New shadow and nightaunt

tigrezno · Post by **tigrezno** » September 29th, 2004, 12:45 pm

What do you think about this shadow? It's a bit skinny than nightgaunt

autolycus · Post by **autolycus** » September 29th, 2004, 4:15 pm

I think a nightgaunt should reflect both 'night' and 'gaunt'. To me, it should be a night-black creature with hellish eyes, maybe with obvious fangs or claws. And it should be painfully thin, because that's what 'gaunt' means. The image under discussion for 'nightgaunt' is fat and grey, not thin and black.

The grounds I have for argument are not aesthetic so much as linguistic. You ought to interpret 'shadow' as 'shadow', 'ghost' is open to interpretation, 'skeleton' has to look like one, and so should 'nightgaunt'. How you choose to depict them is up to the artist within the limits imposed by our understanding of the unit's name.

I mean, you wouldn't have a unit graphic for 'spearman' showing a humanoid armed only with an axe, surely? So don't make nightgaunts into eveninglumps.

tigrezno · Post by **tigrezno** » September 29th, 2004, 4:53 pm

mmm what do you mean?

lilepo2023 · Post by **lilepo2023** » September 29th, 2004, 6:22 pm

in that case we should change the name... better autolycus? i suggest evening abomination...

Elvish_Pillager · September 29th, 2004, 6:53 pm

lilepo2023 wrote:in that case we should change the name... better autolycus? i suggest evening abomination...

Black Shade.

Post by **turin** » September 29th, 2004, 9:19 pm

or leave nightgaunt but change the image.

nightgaunt is a cool name, and its not like we have a shortage on artistic talent from people willing to work on these images.

Elvish_Pillager · September 29th, 2004, 10:22 pm

turin wrote:or leave nightgaunt but change the image.

nightgaunt is a cool name, and its not like we have a shortage on artistic talent from people willing to work on these images.

IMO 'Nightgaunt' is a horrible name. It doesn't even make sense. (what's a Nightgaunt? a night that's gaunt? No... but a Black Shade is a shade that's black.)

lilepo2023 · Post by **lilepo2023** » September 29th, 2004, 11:26 pm

ghost > shadow > nightgaunt, you have two classic names and one some dude made up...

tigrezno · Post by **tigrezno** » September 29th, 2004, 11:29 pm

mmm ghost -> shadow -> nightmare!

tigrezno · Post by **tigrezno** » September 30th, 2004, 3:13 pm

Trying new styles (a bit flat). What do you think?

vartagh · Post by **vartagh** » September 30th, 2004, 4:40 pm

the shadow in the middle is cute

tigrezno · Post by **tigrezno** » September 30th, 2004, 5:16 pm

mmm no, the ghost don't fit at all. And the shadow was stripped down from original, it's too small now :S

Woodwizzle · Post by **Woodwizzle** » September 30th, 2004, 6:21 pm

I think the new shadow graphic at the top of this page is just about right on. Maybe the arms could be made a little skinnier though?

tigrezno · Post by **tigrezno** » September 30th, 2004, 7:08 pm

arms changed, dark claws, different eyes. It looks ok to me (look the transparency)

edit: sorry bad image. some black pixels added in the tail.

Elvish_Pillager · September 30th, 2004, 7:58 pm

Tigrezno, that graphic is great for the Shadow. a bit more alpha-ing and other improvements would help...

EDIT: Wait a minute, the one at the top of the page is better.

tigrezno wrote:mmm ghost -> shadow -> nightmare!

Good idea.