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Limor
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Posted: 6/9/2019 at 1:22 PM
Post #281
Part Two
Oh you poor thing.
Oh oh dear I had a feeling youd cause me trouble from the moment you were updated with the feather engraving bits! Thank sweet, merciful Krin we got Frosting added rather than being eternally stuck with just THIS!
*takes a moment to oggle the Blotched Mane again*
*does the same for Flecked now that theres an AC1*
Ooof, that Faded Leopard. Had a feeling that wouldnt work well with a near-black C1 Could save it with a C1/G1 reversal but then it goes right back to the design not looking BLACK opal enough.
saves Hyena too, though
Everything else is either improved or just as good I *really* do like the way it looks without any traits
*listens to tons of music for the next 15 minutes while mulling over such a big decision* Throw in extra black for the mutations and give it a shot! Check over everything else to see if any tweaks need to be made as consequence
Huh. Even Frosted Mane looks better this way. Okay, Ill stick with it.
Onward to G3!
Ooohhh
Aaahhh...
Nope! Needs some green, perhaps, but definitely not there
Ooooooohhhhh.
Time to test with other traits! Since G3 is an accent trait that shows up on the tail and tips of the ears, or the body like Lunar Runes, I always throw on some genes. AC1 can find its way to G1 and G2 slots, so for the G3 test I always use traits that are 100% pure G1C and G2C, such as G1 Husky and G2 Skunk.
Lovin the yellow overall, but it struggles with Bumblebee - the odd man out for G3 that is the ONLY ONE using C2 Initially I thought that was a mistake and posted it on the bug forum, but nope, thats just how the Lupora is. * shakes fist at bumblebee * You ruined my yellow!
Ehh, not as good with the G2 active.
Bleh, same.
Mm, kinda weird
Annnd same issue across the board.
I *must* have that yellow!! I just have to tweak it until Bumblebee is happy
Ill take it!
Struggle traits are good?
Good!
Pretty traits are good?
I want this lupe.
Onward to the mutations, which means swapping back to the other gender. And in this case I need it to have a lot of black since I basically lost most of that with the C1/G1 swap. When it comes to Lupe mutations, I tend to test everything with the mutation sets. Dragon, Dragon, Dragon; Crystal Ice, Crystal Ice, Crystal Ice; Mech, Mech, Mech, in that order with M1/M2/M3 colors all being the same and working an AC2 and then EC as I go down the list. SO what looks good with black?
Not bad
Bleh, red enough already.
Hmm not sure. Think Ill stick with the blue since it fits the reference better.
Eye color, eye color Still need some green? Hows that look
Not not bad, actually. Better than I expected. Maybe brighter?
Nope! No! Definitely not!
Ooof, but poor Flaming Hellhounds
Little brighter..?
I can live with that.
Tie in some 6V samples for good measure
Limors Critique: "Ok so maybe include more blue/black on the base color, It has the pretty red oranges but I think it is missing that dark blue color that is on the base on the entire design. Overall though it's a great design and represents everything else pretty well."
Edited By Limor on 6/9/2019 at 1:24 PM.
Limor
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Posted: 6/9/2019 at 1:23 PM
Post #282
Part Three
Hmm *stares down Faded Leopard*
Whhhhyyyy do you have to look SO horrible any time G1 is lighter than C1 >___<
*gives several attempts at making a darker/bluer C1 work with the Faded Leopard*
*eye twitch* *drops head on desk* *mourns the technical flaws of Faded Leopard despite loving the trait when it works* *spends time listening to music again to mull over the decision a second time* *looks at the various samples and how horrible they look compared to the C1/G1 reversal*
I cant do it. I simply cannot allow Faded Leopard to look THAT hideous. Its too perfect when it works - its GORGEOUS and I love it. But as soon as you throw on a C1 thats darker than G1, all of that beautiful blending and fading turns murky, and dark, and the spots turn into atrocious, weirdly-colored abominations with unnatural grey centers that have no right blotching up a beautiful lupe and making it looked diseased like the pre-revamp Morkko glowing growths! >___<
Limor
As with Xavion's design I wanted the base colors to be the two most prominent colors. For this we go with the yellow/orange and blue colors. So let's take a look at a few base options...
Looking at the options above I think I like the first option, it also provides good options for some orangey-reds highlights in the gene colors. Now what I didn't touch upon above I went with a bright purple-blue color, which will show up later in many of the M1s.
