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[Kartr]

maxoconnor, on 11 April 2012 - 07:52 AM, said:

I made a new wallpaper based on Ironhawk's atlas.
http://mwomercs.com/...post__p__172269

I've made a few changes and added my own markings and placed it on a suitable background.
I'd like to add some caption to it but I'm not sure what to put.
Thoughts?

Couple things I noticed with this, the lighting should be coming from behind the 'Mech given that's where the sun is, but its up off the left shoulder and the 'Mech is much "crisper" than the background. Also the whole floating feet people mentioned earlier.

I've only used GIMP a little bit and no photo shop, but I know that in GIMP you can add lighting lighting sources and adjust where they're coming from. I don't remember if you can do it for just a single layer or not, but you might try that to make the light come from more behind the Atlas. Second I'd suggest running a blur or gaussian blur over the 'Mech to slightly break up the well defined edges and make it a little softer/fuzzier to match the background.

As for the floating effect I think you mentioned something about adding more fog around the feet. Don't remember seeing it so not sure how that turned out. My suggestion for those is to make the fog right at the edges of the feet so thick you can't see them. That way there's no way to see where the feet actually "touch" the ground.

Anyway hope that helps and kudos to all the talented artists who make and repaint these great machines.

[Alexander Fury]

Kay Wolf, on 12 April 2012 - 02:37 PM, said:

It really is, I like that. I've not seen a Rifleman ever look that good.

Ya....mine always seem to be laying about the battlefield in a mess of loose pieces

Felix Dante, on 12 April 2012 - 12:40 PM, said:

http://www.sarna.net...e:Battleaxe.jpg

You haven't seen the updated version huh?

I like his better!!

Edited by Alexander Fury, 12 April 2012 - 10:11 PM.

[Minatorc]

Having 3 takes at the iconic Catapult. Cheers to peace through superior firepower.

1st Aragon Borderers
(checks are annoying and I still need more practice)


Lindons Battalion


1st Capellan Dragoons (possibly the most oddly named Fed-Com unit)

[RotS Targe]

I'm liking the middle one a lot, nice.

[Psychopuppet]

Here are some repaints I did for our merc

[Vincent Vascaul]

If memory serves the Battle Axe was the predicessor to the Hammerhands which was the Daddy of the Warhammer, So really its the WH's grandpa.

[wwiiogre]

If warhammer remains unseen then please release the Battleax or even the Hammerhands as an alternative so the concept reaches play. We lose so many types of weapons systems and important parts of lore by not having the Mechs that are unseen in their weight and class and loadouts. I don't care if they rename them or redesign them we need them in the 3025 stable because they do jobs no other mechs could do and they do it better. Give FD free reign and go. Shoot the Warhammer in the original 2009 trailer looks way more than 10% different than the anime version and to me would pass muster in a simple test for copyright. But then again I am not a dweeb and can see the difference.

chris

[Threat Doc]

Psychopuppet, those are excellent. Nicely done, indeed.

[Ironhawk]

maxoconnor, on 11 April 2012 - 07:52 AM, said:

I made a new wallpaper based on Ironhawk's atlas.
http://mwomercs.com/...post__p__172269

I've made a few changes and added my own markings and placed it on a suitable background.
I'd like to add some caption to it but I'm not sure what to put.
Thoughts?

Here is the Atlas by itself.

Code of Conduct suggestion to those who work on other fan artists' work:
- PM the original artist first
- PM the result and get an OK before posting if it is meant to be funny or to translate a different meaning or message than the original
- keep it tasteful and respectful
- make sure to provide credit to the original fan artist on the intro and on the artpiece (because the images are in effect links to images posted elsewhere so we may lose track)

If you've noticed, Hayden respectfully mentions FD's work on all of his DA postings.

As for Max's work here, I fully endorse it. It is tasteful and does not change the nature of the original art. Plus we can see he's put a lot of work and heart into it. Personally, I like the scene a lot. I do think he needs to put subtle shadowing under the feet (he has to manage it without affecting the fog effect though). As for lighting: yes a blur effect might help. A second light source in front of the Atlas is possible however; this is the fun part with sci-fi as light could come from a binary star, a large planet (and this is actually a moon) reflecting light from that setting sun, a large moon... Name it!

Good job Max!

[Max OConnor]

Ironhawk, on 14 April 2012 - 05:37 AM, said:

Code of Conduct suggestion to those who work on other fan artists' work:
- PM the original artist first
- PM the result and get an OK before posting if it is meant to be funny or to translate a different meaning or message than the original
- keep it tasteful and respectful
- make sure to provide credit to the original fan artist on the intro and on the artpiece (because the images are in effect links to images posted elsewhere so we may lose track)
Good job Max!

