Texturing Contest #13 - Naga

[Hawkwing]

Alright, just give Pins his reputation and award icon and let's get this over with.

 

[Xatoga]

Now I feel less proud about my own work, but whatever. The servers were down on WoW following the newest patch (Ulduar is out - Squeeee!) so I had some extra time today to finish it up. Behold the Naga Battle Lobster!

 

[Hawkwing]

Yes. My brother keeps complaining about those damn servers.

Anyways, it's lovely. I think some stronger highlights on the plating might be nice.

 

[THE_END]

Love it Xatoga, totally awesome, the colors on the plating match almost perfectly, great in-game usage there

 

[THE_END]

And yes double post, Pins just saw the skin, awesome, I absolutely love it. Great use of the Felhound wrap, love those eyes

 

[A.R.]

Hey wow, Pins is still alive <3 Great texture there, love the level of detail and the whole style. Just feels like it could use a touch more tonal and colour contrast to really make it shine ingame.

Anyways, update! Just have to fill in some details here and there.

 

[THE_END]

Looks awesome Dusk! That's just banging

Edit....wow I'm way too busy these days

 

[Pins]

Thanks a lot for kind comments!
It's true, that fish is a bit grey and its colours ain't really warcraft3-looking... I will probably brighten and saturate him a bit!

Hey A.R. that's one hell of a kickass conversion, I'd have never thought about this!
I'm just throwing the idea out there, she actually feels like some undead naga sea witch, it could be very neat too, I think.

That's also a good skin Xatoga, it looks like a naga war or siege machine/beast. I thought about making such unit by using the night elf ancient of the wind and alphaing out a shitload of stuff, but the wrapping makes it a pain to do and I gave up.

 

[Traxamillion]

You just called AR dusk.. lol

Nice AR and Xatoga looking quite sexy.

 

[Just_Spectating]

@Xatoga, I just don't think it looks too Naga. Also you could probably do better on the red "shell"

@A.R., the Idea is brilliant, but not digging those red stripes on the "fins" cause it makes it look like a 'dress'

@Pins, It's not really saying Naga. Its good nonetheless.

@Dio, The new wings are much better, Like the couatl's. But the model choice was a tough one. Fire underwater? Strange.

 

[Rising_Dusk]

Looks awesome Dusk! That's just banging

Now that's funny.

 

[Grog50]

Wow. This has been one of the most successful texturing competitions in quite a while! Gj everyone, seriously.

 

[Hawkwing]

I always end up participating when all the good artists come around. :/

 

[Grog50]

Ya I know what you mean. It got me pumped too haha.

 

[THE_END]

My apologizes typed that comment when I was running out in my last seconds before I left...woopsie

 

[FamousPker49]

Here's unwrap!
Yes Linaze, that's what I'm afraid too.
About the eyes, in fact I made them as similar as possible as fish eyes...

It's just that to me, the eyes do not seem to blend with the whole "evil naga" idea.

 

[frostwhisper]

It's a fish, Famous. Fish have funny eyes.

But do saturate him and brighten him up a bit. This quality + a real wc3 color scheme would equal severe win.

 

[67chrome]

Texturing contest? I'm in! >.< man already did 3 naga skins. Oh well, I'll see if I have one more in me

 

[Dionesiist]

It's a fish, Famous. Fish have funny eyes.
But do saturate him and brighten him up a bit. This quality + a real wc3 color scheme would equal severe win.

Actually, if he did add a normal naga colour to it, it'd lose some of its charm.

 

[Just_Spectating]

- points on Theme for + points on charm?

 

[Dionesiist]

Life is hard.

 

[FrIkY]

Just to let you know that I started. Oh, one more thing... Who's the judge?!

 

[Pins]

I like those wings FrIkY, I'm waiting for some shading on them now!

Life is hard.

Hey I know, i'll duplicate the layer, brighten and saturate him, then set it on 50% opacity, right?
And change 1 or 2 pixels in his funny cute little fishy eye, to make it a ferocious glowing carnivorous slaughtershark optical interface.

 

[Just_Spectating]

fishy~

 

[FrIkY]

Which one is better, blue or green? (I'll still work more on those wings)

 

[Mr.Goblin]

Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen

 

[viiva]

Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen

yeah

 

[FrIkY]

Alright!

 

[Hawkwing]

Nice job, FrIkY.

 

[FrIkY]

I'm almost done with the wings.

 

[Linaze]

Looks good so far FrIkY.

 

[Agrias]

Well. : /

Looks everyone is almost or are close to finishing except a few D:.

I won't be able to update my skin till Friday but I've chosen 2 other textures to turn into Naga just as a bonus in case my Succubus doesn't turn out to well...

One thing. No one texture furion/archmage k thx? :O

But it's looking great for everyone's skins! om nom nom.

 

[viiva]

gonna make the lower flaps like orbs or something i think. but still same colour

 

[FrIkY]

Wings, done (?)

 

[Linaze]

Awesome so far, FrIkY. My only concern is that it's very, very yellow.

 

[Just_Spectating]

heh, SOMEone had to do a hydralisk..

 

[Grog50]

Looks awesome BH!

BTW I call lich

 

[Just_Spectating]

Spell breaker, if i ever get a chance.

(HE'S got No LEGS!, i shall transform his 'dress' into his tail.)

But sadly i still do not have adobe photoshop

 

[HappyTauren]

I AM SKINNING HARPY, whoever touches it is dead.

 

[Just_Spectating]

there was already a harpy i think.

 

[A.R.]

I did one a while back here.

Fr1ky, watch the detail level in those scales, they'll get lost ingame if you're not careful.

Banana, looking good there. The hydralisk jaws are kinda overdone on that model though, you might wanna see if there's anything more interesting you could put there

 

[Ezikielth]

I skin teh faerie dragon

 

[67chrome]

All right, this is what I've got so far - if we're all calling dibs on skins I got Wyvern Rider, though I do't really care if someone else wants to do it. By no means is this even close to being done. Cool skins by the way AR

 

[Just_Spectating]

that is a really good choice for a model.

 

[Dionesiist]

Oh dear, the naga really take to the skies in this contest.

 

[Just_Spectating]

more like to the seas, as swimming units rather than flying.

 

[Agrias]

Looking great everyone! D:. My chances are getting slimmer by the second... Lets hope I can get my skins done by the end of this week before I'm too busy ~ _ ~.

Spell breaker, if i ever get a chance.

(HE'S got No LEGS!, i shall transform his 'dress' into his tail.)

But sadly i still do not have adobe photoshop

I use GIMP?

Hab u tried itz? Iz okay. Click for GIMP?

 

[FrIkY]

Mkay, new wip. A.R. to be honest, I still didn't find the right technique to make scales... I'm doomed!!

 

[Technomancer]

I can understand now why there are next to no sky barge textures...

Oh well, at least the scales help... Now, what to do with the rest of the effing texture...

Oh, and PS: There's an almost-reason why I'm taking front on screenshots...

Oh, and PPS @ FrIkY, Dio suggested a good method a buncha pages back, could be worth a look.

 

[Dionesiist]

Needs moar contrast. And darker shadows.