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

[Jakew]

I particularly like that Ladybug suit.  :thumbup:

Your character designs put most current DC/Marvel superhero designs to shame, AA.

[Dr.Volt]

Wow!  Just incredible!  As usual, really excellent looking work!  But I want to say again that your back stories are equally wonderful.  Very, very inventive!

Btw, my vote is to keep Casim bald.  He looks great that way!

[herodad1]

bald works or maybe a bug looking helmet.i like the insect theme.years ago i came up with an idea for a team of criminals who all wore insect themed exo-suits/armor.all the armors enhanced their strength and allowed them to cling to walls;some could fly,some not.each characters armored was specialized for the bug they represented. i'll share them with you. 1.)Black Hornet-leader of the group.could fly(wings) and fired an electro-stinger beam. 2.) Kay-T-Death-super leaping,could fly,and wings vibrated giving off high pitched sonics 3.)Slaying Mantis-martial arts and razor sharp blades on fore arms 4.)Fire Fly-could fly and had built-in flamethrowers 5.)Battle Beetle-much stronger and bigger,heavily armored,built in machine guns(wrists) and guided rockets(from back,inside shell).if i could mesh/skin i'd make these guys.

[AfghanAnt]

Thanks guys. I should have another character posted today if I can just frickin' finish it.

[UnkoMan]

You certainly never dissapoint. Lookit those lush colours. Holy smokes.

But wait! Is that a symmetrical design on Style? I never thought I'd see the day! Actually, I love that your HIVEWorld characters have a consistant look while being so wildly different.

[Mystik]

ooh those are so great

[juancho]

OMFG AA
You know just how much I love your originals, so many rich colors, perfect designs and lovely well executed ksins
Just perfect man
congrats!!

[AfghanAnt]

So here is preview for Amazing Grase (pronounced "Grace") Hopper. I've been working on this design for a year now before I settled on the direction I'm going on now. I just have to create helmet for the skope and skin the boots and she is done. Feedback and any tips are welcomed and noted.

[Podmark]

Looks cool AA. Nice robotic look.

[Carravaggio]

First Cas's skope bring me to the draw dropping stage, now you're doing it.
That is one of the  most innovative, clever and original skopes and character ideas I've seen in a long while.
Fantastic stuff, AA.
Psylocke armour parts with Annhilus collar?
Without knowing the character, its hard to comment on the look, I'm not even sure if she is mean to be good or bad (some something in between), nonethless it looks great so far.
You just keep setting the bar higher and higher dude.

[jtharris86]

OUTSTANDING... muh hahhaahha. lol jus wow  :D

[style]

style's new STYX Avatar =  :faint  I  :wub: it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[marcelo]

fantastico!!!  :thumbup:

[darkknight92]

Simply incredible!

[AfghanAnt]

But wait! Is that a symmetrical design on Style? I never thought I'd see the day! Actually, I love that your HIVEWorld characters have a consistant look while being so wildly different.

Thank you. I really wanted Styx to sort of echo my design for the SHIVA units because he essentially is half of one.

First Cas's skope bring me to the draw dropping stage, now you're doing it.
That is one of the  most innovative, clever and original skopes and character ideas I've seen in a long while.
Fantastic stuff, AA.
Psylocke armour parts with Annhilus collar?
Without knowing the character, its hard to comment on the look, I'm not even sure if she is mean to be good or bad (some something in between), nonethless it looks great so far.
You just keep setting the bar higher and higher dude.

:) I was just messing around with different ideas and I thought the collar would be a really nice touch for the design I was going for.

style's new STYX Avatar =  :faint  I  :wub: it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm glad you like it. :)



Here is "Amazing" Grase Hopper.

Heroic doesn't begin to describe Grase Hopper. Head of the InseCTa Fleet and a hero of the bloody Locust Conflict, a battle that ravaged several of the outer planets of the HIVEworlds, Grase is a blindly loyal soldier of the monarchy. Despite her loyality, Grase's heart belongs to the bounty hunting rebel, Halal Hornet. However with Halal taking in Afghan Ant, Grase has been conflicted about her duty to capture and execute Afghan Ant because of his contact with the Catastrophe Bug and her love and trust of Halal. Due to her powersuit, Tithonus, Grase has enhanced lower-body strength and high resistance to damage. She can also emit disorienting  sounds those close by from the disk on her abdomen. The armor is essentially a relay calculator that increases her strength depending on the damage she has taken and the need.

