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At 4/17/08 01:55 AM, BlasterMaster wrote: dude there is no way this image is taking you this long, im sorry. Im pretty sure you already have it sone and you're just 'pacing' yourself throughout the discussion thread.

prove me wrong.

-out

What you see is relative. It may be a week between posts, but it's really only hours of work on the thing. I grant you it's slow going, but I'm just busy. Actually I can prove that you're seeing it as it's being worked on. The pistons on the arm on the right (from the audience's perspective). Reality Monkey told me they were wrong after my last post. And they were changed before this post. If I was done I would have had to 'unwork' some things.

I need some help.
I'm remaking my character because that one person was right - it didn't resemble A-Bot enough.
Included is a picture of the main body console thing - i need help deciding what to do for limbs and whether or not to put a head or to keep it in the thing I show you.
I was thinking possibly spider type mechanical legs, or should it hover, or what?
Suggestions would be great, or criticism on what I should change.

At 4/17/08 07:03 PM, Spaghetti14 wrote: I need some help.
I'm remaking my character because that one person was right - it didn't resemble A-Bot enough.
Included is a picture of the main body console thing - i need help deciding what to do for limbs and whether or not to put a head or to keep it in the thing I show you.
I was thinking possibly spider type mechanical legs, or should it hover, or what?
Suggestions would be great, or criticism on what I should change.

So basically you have no ideas and want someone to tell you what to do. How about a gorilla robot with a moose head and a ninja sword.

At 4/17/08 07:49 PM, fabulous999 wrote: So basically you have no ideas and want someone to tell you what to do. How about a gorilla robot with a moose head and a ninja sword.

No, actually.
I was asking for suggestions on what I had currently done and what people thought of the ideas that I posted.

u should make the audio levels curve in a little bit since they are being played on an oval shaped screen...so like if you image it being 3d the lines would curve a bit not be 2d. That will help add depth to your image. Also try adding some shading

At 4/17/08 07:03 PM, Spaghetti14 wrote: I need some help.
I'm remaking my character because that one person was right - it didn't resemble A-Bot enough.
Included is a picture of the main body console thing - i need help deciding what to do for limbs and whether or not to put a head or to keep it in the thing I show you.
I was thinking possibly spider type mechanical legs, or should it hover, or what?
Suggestions would be great, or criticism on what I should change.

At 4/17/08 08:57 PM, BlasterMaster wrote: u should make the audio levels curve in a little bit since they are being played on an oval shaped screen...so like if you image it being 3d the lines would curve a bit not be 2d. That will help add depth to your image. Also try adding some shading

Thanks!
I'm trying to figure out how to add a curve.
And don't worry, I'll add shading once i finish the coloring and whatnot.

At 4/17/08 09:00 PM, Spaghetti14 wrote:

At 4/17/08 08:57 PM, BlasterMaster wrote: u should make the audio levels curve in a little bit since they are being played on an oval shaped screen...so like if you image it being 3d the lines would curve a bit not be 2d. That will help add depth to your image. Also try adding some shading

How about this?

this is the progress so far of my 3D tankman captain entry!

lemme know what u think...

HEY LUIS if you read this, are 3D animated clips eligable or does that just have to go into the overall NG stuff? i'm confused lol coz its not a flash and not an image....

either way i'm still gonna rig this dude and perhaps make steve.

At 4/18/08 02:55 AM, JAZZA wrote: this is the progress so far of my 3D tankman captain entry!

lemme know what u think...

HEY LUIS if you read this, are 3D animated clips eligable or does that just have to go into the overall NG stuff? i'm confused lol coz its not a flash and not an image....

either way i'm still gonna rig this dude and perhaps make steve.

Very cool Jazza. I like that more people are doing 3d than just me....can't wait to see more of this! Are you using maya? I could send you my dad n me rig and if you want to use his for a flash movie.. you can keyframe his animation. Very cool very cool. We should think about working on a collab someday

At 4/17/08 11:14 PM, Spaghetti14 wrote:

At 4/17/08 09:00 PM, Spaghetti14 wrote:

At 4/17/08 08:57 PM, BlasterMaster wrote: u should make the audio levels curve in a little bit since they are being played on an oval shaped screen...so like if you image it being 3d the lines would curve a bit not be 2d. That will help add depth to your image. Also try adding some shading

How about this?

hey spaghetti. I still don't think you are getting it right. Think about the shape of his base and something in the real world that is the same shape...like a football. If you drew lines on a football and took a picture of it, the lines would curve in. I attached a picture to show you better what I mean

Update! I did some minor things here, but it still needs work, so ...what do you say?

a little character study for the son from dad 'n me.An illustration may follow before the end of the contest.

