Be Gentle..

hades_dk · 01-13-2007, 12:05 AM

Hey..

I know that recolours isen't w3 players favorite choice & you could make this icons in lesser time than me.. Just say if im in the right direction or if this is so bad that even blizzard laugh when they see it..

& i know this isen't art.. anyways..

Mezzer · 01-13-2007, 12:12 AM

Well, I suppose someone might find some use for those, but you still need to submit them as a pack of separate icons with disabled versions included (and perhaps passive ones) if you wanna get anywhere with them.

But, like you said, recolors are rarely used.

hades_dk · 01-13-2007, 12:21 AM

I got the complete pack with Dis & Pas for all of them.. but since i haven't made 75% of the icon it wont be allowed to be uploaded right?

**erwtenpeller** · 01-13-2007, 12:21 AM

They're not just recolors, they are simple recolors. Moved out of the gallery.

camel's_hump · 01-13-2007, 01:18 AM

Ewrt it looks like you forgot to move the thread:P

**Vexorian** · 01-13-2007, 01:23 AM

Hey I always thought that recolors require taste so as an individual I give a lot of credit for the actual idea specially in the creative world art is. And I like some of the ideas here, I specifically like the 3 cloaks, purple death coil is not that bad either and the staves and spells remind me of some wow icons that are also recolors of wc3 icons...

**erwtenpeller** · 01-13-2007, 02:24 AM

Well fine, i'll leave it. But i still dont think this is a verry flattering piece to our galleries.

THE_END · 01-13-2007, 02:46 AM

It's not..whatever
BUT
Some of the green ones are very Burning Legion-esque and I like does

falcoknight · 01-13-2007, 03:52 AM

lol erwt u noobfaceholefailurebread

darkwulfv · 01-13-2007, 04:28 AM

A question:

What was the original icon used for the one on the far bottom right?

Daelin · 01-13-2007, 08:32 AM

Wulf, that part of the skin for Inner Fire model. Now that you mentioned it, if you have photoshop, add some kind of glow effect and maybe even color the shape. It would look much better.

The spellbook is also taken from paladin skin. It looks plain. You should consider adding some depth (maybe a screenshot of the model and cropping).

Red potion kinda exists. Atleast the long one. Wind Walking is horrible. The red recolor simply doesn't go with anything else the model has. For vampiric aura I just don't get why yellow and purple blood? I could go on with so many other icons but it's useless. So I'll just point the good ones.

The purple death coil is a nice idea. The colors chosen are really good. For web if you would've made it an acid green (rather than teal) it could be used for some kind of poisoned web. If you choose the colors, try atleast to make the result useful. Poisoned arrow is nice. The purple cloak as well (cloak of dalaran? :) ). The blood dispel would go well with the blood elves. Same for blood brilliance aura (though I've seen it before... I mean, the idea). Corrosive breath is also good as it looks like blood. Poisoned chain lightning too.

The Advanced Unholy Armor is brilliant in my opinion. Your best recolor here. The red eyes are just perfect and the color of the skull and aura are well placed too.

So I say you don't give up, but when trying to make a recolor, don't just throw some colors and it's done. Think them carefully, plan them in such a manner that the result icon is different (not just a super obvious recolor) and useable. A recolor can look good but as long as it isn't really useful then I don't see its purpose.

Now, I don't encourage you to continue with recolors. Scratch icons are actual art! But through recoloring you can obtain good results too. :)

~Daelin

Pheonix-IV · 01-13-2007, 09:12 AM

That corrosive breath that's been recolored to look like blood is actually pretty good. The rest are all a bit meh and i've seen several of them before.

hades_dk · 01-13-2007, 11:33 AM

Darkwulfv: as said, i just ripped it with warcraft3viewer (sorry cant remember the path).

Vexorian: Thanks :) and yea i like the cloaks to... now we are atleast 2 who does.

Daelin: Thanks for your time! and i actually have a Red,Blue or Green of each icon.. i though about make a glow like The Advanced Unholy Armor in the background of some of them.. the big question is.. should i upload it?

Dionesiist · 01-13-2007, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Be gentle...

Why should we?

BertTheJasser · 01-13-2007, 11:42 AM

Many useless, some look quite well for recolours...

01-13-2007, 12:21 AM	#4
erwtenpeller ***istrator Art Director** Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,759 Submissions (35)	They're not just recolors, they are simple recolors. Moved out of the gallery. __________________ Tides of Blood v.O Most recent update: Version N Patch Fix - Elemental Wars - Ant Wars - erwtenpeller.com - Game Art Student Blog *NEW!

