Ok, you haven't seen me much lately but here's some stuff I've been working on:
Will-O'-The-Wisp, a Spidey villain:
(http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/2384/thewisphr9.jpg)
Mentallo:
(http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1696/mentallowa9.jpg)
Reverend Styge, the "sin-eater":
(http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8396/stygexe0.jpg)
Thanks goes to Ultimate Evil for his great suit base and to C6 (of course) for the base skin.
Humbug, a goofy character from Heroes for Hire:
(http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/198/humbugpu2.jpg)
Tower, of the Alliance of Evil:
(http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7279/towerdq4.jpg)
ccol stuff Blobula, i love your takes on the obscure villains, humbugs a surprise for sure!
will o' the wisp is cool... definately asking for a wooping from spidey after whats been happening in "friendly neighborhood"
i dont know who mentallo and the Rev are, but they really stand out. i hate it when a skin is soo much cooler than the character ever was!
You found a use for an Ambush Bug mesh! YES!! Great job all around. The thick blue glimmer linme on Menatllo's visor is bugging me a little. Maybe a little blurring will clear it up.
Very very nice. As I said i9n another thread that Tower looks great. As do all the others. But I especially like will-o-the-wisp.
Kssaints
Very cool stuff, nice and clean.
Hey man, REALLY nice work. I especially love the look of that Reverend fellow, he has a very distinct face, and you did such nice detail work on his costume....well, you are certainly producing some great art here.
Rev Styge your best skin ever. :thumbup:
hey'your tower and will-o-wisp are great.question.i cant get the 12ft kf's to work. does every thing need converted or what keyframes should i use from who?ive been using tommy"s and tried valandars growing also.nothing works.help.i converted the skin to fit grenagiers titan mesh but only half his hair is blonde.thaks for your help.
Thanks for the compliments and critiques, guys!
Hitman: I agree about the blue on Mentallo's visor. I'll see what I can change there.
Herodad1: I just sent you a PM.
Nice costume pinky. Har har har...
But for real... nice skins. You could use some shadow where the hair falls on the face, though. Also a bit for the eyepatch and Humbug's goggles... And Mento's visor was mentioned. Other than that, great job. Styge does look rad.
PS: Where did you get those wonderful fonts? Specifically Styge and Humbug. You didn't... make them, did you?
Wow, Styge is awesome. I've got the Ghost Rider comic where he gets his eye ripped out...and having seen him on paper, I can say that your skin DEFINITELY does him justice. 'Tis awesome work.
Top notch Blobula! I love the Hum-bug, he is so lame he is cool, great skin! Your Tower and Will-O are clean and sharp, and the Rev is the best, I'm gonna have to really research this character so I can get him in the game!
Quote from: UnkoMan on February 27, 2007, 04:44:45 PM
PS: Where did you get those wonderful fonts? Specifically Styge and Humbug. You didn't... make them, did you?
No, no, I downloaded them at dafont.com.:) The font used for Styge is called "Shaun of the Dead".
Ok, this is something I have been working on the last few days, The Swarm, an enemy of Spider-Man.
(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/300/swarmpreviewtt8.jpg)
Feedback as always is most welcome.
dumb question but ... do the bees 'move around' ie is the skin animated?
The animated skin idea is very good and I'd guess could be done fairly easily. Great skin, Blobula. You really do a great job.
Lookin good Blobula, another alternative to a animated skin is to give the mesh FX like human torch's fire but make it a more sporatic "bee" look.
You guys have some very interesting ideas but... how am I supposed to do that ?? It just seems way too complicated for me. :D
Actually, didn't somebody once make a hex that had him moving all about? Based on the kingdom come Flash mesh or something...
If you could get your skin on that, it would probably be pretty sweet looking. Assuming somebody else knows what the heck I am talking about.
I didn't had the intention to release it, but some people asked for it. So here it is - Swarm.
(http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/9307/swarmsp5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Available now at my yahoo group.
