A tale of souls and swords, eternally retold...

I havent seen what the guy wrote, but i guess i was getting payback from the royal guard...nevermind i am on vacation and i cant produce any Kilik P3 ... I guess it would be the most appropriate answer to all the flaming...thanks to whoever reported him i guess...
 
!!!! I know I am always causing trouble with these... but I forgot to mention on Symphony 3 image # 20 seems to be sideways !!!!

:)
 
well, for once, i can't blame your PC...i just removed the shot that gave your neck a bad time ;o
and it is nice for you to tell btw
 
Khajiit looks pretty fierce. The elongated ears look great and the colours work really well.

The clown faces are also looking really creepy and striking.

The Vizier Cervantes Mitsurugi has some nice colours going one and I like his little sort of beard-type- jewellery-thing.

I also really like the quirkiness of the Eggy Chefs. Great and unorthodox use of special items.

I'm still working up to your slideshows.

Cheers!
 
Cheers Fliptop !

Nice to read some comments while i am away on CAS creation leave ;o...
It is actually a Vizir Mitsu but no harm done...i find Mistus face to be one of the most interesting to work with but Cervy has a pretty cool one as well.

There are still some pretty faces i havent worked a lot with, so ill guess ill carry on with 3Ps when i am back...anthros i can do all day, and since i have been crowned KoA by Matty after all ;o)
Non human is the ultimate test of skills in my book, and the ultimate outside the box thinking...like when doing a multilayered non humanoid face design with special equ and stickers for instance...3Ps = a walk in the park in comparison, but somehow i like doing them too because they all end up kinda cool and you have those funny dialogues between 3P

Yeah, musical slideshows do take time to watch, not for the most impatient of the 8wayrunners i guess, but just as much time to produce, so i really appreciate it when people take a bit of their free time to experience the real thing, that AND the video playlist...

You like Deadpool, check out Chobek's take on him, real good.

Vil
 
Kilik P3

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Design notes :
- I wanted to retain the bird/eagle look of the SC5 kilik costumes with a face part eagle, part human
- Different stickers and patterns to give the proper birdie texture and look, along with brooches for feathers, brooches buried in the face so they do not appear on screen
- Mohawk might be one of the ugliest piece of special equ ever, but i had to use it here somehow ;o)

Christopher Columbus (Aka Sieg P5) :

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Design notes :
- dead eye as a result of Sieg's trademark facial scar
- ancient armor inspired the conquistador theme and gives the historical touch
- bird tattoo used to give the armor a layer of decoration to reproduce ornaments on noble armors at that time
- first use of the fur fox on one of my CAS, to give an additional touch of nobility and grandeur
- Use of griffin sticker on the right side of the chest piece for double colored / decorated chest plate, complementing blend of gold and steel plate armor
- Tatoo painting representing the ship in distress with floating sails and flags and frantic crew...
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- Ship stage mandatory ;o)
 
great work on both... I loved that kilik's helmet... very creative
columbus is amazing too... so many details... I loved the tatoo painting representing the ship!!!
excellent work as always
 
First based on a request from Lil Vil, another anthros (sort of), aka the Cave Troll :

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Here is another gimmick CAS, in honor to our french Judo Olympic Champion Teddy Riner (crowned yesterday in London) :

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Continuing down the road of P3, i finally found ideas to make the last two, Zwei and Patroklos.

Here is Alpha Force Patroklos (another Cyber Cop, meant as a male counterpart of RoboHilde) :

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Here is Elvis Zwei :

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It has to stop at some time, really (see below) ;o)

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I don't even want to know how much time i have spent on editing this thread either, because it might amount to just the same, several hundred hours for sure...

Anyways, I only have 5 slots left now (out of 150) and that is by removing backups of my most cherished CAS, which is pretty risky (i work within IT, so i know that backup is important ;o)...after that, i'll get a life, promise !
 
Hey!!!, welcome back .
I kind of love everything you just posted!
Especially the mask on Kilik P3. Cave troll is sweet too ... I like that he looks sad and a little dim but still dangerous.

:)
 
Now onto the final round of P3, and with this the end is nigh...

Nefertiti (Pyrrha P3) :
When he lived, she was the soulmate of mummymitsu...now she is back to avenge him with her poisoned glaive...

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The aristocrat (Raphael P3) :

Claw marks from a fight against a werewolf :
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Blood smear using a horn special equ (remember, it is a P3 ;o)
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The true face of this 1000 yo Lord Vampire :
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Jet black right eye (positioned so the pupil meets the special equi for a rather disturbing effect in-game) :
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Mardi Gras (Alpha Pat P3)

Messing with the shoulder kitty ;o)

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Pixie (Viola P3) :

I always wanted to do something special with that hat...

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Tatoo close-up :
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The cat is called a familiar in role playing games ;o)
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armor break fanservice anyone ?
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My coolest shot of her, the familiar has been rotated and positioned so that he kisses Pixie's cheek in some frames ;o)
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Since it is the last P3 i needed done, and i am out of space (i decided to keep spares of my most precious CAS), i will come later for one little (and last) surprise, hopefully people will come out of the bush and comment some more...but hey it is summertime, and i guess Le Bello is all Olympics right now, hopefully he come lurking around sooner or later again ;o)
 
Ok, i need to wrap things up, so first of all, a big thanks to all of you who supported me during this creative journey with souls, bells and whistles.

