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BTNak74by137

I present to you.. the ak-74.This icon is completely done from scratch.
This is well my official icon after hours of work ive finally completed this.
This is my second icon and well i guess i improved on the details and such thanks to Pyramidhe@d and darkdeathknight.
Feedback is appreciated.

Details on this gun:
The AK-74 or "Kalashnikov automatic rifle model 1974") is a 5.45mm assault rifle developed in the early 1970s in the Soviet Union. It was developed from the earlier AKM (itself a refined version of the AK-47) and introduced in 1974.
The rifle first saw service with Soviet forces engaged in the Afghanistan conflict.[3] Presently, the rifle continues to be used by the majority of countries of the former USSR. Additionally, unlicensed copies were produced in Bulgaria (AK-74 and AKS-74U), China (Type 88), the former East Germany (MPi-AK-74N, MPi-AKS-74N, MPi-AKS-74NK) and Romania (PA md. 86)

Do not distribute or modify without my permission.
Give credits if used.

0.01
-Brigten the gun and the logo,
-Darken the background
0.02
-remade it
-used black bg
-put the union logo to the top left and removed its glow
-removed the redish effect around the gun
-shaded the gun
0.03
-zoomed into the gun
-improved the shading and the soviet logo
0.04
-Updated the stock
-detailed the gun
-changed the tip of the gun
-straighten the gun
0.05
-Remade it into ak74
0.06
-straighten the gun
-fixed the details
0.07
-focus on the gun
-fixed some details on the body..



Keywords:
ak47 ak ak-74 hashveen 137 hybrid fusion soviet union russia ussr rifle modern gun
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10:09, 10th Nov 2010 enjoy: It is very confusing. You should simplify it alot more. The weapon needs more shading and highlights. Maybe zoom on it and center it. Remove the russian sign there, and remove the red edge you made all the way around the...

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10:09, 10th Nov 2010
enjoy: It is very confusing. You should simplify it alot more. The weapon needs more shading and highlights. Maybe zoom on it and center it. Remove the russian sign there, and remove the red edge you made all the way around the weapon. Define the weapon more, using highlights and shading.

enjoy: Looking gewd. Useful!
 
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Aww thanks! i hope its good enough.. ive been working on it for hours on the handle and edges.. anything i could fix?:vw_wtf:

Oh yeah, forgot to give critique, I just realized I never did on anything so far. The icon should be brighter, it was a bit too dark in-game. Other than that, good work.
 
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Needs highlights. Lots of it to identify the lines on the gun.
Also, another pretty good version has been uploaded, I don't really see the point of this.
But, hey, your icon.

Hmm i still pretty new into icons, but what sort of highlights do you mean? like brighten the gun? or the icon?

The background should be black, not white/gray. :smile:


Hmm darken? but the gun would be harder to notice if i do so.
 
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Arkon Kaos is right. You need to highlight the certain parts of the guns, and then change the background to black. Shading wouldn't hurt too.

I'm not to good with this since im still learning and all.. but i did the changes and darken the background and brighten the gun.. but one question though..How come i still see the gun icon in hive as the old one?

Edit : Oh nevermind i just refresh the page after a minute and it changed
 
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My eyes are burning... Vote for reject

lol.. why are you so harsh to my work.. my ethereal u said not free hand.. just because i did something different.. and this one and the famas... yeah i used basic paint.. but at least uh.. guide me or smth..i know im barely as good as zombie but heck..i'll improve.. just guide me on my mistakes.: )

edit: @Arkon Kaos

I'll try to change it to what you said..thanks for the pointing it out.. i'll do it when i can.
 
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Hey make the actual gun look more like an AK.
For example:
-no gun has its stock higher than the actual gun.
-Ak's body is really thin. Also the whole body should be redone.
-The trigger/guard is as big as the grip on the gun. Make it smaller or get rid of it.
-All the "white" bits on your gun should be changed.
Just take a really good look at it's dementions, and put the ref pic next to the icon drawing program (photoshop, gimp or whatever) next to it.
 
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Hey make the actual gun look more like an AK.
For example:
-no gun has its stock higher than the actual gun.
-Ak's body is really thin. Also the whole body should be redone.
-The trigger/guard is as big as the grip on the gun. Make it smaller or get rid of it.
-All the "white" bits on your gun should be changed.
Just take a really good look at it's dementions, and put the ref pic next to the icon drawing program (photoshop, gimp or whatever) next to it.

Ok thanks for the note.. i'll work on it as soon as possible
 
oh. right. it says there you want my feedback.
anyways. the first problem i see is that the gun is tiny
i cannot see anything. now, there is really only one way to solve this and that is to crop away the parts that are not wanted

for example. who even cares for the stock of an ak. no one. the handle and the trigger guard for that matter as well. What characterise a gun like an AK is its muzzle, its wooden handgrip and its sickle/banana shaped magazine. you prioritise yourself to those parts. crop the icon so it shows all three. that is the major point i wanted to make.

other than that, follow what darkdeathknight said as well as working to make sure that the metal bits look metal and wooden bits look wooden. And since you are enlarging the whole thing, make sure you put more details.
 
Hey I was browsing through the icon section and I saw a AK that looks really similar in style to yours. I now reccomend that you do a completely different angle, and maybe change the AK47 to a Black AK74, as we don't have a AK74. You could also get rid of the Soviet Union sign. Not really necessary.
icons_6741_btn.jpg

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/icons-541/btnak47-115727/
icons_7209_btn.jpg

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/icons-541/btnrifleak47-123260/?prev=search%3Drifle%26d%3Dlist%26r%3D20

And reference pic to a 74. It's a pretty crisp pic too!
AK74MB1D7.jpg
 
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oh. right. it says there you want my feedback.
anyways. the first problem i see is that the gun is tiny
i cannot see anything. now, there is really only one way to solve this and that is to crop away the parts that are not wanted

for example. who even cares for the stock of an ak. no one. the handle and the trigger guard for that matter as well. What characterise a gun like an AK is its muzzle, its wooden handgrip and its sickle/banana shaped magazine. you prioritise yourself to those parts. crop the icon so it shows all three. that is the major point i wanted to make.

other than that, follow what darkdeathknight said as well as working to make sure that the metal bits look metal and wooden bits look wooden. And since you are enlarging the whole thing, make sure you put more details.

Alright i'll improve it soon as possible and thanks for your feedback :D
Edit: Oh yeah um.. pyramid.. i meant feedback from any1 is app i din't mean it directly to you if thats how it looked like.. but thanks for helping !

Hey I was browsing through the icon section and I saw a AK that looks really similar in style to yours. I now reccomend that you do a completely different angle, and maybe change the AK47 to a Black AK74, as we don't have a AK74. You could also get rid of the Soviet Union sign. Not really necessary.
icons_6741_btn.jpg

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/icons-541/btnak47-115727/
icons_7209_btn.jpg

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/icons-541/btnrifleak47-123260/?prev=search%3Drifle%26d%3Dlist%26r%3D20

And reference pic to a 74. It's a pretty crisp pic too!
AK74MB1D7.jpg

Oh yeah.. i just realize that.. ok i'll do the ak74 instead then.. but it might take time.. and thanks for your feedback :D
 
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Nice one!

You almost worked hard for this nice icon! +Repz for that!
Lol .. um thanks anyway

Ooh. Looks interesting. Im not gonna say anything about the stock except to get rid of it from the icon, and make the rest of the gun bigger.
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After doing that Ill tell you what you can do.
alright thanks.. i'll focus on the gun and work on the details on the body

@Pyramidhe@d
Lols hold up.. it will look better soon~
 
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