At 4/18/08 12:19 PM, BlasterMaster wrote: hey spaghetti. I still don't think you are getting it right. Think about the shape of his base and something in the real world that is the same shape...like a football. If you drew lines on a football and took a picture of it, the lines would curve in. I attached a picture to show you better what I mean

I understand it now.
I don't know how I'll go about doing it, but I'll figure it out I suppose.
Thanks!

At 4/18/08 02:55 AM, JAZZA wrote: this is the progress so far of my 3D tankman captain entry!

its cool and all..but..isnt this REDESIGN????

i really like it but why does every entry on 3D has to be exactly the same as the original character??

At 4/18/08 07:07 PM, WAaAzZAaA wrote:

At 4/18/08 02:55 AM, JAZZA wrote: this is the progress so far of my 3D tankman captain entry!

its cool and all..but..isnt this REDESIGN????

i really like it but why does every entry on 3D has to be exactly the same as the original character??

personally my redesigns in 3d were the same because #1 it took me a shitload more time to make that 3d image than it would take 2d so I chose to redesign the character in his orginal form, and #2 if someone gave me a cool enough reference image that they wanted me to model in 3d i would, I just don't have the desire (time=money) to make something that I think is sub-par

I FIXED IT!!!
Yey.

ok i need opinion:

should the captain have skin colored skin, or stick to oldschool white?

tell me what u think:

At 4/18/08 09:01 PM, JAZZA wrote: ok i need opinion:

should the captain have skin colored skin, or stick to oldschool white?

tell me what u think:

do white, but add some good textures.

what do you mean by good textures?

I was kinda thinking of doing one based on the 4 guys raising the American flag, with Dad, P-bot, Pico and Tankaman raising a Newgrounds flag, but then I realised that Fabulous999 did something similar and so i thought people might think I ripped him off. Any suggestions?

At 4/18/08 11:50 PM, Armlessman wrote: I was kinda thinking of doing one based on the 4 guys raising the American flag, with Dad, P-bot, Pico and Tankaman raising a Newgrounds flag, but then I realised that Fabulous999 did something similar and so i thought people might think I ripped him off. Any suggestions?

Don't let your thought of "people might thank I ripped him off" stop you, because honestly although both pieces may share the same idea of a flag, it's a completely different theme. To me, to be a "rip off", it would have to be the same pose, colour, and general main idea which luckily nobody has done.

You shouldn't quit on your ideas unless there's little to no progress, and you have an greater idea for your second piece. Go for it and have fun, and remember that patience is a virtue (cliche' yes). :-)

Thanks, I'm glad you said that, cos I was kinda worried, I thought sounded like a cool idea and you've encouraged me to go along with it

Bleh...Started colouring it.

Any tips on colouring with photoshop?

lolfirstdigitalpainting

At 4/18/08 09:01 PM, JAZZA wrote: ok i need opinion:

should the captain have skin colored skin, or stick to oldschool white?

tell me what u think:

I like the skin color

At 4/18/08 10:14 PM, JAZZA wrote: what do you mean by good textures?

Dont add textures thats just gay. Keep it bold, Like pixar do, maybe mess around with some different cartoon shaders, see what it looks like.

Hi, new to newgrounds =O
I'm new to photoshop too (yes, I'm a noob :/), but I want to learn so I made this picture. It supposed to be a tankman in the future. Feedback is much appreciated, and even more if you include some explanation to your suggestions. I also coulnd't fit the picture in all the white background so sorry for that (I don't know how) D:

That future Tankman reminds me of the Helghast from Killzone

heres the captain

doing stever should be easy soz all i gotta do is replace the goggles XD

feedback?

Found this place at the last minute, else I would have posted my WIPs here too. Anyway if you cant tell what it is, it's A-bot looking at a .swf file. Maybe I should have elaborated on the background, excuse me. Maybe I should have made a background, but I am far to lazy (*whisper*...Plus i'm hungry for shit...*Whisper*)

http://i26.tinypic.com/25gckkn.png First upload
http://i31.tinypic.com/sngexc.png Second upload
http://i30.tinypic.com/f39s9k.png Third upload
http://i27.tinypic.com/3358vvq.png Fourth Upload
http://i25.tinypic.com/sol1f4.jpg fifth upload
http://i30.tinypic.com/2v2ea9w.png Final Upload

At 4/20/08 01:48 AM, Limited3dition wrote: Found this place at the last minute, else I would have posted my WIPs here too. Anyway if you cant tell what it is, it's A-bot looking at a .swf file. Maybe I should have elaborated on the background, excuse me. Maybe I should have made a background, but I am far to lazy (*whisper*...Plus i'm hungry for shit...*Whisper*)

I believe this jsut won