carbunicle
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Post by carbunicle on Feb 8, 2008 4:08:59 GMT -5
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Ninja Lewa
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The pies are all mine!MINE!
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Post by Ninja Lewa on Feb 9, 2008 19:26:32 GMT -5
Nice,what editing program did you use?
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Post by Somedude on Feb 9, 2008 19:30:20 GMT -5
That's a very nice edit. I like it.
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carbunicle
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Post by carbunicle on Feb 9, 2008 21:57:34 GMT -5
I used a Photoshop clone called Ulead Photoimpact. I masked out the figure, applied a filter to highlight edges, colorized it. Drew the polygons, applied a variety of blurs, noises, etc to attempt a parchment effect. That was not as good as I hoped because I was trying to simulate DaVinci's cross hatching at the same time.
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Post by LORD INTERNET DOT COM on Feb 10, 2008 14:46:10 GMT -5
Hypocrite alert, I see an avatar lol
I don't think much of the edit itself but it's a pretty sexy MOC. I particulary enjoyed the feet.
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carbunicle
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Post by carbunicle on Feb 10, 2008 16:20:13 GMT -5
re: avatar. Yeah, I succumbed. As long as I don't have to look at them, I'm happy.
As far as the MoC, it's canon from the Brickmaster instructions except for the mandible which I had to improvise a bit. I added a few bits and bobs but nothing radical. It would benefit from some friction (rubberized) socket connectors in the hips.* The knee has two sockets but gives a good knee-like articulation. The design is good except for a few iffy connections which stress the parts, which is something I avoid when I model. Saying that, it's good for me to try out other methods to try to avoid getting in a rut.
The zyglak and the kikanolo seem to be on converging evolutionary trajectories.
I won't defend the photoshoppery except to the extent that it gets the idea across. Perfecting digital images is a rabbit hole that I choose not to go down.
*The parts that I used were oily from the factory. I find that misting the parts with 90% alcohol does a decent job of chasing the oil off without leaving a residue. A more thorough surfactant like 409 might do better but is certain to leave a residue and I doubt that it is healthy.
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Post by LORD INTERNET DOT COM on Feb 10, 2008 18:03:57 GMT -5
Ah, I didn't know it was a prebuilt. Comments withdrawn!
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*Tahu_Nuva_Ninja*
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Post by *Tahu_Nuva_Ninja* on Feb 12, 2008 13:37:35 GMT -5
Oh my gawsh
How did you get the image of the Zyglak on there? didchu take a pic of it and then put it on there?
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carbunicle
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Post by carbunicle on Feb 22, 2008 18:02:57 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by LORD INTERNET DOT COM on Feb 22, 2008 18:23:21 GMT -5
And they wanted to ban responses like that.
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Post by Kate on Feb 23, 2008 6:19:42 GMT -5
You could always use a parchment texture rather then trying to achieve it with filters...or use a very low contrast cloud filter (I'm not sure if Photoimpact has it but it seems a fairly standard filter) and then blur it and then add a soft noise filter. The background reads to me as wood veneer and not parchment.
I do love the fact that his feet match the actual Vitruvian Man's feet ;D Makes the art nerd in me very happy.
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