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Old 2008-11-08, 01:15   Link #141
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Wait.

Now I'm confused. Solace tells me that my image isn't military enough (even though that is KOS-MOS's military uniform) yet Drake is saying that as long as it has a weapon a soldier could use its game.
The list is on the first page i only quoted it so its not my doing.

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A uniform
A weapon that a soldier would use (tank, airplane, cannon, that kind of thing)
A Mech
A battlefield (fighting, combat, warzone)
Characters with military parts (Think Strike Witches or other cybernetic styled characters)
Special Forces characters (commandos, swat, sniper)
The bit in bold is pretty self explanatory.
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Old 2008-11-08, 03:09   Link #142
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Meh.. All my wip are overlimit =_=, Nothing even close to optimising under limit at all..

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Old 2008-11-08, 03:23   Link #143
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Hi everyone

This is my first participation . I found a good art, so I did a render, and used it.

V1:

Ooh, I like it. It's a bit over the size limit though, it has to be under 50,000 bytes (you're at 50,952).

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C&C? Possibly the final entry unless I find more things to fix.
Very cool, I like the boom.
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Old 2008-11-08, 06:26   Link #144
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Wait.

Now I'm confused. Solace tells me that my image isn't military enough (even though that is KOS-MOS's military uniform) yet Drake is saying that as long as it has a weapon a soldier could use its game.
Alright I see where this is going.

For those still confused, we're gonna tweak the theme a bit. From now on, center your entries around the idea that military = war.

I know themes like this aren't popular, because they aren't cute or romantic or easy to put popular characters in. But that's the point of contests like these, to try your hand at something that's outside of the comfort zone. Be it in theme, design, personal skill, you name it, the contest is meant to give you something different, to take a shot at something you normally just don't do.

You don't see me crafting an entry yet. Truth is, I'm just as stumped as many of you are. I'm having problems finding good stock, I have no idea how I'll arrange it, heck I really have no concept at all. But I will turn an entry in, no matter how crappy it turns out. I'll do it because I've never really done it before, and I'll learn something from it.

Plus, I get to see how others interpret the theme. That's pretty fun too. ^^

So, long story short, I'll be a little more clear.

When I created that list, I was trying to present the idea of military using concepts, a "when you think military think of these things" approach. I didn't want this to be a "chick with guns" theme or something similar. Try to look at the theme in more real world terms, so when people look at the entry it's apparent right off the bat that it's war.

Unless people know who KOS-MOS is, they will not see war or army or military, they'll see a good looking girl with a gun. There's a million images like this, from Gunslinger Girl to Black Lagoon.

Think about your own country, what is your military like? How would you recognize the difference between your police and your army? What would that army look like if it was in a different time, or with different technology? How would you illustrate that to people while still showing that it's an army?

The same goes with technology. Part of the reasons that Mecha work for this theme is because there are no uses for something like a Gundam outside of an army. Maybe construction equipment, but to most people, giant robots fight. It's as easily recognizable as a jet fighter or a tank.

I guess I'm starting to ramble a bit here but I hope I'm getting some points across.
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Old 2008-11-08, 11:39   Link #145
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Oooookayy...
Tried something more military stylish = o

I know the quotes sucks, just wrote them fast 'n didn't think too much about 'em just tell me if u want me to erase it =p
that one above takes 100kb~ so I made it Jpeg..
49kb =p

Edit again
NOTE: I've never seen that girl in any anime, so don't blame me if the text is abit "off"
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Old 2008-11-08, 13:31   Link #146
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Certainly it's going to be full of mecha this month. As already stated, it's a real pain to find some decent material to work with (concerning the military theme).

Final Entry

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Old 2008-11-08, 15:57   Link #147
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Third and quite possibly final revision since I'm just running into a brick wall with regards to inspiration...





As always, C&C is helpful...
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Old 2008-11-08, 16:20   Link #148
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Third and quite possibly final revision since I'm just running into a brick wall with regards to inspiration...





As always, C&C is helpful...
Hmm, well the lasers/attacky thingys don't look that good. Hmm, its like they are too big and fuzzy looking? I'm not really sure how to explain it. Maybe tone the contrast down.
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Old 2008-11-08, 16:24   Link #149
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A very small update =]
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Old 2008-11-08, 16:42   Link #150
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Third and quite possibly final revision since I'm just running into a brick wall with regards to inspiration...





As always, C&C is helpful...
Like markesellus mentioned, the projectiles look odd. Make it less fuzzy and more glowy.

Random image I googled:

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Old 2008-11-08, 17:25   Link #151
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How does this fit with the theme?



I was thinking of maybe adding some sort of symbol on his back/sleeve, since it doesn't look like a uniform anymore. C&C?
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Old 2008-11-08, 18:25   Link #152
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My entry.

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Old 2008-11-08, 18:37   Link #153
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Hmm, well the lasers/attacky thingys don't look that good. Hmm, its like they are too big and fuzzy looking? I'm not really sure how to explain it. Maybe tone the contrast down.
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Like markesellus mentioned, the projectiles look odd. Make it less fuzzy and more glowy.
Thanks!

How does this look?



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Old 2008-11-08, 18:41   Link #154
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How does this fit with the theme?



I was thinking of maybe adding some sort of symbol on his back/sleeve, since it doesn't look like a uniform anymore. C&C?
Wow, cool as always Kai. The symbol would be a nice touch though it is quite military already.

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My entry.

Niiiiice. GearsofWar2! Though it's coming not comming.

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Version 1?


or Version 2?
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Old 2008-11-08, 18:52   Link #155
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BAH, I know! :/

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Old 2008-11-08, 22:14   Link #156
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With smoke and slower flashes:

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Old 2008-11-08, 22:35   Link #157
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That smokes need fixing especially the top right one @.@ Look so fake.
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Old 2008-11-08, 23:38   Link #158
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Do you mean the black thing on the top? Because that's part of the original picture. >_<

Will work more on smoke. Figures that I can't do much without ruining my flashes. Back to frame one
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Old 2008-11-09, 00:31   Link #159
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No no, whut I mean that explosion smoke usually more fluffy and usually lose its shape at top before dissipating.. your's kinda sharp and pointy.
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Old 2008-11-09, 00:36   Link #160
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Ooh, I like it. It's a bit over the size limit though, it has to be under 50,000 bytes (you're at 50,952).
Thank you. I will try to add another render in it. And maybe to do a different background.

For now, here an AS safe version

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