AfghanAnt Artistic Advances 7/8/16 - Marvel Adventures Exclusives

[murs47]

Damn that is slick!

[BentonGrey]

Ah-ha!  So this is what you meant, hmm?  Very cool man, and I just love the defense animations.  Great work!

[Podmark]

Looks really good AA. Where did you get that shoulder cape top thing?

[John Jr.]

Impressive work, AA. The skin is beautiful and the dodge/wind shield idea is great!

[laughing paradox]

Storm looks great. Fantastic job on the hair.

[AfghanAnt]

Thanks everyone. I am really happy with how ethnic Storm turned out and how well her dodges work.

[Figure Fan]

Storm is amazing looking! Love how crisp and vivid everything is. The shields are well done with good accompanying animations. Great work AA!

[Dr.Volt]

WOW!  That's an awesome Storm!!!  And just read the spoiler link:  Very nice, AA, very nice!   Any chance this will be released soon?

[spydermann93]

Defenitely one of your best skins AA!

[AfghanAnt]

Unko's comment about my production while retired was true but to be fair it was mostly because of Tomato's post.

The Young Avengers

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Full Gallery:Young Avengers

Uncanny X-Men

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Full Gallery: Uncanny X-Men
Uncanny X-Men created for Heralds of Destiny Mod
Dark Phoenix
BTW Phoenix comes with four variants - Good, Bad, White, and Black Phoenix Costumes.

Mighty Avengers

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Full Gallery: Mighty Avengers
Mighty Avengers created for Heralds of Destiny Mod
Updated Lady Loki

House of M

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Full Gallery:House of M

[Podmark]

Um...wow.

I think I better retire too so I can do an army of skins.

These are amazing AA, and we finally have a Stature skin! We talked for years about one of us skinning her but it never happened (mostly my fault). But yay she's finally done! What did you do for her mesh?

Also I hate you for skinning Hank's new costume before me. Hate in a loving way because it looks awesome.

[Blkcasanova247]

Fantastic work bro! Sorry I didn't get that Magneto skope to you. Truth be told I didn't quite like how it was coming out...however...I just started a new one. Watch your PM...before the end of this week...it should hava a lil sumthin sumthin extra. Also since Gren came out with his "modern" Thor maybe give a lil switcheroo from your skope to the new mesh.

[AfghanAnt]

Um...wow.

I think I better retire too so I can do an army of skins.

These are amazing AA, and we finally have a Stature skin! We talked for years about one of us skinning her but it never happened (mostly my fault). But yay she's finally done! What did you do for her mesh?

Also I hate you for skinning Hank's new costume before me. Hate in a loving way because it looks awesome.

Stature was skopedon Tommy's female vert with some extras from Ink. In fact I think I just updated that skope you started.

I wanted the modern versions of the Original Avengers in the Heralds mod and if not for your Wasp skope, that would not have happened.

Fantastic work bro! Sorry I didn't get that Magneto skope to you. Truth be told I didn't quite like how it was coming out...however...I just started a new one. Watch your PM...before the end of this week...it should hava a lil sumthin sumthin extra. Also since Gren came out with his "modern" Thor maybe give a lil switcheroo from your skope to the new mesh.

Awesome. I actually skinned the Magneto waiting on your skope but I'd love to update him to that one. Thor is actually rebuilt on Gren's mesh.

[Podmark]

Stature was skopedon Tommy's female vert with some extras from Ink. In fact I think I just updated that skope you started.

I wanted the modern versions of the Original Avengers in the Heralds mod and if not for your Wasp skope, that would not have happened.

Yay I helped!

Really happy you jumped on that Wasp skope. Little behind the scenes info, I'm planning a Hank Pym/size changers retrospective as my next potential skin project. That was when I came up with the idea to get a new Wasp, but I didn't have any real plans to skin her, especially not anytime soon. So I'm really glad you did one so soon.

Did you end up getting any help from Tomato on any of these?

[Tomato]

No... the mesh I helped with isn't here yet.

I am curious... you clearly were doing the phoenix era X-men, was there any reason you did cyke's old school visor? Cuz you know, some awesome person meshed his gsx visor not that long ago. Colossus too.

[AfghanAnt]

No... the mesh I helped with isn't here yet.

I am curious... you clearly were doing the phoenix era X-men, was there any reason you did cyke's old school visor? Cuz you know, some awesome person meshed his gsx visor not that long ago. Colossus too.

I started on the mesh but haven't finished it yet (I keep starting work on it and then to do something else - the mesh might create objects if I can ever figure out how to change these keyframes I'm working with). I always thought his visor was thinner during that time period and thicker during that whole 60's Mod X-Men era (I'll have to take another look at your mesh). I'm using your Colossus, just didnt see the point of reskinning it.

[Figure Fan]

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Wow. Overload. Great work AA! The Phoenix skins are so cool.

[Tomato]

He got the thicker visor the sane time the new team formed. If I recall right, it had to do with the krakoa ordeal making his powers stronger, and he needed the thicker visor to hold it back.

[Outcast]

  Yes wow is the word here. I thought you were only kidding when you said you had skinned a lot while in "retirement". They all look great. I'm glad Tomato was able to encourage you to skin again.

[laughing paradox]

Wow, AA.. very awesome. I love seeing the Young Avengers all completed by you.. I'm just bummed out that in the comics the Vision replaced Iron Lad.. I liked Iron Lad's design better.

Banshee really stands out for me.. very nice work on all of them, really.

By the way, great choice in creating Iron Maiden from Earth X. I loved her character.. and Killraven, too!

[Artemis]

Beautiful, really fantastic. Which mesh is Dark Phoenix on? She has a very nice build. I can't believe you've done so many skins after you retired haha but really great work!

[Cyber Burn]

I am so unworthy...

[JKCarrier]

Those are genuine works of art. Wow!

[ghazkul]

SWEET BABY JEEBUS!

[murs47]

Man, those Young Avengers are soooo good! I especially love your Vision

[Arilou Laleelay]

I know I've not posted in a while and returned to my lurking state, but I can not stay silent after seeing this. My go..odness AfghanAnt you have become so good at this.

[Dr.Volt]

*stunned*  What is there to say but....holy freakin' awesomeness!!

[herodad1]

hey AA! did you make a colossus skin too. saw one in the back ground.

[UnkoMan]

Impressive. I'm glad my comment prompted you to show off.

But almost I'm crying now. How can I ever achieve such greatness?

[Xenolith]

I made that same type of comment about Hal Foster's Prince Valiant strip.  Every time I look at it I pretty much give up drawing because I feel like I'm insulting Hal Foster with my caveman-esque scratchings.