Quote from: blobula on March 10, 2007, 01:25:02 PM
You guys have some very interesting ideas but... how am I supposed to do that ?? It just seems way too complicated for me. :D
You could use Taskmaster FX by Texas Jack, Ithink its at one of his yahoo groups. Or you can pick it up in Zuludelta's Wildstorm Cabal pack - its the mesh he used for Hellspont (?) the WildCATS badguy.
That bee effect is top notch! Nice work there, the texture of the skin is simply fantastic!
And I'm glad you decided to release it. I can't get enough of these characters, often overlooked, but interesting to play with in FF, anyway.
Ok, here's another bunch of C-grade characters that nobody else cares about. :lol:
Slyde, the teflon coated bank robber. I'm not sure if I should keep the ears..
(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/3209/slydeoh5.jpg)
Orka the Killer Whale, from Heroes for Hire.
(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/865/orkawk7.jpg)
The new Viper, from the new Serpent Squad.
(http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/8505/viperiiimh7.jpg)
The old Eel, from the new Serpent Squad. :)
(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5411/eelco4.jpg)
Cutthroat, former member of the Skeleton Crew.
(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/273/cutthroatzn3.jpg)
More to come..
All of these characters are pure gold - I've been dying for a good orka the Killer Whale skin - Thanks alot :blink:
Cool skins! Slyde is one of my favorite 2nd rate villians, and now I have a great skin for him, but I would loose the ears though. They are all great but I really like Cutthroat and the new Viper.
Its always great to see new Blobula skins. Nice job.
SLYDE PUNCH!
These are very well done, and the detail on Viper is so good it hurts my eyes!
Excellent work.
I especially like Eel and the new Viper, but they are all good.
Hey, I care about C-grade villains! :thumbup:
I've actually been looking for these guys (even Slyde!), but I'm particularly stoked about that excellent Cutthroat. I always liked that character for some reason.
Any clues as to what other characters you're working on?
Awesome stuff, I especially like Slyde, great work on him.
What hair is that on Will-o-the-wisp and Tower? It would be very useful for me.
Hey, Slyde is one of my favorite Marvel villains too! A very cool character, but so underused. He's been killed, like, 3 times already. :blink:
As for skins currently in the works, I am currently working on Brother Voodoo, Lorelei, Misty Knight, Black Tarantula, Typeface, Chamber and American Eagle.
Podmark: Look for Ink's Joseph mesh.
Thanks for all the kind comments everyone! :thumbup:
has slyde been released?
He is available now (the earless version).
I've finally decided to show some stuff that have been sitting on my hard drive for months.
Here's Mikula, the 3rd member of the russian team Bogatyri.
(http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1060/mikularq7.jpg)
Brother Voodoo.
(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6586/brothervoodoocm7.jpg)
Timeshadow, one of the Alliance of Evil, a group of mutants terrorits banded together by Apocalypse.
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1571/timeshadowbj0.jpg)
Lorelei. A Savage Land Mutate who also was a member of Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
(http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3182/loreleiwk5.jpg)
These are extremely well done I especially like the detail on Timeshadow's arms and legs and the pants on Mikula.
Man those are awesome! That's some really fantastic work Blobula. You're colors are really bright and clean...I'd have to say my favorite is that first one, Mikula. He's got a neat look, and you really did some great detail work on him.
Very nice work!
Wow, your skinning is getting better than ever Blobula. Thay are all great but Mikula looks fantastic, nice job with hexxing a mesh just for him. And thanks for remembering my old request for the Bogatyri villain group.
Cool stuff Blobula
Wow. I just love your work and selections, Blobula.
Been waiting on a Brother Voodoo skin that looks this good :blink:
Thanks for all the kind comments everyone.
Quote from: USAgent on January 13, 2008, 02:02:17 PM
Wow, your skinning is getting better than ever Blobula. Thay are all great but Mikula looks fantastic, nice job with hexxing a mesh just for him. And thanks for remembering my old request for the Bogatyri villain group.
You know, I had a long term plan for this team: one member skinned per year! So, if everything goes well, I should have finished the remaining member by the end of 2008. :D
I really am the slowest skinner around... :unsure:
these are awesome, amazing work on brother voodoo and Mikula!
you should make yourself an avatar too btw :)
Hey Blobula ... are you still planning to release skins of, uh ... those particular Marvel B-grade characters who appeared in the pages of The Thunderbolts?