Sorry for the unintentional breech of conduct there Ironhawk, I'm glad you see it was a respectful build on your previous work and was not intended to take anything away from it at all. I'll try to get those suggestions put into the pic as soon as I can figure out how to do it. I'm still learning my way around Photoshop.

[Ironhawk]

maxoconnor, on 14 April 2012 - 07:33 AM, said:

Sorry for the unintentional breech of conduct there Ironhawk, I'm glad you see it was a respectful build on your previous work and was not intended to take anything away from it at all. I'll try to get those suggestions put into the pic as soon as I can figure out how to do it. I'm still learning my way around Photoshop.

There was no breech since there was no code (and even then my last message just suggested one). I was ot offended in any way but wondered what would happen if things got out of hand. In the New UrbanMech thread, someone was hurt (not me) to see his art reused and painted over for some humor... So I figured. Like I said, I do like what you did with that Atlas. Great ambiance.

[Felbombling]

I now throw my hat into the ring. Many thanks to both Hayden for the helpful hints and CakeBandit's video on YouTube. Is this a great community, or what?





This Hunchback is painted in the battle colours of the Harmless Little Beavers, a Mercenary Unit formed within the borders of, and employed by, the Free Rasalhague Republic. The paint scheme is a loose representation of the Canadian flag, a nation state on the planet Terra. The unit logo is located on the left thigh and depicts a portion of the Canadian flag, the industrious Beaver [as ferocious looking as possible], and the logo of the FRR. The logo of their current employers is found on the right leg of each Mech.
The unit was formed on the planet Trondheim, a planet that saw many Canadian settlers in the early years of colonization. Indeed, many of the founding officers can trace back their heritage to the North American country, and the unit colours and logo are a nod of respect to their ancestors. Something of note regarding the unit logo. It seems that a very old comedy troupe called 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' made a movie, 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. This film was a farcical journey filmed in the 1970s, it is believed. At any rate, a scene from the movie had a nasty little rodent of some kind killing off Medieval knights. Armed with vicious teeth and the gift of flight, this rodent made short work of these knights by biting their necks until the hapless victim was decapitated. Silly, to be sure, but the idea of the tiny creature besting armoured men struck the funny bone of the unit commander, and thus the motif and company motto… a line from the movie. Mistakenly thinking the small rodent was the Canadian national symbol, the Beaver, it was adopted as part of the unit insignia, fitting for a unit tracing roots and inspiration from that sovereign nation. It was only after the MRBC had registered the unit name and logo that the mistake came to light… the rodent in the film was actually a fluffy white bunny rabbit. Satisfied that very few people, if any, would recognize the error, the unit decided unanimously to stick with the name, logo and colour scheme.

[Hayden]

StaggerCheck, on 14 April 2012 - 04:18 PM, said:

I now throw my hat into the ring. Many thanks to both Hayden for the helpful hints and CakeBandit's video on YouTube. Is this a great community, or what?





This Hunchback is painted in the battle colours of the Harmless Little Beavers, a Mercenary Unit formed within the borders of, and employed by, the Free Rasalhague Republic. The paint scheme is a loose representation of the Canadian flag, a nation state on the planet Terra. The unit logo is located on the left thigh and depicts a portion of the Canadian flag, the industrious Beaver [as ferocious looking as possible], and the logo of the FRR. The logo of their current employers is found on the right leg of each Mech.
The unit was formed on the planet Trondheim, a planet that saw many Canadian settlers in the early years of colonization. Indeed, many of the founding officers can trace back their heritage to the North American country, and the unit colours and logo are a nod of respect to their ancestors. Something of note regarding the unit logo. It seems that a very old comedy troupe called 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' made a movie, 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. This film was a farcical journey filmed in the 1970s, it is believed. At any rate, a scene from the movie had a nasty little rodent of some kind killing off Medieval knights. Armed with vicious teeth and the gift of flight, this rodent made short work of these knights by biting their necks until the hapless victim was decapitated. Silly, to be sure, but the idea of the tiny creature besting armoured men struck the funny bone of the unit commander, and thus the motif and company motto… a line from the movie. Mistakenly thinking the small rodent was the Canadian national symbol, the Beaver, it was adopted as part of the unit insignia, fitting for a unit tracing roots and inspiration from that sovereign nation. It was only after the MRBC had registered the unit name and logo that the mistake came to light… the rodent in the film was actually a fluffy white bunny rabbit. Satisfied that very few people, if any, would recognize the error, the unit decided unanimously to stick with the name, logo and colour scheme.

NICE!

[Hartsblade]

Well done!

[Gun Bear]

Wrong thread and forum my bad.

Edited by Gun Bear, 14 April 2012 - 07:50 PM.

[Damocles]

Gun Bear, on 14 April 2012 - 06:28 PM, said:

Not quite an actual repaint but a quick redesign done in response to a post in a General thread for lols:

XX

Should a full repaint be done?

