[wip] Calling For Reinforcements

kyliegirl · February 2004

<div class="IPBDescription">sorta reluctant posting these</div> I was pretty reluctant to put these up, mostly because I am doign the pic to test myself more than a pic for the community. i been feeling a bit negative on my abilities, so I decided to test them by doing a pic at 5000- 4000 pixel size.

usually pics at that size get more quality but take much longer. also it really chews up my cpu usage, when i open the .psd file my cpu usage goes instantly to 98% <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /> which is a bugger.

anyways so far been 3 days on it,, around 23 or so hrs. i cant remember, i dont pay attention to the time put in it, only the details in it. From what i remember so far theres 40 layers. not too much for such a big picture. anyways here are 2 pics of it so far

<b> Pic one </b>- ok as you can see, i had to zoom out to 16.68% just to get the whole pic in,, sorry bout quality, was trying to compress it alot. didnt pay attention to how much i compressed it.

<img src='http://www.opticpower.com/kylie/second2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

<b> Pic two </b>- view of it at 100% of the hera structure, still working on the ramps etc of the structure. currently working on the see through walkway floor.

<img src='http://www.opticpower.com/kylie/first1.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

enjoy.. i doubt i will be posting any more wip of this pic and you will have to wait until its totally finished.

Status_Quo · February 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>i been feeling a bit negative on my abilities...</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

As long as we're still talking about painting, I wouldn't worry if I were you.

lerky1 · February 2004

looks great, massive project. only one nitpick about the roof of hera station seems to look out of perspecitve with the exterior wall. but it is good seeing more ns 'ingame' based art, but personally i would like to see some totally original settings (such as before it began) cause your fabulous at them no doubt. great stuff <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif' />

kyliegirl · February 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (-lerky @ Feb 11 2004, 08:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> looks great, massive project. only one nitpick about the roof of hera station seems to look out of perspecitve with the exterior wall. but it is good seeing more ns 'ingame' based art, but personally i would like to see some totally original settings (such as before it began) cause your fabulous at them no doubt. great stuff <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
like i said, its more or less testing my abilities than making totally original art work. so im working off a place in a map i like and adding a few extra things to make it a bit more interesting. the roof of hera has been changed, it looked odd because i hadnt finished with it. its finished now. tho i dont feel like posting another pic <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /> let alone im sure yous can all hang out for the finished product.

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
As long as we're still talking about painting, I wouldn't worry if I were you.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

yeh just painting, every artist gets it. i just like to see how far i can acheive if i put effort into it. I think im getting the mood because I seen this peice of art work which of course, I wish to try and do art even near as good as that.

sorta the person inspired me and also let me down in a way.. was a mix.

<a href='http://www.deviantart.com/view/5047759/' target='_blank'>designnrg's art peice called - Rescue</a>

Status_Quo · February 2004

I got to admit, that was one sweet picture you found there. Still, if it's any comfort, I'd kill to be able draw like you and be quite content with that.

CatCop · February 2004

I will never understand how you are able to do that Kylie!

esuna · February 2004

But the outside of hera doesn't look like that anymore! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

Lovely looking work as usual. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

CatCop · February 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (.:|AMAS|:. kyliegirl @ Feb 11 2004, 03:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I been feeling a bit negative on my abilities  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Ah MAN, Kylie, The only thing I dislike (I dont HATE anything) more then these two things:
-Making nice characters Violent
-New artists giving up/putting themselfs down/people putting them down

Is people with FANTASTIC talent putting themselfs down.
*slaps kylie*
SNAP OUT OF IT.

And while your up there... Bake me a pie <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /> (Joking, Of course)

Status_Quo · February 2004

I wouldn't mind a pie though.

kyliegirl · February 2004

im not putting myself down, hell if i put myself down id be giving up straight off and not drawing again,, at least i keep trying to get better than to quit just because i feel like its impossible to get better... should never give up...

also i duno what the ouside of hera looks like now because i havent been able to play ns for 5 mths (im dying here! why dya think i draw so much!) . so i aint seen it or even tried ns 3.0 .. so meh... soon though, hopefully in 1 week .

also, im having alot of trouble colouring this ship, ive maybe spent 6 hrs on it and ive redone it 4 times. and im about to redo it again.. i just cant get it to look right <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /> its annoying me.. i never was good at making ships and cars etc.. i think thats a guy thing,.. so guys, any tips on colouring ships? or tips on how the metal should fold around the ship etc??

