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[Dihm]

For some reason, that really simple olive scheme appeals to me greatly. Nice job Hayden. Congrats on 100!

[Brenden]

Oh, to have photoshop I could repaint these and post them, maybe even have some firing.
But, suppose I make it myself, could I post some concept art of the Clint or Shadow Hawk on here?

[Hayden]

Brenden, on 09 December 2011 - 08:30 AM, said:

Oh, to have photoshop I could repaint these and post them, maybe even have some firing.
But, suppose I make it myself, could I post some concept art of the Clint or Shadow Hawk on here?

Well, as it stands this particular thread is just for redoing existing concept art from Piranha. If you have your own original art, why not make a thread for it in the art section? But if you're modifying Piranha concept art, by all means post it up here

[Andar89]

So this Atlas is a Lt. Commander of the Enterprise? =D
I mean the 3 Dots on his "collar" ^^

[Hayden]

Andar89, on 09 December 2011 - 09:01 AM, said:

So this Atlas is a Lt. Commander of the Enterprise? =D
I mean the 3 Dots on his "collar" ^^

Haha, or a General in the SLDF, on a person they'd be worn on epaulets (I put them in the "appropriate" position as well, if you look) but I reasoned that they wouldn't be visible by others. I really just put them on for "flash", like it might be something they'd want to display. The SLDF paint scheme lacks a lot of the flash, compared to others, so I was trying to personalize it, but I really lack a lot of information about this particular 'mech, so I had to work with what I know.

Edit: ...and what I know is that the pilot was a General

Edited by Hayden, 09 December 2011 - 09:21 AM.

[Adridos]

Just by the way, have you ever tried to make a franken mech from those concepts? I don't ask for some Atlas with Dragon head and 5 AC/20s, just some edits that will look fresh and not just Hunchback IIC, Jenner without rockets, or Dragon with double barrel. Thanks.

[Hayden]

Adridos, on 09 December 2011 - 09:42 AM, said:

Just by the way, have you ever tried to make a franken mech from those concepts? I don't ask for some Atlas with Dragon head and 5 AC/20s, just some edits that will look fresh and not just Hunchback IIC, Jenner without rockets, or Dragon with double barrel. Thanks.

Yeah, the big problem with this is the amount of editing I would need to do. To make something really "different" yet canonical... yeah, I've done about all I want to at this juncture. All the kitbashes I've done so far are basically representative of official variants, which I prefer because there is less editing, and because I want to keep things close to the source material. Also, I wanted to give the clanners something to look at. So unfortunately, I have no plans to do that kind of editing.

But maybe others do? It's a big forum

EDIT: On that note, I'm taking a break from this until Piranha puts out more concept art. You guys probably need a break from my stuff, and I have other things I should work on.

Edited by Hayden, 09 December 2011 - 10:39 AM.

[Dihm]

I'm no Hayden, but I've gotten a start on an Atlas.

Pretty basic, haven't gone crazy with the detail (no unit insignia and warning spots or anything yet). I'm pretty happy with how the "bloody feet" turned out though.


edit: tweaked a few things, added the FRR insignia, and a crappy unit one I whipped up for a possible change over to being a merc instead of house unit. That's a Kurita dragon with an axe in it's decapitated head.

Edited by Dihm, 09 December 2011 - 12:25 PM.

[Jack Gallows]

Nice sig change, Hayden

And nice work everyone else, the mechs are great! (Really dig the olive green Atlas.)

Edited by Jack Gallows, 09 December 2011 - 11:40 AM.

[LaHyenne]

Could anyone hook me up with a .psd of a mask for the Dragon? Everytime I try it on my end I end up getting these large areas where it didn't get the Selection right.

[Striker 2054]

flessar, on 06 November 2011 - 07:37 AM, said:

OMFG!!!! WANT!!!!

Agreed.

[Brenden]

Hayden, on 09 December 2011 - 08:41 AM, said:

Well, as it stands this particular thread is just for redoing existing concept art from Piranha. If you have your own original art, why not make a thread for it in the art section? But if you're modifying Piranha concept art, by all means post it up here

I can't draw, at least 'mechs from a feasable angle and coloration out of originality. To be honest, I have redrawn from the Technical Readout: 3025 a picture of the Clint, printed it out and colored it by hand. As for the threads...eh, mines never last. Thanks though.

[Technocide Rex]

Late to the party, but wanted to give a nod to my team... Some liberties taken with insignia...

