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Sr. Lan Belmont 05-15-2011 05:38 PM

Castlevania Fan artwork By: Me
 
I love Castlevania!
n_n
I started making artwork bakc in 2008, supported by sprites and photoshop i've managed to make some fanartwork.
So here's my castlevania fanartwork
Hope u like it.
:)

-Sr. Lan Belmont

Xx{Midnight}xX 05-15-2011 06:24 PM

Re: Castlevania Fan artwork By: Me
 
I find the castlevania stuff boring tbh because I'm not very interested in the game so I'm not gonna really comment on it.


On a side note: I think you're photography work leaves much to be desired.

Edit: In words you should understand: I think it's bad.

Sr. Lan Belmont 05-15-2011 08:00 PM

Re: Castlevania Fan artwork By: Me
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Xx{Midnight}xX (Post 3467961)
I find the castlevania stuff boring tbh because I'm not very interested in the game so I'm not gonna really comment on it.


On a side note: I think you're photography work leaves much to be desired.

Edit: In words you should understand: I think it's bad.

Thx for ur comment.
Well, i try harder each day to grow up better.

who_cares973 05-15-2011 08:19 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Xx{Midnight}xX (Post 3467961)
I find the castlevania stuff boring tbh because I'm not very interested in the game so I'm not gonna really comment on it.


On a side note: I think you're photography work leaves much to be desired.

Edit: In words you should understand: I think it's bad.

Lets be constructive

Coolboyrulez0 05-15-2011 08:48 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Xx{Midnight}xX (Post 3467961)

On a side note: I think you're photography work leaves much to be desired.

Edit: In words you should understand: I think it's bad.

I think your grammar leaves much to be desired.

@OP: Also I enjoy your pixel work, although you should work on creating better effects with photoshop.

Xx{Midnight}xX 05-15-2011 08:58 PM

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Edit: Also I'm aware my grammar isn't very good, my spelling would be worse were it not for spell check.

Well to be 100% sure of some of these I'd need to see the originals but here's what I'm thinking.

All these pictures are more than likely blurry as that would explain why you'd use that god awful effect on most of them not to mention the fact I can see it blatantly on this picture: http://srlanbelmont.deviantart.com/g...80825#/d2lxrg1. The lighting is ****ing horrible on most of these based on all the white in the shots. Subject placement is equally as bed as they all look like Myspace shots save for http://srlanbelmont.deviantart.com/a...F26580825&qo=4. But either way their bodies are being really stupidly cut off and it's hard to tell the goal behind the picture.

And this is completely neglecting the nude picture in that folder by the way.

Portraits of people are supposed to show either just the person (school pictures and stuff) or something about them whether it be physically, emotionally or anything else really, and I see nothing in these shots as they're all really boring. It looks like this girl held a camera up just to take her own picture because she doesn't have a tripod and is unaware of the self shoot timer on the camera. I will say there's an exception here http://srlanbelmont.deviantart.com/g...80825#/d2lxr42 this one I could consider good if I saw the original.

I do however need to complement the mirror effect on http://srlanbelmont.deviantart.com/g...80825#/d2lxrg1 to make her face appear twice. That's pretty neat. If he can pull that off I don't get why the other ones are so bad.

And this is assuming none of these are stolen works which apparently he's guilty of as revealed by this thread: http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...r.+Lan+Belmont

Mythix 05-15-2011 09:26 PM

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Midnight now I had to click into it because of the nude.

Xx{Midnight}xX 05-15-2011 09:31 PM

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Yeah I'm not gonna comment on that one.

