Texturing Contest #13 - Naga

[FrIkY]

Tough the wrap on Dreadlord isn't that f*cked up (except for the neck).

 

[Gilles]

There's just too much teal imo. Not sure what you could do about that though.

 

[FrIkY]

Alright then! Choose which one looks the best! (sorry I forgot to recolor claws and toes)

 

[Avator]

Most Naga-ish would be the blue one. It gives the aqua-feeling.

 

[FrIkY]

I should make a poll.

 

[frostwhisper]

I like the teal one best tbh. ALTHOUGH! Making some kind of red combo with the teal would ROCK!

 

[X.e.r.e.X]

Tha brownish would look insane without the purple under his eyes ;P
Ofc not for this contest, but in general.

 

[Xatoga]

I'd say give the teal or blue one some stripes of other color on their arms going vertical or something, like how the naga myrmidons have.

 

[Gilles]

The first one.

 

[FrIkY]

Here's a Teal + Red... hmm. I'll try what Xatoga said, and see that.

 

[frostwhisper]

Eehhh... scratch that. Do what Xatoga said

 

[Hawkwing]

Yeah, now it just looks like some bum spray-painted all over him.

 

[XS-Archangel]

what about some grey-pale color? Something like gargoyle. In DDay one of our heroes, Malganis has ultimate spell in which his metamorphs in Gargoyle so it gave me that idea

 

[PrinceOfThaWest]

give me all these skins please!! ))

 

[THE_END]

Hush Witch! Anyways, damn that beats the hell outta my Dreadlord Naga I started awhile ago, nice Friky

 

[frostwhisper]

Everything beats you, END. You're all washed up.

:P

<3

 

[Just_Spectating]

hate to ruin the FrIky parade, but
W.I.P. 3
back view and front view so far

 

[Denu]

Wip #2

Finnished the wing/fin flaps.

 

[Grog50]

The wings look superb Denu!

 

[Hawkwing]

We're not worthy.

But, seriously. I really like the veins and stuff that you can see in the wings and the lighting.

 

[FrIkY]

Naga Slave master

Naga Slave master
Skin path: Units\Undead\Tichondrius\Tichondrius.blp

 

[viiva]

Nice friky, i like the armor and wings but the face not so much

anything to add/change?

 

[PrinceOfThaWest]

I guess this is my final submission.

Skin path: Units\Undead\Tichondrius\Tichondrius.blp

hey dude, pls send me all these skins! :S

 

[frostwhisper]

Please take this somewhere private.

 

[Gilles]

bananaHUNT, that's an amazing skin, well done!

And yes, please stop asking for the skins.

 

[Avator]

Good job bananaHUNT! That's quite a change from desert creature to naga and you did real nice.

 

[Devine]

I was going to make a naga sand/mud giant but then, I added cracks ...
Which doesn't really make sence because they would live under water =/ Could I please let him be like a "on shore living naga"?
Sum Wip...
Didn't really start the face yet.
(I used the disolve mode in some parts -> that okay?)
I think (myself) that my highlights should be ... less smooth, since the surface is rough. Hints, feedback and such are very welcome since This kinda is my first contest skin And I just suck at skinning...
I don't have time to make a screeny of the model using it =/
sorreh.

 

[Denu]

It doesn't really look very nagalike. Maybe you should make him into a sea giant with turtle shells, or coral, or seaweed/rocks. And you should use at least 2 dominant colors and 1 lesser color so as not to make it monotone. You also need to make more defined shapes especially for the face. As far as using special effects there is nothing wrong with them but it is better to learn to use the brush first.

WIP #3

I finnished the scales on the back. Later on I might adress a few of the scales wrapping issues. For now I am leaving the stomach scales alone because I tried and couldn't quite get the shading how I liked it. I am not quite liking the spines on the back fins and will probably change them later on.

 

[Gilles]

FrIkY will be allowed to finish this contest, but he will not be permitted to enter any future contests in the Arena. He has cheated multiple times, and has lost the privilege to participate. A one point infraction will also be given.

