Kitty's random stuff: The South Guard

[kitty]

Yeah, the head is a tad oversized - but if I make the wings larger it will get really tiny in comparison at the final size. I'll experiment with it a bit, but won't probably change it much.
And I like the rat-ish tail, to me it makes it a bit more ugly and less cute. But I'll definitely give it another, more brown colour scheme.


EDIT: Changed lines and flats - I'll shade this guy tomorrow.

[Sangel]

I predict the appearance of many more talking bats in UMCs once this little beauty gets finished and committed.

[Neoskel]

Any thoughts on recoloring it for each kind of bat? Nothing else would really need to be changed to differentiate between bat types.

[kitty]

Seems to be pretty much finished now to me.


Neoskel: I generally don't like simple recolours used as portraits - they look cheap. Wether original art or the same for the whole line.

[StDrake]

looks pretty much done to me
i wouldn't be myself if i didn't pin out something for correction though
i can understand the idea of bat=flying rat..but actual bats don't have such long hairy tails it's not very aesthetic either, though qualitatively well done

[Yeran]

Still we are talking about wesnoth and not about reality. Last time I checked there are no bats sucking blood from humans after all (and very few that suck blood at all). Well done, I'm glad someone finally will give those suckers a portrait.

Still the color seems a bit off. I'd like it to be more brown (lvl 0/1) or with glowing eyes if this is the lvl2 version, but thats only my taste.

[fmunoz]

i can understand the idea of bat=flying rat..but actual bats don't have such long hairy tails it's not very aesthetic either, though qualitatively well done

Kitty=German -> Bat=Fledermaus

[melinath]

maus=mouse; ratte=rat. Germans know the difference too.

I like its quirky freakiness. It's a vampire bat - it doesn't have to be pretty.

[PsychoticKittens]

I agree that the tail strikes me oddly. It kinda pulls my eyes away from the rest, and aren't bat tails more like a triangle of skin?

[scienceguy8]

Remember that the world of Wesnoth is not Earth, so it is completely possible that bats in Wesnoth have ratlike tails.

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

and very few that suck blood at all

None actually. Real vampire bats lick blood, they don't suck it.

So already Wesnoth bats are different from ours, so a guess a tail like that doesn't hurt anything.

[kitty]

As I already stated: I like the rat tail, it is ugly and takes away from the bat's fluffy cuteness. It will stay.

Since no substantial crits came up I declare the last version final.

[thespaceinvader]

I'll wire this up for the whole line tomorrow? Or would you prefer it to be used for specific levels?

[Crunchy]

I have a comment about the tail as well. I actually like the tail, but what strikes me odd about it is that it is not being pulled down by gravity, yet it appears to be limp.

[kitty]

I'll wire this up for the whole line tomorrow? Or would you prefer it to be used for specific levels?

This will need to do for the whole line for now - I don't think those are the most important units warranting seperate portraits right now And thanks!