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[CG Anastasius Focht]

maxoconnor, on 07 December 2011 - 01:58 PM, said:

I took a stab at this, I cleaned up a White Dragon and elongated the lower legs because they just seem too stumpy to me. Anyway, I'm happy with how it came out and I placed it in a nice wallpaper for those who may want to use it.Enjoy

Im in Loooooove, just needs a ComStar decal

Edited by [CG]Anastasius Focht, 08 December 2011 - 12:37 AM.

[Cake Bandit]

Well, on my connection it took about fifteen hours to upload, and then thanks to Sony the audio got muted because I had music running in the background.

I'm re-exporting it with the music track removed, so it'll be updated sometime in the next 48 hours to actually include some deranged rambling.

The first 16 minutes are actually just me selecting the mech, I left it in because you should be prepared to take some time to do this part. You only have to do it once. Then they gutted the audio so that doesn't matter anymore. I'll record it when I do my next recolor so you guys can check that out as well. Here's a link. Set it to full screen and 720p and I hope you can figure out what I did without my rambling. Sony is really ******* awful about their ****.


Another upload of the non-sony-infringing short-version is in progress.


Alright, shortened go with accompanying ramblings has been uploaded and is available here. I'll field questions I guess.

OH WAIT, I CAN EMBED THINGS!

Edited by Cake Bandit, 08 December 2011 - 05:09 AM.

[Pariah Devalis]

I do not suppose you could get around to a Clan Nova Cat Hunchback IIC in Alpha Galaxy colors?

http://www.camospecs...ure.asp?ID=5740

[Hayden]

Pariah Devalis, on 08 December 2011 - 06:13 AM, said:

I do not suppose you could get around to a Clan Nova Cat Hunchback IIC in Alpha Galaxy colors?

http://www.camospecs...ure.asp?ID=5740

On it.

[Dihm]

Cake Bandit, on 08 December 2011 - 02:18 AM, said:

snippity snip

Awesome, thanks!

Edited by Dihm, 08 December 2011 - 07:25 AM.

[Cake Bandit]

Someone said "Orange Mech"


and then there was orange.

[Threat Doc]

Cake Bandit, excellent video. I have it in my Bookmarks, now, and will try something later with it. I think I finally understand what's going on with this, and I'm grateful. Thank you.

[Cake Bandit]

I'm currently exporting a follow up where I recorded myself making the Home Depot Jenner there. It'll take forever to upload, but it should be entertaining.

It took about 45 minutes, plus how long it took to mask everything.

Edited by Cake Bandit, 08 December 2011 - 07:52 AM.

[Adridos]

Cake Bandit, on 08 December 2011 - 07:28 AM, said:

Someone said "Orange Mech"


and then there was orange.

Nice mech Cake Bandit, but it is rushed, right?
The details of it's right foot are uncompleted.

A reall nice mech, though.

[Threat Doc]

Cake Bandit, on 08 December 2011 - 07:51 AM, said:

I'm currently exporting a follow up where I recorded myself making the Home Depot Jenner there. It'll take forever to upload, but it should be entertaining.

It took about 45 minutes, plus how long it took to mask everything.

Well, this is the ONE thread I have no intention of un-following anytime soon, so I'll be happy to see another example of what you did. In the meantime, I need to d/l GIMP, just so I can have a better editing tool than from 1994. That's right, I have Photo Impact 4, and I tried to upgrade it once, but it was too difficult for me to get my head around all the changed controls. Perhaps I'll have better luck with GIMP, hehe.

[Cake Bandit]

Adridos, on 08 December 2011 - 09:06 AM, said:

Nice mech Cake Bandit, but it is rushed, right?
The details of it's right foot are uncompleted.

A reall nice mech, though.

Yes, it's hurried because I was recording and wanted to try to keep the time low for the upload.

But oddly enough the right foot already washes out into this sort of gray shade instead of the crisp blacks of the rest of the pieces. It's actually sort of wonky in its own right. It doesn't really like to work well with the blending layers, but I'll go through and fix it up one of these days.

Also, I didn't find out about layer masks until after I'd started using photoshop, so I can't say if it's the same process to get to them.

You might have to go through options from the layers drop down.

Edited by Cake Bandit, 08 December 2011 - 10:52 AM.

[Alex Wolfe]

Cake Bandit, on 08 December 2011 - 07:28 AM, said:

Someone said "Orange Mech"

and then there was orange.

Awwww, what a cheerful little guy. Have a like!

[Demi-Precentor Konev]

Cake Bandit, on 08 December 2011 - 02:18 AM, said:

Alright, shortened go with accompanying ramblings has been uploaded and is available here. I'll field questions I guess.

So I've gotten as far as creating the 2nd layer, White 1. However when I try to paint the 'Mech, nothing happens. I have to select the Background layer to white it out. I'm using GIMP, if that helps.

For some reason your video made a few things click. I guess I have to see how things are done before I get the concept.

Edited by lahyenne, 08 December 2011 - 11:49 AM.

[Cake Bandit]

My first thought is that maybe your layer mask is backwards somehow, and it's making painting on the mech invisible.

My second thought is to ask about what blending mode you have the layer set to.

My third thought is have you accidentally selected the layer mask itself to paint white? That happens from time to time. I address that in the next video a little. It's at 50% and has been uploading since roughly seven in the morning.

My fourth thought is that the change on the second white layer is pretty subtle. And if you duplicated the layer beneath it, after painting on it, you might have already duplicated the white from the layer beneath making painting unnecessary.

Toggle layer visibility, and maybe use a magic wand selection outside the area you've been trying to paint and look where the marching ants end up.

[Pariah Devalis]

Hayden, on 05 December 2011 - 03:53 PM, said:

EDIT: Clan Nova Cat Alpha Galaxy Hunchback IIC, per request.


Thanks for the support!

Beautiful!

[Brenden]

Could I post a picture of a Clint on here?

[Hayden]

Brenden, on 08 December 2011 - 03:00 PM, said:

Could I post a picture of a Clint on here?

Only if it's concept art.

[Demi-Precentor Konev]

Cake Bandit, on 08 December 2011 - 12:38 PM, said:

My third thought is have you accidentally selected the layer mask itself to paint white? That happens from time to time. I address that in the next video a little. It's at 50% and has been uploading since roughly seven in the morning.

That was it. Now I feel *proper* stupid.

Edit: The only thing I can't seem to get right is the merging layers when you add a 'decal'. When I hit Merge Down there is no Preserve option and it ends up looking like... well this:

Edited by lahyenne, 08 December 2011 - 05:56 PM.

[Pariah Devalis]

I'm trying to follow your steps in Photoshop, but for some reason, soft light isn't lightening it nearly as much as your video shows it, and it won't let me apply paint to the paint layer. Or, if it does, I don't actually see it on the mech at all.

[Demi-Precentor Konev]

My first attempt....