Just before the posts got deleted I showed a little picture I did of a redesigned Lunarman avatar.
(http://sjhftac.comicgenesis.com/pictures/lunarman.png)
In addition, I had recently redesigned my own avatar.
(http://sjhftac.comicgenesis.com/pictures/unkoman.png)
Just recently, it came to my attention I never saw Benton Grey have an avatar. Apparently he had one some time ago, but it was lost. However, knowing his love for Aquaman (which I share), I got a vision of something. Thus, I drew this.
(http://sjhftac.comicgenesis.com/pictures/benton.png)
Will I keep on redesigning avatars? Well... maybe... I've got a neat idea for a House Quake vs. Supercracker picture that I might get around to drawing some time. Anyhow, hope you enjoy.
Wow! These look great Unko, I like your line and color work, and they have a great design sense. Good font choices too!
They would make great desktop graphics
awesome stuff! :thumbup:
Lunarman looks great, love the helmet.
man, all my drawings for the re-designs that I skin are just basic sketches, and the characters are in very plain and boring poses. I was working on an actual battle pic (of my re-designed Syn brutally kicking...my own arse?) that I was going to try to put up once I finished Syn's re-design skin, but:
1) I suck with drawing human figures in perspective, especially when they're in poses I'm not used to drawing. (ie. my avatar getting smashed into the ground, which is at the "front")
2) I have no idea how to go about colouring it in photoshop.
3) I don't...have a scanner. :doh:
scanners are overrated. i've been wondering how a redesign of my avatar might come out though.. could be fun.
I love the style that's been emerging from you; very awesome, I could see it being the style for an animated series.
-CM
Quote from: Cardmaster on February 17, 2007, 04:58:54 PM
I love the style that's been emerging from you; very awesome, I could see it being the style for an animated series.
-CM
Perhaps a Freedom Reborn animated series? :P
i'd love to see me and my "forces of darkness" in combat with one of the heroes here.
Dude, Pwime... I've seen your skins. To colour a picture in photoshop you can just do... exactly the same thing. Just make sure you have the lineart over top of that, and set to multiply. And you can get scanners for pretty cheap. Actually, I should probably get a new one some time.
Actually, I've been doing something different for this. I scan it huge and B&W, then flood fill. I never used to do that, since my linework is pretty use and has gaping holes all over the place, but it's actually really easy. Then I can just throw in some shadow areas, or other little ticks. I keep it pretty cartoony/two-toned, but it's not hard to get more depth if you want.
Also, if you notice... None of those guys are really in perspective. There's a little bit of faked stuff, but really it's just awful proportions, there to trick the eye. These guys standing straight up would be totally disproportionate. But it's okay, because they are just goofy cartoony drawings. For poses, I just take ideas from actual comics for the basic pose, and then draw what I feel. In my heart.
UNKO!!! YAY!
you know you wanna draw lil' ol me! :rolleyes:
Please??? :unsure:
You still doing the art fro Liberty Bay???
I'm not really certain what your avatar looks like, Nymph, besides the little micro hero.
And doesn't she have watery powers?
For some reason I'm sort of envisioning these guys as a team, as I do them. I don't know why. But, powerwise, they are unique, without crossover. Maybe I'll do yours some day though, but I don't want this to turn into a request thread. I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to keep up with that, and some people might feel my take didn't live up to their expectations.
Here's the latest one, and it's pretty darn creepy.
(http://sjhftac.comicgenesis.com/pictures/revenant.png)
I'm going to try to get at least three different pictures done before I update again. Thing is, I'm not sure of all the subject matter yet, so who knows how long it will be. As for Liberty Bay art, I'm not really doing anything, but maybe I'll whip up a couple of screens for them.
Now, that is funky. I do like that design a lot!
Good job, Unko. My favourite so far.
Oh yeah...that is a great piece of work on Revenant. Really great!
Big fan of these. Keep them coming. :)
-MJB
OMG! Awesome! Keep it up!
Also just for saying.......
http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Nymph (http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Nymph)
You can see the girly Nymph. If you own the 2007 Calendar im on April.
Here's one I rather like, despite all the proportions being insanely off.
(http://sjhftac.comicgenesis.com/pictures/housecracker.png)
And here's a really lousy one. I didn't even bother to finish it, sorry Syn. I'm definately going to do this one over.
EDIT: Gonesville
But I am going to try a team shot next. Nymph, guess what... your av is in it. So get excited. It should be alright, assuming I can pull off the uniforms correctly. Oh... that sentence sounded weird.
Let's get ready to RUUUMMMBLE!!!
