Dragon's Textures: 5. June PT Team Colors

[Miacis]

The texture as a whole is really good. The only problem is the body, with catches the eye, and even more considering you took off the cape (which is a great idea).
The sleeves look okay ... Hovever, like Dhragen said, the blue tunic's cartoonishness doesn't fit with the more realistic textures of the legs, as an exemple.

However, the quality is visible, and if you feel like going on on this way, and giving the same "detailed yet cartoonish" look on the rest of the textures, please go on. I'm pretty sure the result could be amazing. But it may be a little too hard, for uncertain results.

Or, you could just correct the body and make it look more simple, yet realistic.
I don't know if you used the Chrono Resurrection model, but you can clearly see that the folds you made are present, yet with less contrast.
Maybe you could try to reduce it a little and see how it looks.

Voila. I tried to detail a bit so it could help you more.

[Dragonrage]

Thanks I really appreciate constructive critique.
Yeah I remember the CR porject, but I used the original artwork as reference for my texture. I think I'll take a closer look at their Crono model when I'm redoing mine.
I actually tried applying the same type of look to the pants and sleeves but it didn't turn out the way I wanted so I removed them again. Anyway I'll try fixing the tunic for the next version but this could take a while, cause I'll probably be spending the next few weeks on finishing my machinima's first episode now that I got all the voice overs.

Btw I'll try doing a Magus - Marth next, but I'm still thinking should I use the white/purplish skin color from his artwork or the more realistic color from the Resrurection model?

[Miacis]

For differentiation, I'd say the more pale skin would be much more revelant.

Although, "historically", I think Magus was not that purple ... if you look at him in CC, he seems just normal ...

You're the author, and both are good choice. Take your pick.

[raymikey007]

When you will release the Ike one?

[Vyse]

Jan 31, 2009 20:13:05 GMT -5 Miacis said:

Although, "historically", I think Magus was not that purple ... if you look at him in CC, he seems just normal ...

Not trying to be a jerk, but... Magus isn't Guile. He was going to be. But he isn't.

Don't use Guile as a model for Magus.

[Miacis]

Feb 1, 2009 12:54:18 GMT -5 Vyse said:

Jan 31, 2009 20:13:05 GMT -5 Miacis said:

Although, "historically", I think Magus was not that purple ... if you look at him in CC, he seems just normal ...

Not trying to be a jerk, but... Magus isn't Guile. He was going to be. But he isn't.

Don't use Guile as a model for Magus.

? ? ?
Well, I thought they were the same person ...

There was even a hack that replaced Guile with Magus, IIRC.
Well, anyway. I still maintain I don't like the artwork. =P

[Dragonrage]

Hm I checked some sources today and his skin color in the actual game isn't nearly as pale as the artwork which is almost white.
I guess I'm going to roll with a normal skin color, only problem I see is, as far as I know you can't change the shape of Marth's eyes so it will be difficult to give him Magus' evil look.
Anyway I'll definately give this a shot once I'm through with my other stuff.

Oh and about releasing Crono, I have to stay he's finished. I don't like releasing unfinished stuff. Don't know maybe a week or so.

[stevetv]

Thanks for sharing. I really like your Crimson Zelda. I'm not typically one to make requests, but a sheik counterpart would compliment her very well.

[Dragonrage]

Feb 4, 2009 16:00:49 GMT -5 stevetv said:

Thanks for sharing. I really like your Crimson Zelda. I'm not typically one to make requests, but a sheik counterpart would compliment her very well.

Glad you like her =)
I'll need to make one eventually. Zelda is going to wear that dress in my machinima so it would look stupid if she would transform into normal Sheik. I just hadn't had any inspiration so far. Like when I did CrimsonZelda I knew exactly what I wanted to change. I think I'm going to remove the sash from her dress, though. Back when I first made that texture I didn't know how to use transparency.

Speaking of which I've recently tried applying some transparency to Zelda and I think I'm going to try make her dress look like Ada Wong's in RE4. As a seperate texture, of course.

Oh and about releasing Crono, I have to stay he's finished. I don't like releasing unfinished stuff. Don't know maybe a week or so.

Just noticed right now, the first sentence doesn't make any sense xD
I wrote that in quite a hurry and didn't check. It was supposed to be 'I have to say when he's finished.'

[izzyinfamous]

God, I want that Ike and Marth in all the wrong ways.