Mythix 05-15-2011 09:58 PM

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Too bad someone blurred it out so much

Nullifidian 05-16-2011 03:37 PM

Re: Castlevania Fan artwork By: Me
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Xx{Midnight}xX (Post 3468043)
I will say there's an exception here http://srlanbelmont.deviantart.com/g...80825#/d2lxr42 this one I could consider good if I saw the original.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xx{Midnight}xX (Post 3468043)
And this is assuming none of these are stolen works which apparently he's guilty of as revealed by this thread: http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...r.+Lan+Belmont

http://st3fan3lboby.deviantart.com/art/Burn-157338967

Edit: I don't get how you could yourself an artist of any kind, wether it be musician, photographer or graphics artist. All you do is steal other's people work, make crappy edits of them and post them as your own.
Even though you posted the original link on your picture there, it's still just a cheap one click photoshop effect you used on it and posted as your own version. What's the artistic value in this?

Edit2: Oh wow, none of these pictures are taken by you. They're all "edits".
None of this artwork is made/drawn by you either. They're all screenshots with one click photoshop effects.

Xayphon 05-16-2011 03:53 PM

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Just type "castlevania fan artwork" in google picture search and compare the results with yours.

This is no artwork you've done there. It's mostly just a simple screen taken off the game (or even someone else's work) edited with some effects.

Xx{Midnight}xX 05-16-2011 03:59 PM

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Geeeeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Edit: Well then rephrase my posts to "His editing is shit." since the pictures aren't his I might as well not dog them to harshly.

Bluearrowll 05-16-2011 04:05 PM

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http://www.tineye.com/search/1d120b4...0831dfa95d6f2/

Next time, use models that cannot be traced via reverse image search. It'd be better to use your own artwork as well.

Sr. Lan Belmont 05-16-2011 05:54 PM

Re: Castlevania Fan artwork By: Me
 
If u all excuse me ill go kill myself with a Desert Eagle

Mythix 05-16-2011 06:20 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sr. Lan Belmont (Post 3468422)
If u all excuse me ill go kill myself with a Desert Eagle

upload the edited result

Sr. Lan Belmont 05-16-2011 06:22 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mythix (Post 3468456)
upload the edited result

Sure.
I'll ask someone to take me a pic

darkshark 05-16-2011 07:50 PM

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While I do agree with some of the things said here, I do NOT agree with how it was said. We all had to start somewhere (although if Belmont has been doing this since 2008...well...maybe photoshop just isn't your thing).

If you're into photo-editing though, you might want to plow through some of these good tutorials on photo edits and retouching.

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/desig...ing-tutorials/

It can only help you, and these are the types of edits we would want to see here in the art forum.

Sr. Lan Belmont 05-16-2011 08:35 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by darkshark (Post 3468534)
While I do agree with some of the things said here, I do NOT agree with how it was said. We all had to start somewhere (although if Belmont has been doing this since 2008...well...maybe photoshop just isn't your thing).

If you're into photo-editing though, you might want to plow through some of these good tutorials on photo edits and retouching.

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/desig...ing-tutorials/

It can only help you, and these are the types of edits we would want to see here in the art forum.

Thx darkshark.
And no, those are not screenshots.
Those are sprites (Characters & Backgrounds) merged.

Artic_counter 05-16-2011 09:06 PM

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ITT : Elitist Jerks

If you want to progress, listen to darkshark, he's the shit.

Nullifidian 05-17-2011 03:20 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by darkshark (Post 3468534)
While I do agree with some of the things said here, I do NOT agree with how it was said. We all had to start somewhere (although if Belmont has been doing this since 2008...well...maybe photoshop just isn't your thing).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Artic_counter (Post 3468588)
ITT : Elitist Jerks

While I wouldn't be as harsh as I was right now if this was his first "art" thread, he was already found stealing songs, putting an off-sync beat over it and claiming it has his remix. And the fact that he's been going at it since 2008 doesn't help.
I do not respect this guy anymore.

What bothers me the most is that he takes credit for stuff he "edited" with the click of a button. I can hardly consider this artwork at all. It's just theft.
If anything, he has set the bar really high for himself, since I have to be genuinely impressed to consider him respectable again.

I suppose I should apologize for my way of saying it in my previous post.