Yes. American Eagle will be ready sometime soon (he's # 2 on my list). Here is a preview pic.
(http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5481/aeng5.jpg)
I still have to work on the helmet a little more.
I would still like to do a Steel Spider skin to go along with it but there is no suitable mesh for him. :(
American Eagle is looking good!
re: Steel Spider, I think the closest you're going to get with a mesh is Tommy's Iron Spider http://tommyboymeshes.freedomforceforever.com/Marvel%20meshes%20S2.html
Although I'd like to see him with the Doc Ock mesh animations, I think Doc is probably a little too fat to use.
:thumbup: Well done Blobula.
Here's Mister Negative, the monochromatic new Spider-Man villain.
(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6097/negativeou9.jpg)
Wow. You are really good at skinning.
nice use of the base, simple but effictive
These are really good, loving the Brother Voodoo. :thumbup:
Quote from: blobula on January 21, 2008, 11:58:14 AM
Here's Mister Negative, the monochromatic new Spider-Man villain.
(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6097/negativeou9.jpg)
Oh yeah, that`s the villain from the
Brand new day! Awesome.
I like the way this Mister Negative looks. So cool.
Thanks for deciding to skin him. :thumbup:
American Eagle is looking good as well. Can't wait to see the finished product. :)
Quote from: the_ultimate_evil on January 21, 2008, 12:17:16 PM
nice use of the base, simple but effictive
I would say that this skin was probably the easiest skin I have ever made (thanks to your base).
Here's another one quickly done:
Unus the Untouchable.
(http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/28/unusbx9.jpg)
Excellent Unus, and very cool to see Mr. Negative already. Please keep up the good work!
Very sharp!
I was expecting to see a M.C. Hammer skin. :lol:
Anyways, that looks awesome! :thumbup: The emblem in the....uhm....in that area where the emblem is, has some really nice pop to it.
Now that you mention it, it is so weird that his crest is on his crotch! I guess being able to generate your own forcefield gives you a certain amount of confidence..... ^_^
I'm glad this skin was released though ... I'm the process of putting together my classic Brotherhood of Evil Mutants team.
The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants? They were one of the greatest super-villain teams of all time! I especially like the original line-up.
(http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5497/brotherhoodri4.jpg)
From left to right: Unus (skin by Me), Quicksilver (Spring Heeled Jack), Toad (IPS), Vanisher (JKCarrier), Blob (C6), Magneto (C6), Mastermind (Ink) and Lorelei (Me).
Oops, I think I forgot the Scarlet Witch. :banghead:
By the way... thanks for all these cool skins and meshes guys!
They look cooool lined up like that.
Can you send me that Quicksilver mesh with whatever skins you have for it? I use the vx Quicksilver ... I didn't realise there was another one!
Great work but that version of Mastermind is actually by Ink. I did the standard that is the additional "younger" skin included with the mesh.
Hey, Unus the Untouchable! I just read the original story where he shows up, and the one where he and the Blob team up. Cool stuff, and a really nice skin there!
Quote from: AfghanAnt on February 12, 2008, 04:59:49 PM
Great work but that version of Mastermind is actually by Ink. I did the standard that is the additional "younger" skin included with the mesh.
Sorry about that, AA. Anyway, both skins are great.:)
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6498/mastermhw0.jpg)
... and I have finally found Ink's ScarletWitch_classic mesh (standard skin by C6).
Quote from: Jakew on February 12, 2008, 02:47:20 PM
Can you send me that Quicksilver mesh with whatever skins you have for it?
Jake, my stupid mail system doesn't want to let me send you that zip file ("virus alert"), so here's the links instead.
