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

[crocodamon]

Nice Work :thumbup:

[ghazkul]

Amazing and vibrant work as always,  :thumbup:. I cant wait until you release the Quasar mesh, I've been looking for a new Quasar mesh for ages.

[BentonGrey]

I love that starry t-shirt/jacket thing.  Great work, as always, AA!  Hey, did you ever finish that Wonder Woman we talked about?

[AfghanAnt]

I love that starry t-shirt/jacket thing.  Great work, as always, AA!  Hey, did you ever finish that Wonder Woman we talked about?

She is finished. I might be holding her off for a little bit longer though but I could send her to you privately for the mod.

[BentonGrey]

Well, I would definitely like to get my hands on it, but it's up to you AA.  I'm still making very slow progress on the DCUG, so things won't grind to a halt or anything if I don't get it soon. ^_^

[AfghanAnt]

Well recently, I've been swamped at work due to a game we are developing and between work, relationship, needing a new computer, and all the other stuff of real life I need a serious break so I'm gonna throw in the towel for awhile. I know a lot of you were looking forward to some of the skins I've started (and never completed) but I'm just too scattered right now to care about finishing up any of them. I feel terrible because both Pod and TUE are saying goodbye right now and its the holiday season (for some of us).

I will say this, I'm not saying goodbye I'm just saying I don't have time to get anything new out of pre-production stage of skinning. Sorry to anyone this disappoints and I'm really sorry to anyone I've promised a skin/skoped mesh/whatever too.

You can write all hate, disappointed, and "You never released" messages here.

If any of you noob skinners need any help or advice, I'll be here to help all I can.

[tommyboy]

AA, sorry to see you cease skinning, you've done some great work, for which, thanks.

[murs47]

That's too bad to hear, but at least you're coming back someday.

[Podmark]

:(

[juancho]

soooooooooooo, no more original awsome hive characters???

I am going to cry *sniff *sniff

Just kidding dude, take care with your life, we will be ready to see some awsome skins when you decide to come back

[bat1987]

Oh man this is infinite crisis! :(

We lost three great skinners in one week. But as always real life comes first!

[Outcast]

Oh man....Not you too..  :(

Well, i guess that's real life for you. Somethings/certain events just come along, and before you know it, you have less free time to spend on some of the things you enjoy. But hey, these things are usually more important and require our full attention nonetheless.

After everything is all sorted out.There will always be time later on to skin again in the future. For now, do what you need to do. ;)

So good luck on your project at work, and hope everything works out in your personal life as well.  ^_^

[Jakew]

Bummer!

Anyway, thanks for all the stuff you've released! I get a lot of enjoyment out of playing with your characters, and your originals are without a doubt the best I've seen for Freedom Force ... they're the only originals I use in the game, at any rate! Excellent designs, fantastic skins and interesting backstories.

Also, you were my personal favourite skinner when it came to faces ... your NEXTWAVE skins are a perfect example.

Plus, you did Flex Mentallo ... that's just plain cool.

Best of luck with your future interests!
jw

PS I hope you manage to eventually release some of your nearly complete (?) WIPs ... like Kid Devil and Miss Martian.

[BentonGrey]

Man, this is a bit of a dark time for FR.  Thanks for all the incredible work you've done AA, you're definitely one of the Titans around here.  Good luck in whatever comes next!

I do have one "you never released" for you, though.  We spoke about that Wonder Woman, and it looked like she was pretty much done.  Any chance you could send it my way?  It doesn't have to be perfect, as it looked pretty darn awesome to me already, and I'd really love to have her in the DCUG.

[AfghanAnt]

So here is the new stuff I've been sitting on until TUE, Pod and I were done with Hero Force V2. I'm glad everyone likes the site and being really positive about the three of us leaving and returning. Anyway all those skins that I finished before but never published are up at the site.


Quasar isn't up yet, her cape still needs to be done and I would really like to get some weapons for her.

Afghan Ant's costume design is back to what is was originally. I don't know why I held out for so long to give him an update. Also you will notice Ultrahelles Ant who is either a cute robo sidekick or evil (but cute) killer robot created by Big in Japan.