Yes, complete with it's own relevant LOLs thread.

[Dihm]

StaggerCheck, on 14 April 2012 - 04:18 PM, said:

I now throw my hat into the ring. Many thanks to both Hayden for the helpful hints and CakeBandit's video on YouTube. Is this a great community, or what?





This Hunchback is painted in the battle colours of the Harmless Little Beavers, a Mercenary Unit formed within the borders of, and employed by, the Free Rasalhague Republic. The paint scheme is a loose representation of the Canadian flag, a nation state on the planet Terra. The unit logo is located on the left thigh and depicts a portion of the Canadian flag, the industrious Beaver [as ferocious looking as possible], and the logo of the FRR. The logo of their current employers is found on the right leg of each Mech.
The unit was formed on the planet Trondheim, a planet that saw many Canadian settlers in the early years of colonization. Indeed, many of the founding officers can trace back their heritage to the North American country, and the unit colours and logo are a nod of respect to their ancestors. Something of note regarding the unit logo. It seems that a very old comedy troupe called 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' made a movie, 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. This film was a farcical journey filmed in the 1970s, it is believed. At any rate, a scene from the movie had a nasty little rodent of some kind killing off Medieval knights. Armed with vicious teeth and the gift of flight, this rodent made short work of these knights by biting their necks until the hapless victim was decapitated. Silly, to be sure, but the idea of the tiny creature besting armoured men struck the funny bone of the unit commander, and thus the motif and company motto… a line from the movie. Mistakenly thinking the small rodent was the Canadian national symbol, the Beaver, it was adopted as part of the unit insignia, fitting for a unit tracing roots and inspiration from that sovereign nation. It was only after the MRBC had registered the unit name and logo that the mistake came to light… the rodent in the film was actually a fluffy white bunny rabbit. Satisfied that very few people, if any, would recognize the error, the unit decided unanimously to stick with the name, logo and colour scheme.

I love it, and I'm glad to see some more mercs on Trondheim with us!

The weather sucks, but it's a prime location.

[Felbombling]

Dihm, on 16 April 2012 - 05:38 AM, said:

I love it, and I'm glad to see some more mercs on Trondheim with us!

The weather sucks, but it's a prime location.

Many thanks, Dihm. I tried to have fun with the unit logo history, name, logo and paint job. Glad you had a good laugh, as that was the purpose.

[Kaemon]

slideshow updated, no offense to Shimmering Sword (love your work) but I will not include the marauder repaints in the slideshow (repaint thread and what not).


I'll do another tally of pics by peeps when we get to 100 pages (so sometime next week).



***edits***
I've gone through and removed all non-repaints from the slideshow, that'll help keep it to a mere 505 pics.

So basically if it has any MW:O asset in it, I'll include it, otherwise it's not getting uploaded.

Edited by Kaemon, 16 April 2012 - 08:36 AM.

[Felix Dante]

StaggerCheck, on 14 April 2012 - 04:18 PM, said:

I now throw my hat into the ring. Many thanks to both Hayden for the helpful hints and CakeBandit's video on YouTube. Is this a great community, or what?





This Hunchback is painted in the battle colours of the Harmless Little Beavers, a Mercenary Unit formed within the borders of, and employed by, the Free Rasalhague Republic. The paint scheme is a loose representation of the Canadian flag, a nation state on the planet Terra. The unit logo is located on the left thigh and depicts a portion of the Canadian flag, the industrious Beaver [as ferocious looking as possible], and the logo of the FRR. The logo of their current employers is found on the right leg of each Mech.
The unit was formed on the planet Trondheim, a planet that saw many Canadian settlers in the early years of colonization. Indeed, many of the founding officers can trace back their heritage to the North American country, and the unit colours and logo are a nod of respect to their ancestors. Something of note regarding the unit logo. It seems that a very old comedy troupe called 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' made a movie, 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. This film was a farcical journey filmed in the 1970s, it is believed. At any rate, a scene from the movie had a nasty little rodent of some kind killing off Medieval knights. Armed with vicious teeth and the gift of flight, this rodent made short work of these knights by biting their necks until the hapless victim was decapitated. Silly, to be sure, but the idea of the tiny creature besting armoured men struck the funny bone of the unit commander, and thus the motif and company motto… a line from the movie. Mistakenly thinking the small rodent was the Canadian national symbol, the Beaver, it was adopted as part of the unit insignia, fitting for a unit tracing roots and inspiration from that sovereign nation. It was only after the MRBC had registered the unit name and logo that the mistake came to light… the rodent in the film was actually a fluffy white bunny rabbit. Satisfied that very few people, if any, would recognize the error, the unit decided unanimously to stick with the name, logo and colour scheme.

I can also see a Hunchback with the words "Combo Breaker" on the AC 20 too.

Awesome job dude!