Fire Medivh

[PrinceofIce]

I started a skin which somebody told me to try and i got some stuff done with it.Took awhile to get it right but i got it so here It is tips suggestions are appreicatied.

 

[Xlightscreen]

Might wan't to post a ingame screenshot to just so we know what going to what.

 

[Kimbo]

Um..doesnt really look like much progress so far...and a "fire Medivh" isnt exactly creative...

Try to keep the skin balance, and try not just recolour and add some lava patterns on him, just a future advice thing..

 

[PrinceofIce]

I Suck

ya im not exactly good at anything but recolors ><.I should probably give up skinning right now before i embarres myself further.

EDIT:Added screenshot

 

[Xlightscreen]

make his skin black and chared like cooled lava.

 

[PrinceofIce]

wanna give me a hint on how to do that?Im not exactly a pro at this.

 

[brad.dude03]

Yeah, I'm with you Prince, the only thing i'm good at is recolours as well I like it however, don't let Wulfy get ya down just cuz she's the pro To earn her praise is a challenge in itself I like them, I enjoy a good recolour, only thing that seems odd to me is how retarded his eyes are xD

 

[PrinceofIce]

thing is i didn't do anything to his eyes jsut the eyebrow.

 

[brad.dude03]

Yes, it's wierd that way, but I suppose you don't notice his eyes when playing the game anyway since you're never close enough to see them

 

[PrinceofIce]

So true.Sad thing is recolors are only useful if your making a map and you don't want somebody else to share the glory but still want some different textures. -.-.So my point is recolors aren't too useful and since I can't really skin I'll have no way to help the community and get rep.

 

[brad.dude03]

Basicallly... recolours are all I can but people have no use for them

 

[PrinceofIce]

Heh you posted when i was editing my psot and saying pretty much that.

 

[camel's_hump]

Recoloring something is not texturing. Look around at the tutorials before posting things like this. If you look at TDR's tutorial you can see how to use the brush to shade things. Instead of just recoloring something with the brush tool you can create your own things.

http://www.forums.hiveworkshop.com/showthread.php?t=30072

 

[PrinceofIce]

I never said recoloring is texturing.And I know its not.
EDIT:The video goes to fast so i can't even see half the stuff thats he's doing or what tools hes using.

 

[camel's_hump]

He is only using the brush tool which is the whole point. All he is doing is changing the colors of which he is using.

 

[PrinceofIce]

I don't use smudge and I don't use dodge or burn.And when did I say recoloring is a skin I never said that...That tutorial was indeed useful for showing me what I already know.

 

[camel's_hump]

If you already know it than use it to make a real skin. Red hair is not all red. It has many shades of red, maybe dark brown hairs, blonde hairs, orangey hairs. Instead of recoloring actually make a skin which is what this section is for.

 

[PrinceofIce]

Well Ill see what comes out but I give no promises.

 

[camel's_hump]

You said you already knew how to do this so it shouldn't be too bad.

 

[PrinceofIce]

Eh I know how to but im still not good at It been working on it and heres what I got.I started over for two reasons:
1:I think It was bad
2:It was JPEG form instead of TGA

You'll notice a big difference in the hair before i just brushed over it (including black spots) in red in a certain opacity now i do single hair strands which looks realer plus i found the perfect opacity for red and orange so It looks good.

 

[Kimbo]

Im not pro...
anyway, im just saying that you gotta be more..open..and..like..give him molten skin and...flames or something for hair rather than just recolouring the eyebrows and hair.

 

[PrinceofIce]

-.-.Trust me I would I would really like to do that but Im beginner and even trying that is like suicide.
Update...Update again looks like im gonig suicide lol trying th charred skin so far I think its ok.

 

[camel's_hump]

Use small brushes for hair, and use a fairly high opacity so you can see the strokes, making a hair appearance. Also don't be afraid to not do exactly what the old skin had. I'll make an example of what I mean.

 

[PrinceofIce]

guess you posted while I editted.Oh and I just want to apologize for my psot earlier i was being snippy ><.Ill see what I can do about this skin.

 

[camel's_hump]

That's fine, just don't do it again. Here's a really quick paint over, took 5 minutes, please don't judge me by it All I did was use a 2 and 1 pixel brush to first layout the hairs with darker parts, then really define and highlight them.

 

[PrinceofIce]

Man I wish I could do that.And I don't really udnerstand how you did it.

 

[camel's_hump]

Well here's a very quick, extremely exaggerated example. I made it exaggerated so you can see the steps.

First block in your color.
Next use a darker version of that color to set in some details.
Next use a lighter version to add some highlights.
Then start to define things.
Smooth that out some.
In this last step I really defined things. I added tons of other colors, and showed what it would be like if other things were glowing or reflecting colors onto where I had the purple highlights.

All of this is done with a hard 1-2 pixel brush. Don't follow the steps exactly, do them how you feel neccesary. And remember that it won't be good the first time. These things require practice.

 

[PrinceofIce]

Aight thanks been working on the charred skin this is what I got so far Looking at it It jsut looks like a blob but it looks nice in-game

 

[camel's_hump]

It's wayyy to dark. Add some highlights to brighten it up a bunch.

 

[PrinceofIce]

Its supposed to be dakr its charred and charring doesn't really reflect light...or does it..Im done for tonight so ill be back tommorow.Posting Update now.Hmm It doesn't seem to be working ieas?

 

[camel's_hump]

It won't reflect light like metal, but if it didn't reflect light you wouldn't be able to see it. For this case it will have to have atleast some highlights or you won't be able to tell what it is.

 

[PrinceofIce]

Ok trying this again ill add highlights tommorow.
EDIT:added highlights and did the beard.I would really like to thank you two Camel for ideas and help and Werewulf for the charred skin maknig the charred skin made me feel safe to edit my skin more then jsut recolors so thanks a lot you two.Finished skin on the face gonna go back to the hair.

 

[PrinceofIce]

Bump

Bump.Need suggestion still im not gonna let this thread die neither my skin!

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Show it wrapped.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Add some cracks in that skin so we wee the facial details, plus some lighting. it won,t reflect light much but for the sake of the skin its necessary.

 

[THE_END]

Yea right now the skin on his face looks just like black..and thats it
Add some cracks so you can see where his facial features are

 

[Herio-san]

Looks nice try adding in some cracks like people have said to make him look like a burn victim almost (kinda charred looking). Other than that i'd say its looking nice. Do we get to see it wrapped?

 

[camel's_hump]

Ehm, this thread is almost two months old. I'll close it and reopen it if the creator wants it.