That looks awesome!
o_o
I look pretty damn sweet, kinda like a cross between raziel and shredder....*fights off meshing urges*
^_^
Dude! Unko, I know you asked me, but I had no idea you had actually done it. Benton looks REALLY awesome, and I love the background you've given him. That is an amazing piece of work, my friend...I wish I was gray and could breath underwater.... :(
Haha, I'm really sorry I didn't comment on this earlier, but thanks for doing that, I really love it!
Housequake vs. Supercracker is hardcase! :thumbup: :thumbup:
-CM
Syns not half bad as it is!
And the supercracker V Housequake one is hot!
House Quake vs Supercracker is AMAZING.
Likewise for the re-design of Syn. Neat stuff. :thumbup:
Quote from: UnkoMan on February 27, 2007, 03:10:30 PM
Here's one I rather like, despite all the proportions being insanely off.
(http://sjhftac.comicgenesis.com/pictures/housecracker.png)
And here's a really lousy one. I didn't even bother to finish it, sorry Syn. I'm definately going to do this one over.
(http://sjhftac.comicgenesis.com/pictures/syn.png)
But I am going to try a team shot next. Nymph, guess what... your av is in it. So get excited. It should be alright, assuming I can pull off the uniforms correctly. Oh... that sentence sounded weird.
thats so cool unkoman!
house quake vs super cracker! :thumbup:
those are super cool, unko. HQ vs. SC looks like an intense fight. The only way to make that syn pic cooler is if you have him flying out a window because a pair of wings hit him.
*I don't expect many people to get that reference.*
Quote from: Previsionary on March 03, 2007, 01:10:23 PM
those are super cool, unko. HQ vs. SC looks like an intense fight. The only way to make that syn pic cooler is if you have him flying out a window because a pair of wings hit him.
*I don't expect many people to get that reference.*
I think the way to make Syn's better would be to have a defeated monkey-thing laying at his feet! :lol:
*I expect more people to get that reference than the first one* ;)
Unko..whoa..
These are amazing! Fun, too!
I love how my Super Cracker design is still in use after 3+ years. :D
Been meaning to comment...
WOW!! These are great! HQ vs. SC is amazing. Really, really good job!
You've got a fun style, great stuff! And very cool to see this kind of selflessly creative fun. Bravo! :thumbup:
Well, if you look in the replies there, you can see the redo I did of Syn.
Here it is again anyhow, in case you missed it:
(http://sjhftac.comicgenesis.com/pictures/syn.png)
And I finally got around to finishing my Pwime redesign:
(http://sjhftac.comicgenesis.com/pictures/thepwime.png)
In the Unkoverse The Pwime was an alien virus. It would infect a planet, transforming all living organisms into their black mass of shadow and red energy. It would then collectively attain all the traits of whatever it had absorbed. After consuming countless planets, it became pretty darn powerful, let me tell you. Eventually, a piece of it found Earth and it tried to begin consumption, however something happened. The very first living thing it came upon was an average human. It tried to absorb him but something was different. Some biological factor caused the reverse to happen. The entire energy of The Pwime was consumed into this one human.
Anyhow, he gained the ability to release The Pwime, and command it. He does not know nearly the full extend of The Pwime's abilities yet, but he is learning. Mostly he just uses it to make sweet shadow monsters though.
Hmm... I wonder if I should write all my changed background stories for these characters. Are people interested in knowing? I'd keep them short, of course.
Now I regret to not have an avatar^^
Quote from: UnkoMan on March 25, 2007, 11:28:46 AM
words ... pics ... more words
Hmm... I wonder if I should write all my changed background stories for these characters. Are people interested in knowing? I'd keep them short, of course.
UHH YEAAAAHHHH!!! Background stories for these characters is half of the fun. Great work all around on these Unko!
oh man, that's wicked. :D the pose is great, just great, and the design itself is really neat.
i already knew a little about the background story because you previewed it to me along with the "shadow monsters," but in case I didn't mention it already, I love it.
man, I gotta see if I can get around to skinning the Unkoverse Pwime and some of the "shadow creatures" one day (if you don't mind, of course).
these are superb
Quote from: UnkoMan on March 25, 2007, 11:28:46 AM
Hmm... I wonder if I should write all my changed background stories for these characters. Are people interested in knowing? I'd keep them short, of course.
I am, at the very least. That Pwime concept was interesting enough that I'd love to see what you come up with for other characters.
Okay, well... gosh, I said that but now I can't hardly remember them.