Now moving onto the G1. As with most of my designs I like to make the G1 relatively close to the main body color, as this will give something for the rest of the traits to build off and not provide anything to distracting. For this I was thinking a brighter purple, with some blue hints.
So looking at this I believe the A1 could use some changes, the runic swirl and other traits that use the eye color become murky against the bright purple.
Yes this is much better, but now to test with the other traits.
Yes, much better, I think I like that.
Now we will be taking a look at mane colors, I was thinking a nice red/orange color would blend with the yellow and create that yellow/orange color we see on the mane quite well.
Yes I think I quite like that, it lays off a pretty good groundwork and makes a good blend to replicate the orange-red highlights we see on the reference photo provided in Part One.
Taking a look at tribal runes again it somewhat blends a bit too much with the A1 being so similar to the mane color, so I decided to go with a more orangy color to help highlight it more against the other colors.
Taking another look at this though Spotted Fox becomes quite a mess, needing a different color, perhaps come blue/purple?
I was thinking one of these...
Edited By Limor on 6/9/2019 at 5:36 PM.
Limor
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Posted: 6/9/2019 at 5:48 PM
Post #283
Part Four
Looking at these options I think I will go with the second one, as it still holds up with other traits.
Using this pink Frosted Glass also has some hope for it, despite being a busy trait. Other traits also have some hope and I think I will stick with this pink.
So now we will take a look at G3, which I think could use some green highlights to get that in the design.
Hmm I think this will work.
Looks ok with Bumblebee as well, now to test with some random traits.
Yes, I think I like this. Now we will move onto the mutations.
So for the M1 I chose a red color, which hasn't been included much yet.
Yes I quite like the red, now onto the M2.
With the wings we run into A2, which means we need to work on that. I was thinking some purple colors would be great on it.
I quite like this, now need to work on the M3.
For M3 I am torn between a black color and a red color.
Or perhaps some green?
Hmm that green could work... lets test it on some other traits.
--
Hmm I think I like it. Now lets take a look at Xav's critique...
Your G1 is a bit lacking on contrast on traits that use AC1; Runic Swirl and Spotted Fox become a little blobby.
Similarly, your C3 and G3 are extremely close in color. Shadow Markings is most affected, but even on traits like Bumblebee and Spotted Fox it feels like a missed opportunity to throw in some more color variance.
While the Mech M2 is a home run, the dark color and excess of yellow feel like a miss for most of the other wings.
For M3, I don't think the near-black purple and the bright yellow blend well; stick two complimentary colors together in a blend and usually the blending point turns to an icky grey.
Again if you're cool with suggestions, if you're pairing with the AC2 yellow I think red would be the best bet to fit the reference image.
--
So now as we look at the critique (which I received before writing this) you can see I already made my changes based on it. Remember when making a design asking for critique is always good, now to finally test the design lets look at some 6V pairings.
I still think something is off so I made a few final changes and I present you with the final design:
And with that I present the end of our extra long designers article this month! Next month will be our regular short article with another surprise guest.
Edited By Limor on 6/9/2019 at 5:49 PM.
Lalalanmao
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Posted: 6/29/2019 at 7:54 AM
Post #284
I'm so sorry, I've been inactive recently. I had quite a lot of work to do and some life problems, but I should be back for good and ready to continue.
Lalalanmao
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Posted: 6/29/2019 at 7:55 AM
Post #285
^^
Look above, I'll be happy to help anywhere for July
Grapejuice
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Posted: 6/29/2019 at 2:53 PM
Post #286
it's quite alright mao! I've had plenty of help for the artist's among us heh I could use some help coming up with questions for sadie though for this month
Lucario
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Posted: 6/29/2019 at 5:21 PM
Post #287
Are you still accepting employees?
Grapejuice
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Posted: 6/29/2019 at 5:27 PM
Post #288
of course! We're always looking for help.
Lucario
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Posted: 6/29/2019 at 5:30 PM
Post #289
All right! *dashes off to find sign-up sheet*
User ID: 101811
Username: Lucario
What you want to do for the Times: Editor and Illustrator
Have you had any experience with something like this before?: Not that I can recall... though I do make my own banners for some of my threads.
Any extras: I'm better at editing than writing XD
Grapejuice
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Posted: 6/29/2019 at 5:50 PM
Post #290
excellent! Welcome aboard! As tomorrow is the day this months issue comes out we don't have many things left for you to do, but next month there's gonna be lots of things for you to do.
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