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[Odanan]

(unofficial) Wasp!

Template here.

[Justin Kase]

I really like what you did with the torso piece! The whole thing came out fantastic

I'll be using those shoulders (if you don't mind) and will try to get the Stinger done this eve.

Edited by Justin Kase, 13 October 2016 - 03:18 PM.

[Odanan]

Justin Kase, on 13 October 2016 - 02:30 PM, said:

I really like what you did with the torso piece! The whole thing came out fantastic

I'll be using those shoulders (if you don't mind) and will try to get the Stinger done this eve.

Take what you want! (if you look really hard, you will see I got your left arm for my Wasp)

[Justin Kase]

Glad it came in handy (or is that army?) I turned on the gold metal for contrast. But I seem to have lost the metal bits on the feet and laser lens housing. I'll have to go reclip those from elsewhere Any suggestions on the cockpit? I thought of adding more glass on the side - where those two thin lines cross over.

If you like - feel free to mess with it yourself - I certainly won't be offended

Edited by Justin Kase, 13 October 2016 - 04:36 PM.

[Odanan]

Justin Kase, on 13 October 2016 - 03:55 PM, said:

Glad it came in handy (or is that army?) I turned on the gold metal for contrast. But I seem to have lost the metal bits on the feet and laser lens housing. I'll have to go reclip those from elsewhere Any suggestions on the cockpit? I thought of adding more glass on the side - where those two thin lines cross over.

If you like - feel free to mess with it yourself - I certainly won't be offended

I will take a look. Just give me some days, so I can recover from the stress to do my Wasp. (yep, I struggled a lot with my own cockpit - and I'm not happy with the result either)

[Funkin Disher]

Would anybody happen to have a K2 without the background image? I think the template is on page 173.

[N F X]

Funkin Disher, on 13 October 2016 - 06:56 PM, said:

Would anybody happen to have a K2 without the background image? I think the template is on page 173.

just cut it out?

[Justin Kase]

I still have to fix it - but I had started a cutout a while back

[CK16]

No Supernova yet?

[Odanan]

CK16, on 24 October 2016 - 10:24 AM, said:

No Supernova yet?

Oh... I forgot that one...

[Luscious Dan]

I've seen some pretty wicked artwork done based off the Phoenix Hawk, turning it into a Wasp/ Stinger/ Valkyrie/ Crusader. Most of it was 3D though, really neat to see the work on the 2D concept art here. The custom work is looking good

It would be interesting to see them scaled after, since some are half the size and the Crusader is what 60 tons?

Edited by Luscious Dan, 24 October 2016 - 12:11 PM.

[Justin Kase]

I had originally envisioned it being around chest height to a P-Hawk, but then, when looking at the rescale, was thinking it would be quite a bit shorter

[Bishop Steiner]

Justin Kase, on 24 October 2016 - 02:24 PM, said:

I had originally envisioned it being around chest height to a P-Hawk, but then, when looking at the rescale, was thinking it would be quite a bit shorter

skinnier in the torso, bt overall about the same height as the commando make sense (if we are talking the Stinqer or Wasp)

[Fyrwulf]

Anyone willing to do a Marauder in a Dragonlords scheme? Here's the official unit logo for the entire brigade. There's no official camo spec, so the artist would have full artistic license, although something really gnarly would be appreciated.

EDIT: No background, please. I intend to tinker around in Photoshop until I create a wallpaper.

Edited by Fyrwulf, 29 October 2016 - 07:23 PM.

[Odanan]

These are some of the best repaints I ever saw (not mine, evidently):

Spoiler

Look in the jjm1's deviantart gallery for more.

[jjm1]

Odanan, on 01 November 2016 - 02:25 PM, said:

These are some of the best repaints I ever saw (not mine, evidently):
Look in the jjm1's deviantart gallery for more.

thanks

[Odanan]

jjm1, on 01 November 2016 - 02:49 PM, said:

thanks

No, we thank you.

Just don't forget to share here your creations.

[CK16]

I know this is not a repaint however....I contacted a well known artist on Deviant Art, Shimmering-Sword (http://shimmering-sw...deviantart.com/) I requested a commission from him to which he agreed to do for me. This was of course for the Mad Cat Mk II! To which I present this beauty!



(He has not posted this to DA yet however he will, this is in no way shape or form my work and all credit goes to him)

[Justin Kase]

jjm1, on 01 November 2016 - 02:49 PM, said:

thanks

Just fantastic sir

Any tips or secrets you are willing (able) to share?

Especially love the weathering, blending and combat effects!!!

Edited by Justin Kase, 02 November 2016 - 07:50 PM.

[jjm1]

Justin Kase, on 02 November 2016 - 07:49 PM, said:

Just fantastic sir

Any tips or secrets you are willing (able) to share?

Especially love the weathering, blending and combat effects!!!

sure.

[[Top secret photoshop techniques. Completely unknown to the internets]]

Use a sharp tiny semi opaque brush for scratches. I paint them into a mask channel on a layer of pure white. Then you can tint the white layer to get the right look later. I use a tablet, but sometimes I just use a mouse. Same results.

You want to completely paint over the pencil lines of the original concept art that depict the edges facing you. That's the most important thing if you want it to look less like a technical drawing.

Separate layers for everything, use mask channels to paint in/erase different colour layers, paint fast and rough and then refine it when you find a design you like.

If you want to apply a texture, I use photoshops liquify filter to shape it onto the mech in sections.

Keep looking at them on different days and change the weakest things you see. You might even have to undo hours of work if its not working out, but that's just the process sometimes.

Apart from fun, the other reason I do these is because I can fit 5m sessions in-between MWO matches