Phoenix Trial #7 - Attribute icons

[Lich Prince]

Nice. NFWar, kola, -BerZ... This contest is starting to heat up.

 

[Dratz]

kola, The one major thing I dislike about your work is the color. Green for offense? Usually, offensive thingies, especially if the hero using them is a brute, are made with 'hot' colors. Red, orange , yellow-red-orange etc. Basically because these colors are offensive lookin'. Red is often used in a case of rage of some sort. For defense, I think I've seen some orange icons, but most of them were green,blue, (gray?) generally cold colored.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think the icons look ugly or anything, I think the opposite. I'm just lettin' ya know my opinion :>

By the way, green is the best choice for a rogue type of character, which seems to be the thing here.. If that's the case - well done !

 

[kola]

kk, i'll just change the green for the def and the red for the attack.. but, rly, the only icon i like in the 3 i made is the magic, i dont even think the 2 others are at the approval state lol...

 

[TDR]

CRAZYRUSSIAN already made the best attribute icons ever (imo)
which makes this contest hard already.

^True.
I might enter this when I get home anyway.

So far bananaHUNT is on the right track.

 

[bigapple90]

rock, paper, scissors

 

[Boneknight]

So i might join if i create something better then usual crap i do, ok heres wip on my first icon, i leave it up to you to guess what it is.

Edit: Also if someone doesnt belive its my work i have layered PSD file to prove the oposite

 

[Just_Spectating]

armor/defense upgrade i suppose?
but that would be too obvious

 

[HappyCockroach]

If this contest is about making ATTRIBUTE icons, I think contestants should be obligated to use ATTRIBUTE borders, along to whatever they want (PASBTN, autocast).

 

[Lightskin]

HC: It's what i thought at a first moment, still i don't know which i have to do

SHIP RESISTANCE WIP:

 

[Lich Prince]

Lightskin bro, when I look at your ship resistance icon, it doesn't make me think about resistance at all. It looks like speed or something.

I recommend adding something to it, maybe water at a specific level with a wave splashing against the ship. Just an idea.

 

[Lightskin]

mmm, okay I'll try adding water.

 

[viiva]

Insanity, Endurance and Insight

Still WIP, but probably no major changes.

 

[-Berz-]

Sword Mastery WIP, then I'll go with daggers and staff/wands mastery. Or something in this way, idea is still evolving.

Edit: Strength/Sword Mastery finished, maybe I'll edit it a bit more.
Edit: Another update

Banana, nice icons

 

[mattplaz]

Lightskin, for resistance, you could maybe have a cannon ball hitting the ship. That'll prove resistance!

 

[kola]

Insanity, Endurance and Insight

Still WIP, but probably no major changes.

very nice, id just like to know what each represent in a Wc3 World, Like Insight = Mana? Insanity = Damage?

 

[viiva]

Thanks Well it didn't have to be existing wc3 attributes right? I made these with some sort of scientist hero arena map in mind.
But I would say Insanity is (critical) damage, Endurance is health and Insight is intelligence or mana yeah.

 

[kola]

Thanks Well it didn't have to be existing wc3 attributes right?

yeah it doesnt need, thats why i asked

But I would say Insanity is (critical) damage, Endurance is health and Insight is intelligence or mana yeah.

kk thats what i though.

 

[The Panda]

Nice icons coming along.

 

[Lightskin]

wow, I like mattplaz idea! thanks mattplaz
WIP


what ya say? (yes, yes, the water is awful, but i haven't worked on it! )

and also a WIP for the speed one (still needs the sail ).



ok added the sail

2nd WIP

 

[Deolrin]

Berzerker, perhaps bow mastery instead of dagger mastery?

 

[kola]

lightskin, if i was u, i would make another projectile that is going to the boat with moving effect. (so we can see there is one projectile exploding and 1 that is going to go on boat) Cuz for now, its not ez to know happened in the orange flash if u dont know its a projectile.

 

[-Berz-]

Berzerker, perhaps bow mastery instead of dagger mastery?

I was thinking of that, but I have this awesome idea in my mind for daggers :>

 

[kola]

I was thinking of that, but I have this awesome idea in my mind for daggers :>

well, idk, but u could make Dagger, Bow, Staff. Idk if u want to remove the sword mastery, but maybe give it a try and if the sword mastery is better than Bow mastery just dont use Bow one.

 

[Walle]

Ok! i've started on willpower now!

Haven't made BG yet but ill show a WIP on what i've been working on!
BG version up!

EDIT: guess it was too like the fable icon ill make a new one right away, my fault really..
Ideas Anyone ?