BWC Dragoon Dragon

[Kharrn]

Hey there so...my first post in this Forum. It's feels quite comfortable around here!
Looking forward for a new MW game...hope it will be more simulation rather than arcade but...that's another topic

Thx Hayden for your great work and inspiration! And thx to all others who contributed somehow

Credits go to Hayden again for the "Federated Suns Armored Cavalry Hunchback".
Took this nice baby to play a little bit.
Had an idea and so here i present a rather "quick and dirty" work. Im no pro in Photoshop (students edition;)) and i dont really have time for this atm, but....here it is:

A mech from an old Northwind Highlander vet, who now is fighting alongside some unknown mercenarie unit (just to fit this mech in)



Uploaded with ImageShack.us

http://www.imagebana...and_veteran.jpg (Link works better/faster but contains pop-up adds!!!)

Sadly i don't know anything more deeply from MW history, the Highlanders or if the Mechs Colors fit or Unit Insignia or whatever xD just wantet to share an idea for a Highlander look

Keep up the good work ppl!

oh yeah btw...i do like a lot of the camouflage paintings....on the other hand scottish "look" is kinda cool. Must be hell of a job to paint a mech with

Edited by Kharrn, 10 December 2011 - 12:01 PM.

[Hayden]

Kharrn, on 10 December 2011 - 11:18 AM, said:

Hey there so...my first post in this Forum. It's feels quite comfortable around here!
Looking forward for a new MW game...hope it will be more simulation rather than arcade but...that's another topic

Thx Hayden for your great work and inspiration! And thx to all others who contributed somehow

Credits go to Hayden again for the "Federated Suns Armored Cavalry Hunchback".
Took this nice baby to play a little bit.
Had an idea and so here i present a rather "quick and dirty" work. Im no pro in Photoshop (students edition;)) and i dont really have time for this atm, but....here it is:

A mech from an old Northwind Highlander vet, who now is fighting alongside some unknown mercenarie unit (just to fit this mech in)



Sadly i don't know anything more deeply from MW history, the Highlanders or if the Mechs Colors fit or Unit Insignia or whatever xD just wantet to share an idea for a Highlander look

Keep up the good work ppl!

Seems like your link is broken, but regardless!

Welcome aboard! Hopefully you'll contribute many wonderful things as others have, and I am excited to have another person join our repainting ranks.

[Kharrn]

Hayden, on 10 December 2011 - 11:21 AM, said:

Seems like your link is broken, but regardless!

Welcome aboard! Hopefully you'll contribute many wonderful things as others have, and I am excited to have another person join our repainting ranks.

Thank you Hayden!
Picture should work for now...I hope Will upload it later somewhere else cause imagesh**k (not what YOU thought ) turns down quality. So pinup girl and the "pipes n drums" are not showing as well as in the original.
But it's a start

I hope i can spend some time to take a deeper look into Photoshop and the MW stuff
Looking forward for the next concept art Mechs

[Hayden]

Templates! They've been requested a couple of times, so at long last, I pass the mantle on you all. I skipped the poor man's "Great Wyrm" because I don't think anyone really was all that attached to it

Atlas:
http://www.deviantar...eth-d4ipk98.psd

Jenner:
http://www.deviantar...eth-d4ipiby.psd

Hunchback:
http://www.deviantar...eth-d4ipkpe.psd

Hunchback IIC:
http://www.deviantar...eth-d4iplus.psd

Dragon:
http://www.deviantar...eth-d4ipl5y.psd

Catapult:
http://www.deviantar...eth-d4nr27t.psd

Centurion:
http://www.deviantar...eth-d4orr12.psd

Commando:
http://www.deviantar...eth-d4tvko5.psd

Each has the following note in the file:


"Hey Guys,
This is my template for the Hunchback. It's a little gift from me to you all. Here's how it works. See the layer that says "COLOR HERE!"? any color you put there will appear beautifully on the 'mech.

Now, say you want to use things like insignias? Well, you need to create a new layer over "COLOR HERE!" Then right click, and select "create clipping mask" it will now cover that portion of "COLOR HERE!", but still have all the lines and other beautiful details from Alex's work. I hope you guys enjoy this.

Happy coloring!
-Hayden"

Once again, thanks to the forum, Piranha, Alex, for everything . Hopefully this makes it much easier for you all to get into this stuff! Looking forward to what follows.

Edited by Hayden, 24 March 2012 - 08:29 AM.

[Kharrn]

Woot! Thx for the templates

btw. i just looked on page 1 and saw......a Northwind Highlander mech !!!!!!
How the F could i miss that?!?!?!

That is some niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice work you did Hayden! Thx and looking forwrad for more

[BduSlammer]

thanks Hayden for the paint job yep this will do

[LaHyenne]

After asking for Hayden's permission to use his insignias, I decided to try my hand at this. Here is the first of.... many? 5th Donegal Guards, the Bulldogs (insignia drawn up by Hayden, of course). 5th uses a variant of the Guards scheme by adding some black and white to break up the monotone. I'd like to do the 6th next but I can't find any insignia for that regiment. Anyone have any ideas?

Edited by lahyenne, 11 December 2011 - 08:01 PM.