In the back is Bumble Bjork, I had another design for her (which I may one day do) but I really like the strips and black and yellow usage. This mesh is probably the less used mesh and I really wanted it to be used for something other than Granny Goodness.


Hero Force V2

[murs47]

Great job on that Quaser. Really, just a beautiful piece of art there.

[Podmark]

Can't wait for Quasar AA. Everything looks great.

[Mystik]

I really like the little universe your making around your avatar
I think I'm might skope some u spacecraft for your crew

you can call me mystik mantis the mechanic or some other bug

[AfghanAnt]

I really like the little universe your making around your avatar
I think I'm might skope some u spacecraft for your crew

you can call me mystik mantis the mechanic or some other bug

Lol I'm like that idea! I've been playing with a mantis design for a while now, so who knows a mechanic mantis might be in the near future.

[Jakew]

Hey ... just checked the site. You released Kid Devil! Sweet! Plus, are those new Midnighter and Apollo skins?

Your original characters continue to be fantastic ... I'd love to see a generic evil minion "drone" character for the heroes to beat on.

[billdamn22]

Lovin the new stuff, AA. Ultrahelles Ant is really cool and creepy at the same time.

[AfghanAnt]

Hey ... just checked the site. You released Kid Devil! Sweet! Plus, are those new Midnighter and Apollo skins?

Your original characters continue to be fantastic ... I'd love to see a generic evil minion "drone" character for the heroes to beat on.

Actually Midnighter and Apollo are not new. there are the last of my series before skoping beginn (I started pushing myself harder). I do have new apollo midnighter skin on the way. they are based on design by a lj friend.

[ghazkul]

Wow, youre Quasar skin makes mine look pathetic, you rock man! I love the AfghanAnt universe characters, any chance of a written story or bio page?

Quick quibble though, it seems that your Ultrahelles Ant mesh and skin (which are amazing) cant be downloaded from the site, the archive is incomplete and all I get is the mesh, no skin or keyframes.

Keep up the great work! :thumbup:

[juancho]

I missed thoose original chars so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats on the new hero force, so much talent makes me wanna skin again ^_^ unluckuly i fell i lost my touch

[AfghanAnt]

I missed thoose original chars so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats on the new hero force, so much talent makes me wanna skin again ^_^ unluckuly i fell i lost my touch

No why, I really wish you would finish up some of those skins you showed me. I really want to do a project with you if you have the time.


ghazkul, Uhmmm let me double check the file and I'll reupload it within the hour. I would love to see how you did Quasar.

EDIT: Ultrahelles Ant is up!

[the_ultimate_evil]

I missed thoose original chars so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats on the new hero force, so much talent makes me wanna skin again ^_^ unluckuly i fell i lost my touch

thats no excuse you will begin again

[Blkcasanova247]

I've been sayin' the same thing to Juan for a while. ;)

[johncostantine78]

I missed thoose original chars so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats on the new hero force, so much talent makes me wanna skin again ^_^ unluckuly i fell i lost my touch

No why, I really wish you would finish up some of those skins you showed me. I really want to do a project with you if you have the time.


ghazkul, Uhmmm let me double check the file and I'll reupload it within the hour. I would love to see how you did Quasar.

EDIT: Ultrahelles Ant is up!

Uhmm....seems like the link to ultrahelles ant dont'work...

[AfghanAnt]

I missed thoose original chars so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats on the new hero force, so much talent makes me wanna skin again ^_^ unluckuly i fell i lost my touch

No why, I really wish you would finish up some of those skins you showed me. I really want to do a project with you if you have the time.


ghazkul, Uhmmm let me double check the file and I'll reupload it within the hour. I would love to see how you did Quasar.

EDIT: Ultrahelles Ant is up!

Uhmm....seems like the link to ultrahelles ant dont'work...

Clear your internet cache. It should work then because I just checked and it works. However WW Hulk is down for now. I've got to get back to my home computer to fix that.

[johncostantine78]

Ok! Now, all that I need is the FX for Afghan ant power's (that are in the previously mesh), and the script for his ffx combo power, the collective mind...