CatCop · February 2004

MMmmm, The Hera Logo part looks a bit like wood, Try overlaying it with the same layer, Just desaturated a bit.
Of course, I know nothing about that, NOTHING, So dont trust my opinion.

sTuPiD_iTiaLiAn2k · February 2004

I like the aliens

holy sh** at first i thought that was a screenshot of hera... nice work man

Doomraider · February 2004

Holy crap, that looks awesome! Resembles Hera perfectly too! You are really good at coloring in photoshop, maybe you could teach me sometime =P Im not too good at coloring in PS <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif' />

kyliegirl · February 2004

k here is a few more pics while i had some spare time.. i finally found how to make the ship look right

ime gonan give links to the pics cus theyre pretty big, i took most at 100% full view

<a href='http://www.opticpower.com/kylie/domain/theship.jpg' target='_blank'>the ship</a>
<a href='http://www.opticpower.com/kylie/theramp.jpg' target='_blank'>the ramp</a>
<a href='http://www.opticpower.com/kylie/herastationcloseup.jpg' target='_blank'>close up of hera station</a>
<a href='http://www.opticpower.com/kylie/herastation.jpg' target='_blank'>hera station</a>

Fury · February 2004

vvvvvery nice ! ^_^

red lines on docking pad are wonky <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Fox_One · February 2004

What are the orange blobs on the right?

//edit
I mean what are they <i>going</i> to be?

Lancedres · February 2004

Hey there, I've been idle from this forums for some months now. But I've finally made it back and gonna start posting again (maybe some of my own work if I get to scan it). Anyways, I was gonna say that this is great, I love the coloring and how much effort you have given this piece.

I can tell you I've felt like you before, like if my "skills" weren't enough and I wasn't satisfiying myself with them. Don't let anything turn you down, because you have great potential, and don't take to serious what others tell you bad about your work, just take the possitive critics and improve by them.

Any artist, drawer, whatever should always remember that art is a way of expresing themselves, it doesn't matter if others doesn't like it, it was made for yourself, because you were feeling something at the time (of course, getting comments like "nice stuff" is nice)

Ok I went a little off topic there, but I guess I had to say it, eitherway, I want to see it finished, and I think those orange "blobs" as they were called are the place where the ships are intended to go, or something else.

Jezpuh · February 2004

If you're going to have the final pic zoomed out as much as in the last, wouldn't be all that detail on the walkway be too much? I mean, it would be made so much smaller you can hardly see the detail.

kyliegirl · February 2004

after 15 hrs on the ship, ive finally finished it and seriously i am NOT touching it to fix it up. im happy with it,, its my first time doing a damned ship so meh!

here it is... also i have zoome the pic out to 33.3% and the detail in the pic seems to express more than to lessen.

Trojan · February 2004

He's going too fast! Pull up! MAVERICK! PULL UP!

Lancedres · February 2004

I think the ship is damn good !!! I love it, nice job. The thrusters are awesome also <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

Can't wait ><

RaVe · February 2004

Oooo TSA R21 Interspace Aircraft....<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

/me likes!

CatCop · February 2004

I sware Kylie, Everything you make, I wish that was in a game, God its like an Orgasm saved in a JPG format.

Crono5 · February 2004

Very good analogy, and while that's in mind, I would totally have hardcore sex with that spaceship. It looks like... Like...... Words are failing me here, it just looks fscking awesome. I mean, with the lights, and the coloring, and...

/me goes and masturbates

LucidReality · February 2004

\howd u make ti glowy? i consider my self an ameture at photoshop, not total nub, but not very good.

If the links were working, id go get tutorials, but theya re broken.

And by the way, I love your style. Im using "How it all Began" as my background. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

Smoke_Nova · February 2004

Kylie...just that ship alone...If this is what you do when you doubt your abilities, i'd hate to see you in full-form.

Always breathtaking, as usual. Good luck with everything.

Fox_One · February 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Trojan @ Feb 12 2004, 07:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> He's going too fast! Pull up! MAVERICK! PULL UP! </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
My thoughts exactly. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />
He's going really fast...and the landing pad is no more than 30m away.

KE-<i>RASH!!!</i>

Perhaps it's a nuclear-warhead-laden Kamikaze mission to get rid of Hera in a vain attempt to kill the "l0rk on t3h cl0rf" meme?

kyliegirl · February 2004

ok well heres a link to a forum i made with tonnes of links to tutorials, myself i havent used them because i rather teach myself. but im sure itll help you a tonne faster if you see how to colour etc in each prog <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /> enjoy

<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=51465&hl=art+tutorial' target='_blank'>click for a page of tutorials</a>

def_one · February 2004

holy smokes, that pics huge! good luck!

[wip] Calling For Reinforcements

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