Her name is based on the word grasshopper (of course) and Amazing Grace Hopper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper) while her design is based on Ironman and steampunk sort of design. It is funny because I always wanted her to be a strong female warrior and to be my own Wonder Woman pastiche but she really start becoming something more.

[Jakew]

That looks ridiculously cool  :o

[herodad1]

AWSOME!!!

[Ares_God_of_War]

I agree she is amazing :) I can't wait for the releases

[Core]

AWSOME!!!

thats exactly what i said in my head when i saw each picture, except it got progressively louder as i scrolled down.
i really really like these designs and i must see more!

by the way, i added a HIVE mod to my wish list, so you should probably add it to your to-do list  :D

[Podmark]

That is very very cool. Only thing that kinda bugs me is the helmet is a little too Ironman.
I love the details on the face; the mole, the buzzed hair, and the scar. Very nice.

[detourne_me]

so fragging cool!
man, i love the helmet actually.
and cas and styles av's are just incredible too...
HIVE deserves more than a mod.. lets get a cgi cartoon going too heheh!

[style]

so fragging cool!
man, i love the helmet actually.
and cas and styles av's are just incredible too...
HIVE deserves more than a mod.. lets get a cgi cartoon going too heheh!

or a comic! :thumbup:

[the_ultimate_evil]

fantastic work, the metal looks stunning  and the detailing is beautiful

but i don't like the helmet, i can see where you were going but it still very iron man like, maybe or the face add large black eyes like the grasshopper has

[AfghanAnt]

That is very very cool. Only thing that kinda bugs me is the helmet is a little too Ironman.
I love the details on the face; the mole, the buzzed hair, and the scar. Very nice.

While I originally felt the same way about the helmet, I realized every armored hero's helmet looks like some form of Ironman's.

but i don't like the helmet, i can see where you were going but it still very iron man like, maybe or the face add large black eyes like the grasshopper has

I actually did the large eyes and it was very Kamen Rider and I didn't like that.

I guess I don't see the problem with the helmet being Ironman-like. Ironman was one of my inspiration for his this character. Like Tony, she's the leader of a government agency, she's armored, she's divided about her decisions and alliances, a genius, etc, etc.


As I've been saying for a while now, I would love to make one but I need to figure out how it can be done correctly and there is a lot that goes into a mod.

[UnkoMan]

Oh, I forgot to mention how kick anus this is, but I guess everybody else did it for me.

I like the backstory, too. And giving her a bootgirl haircut doesn't even seem cliché here. It totally works.

[Figure Fan]

This skin looks amazing, AA.

You pulled off the armored effect perfectly, and I really like her backstory/powers.

[Core]

you know, with some big black eyes that were tapered a little bit towards the nose area, it would have a bit of a rocketeer look. i think it looks cool right now though and if it has the look you want then dont change it... for anyone!

also, your background stories are awesome! if you ever have the time you should go back into some of the readmes and include a small paragraph of the characters stories. it would be perfect for the 2nd description (the one that appears on the material and resistance tab) for people who like to have their custom heroes built in.

[Podmark]

I guess I don't see the problem with the helmet being Ironman-like. Ironman was one of my inspiration for his this character. Like Tony, she's the leader of a government agency, she's armored, she's divided about her decisions and alliances, a genius, etc, etc.

Well if you like then that's cool.

[Volsung]

I missed that one! Great! :thumbup:

While I originally felt the same way about the helmet, I realized every armored hero's helmet looks like some form of Ironman's./
I actually did the large eyes and it was very Kamen Rider and I didn't like that.

You should! A Kamen rider helmet is 'the essence of beauty'(just kidding)


take that captain!

[House Quake]

Hey AA...

Just wanted to chime in and let you know that I've been very impressed with your original creations for some time now.  After petitioning for years for more repect be given to the originals... it puts a smile on my face to see them taking center place now. 

And few have equaled both the quality of your skins and the quality of the characters themselves.

:thumbup: