ShortFuse's Skins 6/05/14

ShortFuse · January 09, 2014, 06:34:26 PM

Here is another skin/skope I have been working on. Yes it is another WildC.A.T.

This one went alot better than my Warblade did. It uses a slightly modified Grenadier Hulk mesh skoped by Detourne_Me with horns added on by me from Lord Ehmsidy's Beastman. Used C6 baseskin.

Metro Man from Megamind just for fun. Slightly modified Superman skope from Afghan Ant. Needs fringe on gloves.

laughing paradox · January 09, 2014, 09:41:25 PM

You've really improved on this next skin here. I like how he came out.

ShortFuse, may I recommend making just one thread to show all your skins in?

It makes it easier for people to see all the things you've previewed.

ShortFuse · January 09, 2014, 10:21:12 PM

Quote from: laughing paradox on January 09, 2014, 09:41:25 PM
You've really improved on this next skin here. I like how he came out.

ShortFuse, may I recommend making just one thread to show all your skins in?

It makes it easier for people to see all the things you've previewed.

Thank. Yes, I have been notified. I will fix the threads into one when I get home. Sorry.

Edit: Fixed

AfghanAnt · January 10, 2014, 03:02:58 AM

I really hope you make the entire set of Wildcats.

ShortFuse · January 10, 2014, 03:11:53 AM

Quote from: AfghanAnt on January 10, 2014, 03:02:58 AM
I really hope you make the entire set of Wildcats.

I would need to get a little better at skoping first. Wouldn't you agree?

Seriously though, the rest of the team is available at Laughing Paradox's site. Not sure if I could top his.

AfghanAnt · January 10, 2014, 03:59:34 AM

Quote from: ShortFuse on January 10, 2014, 03:11:53 AM
Quote from: AfghanAnt on January 10, 2014, 03:02:58 AM
I really hope you make the entire set of Wildcats.

I would need to get a little better at skoping first. Wouldn't you agree?

Seriously though, the rest of the team is available at Laughing Paradox's site. Not sure if I could top his.

Some times its not about "topping" its about making a cohesive set.

laughing paradox · January 10, 2014, 04:05:15 AM

I agree with AA about this. It's not about something that's aesthetically better.. which changes from person to person.. it's about you making your own set of characters and using them in the game!

You clearly like the WildCATS, so why not skin the whole group? Just don't touch the Coda.

(Kidding!)

Make the team... use my skopes, too, or use them to create even better skopes.

ShortFuse · January 10, 2014, 04:11:31 AM

You are right. I put it the wrong way. I did not mean I should try to better his work. Just meant I have a long way to go before I can skope/skin the characters to be at the level of LP and make my Wildcats set complete. I would like to be there someday though. Sorry if I came off as a jerk. That was never my intent.

AfghanAnt · January 10, 2014, 04:20:56 AM

The only reason I'm pushing for the whole set is I want to see you get better and stick around. We could really use some newbies to liven up the place.

laughing paradox · January 10, 2014, 04:22:55 AM

Yup.. and you definitely didn't come off as a jerk... at all!

And we all start somewhere.. you should see some of my first skins. Or actually, maybe don't.

Klauser · January 10, 2014, 12:59:43 PM

Quote from: ShortFuse on January 09, 2014, 06:34:26 PM
... Metro Man from Megamind just for fun. Slightly modified Superman skope from Afghan Ant. Needs fringe on gloves.

Awesome! Been waiting a long while for this one!!!

ShortFuse · January 10, 2014, 04:18:29 PM

Thanks guys. Any suggestions for improvement would be greatly appreciated.

Tomato · January 10, 2014, 04:37:38 PM

In all seriousness man, these are solid first skins. You've got a good handle on doing your edges, most (if not all) of your linework is clean, so these are really good.

About the only thing I'd suggest for now is... well, to put it bluntly, give them their bulge back

. It's one of my biggest irritants about the original c6 base. If you'd like a corrected version, C6 gave me permission to fix that when I released the base on the TM meshes.

Aside from that... I'd maybe play around with this tutorial, as it's a decent enough introduction to highlighting skins. Don't worry about perfecting it or following it to the letter, it's more about playing with things and finding out what works best for you.

ShortFuse · January 10, 2014, 06:51:50 PM

Thanks Tomato.

daglob · January 10, 2014, 10:03:22 PM

Metroman has been on my list...

...and I'm just as happy to see someone else skin him. And do so well, too!

windblown · January 11, 2014, 09:54:22 PM

I really like the Metro Man skin

ShortFuse · January 13, 2014, 01:45:18 AM

Little update. Added highlights and a few details.

laughing paradox · January 13, 2014, 03:57:54 PM

Maul looks great. This is a darn good skin. I like the touches you put in, like veins in his arms and I notice the HLs. The work on the seams looks good, too.

One thing I would recommend are the bands around his knees. Instead of keeping that with the texture of the muscle under it, maybe select that band and use a gradient on it, to make it look like a band that's on top of the pants leg (instead of part of it). Just use the green colors that are already there on the costume and play around with it.

I also want to second Tomato's suggestion about the crotch region. It's a noticeable absence.

This is great stuff. I can't wait to see what else you're considering to do.

ShortFuse · January 13, 2014, 04:33:48 PM

Thanks for the tips and compliments, lp. I'm not real happy with the way the leg bands turned out. I will give your suggestion a try. Thanks for clearing the "bulge" Tomato was referring to. I guess I was a little slow on that one.

AfghanAnt · January 13, 2014, 07:54:14 PM

I like the veins in the muscles - that shows a lot of development in your skinning and added depth.

I don't mind the absence of a "bulge" but for the leg bands, you could skin them from scratch instead of using the base skin (does that make sense?).

Tomato · January 13, 2014, 09:33:46 PM

I'm on my phone at the moment so I can't easily look it up, but I believe murs made a tutorial or something about making boots that should apply to those bands just as easily.

ShortFuse · January 13, 2014, 10:16:48 PM

Quote from: Tomato on January 13, 2014, 09:33:46 PM
I'm on my phone at the moment so I can't easily look it up, but I believe murs made a tutorial or something about making boots that should apply to those bands just as easily.

I think I know which one you are referring to. I'll check it out. Thanks.

Cyber Burn · January 14, 2014, 01:07:57 AM

I've been enjoying this thread, some nice stuff has been shown here. It's very cool to see Metro Man, any thoughts of skinning Megamind?

Also, if you need it, here is the link to Murs' Tutorial on Skinning Boots: http://frp.unlimited2.net/skinning-tutorial-boots/

ShortFuse · January 14, 2014, 01:37:08 AM

Quote from: Cyber Burn on January 14, 2014, 01:07:57 AM
I've been enjoying this thread, some nice stuff has been shown here. It's very cool to see Metro Man, any thoughts of skinning Megamind?

Also, if you need it, here is the link to Murs' Tutorial on Skinning Boots: http://frp.unlimited2.net/skinning-tutorial-boots/

I wouldn't be against skinning Megamind, I would probably need someone to skope a mesh for me at this point though. To be honest he wouldn't be a priority right now. Afghan Ant has been kind enough to skope some pieces for me onto the Warblade mesh I have been working on. So once I finish with Maul I'll redo the Warblde skin. Also, AA and I have discussed doing the rest of the Wildcats team, with him skoping the meshes and me skinning them. I look forward to the experience and learning to doing some skopes myself down the road, so hopefully that will be a go. I skinned the Metro Man just for fun. Didn't expect anyone to like it. I guess the only logical thing to do now would be to do a Megamind and a Titan skin. I appreciate all of the positive feedback, suggestions, and help from everyone here. A lot of places you don't get that nowadays. And thanks for the link CB. I will give it a try.

Podmark · January 14, 2014, 06:11:38 AM

Great to see new skinner, ShortFuse, and you seem to be coming along quite well.
Not really familiar with any of the characters, myself.

Tomato · January 14, 2014, 06:47:03 AM

Quote from: AfghanAnt on January 13, 2014, 07:54:14 PM
I like the veins in the muscles - that shows a lot of development in your skinning and added depth.

I don't mind the absence of a "bulge" but for the leg bands, you could skin them from scratch instead of using the base skin (does that make sense?).

AA, as a fellow male, I think you'd notice if yours was absent. Just saying.

To be fair, it's not this horrible horrible thing, but after a decade or so of looking at that base I tend to jump straight to all the flaws in it.

ShortFuse · January 14, 2014, 05:52:15 PM

Maul has now regained his manhood and I did a little work on the leg straps. Looking back on some of my source material for him it seemed like the leg straps were actually part of the costume and not something on top of it. I still didn't like the way it looked originally though. I downplayed some of the muscle texture and messed around with it a little and I like it better now. I'm gonna call him done for the time being, unless there is something else you guys would suggest. Time to get to work on Warblade.

AfghanAnt · January 14, 2014, 05:53:18 PM

He looks good.

ShortFuse · January 15, 2014, 03:59:00 PM

Here is what I have so far for Warblade. Thanks to Afghan Ant for skoping on the harness and hoses for me.

AfghanAnt · January 15, 2014, 04:14:28 PM

Dude this is dope. Huge improvement over the first time. BTW I have some ideas on how to have more edged weapon attacks (sword, axes, claws etc) for skope. Let me know if you are interested.

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