Sr. Lan Belmont 05-17-2011 03:41 PM

Re: Castlevania Fan artwork By: Me
 
So here's a few things u people should know about my "artwork":

-Those arent game snapshots. Gameplay snapshots will still have the hp and mp bars.
Plus, if u REALLY know castlevania u will realize that in some of my deviations i mix different castlevania characters (from different castlevania titles) with different castlevania backgrounds (from different castlevania titles too).
-If i "stole" somebody else work or even Konami stuff, why my deviations hasn't been deleted yet?
-I decided to work with sprites since i thought it will be interesting to do something different than drawing (Plus, i suck at drawing)
-If my artwork its really that BAD why hasn't anybody complained on any of my deviations/profile?
Because its from fan to fans.
If u really like castlevania as much as i do (or as any fan does) u will understand the message i want to express on any of my deviations.

darkshark 05-17-2011 04:04 PM

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Ok well if you're really transposing these characters onto the backgrounds, do you think you would be up for a challenge?

Transpose this girl onto a castlevania bg.


I know it has nothing to do with the game, and will probably look bad, but being able to do this would certainly lift any doubts anyone has over your skills.

The defensiveness of your last post is what is making me think twice about you. Keep in mind, this is a really, really hard image to work with...but if your skills are where you say they are, then you should do decently with it. I don't expect perfection, but I do expect something that at least demonstrates that you know what you're doing.

Sr. Lan Belmont 05-17-2011 04:21 PM

Re: Castlevania Fan artwork By: Me
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by darkshark (Post 3468969)
Ok well if you're really transposing these characters onto the backgrounds, do you think you would be up for a challenge?

Transpose this girl onto a castlevania bg.


I know it has nothing to do with the game, and will probably look bad, but being able to do this would certainly lift any doubts anyone has over your skills.

The defensiveness of your last post is what is making me think twice about you. Keep in mind, this is a really, really hard image to work with...but if your skills are where you say they are, then you should do decently with it. I don't expect perfection, but I do expect something that at least demonstrates that you know what you're doing.

Roger!
:D

Nullifidian 05-18-2011 03:30 AM

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Ok I'll break his post down.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sr. Lan Belmont (Post 3468957)
-Those arent game snapshots. Gameplay snapshots will still have the hp and mp bars.

That's irrelevant. You didn't make those sprites, you just copied them from spritesheets.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sr. Lan Belmont (Post 3468957)
Plus, if u REALLY know castlevania u will realize that in some of my deviations i mix different castlevania characters (from different castlevania titles) with different castlevania backgrounds (from different castlevania titles too).

See my first reply

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sr. Lan Belmont (Post 3468957)
-If i "stole" somebody else work or even Konami stuff, why my deviations hasn't been deleted yet?

Because it's deviantart.
Just because you haven't been reported yet, doesn't mean you didn't steal someone's work.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sr. Lan Belmont (Post 3468957)
-I decided to work with sprites since i thought it will be interesting to do something different than drawing (Plus, i suck at drawing)

Then get better at drawing. Practice makes perfect. Whenever I'm bad at something, I practice! OoOooOOoo

Or make your own sprites at least.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sr. Lan Belmont (Post 3468957)
-If my artwork its really that BAD why hasn't anybody complained on any of my deviations/profile?
Because its from fan to fans.

Because it's deviantart.
The deviantart members aren't really a good way of measuring how "good" a piece of "art" is.


To sum it up: Deviantart is a circlejerkfest. You will hardly get any good feedback on it.
And just because someone hasn't reported it yet, doesn't automatically mean it isn't stolen.

Mythix 05-18-2011 03:57 AM

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too easy darkshark


darkshark 05-18-2011 12:05 PM

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Rofl that's so horrible. I really hope this guy can do better than that though.

