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[CocoaJin]

Earthtalker, on 12 December 2012 - 09:52 AM, said:

Both of those Cata's are awesome looking! I am now downloading GIMP because of it so I can cobble together my Shadowhawk.. Let the learning(suffering) begin!

Becareful, its addictive...

[Mr Mantis]

Oh! I got another great idea...


and


Wow, Bumblebee and commando look surprisingly similar even before the color

Edited by Mr Mantis, 13 December 2012 - 01:07 AM.

[Cassius Brown]

Mr Mantis, on 13 December 2012 - 12:56 AM, said:

Oh! I got another great idea...

"One shall Gauss, One shall fall."

[Bushmaster]

I thought I would try more on adjusting color, opacity and shading.
Lemme know what you guys think, tips and suggestions are welcome.

I call him the Nightstalker ! same commando I run in game

[CocoaJin]

Hayden, is there anyway we can encourage you/allow you/tempt you into using our creations as inspiration for in game "paint jobs". I get that our use of high resoultion/detail textures wouldnt be an option, but I assume there are less resource intensive ways of putting someof out ideas to use.

Regardless, I personally give you the nod to use any of my submitted creations in game...if that even matters or is even possible.

[Hayden]

CocoaJin, on 14 December 2012 - 12:21 AM, said:

Hayden, is there anyway we can encourage you/allow you/tempt you into using our creations as inspiration for in game "paint jobs". I get that our use of high resoultion/detail textures wouldnt be an option, but I assume there are less resource intensive ways of putting someof out ideas to use.

Regardless, I personally give you the nod to use any of my submitted creations in game...if that even matters or is even possible.

I am really the wrong guy to ask. There are a lot of things to be taken into account, not the least of which are legal considerations, as well as questions of general art direction. This is a fine thread, and I always enjoy seeing what people work on, but I'm not in any kind of decision-making position with PGI.

I don't want to string you along, or create any kind of false hope, so I am going to say "no."

That said, I appreciate your willingness to contribute, and encourage you and others to continue to do so on this and our other threads. I personally greatly enjoy the various pieces seen here, and check in pretty often to see what people have been up to.

[CocoaJin]

Hayden, on 14 December 2012 - 12:50 AM, said:

I am really the wrong guy to ask. There are a lot of things to be taken into account, not the least of which are legal considerations, as well as questions of general art direction. This is a fine thread, and I always enjoy seeing what people work on, but I'm not in any kind of decision-making position with PGI.

I don't want to string you along, or create any kind of false hope, so I am going to say "no."

That said, I appreciate your willingness to contribute, and encourage you and others to continue to do so on this and our other threads. I personally greatly enjoy the various pieces seen here, and check in pretty often to see what people have been up to.

Is it out of line to ask what is your capacity within the development?

[Hayden]

CocoaJin, on 14 December 2012 - 03:42 AM, said:

Is it out of line to ask what is your capacity within the development?

It is not! I'm a Texture Artist, which is mainly a production position. Right now my main job is designing generic skin patterns such as Dazzle, Block, Woodland, and several others that are forthcoming (these were designed back in October when I first hired on). I then use a program called Mudbox to "paint" those textures on various 'mechs. It's almost like painting a miniature in a 3D work space. I also do some of the hero 'mech work. I designed the skin for the Ilya Muromets as well as a forthcoming hero 'mech. Alex "Flying Debris" Iglesias also does some texturing work, including the Yen-Lo-Wang and the Phranken set of skins.

The big decisions for what to include and what to use are made by other people , the art director, the creative director, etc. Since I haven't moved up to Canada yet (still working remotely from the US) I am not that close to the decision making process, and a lot of the decision making stuff associated with PGI.

Anyway, I obviously can't talk too much about what is to come, but as we get closer to community warfare and the implementation of factions... you can probably guess what kind of skins I'll be working on then

[Jack Gallows]

Hayden, on 14 December 2012 - 07:12 AM, said:

as well as a forthcoming hero 'mech.

Hope it's sooner then later, and on a brand new 'mech they'll announce soon as well.

I'ma just leave this here......

Edited by Jack Gallows, 14 December 2012 - 08:21 AM.

[Adridos]

Jack Gallows, on 14 December 2012 - 08:21 AM, said:

Hope it's sooner then later, and on a brand new 'mech they'll announce soon as well.

I'ma just leave this here......

Truth to be said, 2 hero mechs. If you look into forums... let's just say someone saw it on the hero mech page... but without pictures.

[Clubs]

These are all badass.

Feel like such a scrub with photoshop.

Been playing around for a couple months on my own.





Stalker is too bright, not my favorite but I did it as a joke paint job for a pretend hero mech.

[AceTimberwolf]

Jack Gallows, on 14 December 2012 - 08:21 AM, said:

Hope it's sooner then later, and on a brand new 'mech they'll announce soon as well.

I'ma just leave this here......

i would buy 3 with mc if need be... someone want to take a crack at redesign and color?

[Bushmaster]

This time I went for a Highlander, stayed with my Nightstalker red markings and did a Woodland Camo.

[CocoaJin]

I cant remember if I saw something like this already, but what the hell, I spent all this time on it, im posting it!

[Hayden]

CocoaJin and Bushmaster, excellent work!

[Bushmaster]

I was just messin' around, nothing real serious

I present the Storm Trooper Catapult !!

[CocoaJin]

I dont know why I find the Storm Trooper look so appealling. Its the only look that looks good on every mech. That being said, I cant justify the cost or the generic look of a powdered donut mech to actuallt run one in game.

[Bushmaster]

CocoaJin, on 15 December 2012 - 04:28 PM, said:

I dont know why I find the Storm Trooper look so appealling. Its the only look that looks good on every mech. That being said, I cant justify the cost or the generic look of a powdered donut mech to actuallt run one in game.

heh, its is appealing, actually my 4x phract in-game is urban white

I did though try and break up the white a bit with some pin-striping and little spots of black here and there

[Steel Raven]

Bushmaster, on 15 December 2012 - 04:05 PM, said:

I was just messin' around, nothing real serious

I present the Storm Trooper Catapult !!

Com Guard!

[Bushmaster]

I needed to make this one in honor of Hayden, this thread would not be here if not for him !!

So being that, I went with a themed catapult for the St. Ives Compact. I was unsure about the colors so I just used roughly the ones off the compacts insignia. Yes that is a lightning scheme on the LRM rack... it is a Thunderstroke after all

Hope you like it Hayden
(if there is anything you want me to add / change just let me know and i'll see what I can do !!