Pigeon

[Ralle]

This is THE pigeon.

 

[stein123]

cucurucucu

 

[Footman16]

Best texture on the Hive hands down 10/10, DC well deserved, can we get this on the front page? @Archian

 

[Wrda]

This is the most useful texture ever seen. It reminds you of the times when pigeons use their special attack ability, costing just 2 mana, to poop out of the sky and get everyone's head dirty.
Or when your car is full of garbage and stinks because of the swarm attack, that's the ultimate ability.
We need models for these too, please.

 

[ILH]

We have finally reached perfection. And with this, everything else is meaningless.

 

[BaiyuGalan]

Is this an April Fool's Day joke?

 

[TheDarkGiganotosaur]

Well, well, well... if it isn't the adorable, friendly, filthy, resiliant, overbreeding, and urban winged-rat we all know and see in our everyday lives--a pigeon! Although it can't fly (yet), it fits and suits perfectly in every human city and town... and will be extremely useful.

Spoiler: Bugsy the pigeon

"Hello there, mates! I'm new to Warcraft. Now, don't be afraid, I've got a doctor's note!"

 

[Shar Dundred]

This has to be the center of every project from now on.

If this didn't get DC, Hive could have quit business right away.

 

[Master Zul'khan]

What a surprise.

 

[SteakMediumRare]

This skin has singlehandedly saved Warcraft 3.

 

[deepstrasz]

Does it know Pidgin English?

 

[Ralle]

T'was fun while it lasted. I don't remember what state this was in, so I am putting it back to pending.

April fools

 

[deepstrasz]

Serves this impostor right. Chicken Kangaroo pretending to be a pigeon.

 

[Footman16]

We now have an April Fool's Skin for a critter converting the chicken into a Pigeon which is pretty unique.

The Good:
I was saying before about you trying different texture variations and you seem to have taken that onboard with this skin as I don't think you've ever done something like this before trying to create a feathery look. For starters it definitely looks like a pigeon and the wings look great as well as the eyes and beak and the nice colour gradient of the neck. There's good choice of colour tones and the skin as a whole looks really good.

Areas for Improvement:
This texture seems to have a distinct lack of what I'd call macro shading which becomes apparent when looking at the texture on the model. Areas like the insides of the leg, the parts beneath the wings and areas of the neck lack the shading we'd expect to see. Areas on the head and body lack some of the highlights we'd also expect to see. The feather detailing at the back of the body also looks a bit lacking which is surprising as you've done it really well on so many of the other places like the neck and wings.

Conclusion:
Unique choices as always for model and theme of the new texture with a lot of great execution and especially on the feathery look which is something new, I'd point to the neck as a stand out part of the texture or the wings. It does have some weaker areas as outlined in the Areas for Improvement, but it is all free-hand and of a good quality that is can easily be approved

 

[Shido]

We now have an April Fool's Skin for a critter converting the chicken into a Pigeon which is pretty unique.

The Good:
I was saying before about you trying different texture variations and you seem to have taken that onboard with this skin as I don't think you've ever done something like this before trying to create a feathery look. For starters it definitely looks like a pigeon and the wings look great as well as the eyes and beak and the nice colour gradient of the neck. There's good choice of colour tones and the skin as a whole looks really good.

Areas for Improvement:
This texture seems to have a distinct lack of what I'd call macro shading which becomes apparent when looking at the texture on the model. Areas like the insides of the leg, the parts beneath the wings and areas of the neck lack the shading we'd expect to see. Areas on the head and body lack some of the highlights we'd also expect to see. The feather detailing at the back of the body also looks a bit lacking which is surprising as you've done it really well on so many of the other places like the neck and wings.

Conclusion:
Unique choices as always for model and theme of the new texture with a lot of great execution and especially on the feathery look which is something new, I'd point to the neck as a stand out part of the texture or the wings. It does have some weaker areas as outlined in the Areas for Improvement, but it is all free-hand and of a good quality that is can easily be approved

Critters are small size models that normally don't upscale the height, hence why i didn't go heavy on it. Most of the time when I make skin is that visual clarity usually prioritize first and then appeal come second.

If you look at screenshot, you can't tell much about it because duh, it's a critter but you can still tell this is a pigeon because their color feather.

April Fool works for sure so don't take it too seriously. If you looking for a FLYING pigeon, look for Stanakin's FeralPigeon.blp.