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Re: Kitty's random stuff: Bat!
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.
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.
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Re: Kitty's random stuff: Bat!
I predict the appearance of many more talking bats in UMCs once this little beauty gets finished and committed.
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Re: Kitty's random stuff: Bat!
Any thoughts on recoloring it for each kind of bat? Nothing else would really need to be changed to differentiate between bat types.
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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.
Neoskel: I generally don't like simple recolours used as portraits - they look cheap. Wether original art or the same for the whole line.
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Re: Kitty's random stuff: Bat!
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
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
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Re: Kitty's random stuff: Bat!
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.
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.
Re: Kitty's random stuff: Bat!
Kitty=German -> Bat=FledermausStDrake wrote: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
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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.
I like its quirky freakiness. It's a vampire bat - it doesn't have to be pretty.
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Re: Kitty's random stuff: Bat!
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?
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Remember that the world of Wesnoth is not Earth, so it is completely possible that bats in Wesnoth have ratlike tails.
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Re: Kitty's random stuff: Bat!
None actually. Real vampire bats lick blood, they don't suck it.and very few that suck blood at all
So already Wesnoth bats are different from ours, so a guess a tail like that doesn't hurt anything.
Re: Kitty's random stuff: Bat!
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.
Since no substantial crits came up I declare the last version final.
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I'll wire this up for the whole line tomorrow? Or would you prefer it to be used for specific levels?
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Re: Kitty's random stuff: Bat!
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.
Re: Kitty's random stuff: Bat!
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!thespaceinvader wrote:I'll wire this up for the whole line tomorrow? Or would you prefer it to be used for specific levels?