01-13-2007, 01:18 AM	#5
camel's_hump Gone. Project Leader: WotTH Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,224 Submissions (25)	Ewrt it looks like you forgot to move the thread:P __________________ Oogabooga

01-13-2007, 02:24 AM	#7
erwtenpeller ***istrator Art Director** Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,759 Submissions (35)	Well fine, i'll leave it. But i still dont think this is a verry flattering piece to our galleries. __________________ Tides of Blood v.O Most recent update: Version N Patch Fix - Elemental Wars - Ant Wars - erwtenpeller.com - Game Art Student Blog NEW! Last edited by erwtenpeller : 01-13-2007 at 02:25 AM.*

01-13-2007, 02:46 AM	#8
THE_END THE_Legion General Project Member: PoC Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,179 Submissions (17)	It's not..whatever BUT Some of the green ones are very Burning Legion-esque and I like does __________________ For the Legion

01-13-2007, 03:52 AM	#9
falcoknight We're Hunting Humans! Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,740 Submissions (29)	lol erwt u noobfaceholefailurebread __________________

01-13-2007, 12:12 AM	#2
Mezzer :emote_grin: Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 841 Submissions (1)	Well, I suppose someone might find some use for those, but you still need to submit them as a pack of separate icons with disabled versions included (and perhaps passive ones) if you wanna get anywhere with them. But, like you said, recolors are rarely used.

01-13-2007, 12:21 AM	#3
hades_dk User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5 Submissions (1)	I got the complete pack with Dis & Pas for all of them.. but since i haven't made 75% of the icon it wont be allowed to be uploaded right?

01-13-2007, 08:32 AM	#11
Daelin Kelani Mage Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 737 Submissions (48)	Wulf, that part of the skin for Inner Fire model. Now that you mentioned it, if you have photoshop, add some kind of glow effect and maybe even color the shape. It would look much better. The spellbook is also taken from paladin skin. It looks plain. You should consider adding some depth (maybe a screenshot of the model and cropping). Red potion kinda exists. Atleast the long one. Wind Walking is horrible. The red recolor simply doesn't go with anything else the model has. For vampiric aura I just don't get why yellow and purple blood? I could go on with so many other icons but it's useless. So I'll just point the good ones. The purple death coil is a nice idea. The colors chosen are really good. For web if you would've made it an acid green (rather than teal) it could be used for some kind of poisoned web. If you choose the colors, try atleast to make the result useful. Poisoned arrow is nice. The purple cloak as well (cloak of dalaran? :) ). The blood dispel would go well with the blood elves. Same for blood brilliance aura (though I've seen it before... I mean, the idea). Corrosive breath is also good as it looks like blood. Poisoned chain lightning too. The Advanced Unholy Armor is brilliant in my opinion. Your best recolor here. The red eyes are just perfect and the color of the skull and aura are well placed too. So I say you don't give up, but when trying to make a recolor, don't just throw some colors and it's done. Think them carefully, plan them in such a manner that the result icon is different (not just a super obvious recolor) and useable. A recolor can look good but as long as it isn't really useful then I don't see its purpose. Now, I don't encourage you to continue with recolors. Scratch icons are actual art! But through recoloring you can obtain good results too. :) ~Daelin __________________ I am Grand Magister Daelin Silverwing not Grand Admiral Daelin Proudmoore!!!

01-13-2007, 09:12 AM	#12
Pheonix-IV I want you inside me... Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,006 Submissions (17)	That corrosive breath that's been recolored to look like blood is actually pretty good. The rest are all a bit meh and i've seen several of them before. __________________

01-13-2007, 11:33 AM	#13
hades_dk User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5 Submissions (1)	Darkwulfv: as said, i just ripped it with warcraft3viewer (sorry cant remember the path). Vexorian: Thanks :) and yea i like the cloaks to... now we are atleast 2 who does. Daelin: Thanks for your time! and i actually have a Red,Blue or Green of each icon.. i though about make a glow like The Advanced Unholy Armor in the background of some of them.. the big question is.. should i upload it?

01-13-2007, 11:42 AM	#15
BertTheJasser xyzi - our universe Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 742 Submissions (2)	Many useless, some look quite well for recolours... __________________ Note: Bye... I had a lot of fun here! Special thanks to Vexorian who helped me learn jass, the real jass and always helped me when problems occured, I would call him somehow my mentor. Pipedream, who made amazing Grimoire and helped me acclerating my map (currently at 99% finished, no developement atm). Vote for Linux Ports in general of Blizzard products: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/ibpfl/

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