BYD's male_basic_hair_quicksilver:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/BYD_male_meshes/
SHJ's Quicksilver skins:
http://skinventory.freedomforceforever.com/marvel.php
No prob, I just wanted to give credit where it was due. :)
Okay, here's one I did on request, the Kangaroo:
(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3139/kangarooig2.jpg)
The hairstyle is not very accurate, but it will have to do for now. I have never been good at making hair anyway. :(
I almost have him packaged and ready to go. I'll let you know when he's uploaded.
lol awesome. I love how you're knocking out all these villains. It's great.
that looks awsome!THANKS!!
It looks great! :thumbup:
BTW, what's the mesh you used?
Where is that Scarlet Witch mesh? I might have a use for it.
Blobula = #1 :wub:
:lol: ;)
Quote from: GGiant on March 02, 2008, 02:11:58 PM
BTW, what's the mesh you used?
It's a hex of Tommyboy's Ox_thvlite mesh. I might do a Ox skin sometime later..
Quote from: yell0w_lantern on March 02, 2008, 03:25:06 PM
Where is that Scarlet Witch mesh? I might have a use for it.
Ink's ScarletWitch_classic mesh is here:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/INKGP3/
Kangaroo and Mikula are now uploaded in my Yahoo group.
Thanks for taking the time to comment guys.
Yet another character I've always wanted! The detail is sharp too ... the necklace really pops.
i gave the kangaroo inks beast kfs for the running/bounding effect.he looks good.thanks again blobula!
Good idea re: those keyframes!
This is something I have been working on the last few days, Reaper, from the Mutant Liberation Front.
(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9851/reaperwh1.jpg)
Hey cool. Nice work.
Really great work chico! ^_^
I have never seen that character before, but that's a great skin!
I think someone mentioned the Mutant Liberation Front on another thread. Here's two more members of this team:
Forearm.
(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/5622/forearmyd4.jpg)
Kamikaze (he was accidentally killed by Archangel).
(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7959/kamikazenm0.jpg)
... and this is the Brute, Counter-Earth's Reed Richards.
(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8008/bruteho3.jpg)
cant wait to download the brute.they all look good blob.
Very nice. Love your attention to the villains.
Are you planning on doing the rest of the MLF? Zero, Wildside, Tempo, Stryfe? Did I miss any one? I want to say Thumbellina....but I am not sure....and there is also Dani when she was with them.
These are the skins that I use for the rest of the team:
(http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4570/mlfso9.jpg)
Thumbelina (Megansunfire), Tempo (Podmark), Wildside and Strobe (Archangel33). They are all very good in my opinion. I might skin Zero or Locus eventually.
Forearm, Kamikaze and Brute are now available for download.
I thought Wildside was Tetragene as Strobe....
Well, i have two skopes adapted to Wildside and Strobe... i'll upload it, anytime ^_^
I love the MLF and your skins are great.
I'm stoked for a Locus skin. Would you ever be tempted into doing a Dragoness?
EDIT: Just putting my Zero skin (using C6 base) out there. If anyone wants it, just private me and I'll send it.
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h137/excelsior420/zero.jpg)
Blobula these MLF skins/hexes are the best - Those early 90's comic memories are rushing back to me :blink:
Is Reaper in your yahoo group?
Quote from: laughing paradox on June 27, 2008, 09:38:05 PM
I'm stoked for a Locus skin. Would you ever be tempted into doing a Dragoness?
I got a Dragoness skin awhile back that was done by Sceptre on the fv_dracona_notail mesh. I could send it to anyone that PM's me. But I'd also like to see Blobula's version of Dragoness :)
As always, Blobula, great stuff! I love this thread!
EDIT: Better yet, you can download the dragoness skin here, at Sceptre's Yahoo Group:
http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/ffskins_sceptre
Is anyone having trouble with the Kamikaze skin? It seems to be light blue.
Thanks for the comments guys.
Quote from: laughing paradox on June 27, 2008, 09:38:05 PM
Just putting my Zero skin (using C6 base) out there. If anyone wants it, just private me and I'll send it.
Congratulations for your first skin, Paradox. I hope it won't be the last one. :)
Quote from: Jakew on July 01, 2008, 02:56:00 AM
Is Reaper in your yahoo group?
He's uploaded now.
