#148

[One Winged Angel]

Re: #148

it means they've set themselves to invisible

really sick shit ds, I can't point out certain things that make it look so awesome because I know fuck all about graphic design, so I'll just say do an eevee evolution next

[Nullifidian]

Re: #148

what's up with the neck, the white part of the texture looks like it's misplaced with the head tilted like that.
I'm still not crazy about the texture you used, and the gloss could be set a bit lower, but it's starting to look more like a dragonair now.

[darkshark]

Re: #148

The texture on its neck only looks weird cause the ball isn't there, so that doesn't matter.

Spit...I think you're just really stubborn about how you think pokemon should be represented xD

I at least wanted a good deal of realism in this piece, and the head fluffy feather things just aren't cutting it for me, deleted. I'll make actual feathers.

[Mythix]

Re: #148

What

In real life, pokemon have fluffy wings :@

[darkshark]

Re: #148

Alright this is just a straight render, no photoshopping yet, but it's the most realistic one yet. I feel like the moon should be put back in the shot just to take up some of the void.

[The5thMoon]

Re: #148

That looks amazing.

[leonid]

Re: #148

so adorable

[Mythix]

Re: #148

I dunno if you've even edited them but I liked the first eyes better, they fooled me to believe they looked like cut emeralds or something copper tinted. I realize of course that would be dumb but sorta liked it better than the flawless but that's one of my opinions I can't really defend much art-wise. Or pokemon wise. I agree with the wings throwing me off, I can't put my finger on what of them don't fit in but I guess it's the realistic material usage compared with the shape and stuff on the wings yet I can't say what could be done to fix them.
Thought about "real" feathers, like from a big ass bird.. Perhaps take some inspiration from a Hawks' wings?


edit nice pic

[Nightfirecat]

Re: #148

I love it, besides one thing:

The skin...

It looks really... not exactly rough, but almost toad-like, in the way it's got a few too many bumps, but it's not rough...
I believe that the blue specks on the skin makes it look that way. It feels kind of out-of-place, but obviously if it's one of your design choices, I definitely won't tell you that you can't use it.

Otherwise, the head, feather-ears, blue spheres (ballz), and the underside of it's body look amazing - those all fit perfectly.

[Mythix]

Re: #148

I love it, besides one thing:

The skin...

It looks really... not exactly rough, but almost toad-like, in the way it's got a few too many bumps, but it's not rough...
I believe that the blue specks on the skin makes it look that way. It feels kind of out-of-place, but obviously if it's one of your design choices, I definitely won't tell you that you can't use it.

Otherwise, the head, feather-ears, blue spheres (ballz), and the underside of it's body look amazing - those all fit perfectly.

If you have the possibility, go to the nearest reptilian dealer/amf and ask to see a rainbow boa.

They're the glossiest of the snakes that are still boas, and his skin is so incredibly well made I can't put my finger if he has a roughness script or just an awesome bump map/displacement map. Also, since this is a ice pokemon, the regular dragon reference are in fact crocodiles and allis but I guess for this one, snake seems far more logical.

Personally I love the skin, I can see you would expect a flatter skin since that's cleaner but if DS would render out a flat image I think you'd go back on your statement

[darkshark]

Re: #148

If you have the possibility, go to the nearest reptilian dealer/amf and ask to see a rainbow boa.

They're the glossiest of the snakes that are still boas, and his skin is so incredibly well made I can't put my finger if he has a roughness script or just an awesome bump map/displacement map. Also, since this is a ice pokemon, the regular dragon reference are in fact crocodiles and allis but I guess for this one, snake seems far more logical.

Personally I love the skin, I can see you would expect a flatter skin since that's cleaner but if DS would render out a flat image I think you'd go back on your statement

This.

Personally I've been around snakes/reptiles my whole life, I've dealt with some of the most rare and exotic reptiles on the planet at one of my past jobs, and the texture I used for Dragonair sits right in there with Boas and Kingsnakes. I guess everyone expects a Dragonair to be smooth, because that's how it's drawn in the cartoon, but I still see it as a snake...So it gets a snakelike texture xD

I might start doing a whole lineup of realistic Pokemon renderings, out of the original 150, which would you like to see next?

[alloyus]

Re: #148

Charamander

[cedolad]

Re: #148

omg amazing....You're rendering is amazing. I want your art skills.

Do some water pokemon like leaping out of the water Might sound lame but do a magikarp. Would be sweet to see it realistic though.

[Mythix]

Re: #148

DS I think if you DL the pokemon n64 duel thing in 3d you can mod it so yours is instead of the one in the game allthough I think the 3d engine might collaps with such a high render xD

[Nightfirecat]

Re: #148

If I were to suggest another pokemon from the original 150, I'd say electabuzz, no doubt.