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[Aversa]

Quick! Give him Hectors palette!!
I see what looks a little like Frey there too O_o

[Astelaine]

Quick! Give him Hectors palette!!
I see what looks a little like Frey there too O_o

I didn't notice at the time, but yeah, he's got roughly the same colors as Frey, and also a similar goatee and big eyebrows. I really like Frey, so I guess it was subconscious, haha.

And lololol:

[Xiltas Shepard]

Huh, he looks pretty cool, good work^^

[eCut]

Holy frick on a stick! I lav it.

[Astelaine]

Thanks, Xiltas and Ecut!

Progress:

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Cleaned Tuonela the hell up. However, her jaw/facial shape is really bothering me. Which of the two on the right has a more correct jawline?

Still gotta shade that darn brooch (hrrffff trim!) and figure out how to get rid of one color, since I'm at 16 right now.

[Aversa]

I'm no expert in anatomy, but by just looking the one on the left seems slightly better.

[Child of the Tenth Month]

I'd say the one on the right has a better jaw.

It is quite an improvement, Asty. The hair that comes down on the right (OPV) and falls onto her shirt is kinda flat, and the hair on the right (OPV) could use more shading in general.

Edited by Amera, 24 January 2011 - 03:36 PM.

[Kitty of Time]

...Wow that's like so much better
And I didn't even think it was that bad in the first place lol
Nice

Oh and right one OPV

Edited by Hero of Time, 24 January 2011 - 03:35 PM.

[Phoenix]

Not sure on the jawline thing but that's one(two) amazing sprite(s)

[Astelaine]

Thanks guys, I'm glad you like it. Hopefully it will look even better when I'm finally done with it.

In regards to that, I threw her sheet together, quickly taking out a color and dropping in a horrible mini-mug...


...so I could try this!


I know that inserting a portrait and changing some text is the newbest hack you can do, but I'd never tried it before. There's something about seeing your own art in an FE game that makes you want to shit yourself is very satisfying.

Time to have fun learning how to hack...

[Phoenix]

I'd be doing just that if I had any art to insert into a hack ... but I only do FE9s and FE10s so ... yeah

[AstraLunaSol]

One question
Reskin or event hack? Because reskin is pretty easy to do, anyway.
It's when you go all out event when things get....insane.

/totally off topic

I like the mug, though.

[Boney]

Man, astelaine, your mugs are amazing. And I don't just mean it looks clean,
I mean your character designs, that's what I pay most attention to. Really
beautiful. *boney's approval*

[Astelaine]

@Phoenix: Haha, just wait til the day someone figures out how to insert portraits into FE9&10. You know someone will do it! I bet you could do some really nice GBA splices/customs if you ever wanted to, though. You obviously have the art chops!

@Shion/Astra: I'm still learning the basics right now, but eventually I want custom events, the whole shebang. However, I'm not going to kid myself into thinking that is a fast or easy process. It's my ultimate goal, though.

@April: Thanks, Boney. That means a lot coming from someone whose work I like so much. (That dragon armor April, oh man...) I still have many improvements to make, but I'm glad you enjoy my stuff.

Aaand... updates! Here's a WIP that I've been obsessed with for the past week:

-> ->

Lolshoulderraeg on the middle one there. I finally just dropped in Linus' shoulders as a base. I had only drawn a reference for the face and hair, not the body or costume - this ultimately caused me a good deal of frustration. Note to self, don't ever proceed without a reference! Anyways, any ideas on how to fix up that god-awful shoulder strap? (Also, I know the colors are barftastic, I'll fix 'em later.)

[Boney]

Hehe thanks. My dragon armor was pretty vibrant, but you have that beautiful,
gentle feeling that I've been wondering if anyone could do. I've only pulled
that off in one mug which was the pegasus knight in page 5 of my gallery.

About that latest mug, It looks unfinished in places, as in some outlines
without shading or "smoothening" along them. Strap would probably look better
if you used the outline to detail it a bit, like adding wrinkles and shadows.

EDIT: Don't know how I missed your art thread, looks like that's where your
ability's coming from o.o

Edited by April, 30 January 2011 - 01:22 PM.

[Astelaine]

About that latest mug, It looks unfinished in places, as in some outlines
without shading or "smoothening" along them. Strap would probably look better
if you used the outline to detail it a bit, like adding wrinkles and shadows.

That's because, it is, in fact, unfinished. Still in WIP stage. I'm less concerned about shading at the moment and more about the shape/placement of things. I wanted some feedback before I proceeded, because heck knows there's always some annoying perspective/anatomical flaw that I just don't see. I will definitely add some more detail to the strap though, that's a good idea. Thanks!

Also, that peg knight of yours is absolutely beautiful. I love love love your stuff!

[iavasechui]

OMG I'm so jealous of your gorgeous splices they are sooooo much better than mine.

[Phoenix]

@Phoenix: Haha, just wait til the day someone figures out how to insert portraits into FE9&10. You know someone will do it! I bet you could do some really nice GBA splices/customs if you ever wanted to, though. You obviously have the art chops!

I patiently await this day

@ WIP
I would actually imagine the should strap(brown thing if that's what we're talking about here) being a bit thinner or something. The ones I'm used to seeing are usually only a bit wider than actual belts. That would leave less room for details though so I dunno.

[eCut]

@Phoenix: Haha, just wait til the day someone figures out how to insert portraits into FE9&10. You know someone will do it! I bet you could do some really nice GBA splices/customs if you ever wanted to, though. You obviously have the art chops!

@Shion/Astra: I'm still learning the basics right now, but eventually I want custom events, the whole shebang. However, I'm not going to kid myself into thinking that is a fast or easy process. It's my ultimate goal, though.

@April: Thanks, Boney. That means a lot coming from someone whose work I like so much. (That dragon armor April, oh man...) I still have many improvements to make, but I'm glad you enjoy my stuff.

Aaand... updates! Here's a WIP that I've been obsessed with for the past week:

-> ->

Lolshoulderraeg on the middle one there. I finally just dropped in Linus' shoulders as a base. I had only drawn a reference for the face and hair, not the body or costume - this ultimately caused me a good deal of frustration. Note to self, don't ever proceed without a reference! Anyways, any ideas on how to fix up that god-awful shoulder strap? (Also, I know the colors are barftastic, I'll fix 'em later.)

Shaping up nicely.
AndomgIlovesidecapessosomuch,<3

[Astelaine]

It's done!