Sephiroth28 05-18-2011 12:08 PM

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Rofl Mythix. :D

Sr. Lan Belmont 05-18-2011 10:22 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by _.Spitfire._ (Post 3469316)
That's irrelevant. You didn't make those sprites, you just copied them from spritesheets.

I know it doesnt help much but i dont use sprite sheets.
I actually take screen captures with the emulators.

Quote:

Originally Posted by _.Spitfire._ (Post 3469316)
See my first reply

What im saying its that those are not a gameplay snapshot.
I mean what is doing Nathan Graves (From Circle of the moon) standing in front of Lydie (Harmony of dissonance) while waiting to stop the Demon's lord power ball (Aria of sorrow) while being on the "castle a" chapel (Harmony of dissonance) on my deviation My body as a shield?

Quote:

Originally Posted by _.Spitfire._ (Post 3469316)
Just because you haven't been reported yet, doesn't mean you didn't steal someone's work.

Then comeback and post when you ACTUALLY know if i stole somebody's work

Quote:

Originally Posted by _.Spitfire._ (Post 3469316)
Then get better at drawing. Practice makes perfect. Whenever I'm bad at something, I practice!

Its not that im lazy or that i dont want to get better but i find more innovating working with sprites what im saying its that when we hear the word artwork we instantly think only of drawings wich i find boring in a way.

Quote:

Originally Posted by _.Spitfire._ (Post 3469316)
Or make your own sprites at least.

I use game sprites since many cool artists use them at Newgrounds (Castlevania parodies)
I also know that its more difficult to animate the sprites than just puting them over other image but i never thought that somebody will be so mad about it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by _.Spitfire._ (Post 3469316)
Because it's deviantart.
The deviantart members aren't really a good way of measuring how "good" a piece of "art" is.
To sum it up: Deviantart is a circlejerkfest. You will hardly get any good feedback on it.

Thx for the useful fact.

Sr. Lan Belmont 05-18-2011 10:24 PM

Here it is!
 
So here it is:

I tried to save as much hair as i could and tried not to bring much of the original pic background.
I was going to leave the image without FX but i really liked how the texturizer looks on this one.
Conte crayon and graphic pen FX looked cool too and even helped to hide the blurry edges but that left the background unrecognizable.
Hope its decent enough.

leonid 05-18-2011 10:44 PM

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stop putting filters
ffs

irionman 05-18-2011 11:55 PM

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I don't know what to think of this guy. First he does the crappy "arrangement" of music, and now this? Now, the music thing was a bit on my bad side, I take high regard to musical artists, and what this guy made was nothing short of stealing/plagiarism.

As for the artwork, I think Spitfire summed it up pretty damn good. Screen captures with a basic run over with Photoshop don't make the work yours, nor does it really require any attention to it from anyone. (Especially if you are saying it's "your" work")

darkshark 05-19-2011 01:00 AM

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I didn't ask for the filters. Please post one where they're removed. The point of having you do that was to see what sort of extraction detail you're able to do, but you've covered all of it up with really, really bad filters.

General tip that I think everyone here should follow.

Don't use filters.

Or at least NEVER across an entire image...if you've got parts that you want a certain effect on, sure, but doing this to the whole picture is probably worse than beating up your grandmother with a dildo.

xXAll-ProXx 05-19-2011 01:09 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by darkshark (Post 3469861)

Or at least NEVER across an entire image...if you've got parts that you want a certain effect on, sure, but doing this to the whole picture is probably worse than beating up your grandmother with a dildo.

LOL WTFFF. I'm glad I went through the entire thread just to see the most hilarious post made by you.

Mythix 05-19-2011 08:19 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by xXAll-ProXx (Post 3469866)
LOL WTFFF. I'm glad I went through the entire thread just to see the most hilarious post made by you.

Why are you laughing, it was directed at you :\

Nullifidian 05-19-2011 06:41 PM

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I don't even know why I even bother replying anymore. This is hopeless



Quote:

Originally Posted by Sr. Lan Belmont (Post 3469767)
I know it doesnt help much but i dont use sprite sheets.
I actually take screen captures with the emulators.
What im saying its that those are not a gameplay snapshot.

