. do they need to retain the current quasi-humanoidal appearance?
3. should they have some common traits in appearance with demons?
by Mefisto
January 25th, 2013, 8:15 pm
Forum: Art Workshop
Topic: Unit sprites for After the Storm
Replies: 117
Views: 46351

Re: Unit sprites for After the Storm

Is it (the fallen one) still meant to be floating in the air?

Which sprites are most needed?
by Mefisto
January 25th, 2013, 8:09 pm
Forum: Art Contributions
Topic: LordBob's commissionned work
Replies: 683
Views: 230099

Re: LordBob's commissionned work

I like this stance much more than previous.
by Mefisto
January 25th, 2013, 8:06 pm
Forum: Art Contributions
Topic: Mangrove forest (prev. Tropical and subtropical foliage)
Replies: 43
Views: 20670

Re: Mangrove forest (prev. Tropical and subtropical foliage)

Thanks for feedback to everyone. I'll start once again.
by Mefisto
January 22nd, 2013, 5:21 pm
Forum: Art Contributions
Topic: Mangrove forest (prev. Tropical and subtropical foliage)
Replies: 43
Views: 20670

Re: Mangrove forest (prev. Tropical and subtropical foliage)

I think that main problem is what should be root colour. The dark ones were not good so I think this time I'm going to make them really bright to make them dostignuished from both water and mud. An I think I made too large canopies for some bushes, the lesser ones more densely packed look better. an...
by Mefisto
January 22nd, 2013, 1:30 pm
Forum: Art Development
Topic: New bigmaps
Replies: 24
Views: 35953

Re: New bigmaps

I have one problem with this illustration: the forest foliage stands too much. It has completely different style (quasi-3D and green) when the rest of features are highly stylized like on old maps and made with brown ink. I mean - the graphical signs for forest could be made to look like painted or ...
by Mefisto
January 22nd, 2013, 1:16 pm
Forum: Art Contributions
Topic: Mangrove forest (prev. Tropical and subtropical foliage)
Replies: 43
Views: 20670

Re: Mangrove forest (prev. Tropical and subtropical foliage)

vultraz wrote:Well for one, the roots are never that violet.
Never?
Besides I need to differentiate them somehow from dark brown mud.
Also, the clusters of leaves are always closer than that, like the summer forest.
That's what I started to realize.
by Mefisto
January 22nd, 2013, 10:43 am
Forum: Art Workshop
Topic: Unit sprites for After the Storm
Replies: 117
Views: 46351

Re: Unit sprites for After the Storm

So I am to understand that the syplhs, faeries & Co. are levitating, not flying like overgrown insects (or hummingbirds)?
For fallen faeries what about this pattern of wings?
by Mefisto
January 22nd, 2013, 10:27 am
Forum: Art Contributions
Topic: the flame of warmth
Replies: 53
Views: 23583

Re: the flame of warmth

I would be glad if rhyging5 make torch flames for goblin pillager.
by Mefisto
January 22nd, 2013, 10:23 am
Forum: Art Contributions
Topic: Mangrove forest (prev. Tropical and subtropical foliage)
Replies: 43
Views: 20670

Re: Mangrove forest (prev. Tropical and subtropical foliage)

I worked on mangroves during last weekend but I cannot say I'm really happy with the result. Something is still wrong. I suspect that the shading on bushes should be finer, in similar scale like on deciduous trees. Right now the mangroves look like they come from the other fairy tale. But I need som...