I am BACK...........................AGAIN!

Cobalt Azurean wrote:

ArtStrong wrote:

I am BACK...........................AGAIN!

Oh my god, you're back again! ArtStrong's back ALRIGHT

Yeah i know, i am such a wave, but i am back for good :) and i have already been hard at work making new costumes for you all :)

SMH! LOL!..

TitansCity wrote:

Nice to see you back :) Hope this is for sure now ^^

Yes i am back for good this time :)

Behind The Curtains EP 17 is now LIVE!

For all those still waiting for there AB to DL, This may help tide you over while you wait. Thanks for all the amazing support, You guys ROCK!

Behind the curtains EP19 is LIVE!

Behind The Curtains EP 20 is LIVE!

Hey All, I trust everyone enjoyed their holidays...... Sorry about not having a vid out lately, I am just to busy to do one. BUT! I took a break from NPC outfits and patterns, and did up this new tech armor. I thought you all would enjoy a sneak peek at it. Hope you all like it? :)
Thanks for all the awesome support.

I have many non tech armors and pieces i am working on, i just happen to like the tech stuff. Also keep in mind these armors are like anything else, They can be section off, so you can use the upper or lower in a costume.

@TitanCity Right now i am mainly working on NPC outfits and patterns, This can include hats and other accessories. The armor was a fun thing to do, Helps to keep things from getting to stale.

Like i have said in my vids, i don't show everything, i'd like to keep some things a surprise :)

October wrote:

Things are looking good with what your doing. I was curious though before to many accessories are added/created can we expect some work on the base character models (the knee joint being a glaring issue for me). Seems like it will add a lot of work to have to go back and recheck sizing, stretching and clipping if the base character model gets a lot of work (which isn't your department as I understand it but will impact how things look). Love the last few video's and the possible combinations.

I am not the one in charge of the model it self, i just make stuff for it.. best to ask in the discord tech channel :)

MeSoSollyWan wrote:

October wrote:

Things are looking good with what your doing. I was curious though before to many accessories are added/created can we expect some work on the base character models (the knee joint being a glaring issue for me). Seems like it will add a lot of work to have to go back and recheck sizing, stretching and clipping if the base character model gets a lot of work (which isn't your department as I understand it but will impact how things look). Love the last few video's and the possible combinations.

We've (these forums) heard MWM's P.R. reps say on more than one occasion that changes were coming to the base model. Notably the weird, cocked wrists and I believe something about either the waist or the heck.

It's been so long since they've said that, like over a year, and the wrist position has been there for so long that I dunno what to believe in regards to base model changes anymore.

Darn, these armors are really awesome!

Any chance you could throw the community a bone and show off some made textures from the Request thread? Or would that set too dangerous of a precedent?

Umm?. I have not looked at the recommended thread, BUT what i can tell you i have been working on a load of patterns using patterns from another "well-known Super Hero MMORPG" :)

I am told what to make, and i make it.

DesViper wrote:

*cough cough* you mean using inspiration from a "well-known MMORPG" ;)

Yeah ...........umm? That! LOL!.. Fixed it! :P

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for the lack of updates lately, and no videos, I have been very busy with real life stuff, and the stuff i am now working on for the game is a bit more time consuming, which means it takes longer to do, And with the limited time i do have to work on stuff, it's a challenge for sure.
BUT!, i do have a couple pieces i would like to show you, I have recently made the transition to ZBrush, Which if you know anything about ZB, it's UI is a mess, and takes time to learn, not to mention learning to sculpt which is something i have never done. So The pieces below are still a WIP
but they are where i am comfortable with showing them, these are from the NPC faction The Rooks. AFAIK at some point they will be avail for players, but i don't have the details on the time line. I wanna say a special thanks to those that have stuck with me on my Youtube and other social Media.
I promise i will become more active again soon, and start doing BTC vids again, Till then... Enjoy.

Peace ArtStrong

Lothic wrote:

ArtStrong wrote:

BUT!, i do have a couple pieces i would like to show you

Thanks for taking the time to show us some things. I love the detail in the seams/stitching you've got here. I'd assume given all the textures you've got in the Avatar Builder that it wouldn't be amazingly difficult to eventually come up with a "denim" type texture for the game:

Obviously that would go great with your pants here. Looking forward to seeing more like this.

I am sure if there isn't yet, we will be coming out with a denim mat, i have one inside Substance painter, i use to mock pieces with, if i have the time, I will drop a screen shot sometime :)

Thanks for the support.

ArtStrong

Lothic wrote:

Of course now that you've shown us you can do a decent pair of jeans you've opened up the Pandoa's Box to all the different styles that are possible:

It might get to the point where you could sell an entire clothing expansion pack just for jeans. Naturally you'll have to charge twice as much for the pre-distressed styles. ;)

All joking aside even CoH eventually managed to provide several styles of pants. Hopefully CoT will have options for "straight", "skinny" and "flared" styles at the very least.

P.S. Not to leave your skirt out I'd also be looking forward to being able to do a shorter "leather mini" version of that.

