John's Skopes and Skins

[John Jr.]

Still playing "Legion of Threeboots", now is Archie Legion time:

[Podmark]

Looking good. I'd suggest adding a blue hue to the white.

[murs47]

Ya, looks pretty good. I echo Pod's suggestion. You could also try a vanilla cream hue but I think a blue hue would be more appropriate for this skin.

[BentonGrey]

Yeah, sure...totally....some blue....<------------------------Has absolutely no idea what he's talking about)

Looks nice, JJ.  I love the details on the Legion's belts.  Very nice.

[daglob]

Y'know, I think Vertex's female meshes have a pair of boots hidden. Have you looked at them? Maybe snitch some glove cuffs from one of INK's X-Meshes...

[Cyber Burn]

Really well done John, and I agree that maybe a blueish hue might be appropriate here. I think it would soften the white a bit, offset the grey and brighten it up a bit.

[John Jr.]

Thanks for the tips and the kind words, guys. I'll try add the blue to the white, as you suggested.
Daglob,
Good idea about the cuffs. I'll check it.

[AfghanAnt]

YAH! I loved this version of the Legion. 

[John Jr.]

YAH! I loved this version of the Legion. 

The original Legion is my all time favorite team, but I have a big weak spot for the reboot kids, AA. They were fun. I'll try to make at least the reboot versions of the three founding members.

[John Jr.]

We can't have an Adventure Comics Legion without this girl, I mean Supergirl...
New skope and skin for the Silver Age Supergirl. Skin is still a WIP.

[murs47]

Looks good, JJ. Great work on the belt, S symbol, and hair.

[Podmark]

Looks nice. I like the hair, looks unique.

[John Jr.]

Thanks guys. I thought I had finished my Adventure Comics era Legion, but I wanted to try my hand at the Silver Age Supergirl.
About the blue hue to Saturn Girl, what you suggest guys, a new layer with a blue hue added with the "hue/saturation" option? Or soft light? I tried some of this options, but the result was not very good, so I very open to suggestions.

[daglob]

Load that picture of Saturn Girl into Photoshop (into the skin, if you can) and use it as a palette.

[laughing paradox]

To get blue hues, try this.

Use a desaturated female_basic skin as the first layer. On a new layer on top of it, fill it with a very light blue.. much like the blue on this site. On this blue layer, go through the blending options, using Vivid Color or Hard Light or any of them, until it shows up the way you like. Try different shades of blue, but make them light so the white will go through as well.

Supergirl looks good! I like Saturn Girl, also.

[John Jr.]

Thanks for the tips, guys.
I'm glad you liked the girls, LP. I'll probably get reboot Cosmic Boy and Livewire now.

[BentonGrey]

Hey man, that is a great Supergirl!  I may have to replace the one I'm using in the DCUG...

[John Jr.]

Small Supergirl update:

I edited her face to make her less generic looking.

And since I already skinned Superboy and Supergirl and I really like Afghan Ant's new Superman, I had to make a skin for his take on the good, old Man of Steel...




Kal and Kara are both WIPS, so feedback is very welcomed.

[Podmark]

Looking pretty good.

[BentonGrey]

Wow!  Great work on these guys JJ!  Supergirl does look less generic there.  She looks pretty distinctive, nice facework.  Same goes for Superman.  I'm constantly amazed at how good you've gotten in so little time.

[daglob]

She looks younger. That's a good thing.

[laughing paradox]

They look great, JJ.

The only minor quip I have is that Supergirl's teeth look a little large.. maybe just shorten them a little?

[John Jr.]

Thanks guys. I'm trying my best to give an unique face to each character and I really liked Kara's. But I'll follow LP's advice and reduce her smile. I'm still playing with Superman's face, I'll probably edit the eyes a bit.

[cryonic2099]

maybe lighten the shadow around the eyes...other than that, what can you really improve?!?

[Outcast]

I'm really impressed with the unique faces your doing. They look really good. Superman's looks great. Supergirl's eyes might be a bit too big though. But I'll echo what Benton said. I think you've really improved a lot. The colors and symbols looks nice too. Keep up the great work.

[John Jr.]

Thanks to our talented friend, ow_tiobe_sb, Teen Urchin got her shell compact and a new, better looking hair.
I'm still trying to do justice tiobe's work with my limited skinning skill and that is what I got after 5 or 6 different textures for Urchin's hair.

[Kenn]

Dang.  She grown up hot.  Does sea water boil at hotter temperatures than fresh water?

[murs47]

Excellent job JJ. I agree with Kenn, she grew up to be a hottie. If I was a fictional 3-D character I'd say "So, wassup?"

[Podmark]

Really happy to see the new hair. The old one didn't match the picture very well. The skin is quite nice.

[AfghanAnt]

Oh neato. She has her clam compact.