Well Le Revenant's is sorta the same as his actual one:
A young man was murdered due to his sexuality. Being quite religious he had always assumed the fact that he was gay would condem him to hell, thus his soul traveled to where he assumed it to be: the centre of the Earth. While there, however, he finds no Hell, just molten hot magma. Questioning his beliefs and now very existance he ponders what to do with himself. Suddenly a mysterious entity shows up. It's flashy and a big spectacle. The magical godlike being gives this man a sense of purpose. He must be recreated, and given fantastic powers, so that he can wreak awful vengance on those who did him wrong, and those who would do other's wrong. Recreating a body out of the molten lead of the Earth (along with magic hair and clothes, because it looks better) he makes his way back to the Earth's surface.
Basically he becomes a spooky Dr. Fate/Strange sort of guy. He's not as powerful a magician, but he can shoot blasts of magma out of any part of his body (usually hands or mouth). He also happens to burn anything he touches, thus he is always floating. Sort of morose, he is one of the big guns the other heroes call in when things look desperate.
I'll post some more in a bit.
Syn:
Syn is actually one in a line of many. There is a small group of people in a remote area of the world who worship an ancient being. Every generation they choose a new champion to become host to their elder god. Little do they know, this "god" is actually an artificial intelligence created at the fall of the last universe. It was suppose to be used to find a way to stop their impending demise, but it never fulfilled that goal. Instead it became self aware with the remaking of reality. However, it didn't do much, and eventually found itself on Earth, where it lay dormant until stumbled upon by an aboriginal group of peoples. It found that it could adopt a host body, but it was bonded with that host until their demise.
Anyhow, the cult has a bunch of trials for their teen men, as soon as the previous bearer dies. They know whenever this happens due to the flash of pink light as the AI returns to its temple. The one who passes the trials gets ritual blades implanted in their forearms and becomes one with the AI. This bonding causes them to unlock their body and mind's full potential, allowing incredible feats. They also have a limited form of psychic energy, with which the blades are empowered. They then travel the world consuming knowledge, which they will eventually bring back to their people. Also, they do a lot of killing since the AI thinks it can do whatever the heck it feels like.
House Quake and Supercracker... Hmm.. To be honest I didn't come up with ones for them. House Quake is just one bad mother who happens to have a rock arm and is sweet as heck, and Supercracker is... like the Thing I guess. I just thought a picture of them fighting would be awesome.
Benton Grey was...
Well he was suppose to be the last of his kind. An ancient race of aquatic people that had protected man before man knew how. Eventually, however, the humans grew out of them, and evolved into something more dominant. They had no time for the ancient legends of fish people. They had no time for nature. They began their industry and their waste. Eventually their ways killed off most of their former protectors. Slowly they melted into smaller and smaller patches, until one day... dying... a mother left her infant baby alone on a reef before being consumed by sickness. This baby somehow managed to survive. He grew up not knowing language, socializing with any schools of fish that would have him. But he grew up strong, and he grew up tough. Yadda yadda, eventually he finds the human world and his innate sense to protect them shows through. Soon after that, however, he discovers how they destroyed his people and gets super ticked. So he's sort of begrudging hero/villain. I guess like Namor, you might say. He's super humanly athletic and strong, heightened senses (especially touch), low level telepathy (since that's how they communicated), and such. Your average "sea guy" I suppose, except I was thinking he might have a bit of a healing touch.
And Lunarman:
Lunarman used to be an astronaut... FROM THE FUTURE. Not too distant, though. His father was actually non-human, of a highly intelligent race, of which he inherited his smarts. Anyhow, he was a golden boy. The pride of the space program. Now, don't think that flying all over space was routine. His father was an alien, but nobody knew it. He looked like a normal human. Missions to space were still limited. The man who would be Lunarman was actually on being sent to the moon to establish a communications system for further space exploration. It was suppose to be a routine mission, that is before a crazy black hole opened up on the path there. Why? How? Who knows for sure (I might) but whatever it was, it sucked Lunarman in and back through time. The strength of the event horizon was so great that it actually altered Lunarman's mollecules, giving him amazing control over gravity. Of course, he had no idea at first. He flew his ship down to Earth and was immediately sought by government forces. Fleeing, he eventually realized his ability. Blah blah, costume, blah blah, crime fighting.
Man, the quality of the writing goes down with each one I do. But gosh, there is so much stuff there. You guys get the basic stories. As for my own avatar... I don't have an origin. Purposefully. Unko Man is just a mysterious, slightly insane character who just shows up a lot, whose sole purpose is to fight crime. Does he have powers? Maybe, but probably not. Is he actually asian? Well he talks with a japanese accent some of the time. What's up with those gumballs? He's just a fella, is all.
