HolyCarp: Imagination and Free Time (a CaS Gallery)

I do seem to be spending a lot of time on CaS, so it's probably about time I made a gallery.
Please tell me what you think of my characters - constructive criticism is always welcome!

I'll start with mainly a few that I posted in a previous thread for those who haven't seen them.


Faust

Ariel

*updated: 25/7/12*

Havisham

*updated: 25/7/12*

Nakale

I'll probably upload more soon; and again, please share your honest opinions of my characters.

Also, if anyone wants to fight my characters online, I won't have SCV for a month or so but feel free to add me on PSN and you can see some of them in action :)

I really liked your gallery... but I loved this Nakale... reminded me a little to Diana from Dungeons and Dragons cartoon (one of my favorites cartoon when I was a kid)

Very cool collection! They seem very well designed ... your color schemes fit the emotion of the characters quite well.

Good taste overall, like it too !
Nothing over-the-top original (the themes : vampires, afro soldier, angel are pretty standard), but good guy/girl gone bad is a nice touch, and your art direction is solid...
like me, you seem to like blooooOOOOOOOood....
lol !

I like the designs but I think gladiator afro woman needs more muscle.

First character secound costume remembers me Johnny Deep in his last movie. Tim Burton would be proud of you LOL

glad im not the only one who thought this

Thanks for the compliments, guys. I really appreciate them.

Haha, yeah I noticed the same effect on your Harley Quinn.
Nothing like a few horrific blood splatters to make your CaS look really badass! xD

Yeah, I was torn between muscle mass of 2 and 3 for her. I only settled on 2 because 3 seemed to make her look too manly. Maybe because of the face I used for her.

Oh wow! I didn't know there was another Tim Burton film coming out.
If you want Jonny Depp likeness, I have a character who looks suspiciously like Edward Scissorhands...

I hope you like Elves, because I've been making them by the bucketload. They all have background stories that kinda link to each other so I'll post them together...


Aerin:

Elden:

Feyrus:

Aerianne:

Really Like your characters and the backstories you gave them, I'm rather in love with Faust's second costume!

There are two things that I just love about CaS right now:

One of them is the fact that I've spent time (before I even had this 8WR account) gawking at other people's creations, in amazement of their work. And now these same people are actually complimenting my designs!

The other thing I love is creating Yoshimitsu CaS with Mitsurugi's style and fighting online opponents who have a mic so I can listen to them say things like "I've never seen that move before!" until they finally realise it's not Yoshimitsu.

(more elven CaS to be uploaded soon)

and its well deserved

I SWEAR I've commented on your first post's characters before... but I guess I'll say it again here: awesome blood work, and Ariel looks pretty cool.

Your second run of characters also have some pretty interesting aspects to them. Overall, you clearly know what you're doing :D

Haha, I didn't think it'd fool you! But with the shortage of Yoshi players online, it's surprising how many people fall for it, even if it's only for a few seconds.

Yeah, I remember you did. Sorry about making another thread, but at least this way I'll be able to post all the characters I want to share on here.
I'm glad you like them ^^

Okay, time for a couple more elves now. I've already made the royal family, so here are a couple of the inhabitants of this currently nameless providence which is remaining as such because I lack the imagination/inspiration to come up with a cool name.

Both of the 1P outfits could do with a bit more work, so I'll probably update them when I get the opportunity.


Trysten:

Nynette:

As usual, please let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions/names for an elven providence! ^^

I loved these elves, both with delicate designs, simple and perfect for this style
I think Nynette would look cool in Natsu's style also

ha, if i ever got the chance to sleep with your (female) elves...mmm...i know, this will be modded

Hey bro I heer u liek elffs.

This is a great gallery with lots of little subtleties and declicate touches.

Faust (Malfested) is suitably evil looking. I really like the subtle purples and golds, they really give a sense of maliciousness. The hydra-like head decoration is very unique and the snake theme runs strongly throughout (even his face, which has those nice fang-like details around his mouth).

Ariel so pwetty. Really nice use of stickers on her body (and legs? you used tights you cheater!) gives her an ethereal feeling with being too try-hard. You could maybe try using Pattern 1 (gradient thing) on her wings to give them more colour or depth if you fancied it. It's definitely not a huge thing but if you wanna 'speriment...'speriment with that. Really nice an delicate design overall.

Havisham's got really nice facial details like the mascara and that tree sticker for some sort of artery spurting blood effect. I'm not a huge user of blood but I can appreciate the creepiness it can add to a design.

Elden probably one of the least threatening characters I've seen. He's certainly grand and regal with his baby blue details, however. He's a pacifist and you convey that rather well with this look. I don't know if was by accident or the way the clothes fit together or if it was deliberate but the fact he's a bit chubby around the waist makes him seem even less of a fighter. Not that it's comical or anything, it's just an interesting detail.

The Yoshimitsurugi is probably one of the most dickish- yet brilliant- uses of that flag I've seen. Maybe you could make a Nightmare with Sieg's moveset to further your dickish-yet brilliant- ways.

I'll reserve comment for your last two since they're still works in progress. All I'd say is "finish'em!"...which I just said anyway. They have nice foundations, though.

Haha, this has to be the strangest compliment my CaS have had! Though I have to admit, there is something weirdly attractive about Nynette...

Detailed message requires detailed answer. As I seem to be doing with everything in this thread, I shall put it in A SPOILER!