I hope you enjoyed the ride (if so, express yourself, by all means ;o), i sure did, it was both a huge challenge to produce quality stuff while threading new paths and maitaining consitency all the time.

It sure left me like an empty vessel sometimes, because working around the flaws of the editor and thinking outside the box drains so much creative energy it can really flatten your battery.
That and the huge amount of editing work beside creating...oh well, many Days of life...but remember this saying :
Nothing equals the pleasure of a useless occupation ;o) (or something like that, quote : Dragon's dogma)

Then there is the time, i remember Matty saying he spent most of his spare time doing CAS, i guess most of you guys who are still here are what one might call CAS fanatics of the highest level ;o)
So please, keep doing so, and that will allow me to be wowed once in a while, which i like and always support in words (and advice if relevant).

Special thanks to people i really appreciate here and which skills i respect : Matty, Chobek, Rdmunhoz, Mistakoo, Le Bello, Lord Draco, Gatsu, and other talents i discovered recently, some moved on (like Gabe, Murasame, TopGun, Kirax), and others stayed.
Thanks to Pocky Yoshi for following me from start to finish (well, we'll see about that ;o)

Overall, it has been a thrill ride like no other on a community forum...

Oh, and if somebody wants to send the word to Namco if they need new stuff for DLC, i'd be happy to share ;o))

As a farewell present, let me throw in this last slideshow (starring another aspect of my CAS) :
http://www.photosnack.com/my-slideshows/details/pzu96mnu

Thumbs up to you guys !
 
That troll is absolut perfecton and that nose adds so much character! I adore the sticker work on your Kilik so clever
and your Maxi Elvis is just such fun, so fantastic job all round

Your creations never faild to put smile on face as well as shock at how good and creative they are so its sad that we won't be seeing new work from you but I do understand why. Thanks for the constant feedback you have given me in the past
and do hope we do see more from you if and when you feel like updating etc
 
Thanks mate, your comments mean much to me.
I will stay for a while, hopefully to get more feedback like this, i could already make a golden book with all the comments i got but i crave for a little more in return for all the stuff that has been mercilessly stolen from me (and like you, i like when people do ;o)

I'll still be around you know, so i might continue to give you feedback, as constructive as can be...
do you plan on carrying on until 2050 or something ?

Oh, and did you overlook the slideshow (since you don't make mention of it i am just wondering, not sollicitating ;o) ?
Funny you don't mention Columbus, who is the most Mattyish of this last batch (all about costume and colors, and not sci-fi to avoid hurting your feelings)

PS : i just had a look at my pic folder on the PC, it says 1763 files, so that means i have posted that much, be it in slideshow or pic post form (video files excluded). I am feeling dizzy ;o)
 
I love how you come up with stuff I've never seen done before, like the inspiration just comes from nowhere. I love that RPG Viola in particular, I just imagine the cat on her shoulder giving her constant reminders to use horrible mix ups on her opponents throughout the matches.

I like how that Columbus Siegfried looks influenced by Hilde's 2P costume. Siegfried and Hilde are quite a nice pairing so the outfit makes sense.

I had a bit of a o.O reaction to the Kilik edit. Is that what happens when you reach enlightenment? lol

And Alpha Force Patroklos was pretty epic. So much justice! xD
 
Thanks mate, your comments mean much to me.
I will stay for a while, hopefully to get more feedback like this, i could already make a golden book with all the comments i got but i crave for a little more in return for all the stuff that has been mercilessly stolen from me (and like you, i like when people do ;o)

I'll still be around you know, so i might continue to give you feedback, as constructive as can be...
do you plan on carrying on until 2050 or something ?

Oh, and did you overlook the slideshow (since you don't make mention of it i am just wondering, not sollicitating ;o) ?
Funny you don't mention Columbus, who is the most Mattyish of this last batch (all about costume and colors, and not sci-fi to avoid hurting your feelings)

PS : i just had a look at my pic folder on the PC, it says 1763 files, so that means i have posted that much, be it in slideshow or pic post form (video files excluded). I am feeling dizzy ;o)

Sorry fella I thought Columbus was tops notch, its just that this website tends to cause my pc to freez rather alot so I tend to keep my messages short before it happens. I didn't notice a new slideshow I thought the last one that I commented on was the last one you were doing, which one is it?

I honestly don't know how long i can keep going but I do seem to be running out of steam a little ;)
 
I feel for your PC, too bad it prevents me from reading more of your ;o)

and thanks HolyCarp for your nice post !

bumping latest (and last) slideshow link for Matty (may your PC not freeze on this one ;o)
I am trying magnifying glass because somehow, they are often overlooked by folks.
You got the update on first page with all links, if those in my sig are not enough ;o)

As a farewell present, let me throw in this last slideshow (starring another aspect of my CAS) :
http://www.photosnack.com/my-slideshows/details/pzu96mnu
 
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