Bloodshadow's Skinlab - Yep I'm back at it

[Bloodshadow]

Thought I'd get some mainstream out of the way 1st

Had to update BB,I really didn't like him in purple and white
Next up are two originals,both villains but the heroes are on the way


Whatcha think?

[Jakew]

Those look really sharp. I like Flashfire 

[Cyber Burn]

I really like Sludge. 

[docdelorean88]

I want to see a teen titans(tv) beast boy.

[murs47]

flashfire's design is solid

[Bloodshadow]

Thanks for the comments guys
Flashfire is a fav of mine,I thought I got myself into a skinning nightmare after finishing the design,but patience paid off with this one

I still have to discuss some things with Mr. Housequake,get these zipped and sent......then sometime soon they will all be available at NPI

[House Quake]

Thanks for the comments guys
Flashfire is a fav of mine,I thought I got myself into a skinning nightmare after finishing the design,but patience paid off with this one

I still have to discuss some things with Mr. Housequake,get these zipped and sent......then sometime soon they will all be available at NPI

yeppers 

[laughing paradox]

Nice, Beast Boy needed an update. Cool skins.

[Bloodshadow]

This one is on hold for the moment,I'm having troubles trying to make a shield fx for him

Next up are my speedsters,two characters that are very special to me


and another villain idea in the works,He's my main villain Gideon Gold's powered up side....Mammon(named after the god of greed)problem is I'm just not sure about the look,hopin' some of my peeps might give me some criticism or comments.

Thanks for all your posts peeps
Now I'm gonna go skin some more

[Jakew]

Blindspot is my fav from those latest ones

[herodad1]

mammon looks fine to me.love the speedsters.

[Artemis]

Great work!, I like Blindspot too but the orange on RR i'm not too fond of - but that's mostly because i really dislike orange.
I have a suggetion for Mammon:
As he's the named after the god of greed, let him be a little indulgent with his costume details. Right now when I look at him I see HERO not Villain - his logo is prominent and the only thing (for me) that indicates any sense of malevolence is the gold eyes. I'd give him some decorative golden emebellishments. From which mythology is Mammon from? Greek? you could use the greek key pattern, or greek references (alphabet, animals). I'd say just find a tribal-like image which fits your theme, create a repeat pattern and place it on the black suit.

Or add lots of golden chains and jewels. and a crown - make him look like Midas himself.

Hope those ideas are useful!

[murs47]

cool, i really like the implied "M" on Mammom.

[cascarudo]

nice skins i really like flashfire

[Bloodshadow]

Great work!, I like Blindspot too but the orange on RR i'm not too fond of - but that's mostly because i really dislike orange.
I have a suggetion for Mammon:
As he's the named after the god of greed, let him be a little indulgent with his costume details. Right now when I look at him I see HERO not Villain - his logo is prominent and the only thing (for me) that indicates any sense of malevolence is the gold eyes. I'd give him some decorative golden emebellishments. From which mythology is Mammon from? Greek? you could use the greek key pattern, or greek references (alphabet, animals). I'd say just find a tribal-like image which fits your theme, create a repeat pattern and place it on the black suit.

Or add lots of golden chains and jewels. and a crown - make him look like Midas himself.

Thanks for the ideas,I'm working out a sketch now with gold armbands,don't know about a crown but maybe a headband or something.
Thanks for the suggestions and comments guys

[herodad1]

my fav is SLUDGE!

[Cyber Burn]

really like this new batch of skins. if you're looking to make a shield fx for the american, i recommend using one of grenadier's shield fx as a base. i believe renegade's shield fx's cant be altered.

[House Quake]

Time to get a little critical...

Step away from the black outlines.  On a few of the skins... the black outlines work because of the dominance of dark colors.  But on skins like Beastboy and the American.... they become a distraction.  Outlining a bloc of color with darker shades of its self... is a better way to go to get the seperation you want.

p.s. you're not doing it... but stay away from the beveled or grooved looks as well... unless the skin 'really' calls for it.

[laughing paradox]

The one skin you're unsure of is my favorite! I like the idea of putting more 'gold' onto the skin, though.

[Bloodshadow]

Time to get a little critical...

Step away from the black outlines.  On a few of the skins... the black outlines work because of the dominance of dark colors.  But on skins like Beastboy and the American.... they become a distraction.  Outlining a bloc of color with darker shades of its self... is a better way to go to get the seperation you want.

This is what I missed,not like my friends here at home that pat me on the back and say "oooohhh that is awesome,you should do this professionally" ,Thanks for the honesty HQ
I'm trying to make better skins,but being self taught is a bit of a drawback and honestly I'm working with a mediocre program to begin with
But,I will definately take your advice and work on the color separation a little more

The one skin you're unsure of is my favorite! I like the idea of putting more 'gold' onto the skin, though.

I'll have a pic posted soon,But the redo is starting to look really cool (Gold armbands really help the look)

really like this new batch of skins. if you're looking to make a shield fx for the american, i recommend using one of grenadier's shield fx as a base. i believe renegade's shield fx's cant be altered.

I have the shield done,it's the hexing part I'm lost on
Thank you all again for all the input

[Outcast]

I'm not really all that bothered by the black outlines HQ mentioned. But i think HQ's suggestion would make these skins look even better.

Nice to see more original characters being done. Solid designs and creative names for all of them. Good job.

[Bloodshadow]

I posted in AA's blackest night thread already for this one,but I haven't posted new stuff in my thread for a bit soooooo........

Thanks to HQ's suggestions,I'm remaking most of my new skins(thanks a lot big guy )seriously though I'm almost finished with Beast Boy and he looks way better
The remake of my speedster "Blindspot" will be previewed very soon also

[Blkcasanova247]

Very nice!

[UnkoMan]

I took the black lines at face value. It seemed like you were trying to go for a very simplistic hand drawn style. However, I agree, they don't work all the time and seem far too pixely if that's what you're trying to do. You ought to try a higher resolution for your skins.

If this is what you are going for then you are heading in the right direction with this last one. You could maybe add a bit more colour contrast though. Just a touch of a darker skin shade around the eyes, mouth, maybe under the nose. But not too much. Really, you ought to get less colour depth on your older skins. Then, I think, they might match the style a bit more.

Unless I'm being craaaazy.

[Outcast]

Nice haunting design on the face, Bloodshadow. Sort of reminds me of Daglob's earlier face work on a certain mummy. 

[Bloodshadow]

Sorry guys,Real life kicked me in the rear the last couple weeks
Thanks for all the advice and comments guys,I really appreciate it.
Now to an update of an old character design,The Gold Eagle

This is the modern version,I've also included a Golden Age version and an updated shield throw fx in the zip
P.s. I'm also reworking the Black Lantern BShadow,the eyes do need darkened majorly.

[Gremlin]

That's an amazing design. I love the mask and logo in particular. It reminds me a bit of how Gryphon made awesome looking skins in low resolution. Keep it up!

[Cyber Burn]

i like the design on gold eagle. i'd like to see the golden age version as well.

[Bloodshadow]

 :blink:You compared me to Gryphon?Thanks for the compliment dude!
here's the Golden Age version,not near as cool,but I wanted a more simple GA look

Next up is one of my villains.....

how they look?
Coming soon to an NPI near you

[herodad1]

both are very cool!really like the clown!