Badniks & Bosses Art

<!--quoteo(post=230482:date=Sep 30 2008, 09:49 AM:name=Vincent)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Vincent @ Sep 30 2008, 09:49 AM) [/quote]
Actually I didn't see anything wrong with the black but looking at the two together from that image I see what you mean. Man, it looks really exciting to see them together like that :D

 

Thanks for the pointers guys, Ill address all your tweaks the next chance I get!. he's really fun to work on!

Oh and Vincent, I use flash, . Then I moved the image into photoshop add highlights with the dodge brush.

 

<!--quoteo(post=230483:date=Sep 30 2008, 12:59 PM:name=Woot)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Woot @ Sep 30 2008, 12:59 PM) [/quote]
Actually I didn't see anything wrong with the black but looking at the two together from that image I see what you mean. Man, it looks really exciting to see them together like that :D
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Actually the black is perfect! That's what the egg-mobile is currently missing. It adds the metallic touch that is needed.

 

I also feel the black lines fit well, though I agree with most of Vincent's other suggestions for improvement and the things Lizam mentioned.


Posting another in-progress shot of the new Grabber.



There are a few really obvious things I still need to do with this, but if you have any suggestions other than the obvious - let me know.

 

Thanks for the suggestions Vincent. I'll address all of the issues you brought up in your posts in my next edit. For now though, here is comparison shot of three different versions of Grabber. I want to find out which version people prefer more.



So please, if you're seeing this - chime in on which version you like best. Silver or Black?

Personally, I like the silver colored head as it makes Grabber seem more like a metallic robot and adheres to the concept art's vision.

 

Another update:

 

Definitely the black version, not only does it look better, it fits more with the original game since the sprite had the black head. As well, I like how you made the black head and the triangle-like design visible without making it blend to much without seeing any details.

 

I'm loving the new stuff that's been popping up in this thread lately. Great job, guys!

 

<!--quoteo(post=230350:date=Sep 30 2008, 12:49 AM:name=PlasmaNuke)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PlasmaNuke @ Sep 30 2008, 12:49 AM) [/quote]

Although that does look better, it wasn't exactly what I meant, sorry.

I've done a quick edit of it to show you what I mean; Oh, and the 2nd stripe needs to be just a touch thinner

This is comparing it to the original, as well as your latest version (left). What do you think?

 

I like the black version better as well. I think it may be worth seeing what it looks like with three stripes.
I did a quick and dirty edit of it;



http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2609/sm1vw9.png

 

<!--quoteo(post=230460:date=Sep 30 2008, 02:17 AM:name=Mindchamber)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mindchamber @ Sep 30 2008, 02:17 AM) [/quote]
Not much to add besides what the others have said. Really nice job on that. While it's more of a curiosity on my part than anything, could you post an image with the orange glow highlight centered in the small pupil area?

 

<!--quoteo(post=230565:date=Sep 30 2008, 06:07 PM:name=Canned Karma)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Canned Karma @ Sep 30 2008, 06:07 PM) [/quote]
Not much to add besides what the others have said. Really nice job on that. While it's more of a curiosity on my part than anything, could you post an image with the orange glow highlight centered in the small pupil area?
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Well there's just 2 small details I could mention here:

-I think the bottom-right of his head could do with having that triangle patch of black on there - to make it so the back of his head doesn't look too glaringly round

-Shouldn't he be looking forwards, and not lazily-looking 'up-right'? You can tell in the original that he's looking AT Sonic, and not at a funny angle like that.

 

Black head it is.. I'm beginning to like it more as well. I added your suggestions and improved some areas of the design a little.

 

One thing I'm noticing here is that we've got a bunch of different, potentially conflicting styles going on here. How will we handle this once it comes to putting them in game?

 

Siris is only using the smooth gradients as a placeholder before he moves on to the lower grade gradients if that's what you're referring to. By the way, nice job on the details of the mechanical legs, very impressive! Looks like I have some competition