Fire Pandaren - edited

[darkangel737]

Hi everyone . This is my first not CnP skin , that means i did not copy anything from whatsoever source and paste it into this skin . And everything here is freehand , hope i did not waste ur time looking at this skin . Basically the fire pandaren brewmaster will still remain a fire pandaren brewmaster , i was just hoping that this skin can make it look more nicer or advance and that it will make the game more interesting as games get boring when you use the old same skins and models . Thank You

P.S Im a newb in skinning so please comment so that i can improve

Unit : Fire Pandaren Brewmaster

 

[KalamMekhar]

hey not bad for a first!
to make it more interesting try doing something to the swords perhaps

 

[Hawkwing]

The repeating cloth pattern is really lame, and is lacking contrast. Another thing I dislike is the 100% black chest. Give him a mail breastplate and test out your skills in shading, metal is a good way to start.

 

[Kuhneghetz]

I think it would be better if you draw the texture in a higher resolution to avoid the blurriness.

 

[Hawkwing]

Did you texture it in 128x128? Or did you purposely shrink it for posting reasons?

 

[ike_ike]

All the elemental Pandarens are in 128x128 I think.\

The idea is somewhat interesting, but it's still missing highlights, and the chest needs something on it.

 

[darkangel737]

yes i textured it in 128x128 , and how do i make the texture have a higher resolution? and how do you all find the wooden part , im afraid you all will find that it doesnt look nice .

 

[Silk060]

not really bad... it's cool btw...

 

[Kuhneghetz]

In Photoshop:

1. Click the "Image" text which is in the up-left corner.
2. Choose "Image size"

Now you can change resolution to whatever you want.

I recommend that you have your WIP version in 512x512, and when your finished (meaning the skin is completed) reduce the resolution to 256x256 and then add a sharpen filter (the only good filter).



EDIT:
Also, you really need to add some shading in your textures.

 

[darkangel737]

ok thanks ! and now i really need help here , i've give it a metal armour at his chest so it doesnt look black and boring like what some of you all said , but i do not know how to shade or make the metal look realistic or metalish . please help me thank you

 

[Kuhneghetz]

2D Art Tutorials - The Hive Workshop - A Warcraft III Modding Site
This is a good place for 2D tutorials, as you'll find useful stuffs such as "Anti-Noobism Texturing", "Digital Color Blending Technique", etc.

Also, you shouldn't continue from your 128x128 work as the texture is rather blurry. It's better to redo it in it's current resolution.

 

[darkangel737]

zz nobody replied me !!! anyway i edited it AGAIN to me it looks more complete now , PLEASE tell me how u feel about it Thanks

 

[darkangel737]

hello?

 

[Hawkwing]

The breastplate is lacking any detail whatsoever, and the legs are just lines. Add some real shading.

 

[THE_END]

Stop using burn to make the thatches on his armor

 

[~Void~]

You'd have better luck with the details if you used more than 2 colors, a size 2 or 3 brush, and the sharpen filter.