Afghan Ant Artistic Advances: 12-07-2008 Atomik Backwards

[AfghanAnt]

As usual Ant your work is always awesome. The skope came out great, but I think you should look into adding some gloves. I found the gloves on Ink's Jubilee were nice.

The only other suggestion I've got is to maybe darken the green, I don't recall it being so bright.

Great job and it's going to be alot of fun working with you put together this great X-team.

I tried adding gloves and boots from Rogue_Brotherhood (the gloves are lined up with the mapping for that mesh) but I couldn't get them to stay on correctly. I'll probably ask for help with that.

Oops, I agree with the green thing. I had planned to make it darker but just never got to it.

[Blkcasanova247]

Maybe lower the bottom of her top as well so that the the white trim is more on her hips than her waist. And check your email...part 1 is "blastin'" at ya! :thumbup:

[murs47]

Looking good AA, the eyes really make this skin stand out :thumbup:

[BitBiteOuch]

I assume all these new great skopes will not be  :ff: compatible  :( ?

[AfghanAnt]

I assume all these new great skopes will not be  :ff: compatible  :( ?

I'm sorry to say yeah. I don't even have FF anymore (it was broken) and I've been exclusive FFVTR since I started skinning again last year.  :(

[AfghanAnt]

So here is Cannonball. It took me a while to get him here but I love it. Before anyone is like "the costume is wrong" or something, Bachalo never draws the costume the same so I use his work plus Ramos' recent work constructing Cannonball. Many of you may not know this but Cannonball along with Sunspot are my two favorite characters.

I believe Cable or WWHulk is next. I would like to finish the team before this arc is over.

Oh! he also has a toothpick! I'd like to thank Pod and BlackCassanova for help with this mesh/skin!

[murs47]

man that is cool :thumbup:

one question though...when will you be releasing it?

[Blkcasanova247]

I think I've stated before that I "hate" that costume design......buuuuttt...you've gone and made it so cool! Damn you! :thumbup: Really great work! :D ;)

[Jakew]

Hmm, I never really used Cannonball in FF because I never found a mesh/skin I really liked. This has now changed.  :thumbup: Can't wait until you release it.

[sweeten2213]

Looks great, AA  :thumbup:

[detourne_me]

holy crap hes so cool!

[Ares_God_of_War]

haha I don't know why but something about that face reminds me of James Hetfield from Metallica. I actually really like it :) It maybe the shading in the eyes I like so much. I haven't been able to keep up with the comics but it makes him look like a hardass :)

The only critism I have and this is from not being familiar with the character's design at all but it kind of looks like the top of the belt kind of just fades into the bottom of his shirt. I don't know it its supposed to be like that or not.

Keep up the great work  :thumbup:

[BitBiteOuch]

 :o :D Ok, you win, I'm buying  :ffvstr:

[style]

I think I've stated before that I "hate" that costume design......buuuuttt...you've gone and made it so cool! Damn you! :thumbup: Really great work! :D ;)

You're sooooo right about that costume design but that skin is sooooo OFF THE HOOK!!! you gotta love it.

[AfghanAnt]

Well thanks everyone. Here is the updated blast field. I figured out how to use alpha channel's in Photoshop CS2 (I wish I was still skinning in Photoshop 6). I've went back to work on WWHulk and started the face for Cable.

[Podmark]

That came out really great AA. Did you use my skin for the base? I didn't realize you were going to jump up and skin it, I could have sent you the PSD.  Where did the boots and gloves come from? I'm always on the lookout for those.

One change I'd been thinking about was adding the bolt things around the waist, I noticed Ramos does very visible.

What are you doing with Cable? I don't think I sent my skin to you did I?

[AfghanAnt]

That came out really great AA. Did you use my skin for the base? I didn't realize you were going to jump up and skin it, I could have sent you the PSD.  Where did the boots and gloves come from? I'm always on the lookout for those.

One change I'd been thinking about was adding the bolt things around the waist, I noticed Ramos does very visible.

What are you doing with Cable? I don't think I sent my skin to you did I?

No, I didn't use your skin as the base but I did use it as a pattern to some extent. Yeah I didn't plan on skinning him completely but something came over me and I was like "you know what, I have to skin Sam, I love him." I actually thought of redesignning Sunspot so I could have him too (they are my favorite x-characters). BlackCassanova added the boots and gloves from Ult Cap by Ren and also added a toothpick (which isn't very visible but you can sort of see it).

As far as the belt, yeah I was thinking of using part of Ink's Han's shirt along with some sort of disk to recreate it but I skinned (and recently sharpened it up from the first preview).

No you didn't send the file for Cable and just basic features of the face have been started.

Do you use some sort of messenger program so we can talk and share files easier?

[Podmark]

Well it came out really fantastic. I used the UltCap boots and gloves on my Cable mesh, they are pretty nice looking.

I use MSN, I'll pm you.

[YokoBeast]

Nicely Done. Can't wait for its release.

[Jakew]

The way you've turned the blast field into flames is very cool ... it'll be interesting to see how it looks in-game.

[nite_stalker]

Afghan Ant,

   Incredible work on Rogue, the Hulk and Cannonball. You always do such a great job on your faces.

[UnkoMan]

I haven't commented on your thread in ages. Why? I simply didn't have anything I saw that could be improved on at all. I still don't, sorry.

AA, you are just about my all time favourite skinner, what can I say?

I'll be honest here. I don't like Cannonball. It's nothing personal. I don't even know anything about him. I think he's some sort of hayseed yokel? But I've never liked his costumes, and barely read anything with him in it. His powers are sweet though.

That being said... This skin is great. Heck, I'd download it. Don't have to know anything BUT a character's powers to toss them in FF.

[AfghanAnt]

I haven't commented on your thread in ages. Why? I simply didn't have anything I saw that could be improved on at all. I still don't, sorry.

AA, you are just about my all time favourite skinner, what can I say?

I'll be honest here. I don't like Cannonball. It's nothing personal. I don't even know anything about him. I think he's some sort of hayseed yokel? But I've never liked his costumes, and barely read anything with him in it. His powers are sweet though.

That being said... This skin is great. Heck, I'd download it. Don't have to know anything BUT a character's powers to toss them in FF.

Bah! I say thee bah! It's not biggie, Unko. I do the same thing but thank you. I think I may be the only one in the world who actually likes this costume design.

[Podmark]

There's at least two of us AA, I like it too.

[YokoBeast]

Your not alone. That's one of my favorite costumes he has.

[murs47]

That's actually my favorite Cannonball costume ever. :)

[Mystik]

very cool cannonball AA
after reading 201, I really hope you do iceman also

[YokoBeast]

very cool cannonball AA
after reading 201, I really hope you do iceman also

Yeah that is a really good issue. It made me love cannonball. The iceman suggestion isn't a bad idea, since I was hoping someone could make an outstanding current iceman.

[AfghanAnt]

I have plans on completing the whole team with Pod but I have to divert my energy to something else that should take less time before I go back to finishing the team.

[herodad1]

has cannanball been released?great job.