 

[mattplaz]

Light, I could never make that resistance icon, but I sure could think it up!
Nice sail! Although (and this is just a suggestion) you could add some swirling winds behind the sail blowing it?

 

[Just_Spectating]

still need a brilliant idea.

 

[Lightskin]

kola, a pretty posible thing, i might do it. thanks!
mattplatz, your idea is good, but the problem is that it won't be noticed in a 56x56 icon
also is something good or bad what you firstly said? "I could never make that resistance icon, but I sure could think it up!"

 

[Palaslayer]

Im in as well.

 

[mattplaz]

to me, bad, meaning that ur icon is too good for me to make.
to u, good, because I said that it is good.

 

[UnholyDobry]

Its been a while since i posted on hive or made icons... But here I am.
My enterys are Endurance, Perception and Personality, possibly final icons but not likely. These are just BTN borders but I put blp images with all borders in zip files.

 

[Joe-black-5]

Its been a while since i posted on hive or made icons... But here I am.
My enterys are Endurance, Perception and Personality, possibly final icons but not likely. These are just BTN borders but I put blp images with all borders in zip files.

You my friend did it right.
Gratz if no one else goes the same road you'll get my vote

 

[bigapple90]

Vocals/Leader Singer attribute:

(supposed to be thrall luls)

 

[Palaslayer]

Oi, seems like this'll be harder than i expected... i just utterly failed at icon making xD

 

[Lightskin]

The other icons didn't really liked me, so i started new ones, with another... "Style".

Pirate Ship Attributes

Here's the finished FirePower attribute:



FirePower: It's the ability of the Ship to damage another fleets. By increasing this attribute your ship will cause more damage to its targets.

Here's the finished Speed attribute:



Speed: It's how fast the ship will travel. By increasing this attribute your ship will accelerate and navigate more faster.

Here's the finished Resistance attribute:



Resistance: It's how many damage your ship can take before sinking. By increasing this attribute your ship will resist more damage without sinking.

 

[mattplaz]

Light, how about this for Resistance definition:
Resistance: Resistance increases the protection of your ship, allowing it to take more hits.

 

[Stanakin]

Might go with some cavemen attribute icons, though I hope I'll think of a better idea.

Bear Strength
Increases total amount of hunger points and decreases rate in which hunger points are lost. Also improves attack damage.

 

[Just_Spectating]

thats tite

but i think an aura of any sort would enhance it

 

[viiva]

Not sure if I should go with the background colours..

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

the images might look good but make sure that the person whoever sees the icon gets th right idea across. icons are useless, imo, if you have to actually explain what they are.

 

[Deolrin]

Ahem. That's why names(text) are there.

 

[Lightskin]

Pyramidhe@d do you have in mind putting the entries in the mean time? or, they will appear when the deadline comes and voting starts?

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

thanks. i will update the list from time to time until the contest finishes

 

[TDR]

Ahem. That's why names(text) are there.

You shouldn't have to read the tooltip. Icons should be very intuitive, no explaining needed. Think of road signs.

 

[-Berz-]

Agility/dagger mastery concept, maybe I'll color it today, but I'm not in the mood :/

Edit:

Some progress

 

[kola]

Ahem. That's why names(text) are there.

Even with names, some icons are not understandable. (not talking of Bananahunt's icons)

You shouldn't have to read the tooltip. Icons should be very intuitive, no explaining needed. Think of road signs.

True

Not sure if I should go with the background colours..

I would keep them, but idk if the quality will down in BLP file, check that and if it doesnt rly changes, keep them.

 

[HappyCockroach]

I disagree. Icons aren't guessing games, they should just illustrate something, that you'll need to read, after all.
and bananahunt's icons are just awesome
(id keep the backgrounds... it's nice that you made the agility-like one green, strenght-like one red and intelligence-like one blue... that's a convention we're used to, helps sorting them out)

 

[kola]

it's nice that you made the agility-like one green, strenght-like one red and intelligence-like one blue

u are wrong, the Agility like of banana is Red and the Strg like is green in this.

Insanity = Damage, Crit and Endurance is Health so endurance isnt agility.

Its more like Not Agi and not Str lol.

I disagree. Icons aren't guessing games

lol, No they are not, thats why u need to make them clear, or they will become guessing games lol...

EDIT: Entry page 7

 

[Lightskin]

It's pretty cool to know what the icon try to say, for example, i could NEVER understood blizz' Wind Walk icon :S

I agree with HC when he mentions: "they should just illustrate something, that you'll need to read, after all.".
But i still think that icons are much better when they are understandable at the first moments. Cuz of that i hate WindWalk icon xD

 

[Lich Prince]

Well I think UnholyDobry just owned this contest.

 

[M0rbid]

I consider joining this ...