Graphics

[Vidsek]

   The eye (iris) color seems a bit drab now, but the metallic nails are spock on.

                                              Vidsek,  Been tested and not colorblind.

[Buster's Uncle]

Her eyes were a pain - I didn't touch the irises, but had to alter the whites a bit to get the pink out and not have it look like inept makeup.  The blue just doesn't stand out as much in a green face.

[Buster's Uncle]

Is the attached better?  Her eyes were piercingly blue in the shot I worked from -I'm sure my enhancement would look all cartoon fake in a more natural pink face- but I fancy this improves on the previous shot (pictured again inside the post for comparison).

[Vidsek]

  Assuming the lower image is the newest, I'd say you've done an excellent job of bringing out the blue. 

  Now, of course, blue is not your only option...what goes well with green...red?  Orange?  Yellow?   Maybe best to call it done, and done well

[Buster's Uncle]

The metallic nails were already there, BTW.  She wore a goggled gold Brittany Spears space outfit elsewhere in the video from which the screenshot I worked on was taken - I just left them alone, knowing a good space lady touch when I saw one...

[Buster's Uncle]

16+ Pics Of Fairy Tale Architecture From Norway

This is now up to 40 beautiful pics, suitable mostly for something like the Middle Earth mod zsozso was working on 5 years ago.  You have to keep hitting the orange "Show (#) More" bar at the bottom after the first 10.  I just saved all 40 to my bases folder, although there's enough for another several Landscapes file(s)...

A few good ones (Click to big up):

[Buster's Uncle]

Bases18

9 structures adapted from GalCiv2, laid out to copy/paste into the .pcx of your next custom faction.



Bases are the most difficult aspect of a SMACX faction graphic to create, so it is hoped that these graphic goodie files will give beginners at faction modding a leg up.  See also the Portraits, Diplomacy Landscapes and Logos series, also in this Downloads section, and for info on art techniques and/or to communicate with BU and ask any questions, see the Graphics thread: http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=1237.0  These are a lot of work to put together, so please be sure to credit me in the empty space of the .pcx.  Posting to let me know you found it useful would be okay, too.

Thanks to Russia4life for the GC2 files I worked with.

http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=304

[Chumbles]

Portraits5 is awesome and stellar work; has anyone any recommendations for a free/cheap graphix editor which easily maintains the transparent 'colour'.  Long ages ago I used PSP4 with 98SE and that was fine, but the keying migrated/shifted in XP and 7.  I was reduced to a quivering mass of protoplasm     I was burned by having to give up after hours of work - I was trying to create a Compact Space mod (Pride of Chanur, which struck me as being an ideal starting point for a story...)  So, I gave up but I'd like to have another try (at my aged, slow pace).

Lord knows I won't reach your standard Buncle  (do you drive an old car? ?carbuncle?  Sorry)  but I'd like to try.  And congrats to you and the others on this excellent site.

[Buster's Uncle]

GIMP is a free download.

My modding tutorials here: http://alphacentauri2.info/My%20Custom%20Factions/Custom%20FactionsPage2.htm -Mostly detailed GIMP instructions.  Much talk about why, more about how-to; you have to supply the talent - but it's more nit-picking patient persistence than talent that it take to be good.

I like talking shop and I like teaching.  I expect to see your work, and I'd love to answer questions.

(1991 Chevrolet.)

[Chumbles]

You are a gentleman and a scholar!  Seeing my work depends on my health; I didn't choose SS as an avatar without reason.

 

[Buster's Uncle]

...Galactus might show up to beat you up before you can post what you're working on?

How ancient?  I'm 50 and feelin' it...

[Chumbles]

Ancient as in 64!  Determinedly hanging on; very slowly recovering from nearly dying 4 times in 9 months!  So stuck indoors for 2 years in hospital and now at home, thank the ghods for games (smac/x, civ iv etc) and the internet!  Time for sleep (UK based). Good night Ben Sisko; (now wouldn't Kira Nerys be brilliant as the military Santiago type?)

[Buster's Uncle]

Ro Laren - Kira was always entirely too cuddly for the tough lady role.

[Buster's Uncle]

We have a Star Trek thread in Recreation Commons, BTW.  -It's heavy on real Star Trek, but youse kids and yer TNG stuff are welcome - the real fans can discuss that stuff knowledgably, and won't give you a very hard time.  See also, the Enterprise theme; it's not about business...

[Buster's Uncle]

Just messing around with a pic because I felt like messing, and got this:

There's probably a custom faction idea somewhere in there...

The Avenging Angels - aggressive religious fanatics with a (creepy) gene-engineered twist and a bit of Flash Gordon's Hawkmen cache'.  Hmm?