Already on it, those are the first of many i am working on :) That skirt will get masked out, you won't even see the lower section, we make our base meshes longer, so we can use them for multi pieces.The sear amount of costume pieces we have planned for the game... well they are just to numerous to fathom LOL!..

Lothic wrote:

ArtStrong wrote:

The shear amount of costume pieces we have planned for the game... well they are just to numerous to fathom LOL!..

As Han Solo might say...

Anyway if CoT will eventually let me do something like this for casual clothing I'll be a happy camper:

Bell Bottoms, tight, loose, Skinny... there are tons planned ;)

Hey all, Behind The Curtains EP 21 is now LIVE! go check it out!

Ysangard wrote:

Great job. We still need more accessories and dresses and everything in the avatar builder !
Thanks a lot to share your work.

It's all coming, no worries.. and thanks for the support. :)

Lothic wrote:

ArtStrong wrote:

Hey all, Behind The Curtains EP 21 is now LIVE! go check it out!

Thanks for the update and the info about ZBrush. Sounds like it'll be a great thing for CoT!

I do have one comment/warning about all this and I offer it purely as "constructive criticism" for you to consider:

One of the main shortcomings of the old CoH costume creator was that many of the original items were done in a relatively low quality manner that made the items look like they were "spray-painted" on with no realistic detail. Some of the later items added to the game had more visual detail, but the difference between the high-detail and low-detail items was jarring and very noticeable. Now based on what you've shown it appears that CoT will have much better looking items. The software tools (like ZBrush) are simply much better than what the CoH Devs had to work with almost 20 years ago.

But here's where I'd offer my word of concern: I hope that the time and effort being spent making these high quality costume items is not going to impact the overall quantity of items we end up getting.

Again I get that we all want to see good looking costume items in CoT. But in the long run I think I'd rather see (for example) 100 decent quality items rather than 10 super-high quality ones. There needs to be a good balance struck between the time and effort being spent on making "hyper-detailed" items versus simply making sure we have a large number of "standard" quality items to choose from. I hope I'm making myself clear with all this. Getting a bunch of great looking options should always be the goal, but I'd be fine with getting plenty of utilitarian level items as well just to make sure there are LOTS of choices available.

We have a quality cap, I will only go so far on details, because honestly, other the the time in the AB, you spend 90% of the time seeing the smaller ver in game, so all those details will be moot.
Right now, on average i am completing about 1-2 pieces a day.. that should give you an idea of how many pieces i get in a giving week.. so lots and lots being made, Like i said in the video, i want most of the stuff i do to be a surprise so i only show a few in my videos :) Thanks for the comments, and the support, means alot.

Hey guys, due to some personal stuff, i am gonna have to postpose the stream to another evening, i will update when i know more

Thanks

Live stream from tonight, for those they didn't catch it.

Thanks

Foradain wrote:

Yesterday on Dropped Frames, Zeke showed off his plague doctor mask. It had no mouth piece; I was disappointed. ^_^

LOL!.. The mouth is def staying :) I just finished a set of gloves for the Rooks Slicer.. Wait till you all see em :) so good! I am making another pass on the mask in a few days.. I MAY show a peek of it............ May.

-Artstrong

Renkage wrote:

ArtStrong wrote:

Maybe a mix of art, tutorials, and the video games you like to play? If someone sat you down and asked you "Make me an armor set in Destiny" what would it look like? Like recreating a style in another game, while talking over the video of you recreating the style. Explaining why you are making the chest piece look the way it looks. Could also be an interesting challenge as an artist.

Umm?..........

Renkage wrote:

ArtStrong wrote:

Renkage wrote:

ArtStrong wrote:

Maybe a mix of art, tutorials, and the video games you like to play? If someone sat you down and asked you "Make me an armor set in Destiny" what would it look like? Like recreating a style in another game, while talking over the video of you recreating the style. Explaining why you are making the chest piece look the way it looks. Could also be an interesting challenge as an artist.

Umm?..........

What I mean is, make OC art that would fit in another IP's world. If I were to use my previous example, what would be your take on a Destiny looking set of armor

Sorry if that was confusing. And sorry if it's still confusing. Just trying to give some suggestions

Nah your were clear, The Umm? was me thinking it was a good idea :) thanks for the support.. I have some new ideas so new vids are coming.

Sneak Peek, see you all @ tomorrow's Stream @8PM Eastern

StellarAgent wrote:

Infinity Gauntlet FTW!

Actually we'll have call the Titan Gauntlet or some such.

I have an infinity inspired glove i am working on ;)

notears wrote:

You know, for the longest time I kept reading your username as "ArmStrong"

Well that is my last name.... see what i did there? :)

Funny vid, Subbed to your channel.

Hey All,

I am not sure if i need to post my vids here or not, but here's the stream form the other night, if you haven't yet, hit the sub and like buttons.. I am striving for the 1K sub mark with all my might, and please feel free to share the videos to your own SM :)