Great to see some new stuff from you Blobula, very attractive skins. I was hoping someone would update the MLF someday and your are fantastic.
Quote from: Jakew on July 01, 2008, 04:56:25 PM
Is anyone having trouble with the Kamikaze skin? It seems to be light blue.
I've repacked and reuploaded the zip file. It should work fine now. (Thanks USAgent)
Cool! Thankyou.
I love me some MLF. Something about Zero is bothering me, though. Have you tried a thicker circle on his face?
Quote from: billdamn22 on July 18, 2008, 07:22:44 AM
I love me some MLF. Something about Zero is bothering me, though. Have you tried a thicker circle on his face?
That was my skin, not Blobula's, so all blame should be directed at me. ;)
With that said, it was my very first skin! Lay off me! (Teasing!) Actually, I'll revise it to make it more authentic and then put it in my Yahoo group.
So Blobula, have you thought about doing the rest of the MLF? I'd be stoked to get the whole crew together using most of your skins. Any luck with Miguel's skopes also?
Quote from: laughing paradox on July 18, 2008, 09:01:12 AM
So Blobula, have you thought about doing the rest of the MLF?
I'd like to do Locus one day, but I've got a bunch of other projects to take care of now. But if you want to skin them, please go ahead! :)
Quote from: laughing paradox on July 18, 2008, 09:01:12 AM
Any luck with Miguel's skopes also?
Nope, he didn't upload them yet.
Hey Blob, do you have any new preview pics of American Eagle? :)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b9/NewEagle.jpg)
Quote from: USAgent on March 24, 2008, 08:33:21 PM
Jack Flag- Blobula has him in the works
4 months later...
(http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/6690/jackflagsb9.jpg)
Not completely happy with the mask so I may change it before release.
As for American Eagle, he's not ready... yet. :)
Impressive as always! :thumbup:
You should send Johnny Patches a PM if you need a hand with American Eagle's helmet-shape / jacket ... or that Spidery guy ....
I'm not familiar with the character, but the skin itself is impressive.
This old Nova villain was requested in the Obscure Villains forum a while back.
Megaman
(http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/6012/megamanvp3.jpg)
Definately not my best work... it was done in 45 minutes or so.
That Megaman as simple as a design as it is looks just like that rare appearance he was in, nice work. And that Flag looks really good, That face mask does look a little funny, but that is probably the closest looking mask you can get to match his look, way to keep alive these Thunderbolt characters!
Well... it has been a while. Here are a couple of skins I've managed to finish up:
Another Nova villain: the Condor.
(http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/7587/condoryf4.jpg)
This is Steel Spider... before he got his arm eaten off. :)
(http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8051/steelspiderqh2.jpg)
Johnny Patches did the skope. We have to get the ok from The Beyonder to release it.
American Eagle as he appeared in Thunderbolts.
(http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1928/americaneaglebx5.jpg)
Quite happy that Steel Spider and American Eagle got skinned. Nice work!
These are excellent. :thumbup: I'm also glad these guys are skinned, they made memorable appearances in Ellis' Thunderbolts.
Really enjoying your work B! The colors really stand out.
they are a work of art. :thumbup:
Steel Spider = :o
I'm glad you and Johnny Patches got together on that character. He is looking too cool :thumbup:
Fantastic skins Blobula and awsome choice of characters, I never thought the Steel Spider would ever be skinned, let alone a new version of American Eagle. I loved their stories in the T-bolts.
Also I have been sitting on a old Condor skin for a long time, thanks for doing a updated and great looking skin of him too.
Blobula, you are the man!
Did you skope American Eagle yourself? The helmet looks great.
JP can do no wrong with skopes and your skin for the Steel Spider is insane.
I don't know who Condor is but I have to download that skin.
Please tell me you're going to do Shadowoman too! (Or Sepulchre, or whatever her name is now).
Thanks guys.
American Eagle is a simple tom_versatile hex. I couldn't find a way to add refl to the visor though.
Like you, I really enjoyed this character when he appeared in the "Faith in Monsters" arc of the Thunderbolts. He's my hero now!
And yeah, Sepulchre is on my list. :)