Are you really that dense?
You're missing the point entirely. YOU did NOT create any of the material.
Just slapped them in a photoshop file and clicked a random filter. GJ so much skill, dedication and emotion involved.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sr. Lan Belmont (Post 3469767)
Then comeback and post when you ACTUALLY know if i stole somebody's work

Are you kidding me? My first post in here was showing your photos were stolen.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sr. Lan Belmont (Post 3469767)
Its not that im lazy or that i dont want to get better but i find more innovating working with sprites what im saying its that when we hear the word artwork we instantly think only of drawings wich i find boring in a way.

Read:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sr. Lan Belmont (Post 3469767)
I use game sprites since many cool artists use them at Newgrounds (Castlevania parodies)

How is it innovating when many artists are using them?
Judging from the first few on that link, I doubt they're using it in an innovative way either. Just childish humor and pottymouthing paired with crappy animation jobs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sr. Lan Belmont (Post 3469767)
I also know that its more difficult to animate the sprites than just puting them over other image but i never thought that somebody will be so mad about it.

It's the fact that you claim this stuff as your work that ticks me off. You didn't work for any of this.
And if you spent more than 15 minutes on these, I feel bad for you.

Coolboyrulez0 05-19-2011 06:43 PM

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tell this bitch whats up

artists represent

all day

But seriously, this guy does not deserve this kind of attention.
He is a worthless, thieving individual that is not an artist in the musical, artistic or simfile field.
What a pathetic excuse for an artist. Come back when you have matured as an individual and as an artist and we will try to assist you in your ordeals.
Otherwise... piss off with your "art". It is not welcome here.

Mythix 05-19-2011 07:44 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by _.Spitfire._ (Post 3470179)
I don't even know why I even bother replying anymore. This is hopeless
You're missing the point entirely.


Actually, I think you're the one missing the current point.

And Coolboy, repeating stuff said in an unflattering manner is just one step above stupid.

"Truth is just truth, not relevance"- Sure, it's hopeless, but you posting your exact same post twice just form a circle.

Not supporting anyone, just calling you annoying.

Coolboyrulez0 05-19-2011 07:52 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mythix (Post 3470215)
Actually, I think you're the one missing the current point.

And Coolboy, repeating stuff said in an unflattering manner is just one step above stupid.

"Truth is just truth, not relevance"- Sure, it's hopeless, but you posting your exact same post twice just form a circle.

Not supporting anyone, just calling you annoying.

Aren't you a charming individual.

Don't like the way I post or the content of what I post? Too bad, learn to deal with it.

Judging from your post, you don't seem flattering in the least, either.
One might even define people such as yourself as a hypocrite. Shocking, huh.

For further complaints, critique or other spasmodic fits, contact me over PM.

Nullifidian 05-19-2011 07:56 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mythix (Post 3470215)
Actually, I think you're the one missing the current point.

I was replying to the sprite stealing stuff, not the assignment.

DarkbearX 05-19-2011 08:05 PM

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Oh lord cbr is really mad at Mythix, let's see where this goes.

Btw Mythix diggin your fanart.

Mythix 05-19-2011 09:27 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Coolboyrulez0 (Post 3470219)
-

Not interesting enough.

EDIT: Speaking of hypocricy, any particular reason you couldn't send your post as a PM? But sure, not more BM in this thread between people sounds like a great idea.

Also, sorry for the double post board, slipped my mind.

Mythix 05-19-2011 09:28 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkbearX (Post 3470223)
Oh lord cbr is really mad at Mythix, let's see where this goes.

Btw Mythix diggin your fanart.

Thank you, I learned alot of it from the clever and constructive advice in this thread.

darkshark 05-20-2011 12:29 AM

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Yeah I think we're done here.


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