Reviews for Artist's guide to the Gun

[scrimpy]

Very nice

T'was a very informative and helpful tutorial. It was also funnily written and you included a lot of things many people wouldn't think about such as gun jams, recoil and animation organization.
My only complaint is that you seemed to have cut the drawing part short somewhat by just saying "Practice". There are quite a few smaller things and tricks there are such as the various ways of shading, using textures for complicated patterns (such as the grip of many handguns), etc.
Overall though, this was a very nice tutorial, and the artwork was pretty good.

StealthBeast responds:

You're absolutely right. I totally did skimp out on the more complex parts. I did so for two reasons:

1: It's VERY hard to explain these things. For example, the checkering of a 1911 grip can be addressed with some clever linear gradient fills... But the color wheel varies WILDLY across each of the versions of flash, meaning I would have to explain the extremely complicated technique in 4 or 5 different ways. The purpose of my tutorial was to stay as stupid-simple as possible, which is why I ommitted coloring and texturing explanations completely.

2: Even I don't know how to do some of this lol. For example, I SUCK as emulating wood in vector-based software. If I don't feel like I'm an expert at it, I won't teach it.

But that's just me desperately trying to justify myself. You're absolutely right. I should have included that.

Still, glad I got your 10/10. =P

[StavrosCassadine]

Very cool

and informative. 10'd

StealthBeast responds:

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[snager80]

Mythbusters likes tiny explosions

i was kinda shocked that i actually already knew at least 75% of this. despite being an artist, despite not being crazy about guns and violence, despite being in possession of a female reproductive tract.

EAT IT, male-dominated society! >=D

StealthBeast responds:

PSH. Know that this is merely the tip of the iceberg.

I, an individual in possession of a male reproductive system, went easy on you.

On a serious note, thanks for your 10.

[qwa56]

????

So, I knew alot about guns though as a newb to flash art didn't know much about making them so thanks. Anyway, what program do you use just out of curiosity.

StealthBeast responds:

I use Flash, and almost exclusively Flash.

Sometimes I use Photoshop for some pixel-based materials.

Eeeevery once in a blue moon I'll pull out some sort of odd software like Illustrator and Audacity.

[Stobak]

nicely done

the funny thing is. im doing the concept art for a flash im working on right now. the main character is holding a crudely drawn gun, as ive little knowledge of gun mechanics to begin with. Then magically, theres a new flash in the portal titled "The Artist's Guide To The Gun". lol. perfect timing. youve given me the confidence to go back and work on the concept art, and maybe add a few suprises to the gun. This guide was very indept and easy to follow. Thanks alot for this! i owe ya.

StealthBeast responds:

Hm... "youve given me the confidence to ... add a few suprises to the gun."

You know what, that gets me thinking though. Might not have been a bad idea if I created an "accessories" section, teaching people how to trick out their guns with lasers, suppressors, handgrips, and the like.

I'd love to see your flash. If you feel so inclined, PM it me the link when it gets completed.