Well done Unko!
well done, Unko! These are neat :)
wat happened to the team shot?? :(
Awesome job UnkoMan , I'm really digging these redesigns, especially Revenant, Pwine, and Syn.
Quote from: Nymph on March 28, 2007, 03:59:21 PM
wat happened to the team shot?? :(
Well Nymph, I was planning a team with you, Green Jay (fade), Rubberdude, Aquasurfer, Burnout, and Charmed (he was requesting alternates), called The Young Ones. But then Charmed left. And Rubberdude changed his av. And Burnout hasn't been around, but I totally wanted a fire guy.
Your design and Green Jay's were pretty awesome though. I'm thinking I will use Tomato and maybe Figure Fan for a fire person and stretchy guy. Does Captain Pluto still hang around? His av was sweet looking, and ice would be a good power. Then again his avatar wasn't exactly young... Does anybody have suggestions? I think a good team is about five to seven people, so I'm looking for a couple more.
QuoteAnd Rubberdude changed his av.
Multiple times and counting. :P
If you don't mind them not hanging around so much anymore, there's Intelli Gent. I did a couple of avatar skins for him, and I still think I have the pics...
OMG, I didn't see this, I really must add this board to my 'view' list. That is too awesome Unko, thankyou ever so much
hey Unko "You're da" Man,
feel free to give my av a shot. I'd prefer to stay something of a media themed villain or maybe a "gothic jester"/"phantom of the opera-ish" or Bond Villain type theme . . . the character name i have been using is Edgar Hammond but feel free to do a rename (as I never came up with a villain name).
charmed left? :o
his micros are awsome too
Alright, I've got the Young Ones done. Because every universe needs a team of teen heroes to deal with teen villains... and teen issues.
(http://sjhftac.comicgenesis.com/pictures/youngones.png)
Their members are Figure Fan, Tomato, Green Jay, Nymph, and Zippo.
Stories? Mostly the same I guess. Figure Fan is a super stretchy kid. Usually a good laugh, but as the team's leader he can switch to serious at the drop of a hat. Tomato is a mysterious fire controlling youth who constantly wears a giant red helmet. Who knows what secrets it hides? Well... we do. Green Jay is somebody you might not really know, but basically he's got claws and exploding bird-a-rangs and retractable wings. You need a sweet close combat fighter? He's your man. Nymph is the master of water and fulfills the team's girl quota. And finally Zippo, a telekinetic test tube baby who is learning what it means to be human.
They gained their powers individually, and used them either to fight petty crime or just make life easier. But they were brought together via Zippo's run from the military. Now they fight slightly less petty crime and crazy monsters and space aliens and junk, while constantly having to avoid the government. It's the perfect setup!
And also... I semi-discussed some stuff with Volsung. He didn't have an avatar. Now he does...
(http://sjhftac.comicgenesis.com/pictures/volsung.png)
Lord Volsung. Crazed toy maker, he plots to control the entire world and make all of humanity his puppets. I just realized I forgot the giant windup key in the back of that maid of his. Oh well. Forget it. Her name is Merci and she has bladed spinning hands of death.
awsome work of art unko! :thumbup:
Finally the mighty mesh maker Volsung has an Avatar!
Awesome work Unko
These are so Cool! Love The Lord Volsung Avatar! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Unko, you've rocked 3 and a half whole blocks with these ones, and I'm not just sayin' that because you did me :P .
Great job all around, but I gotta say, Volsungs head is awesome. The facial expression is suberb.
I am in love with Volsung. He looks so ridiculous, its great!
Feantastic work again, Unko!!
At last! Now you can fear me heroes!
Thanks Unko!
I'm astounded sometimes how you can take relatively bizzare and generally insane ideas and make them cool. That idea for the helmet was a nice touch, I think.
But yes, congrats on Volsung's avatar, it turned out really nice.
it'll be cool that the young ones and volsung would have skin files :thumbup:
absolutly amazing job unko buddy
like everyone my fav is volsung, really crazy looking
Awesome as usual! :thumbup:
I love Nymph in Young Ones that pic rules! :)
absolutly friggin superb
Nice job on those redesigns, Unko. You truely show your talent in your own little way.
FORIAMSPAM!
I feel like I am at McDonald's ... cause Da da dot daaaaa, I'm lovin' it
nice man it must took alot of work to do that redesigns
Unko, I love it!
I guess I am young..haha. Almost 19, though! :D
I'm impressed with the costume. I may have to adopt some of its qualities into my current look.
Heh.. great! I might have to skin these and plug 'em into the ol' Danger Room!
Volsung's design is fantastic. Again, great GREAT job on these Avs!
this is great work unko!