We apologize for the miscommunication between staff, and the late punishment. In the future, we will do our best to avoid these problems.

Thank you,
Gilles and The Hive Workshop Staff.

 

[Dionesiist]

Hah!

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

bananahunt, it looks good but maybe too bright?

 

[viiva]

Darkened it a bit; final entry:

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

much better i think.

 

[Devine]

As far as using special effects there is nothing wrong with them but it is better to learn to use the brush first.

Wait a minute. You're telling me I don't know how to use a normal brush or what? This is actually the first time I've ever used alternative brushes and they were all standard photoshop brushes.
I was about to make the green parts on the skin Seaweed.
I'm going to add shells and other seastuff on the rocks too.
I'm going to darken the grooves too.
About to take a look at the sunken ruins tilesets to find some more inspiration.

I like your entry, bananahunt. I can't really add anything ...

 

[Nightwish.ger]

Behemot for the win, gogogo!

 

[THE_END]

Yo banana, the chest is too dark now, you obviously used burn instead of a brush
Use a brush with a dark color instead, looks bad right now

 

[viiva]

no i didnt use burn
lol

but i will see if i update before the contest ends

 

[LsK_LaDyGaGa]

im oruting for....

Friky i have your mdoel in my map i gave you credit of course AND IT ROX IM SO VOTING FOR YOU. (unless someone pulls out an awesome othe rhero naga which is sod etailed but smalls zied i vloe it) I HATE 100KB+SKINS

 

[67chrome]

Ok, Heres my third WIP. Team color is blue and red on the two wind riders shown, tried putting team color on all the spots it was avalible - so far it's on the wing tips, the tail right before the "stinger", the rider's bracers, and the weapon shaft. I still need to figure out what to do with the hair piece that floats behind the head, and after looking at the other naga textures I probably need to add more highlights. Comments/suggestions welcome.

 

[FrIkY]

Looks awesome to me, 67chrome! Keep working! ^_^

 

[Pyritie]

Those veins are kinda thick.

 

[Denu]

Wip #6

I need some feedback on the stomach scales. Are the colors looking good? Too bright? Too yellow? My main concern is with the colors. I like them and think they are good at balancing out the blue and green. You don't see it all that much ingame so it needs to be fairly strong. But I don't want it to be too strong.

 

[THE_END]

They look fine Denu
And chrome that is looking sick, keep it up everyone!

 

[Mr.Goblin]

why am I the only one that draw every single scales? D:

i think it's because i'm insane...

MOUHAHhaha= says the goblin

good job everyone so far

 

[frostwhisper]

Though the stomatch scales are looking good, what botehrs me is the transition to the blue ones. Add some green in between there.

 

[PrinceOfThaWest]

denu's skin will be great when he finish it! i like ur skin denu

 

[FamousPker49]

I'd have to whole heartedly agree with frostwhisper. The transition is really rough right now.

 

[67chrome]

The transition on the belly scales does look a little rough. One way I found to tell were my skins need shadding is to turn the lighting setting off (hotkey is "L") when viewing them in WC3 editor. If they look good in that lighting then they have the right kind of shading, if they look flat because they relly to heavily on the in game lighting then they need more work. Anyways, from the unwrap it looks like it needs a smoother transition between the scales

 

[Just_Spectating]

W.I.P. 5
Finished the body portion, just need to edit his shield n weapon.
But up for critique.

 

[Denu]

Wip #8

I got the stomach scales how I want them. There is still more for me to do there but I have started to focus more on the head. I am dreading having to skin that. The horns, arms, shoulder, and forehead are all part of the texture for the head. Not to mention the damn portrait which is one of those that is shaped entirely differently and uses different textures. Good news is that once I finnish the head... I am finnished

@Just_Spectating: It looks like it could get a bit cluttered. Try to keep a consistent theme and color scheme for the armor, weapon, and shield.