TREE OF UNDEATH

[Mr Meesh]

tree of life's evil twin

SKIN PATH: Buildings\NightElf\TreeofLife\TreeofLife.blp



enjoy.



NOTE- the filesize is naturally going to be bigger because the tree of life's skin is 512x256 normally. i've included a 1024x512 and a 512x256



I'm really happy with the way this came out

[darkwulfv]

Woah. That's... terrible (great skin, I mean the creature is a terrible being!) I would hate to be playing NE and have THAT happen to me.

[Here-b-Trollz]

This is really kyewl... I want one. And I will name him Treebone! Although, eat tree is lame. TREEBONES EATS BABIES!!!

Nohrly, I saw this, and I was like.... wow. It looks really creepy.

[Mr Meesh]

the eat tree was for something else, i was making a tree of life based hero thing.



no i'd definately give this one an eat villager ability or something


or eat baby seal critter...

[moyack]

I have to say that this skin is a very original idea, congrats :D

[Shade987]

The part of the lower jaw under the teeth looks a little bit weird: it looks just a little bit too much like teeth to make the jaw look great.

Otherwise, another excellent skin. Good job.

[Tide-Arc Ephemera]

This is freaking awesome and original, it's reminds me of a mummy though. Good job.

[Dionesiist]

It's pretty monotone and grainy in some parts, but the main problem I see here is the simply huge file size. I don't know if you use wc3imageextractor for conversion, but if you do, save it with 75% compression (or something like that anyway) instead of 100%, it's mostly the same thing but makes the texture smaller in size.

[AnemicRoyalty]

I'm quite tempted to approve this based on the face in the Spell - Eat Tree anim, it's quite epic :D

in the High Res version, i noticed a fair bit of smudge and filters/overlayed textures. These are sowewhat frowned upon nowdays.
It's not as noticeable in the low res version, which is friendlier filesize-wise as well.

IMO, the biggest thing it's missing is colour variation. I'd suggest either adding some wicked teamcolour design to the TC area above the head or changing the colour of the bandages and bits of cloth on the head or even adding some sinewy bits. just to break up the single light tan colour.

[JetFangInferno]

Add some blood on his teeth and take a screenshot of it holding a villager :)

[Mr Meesh]

yeah i did use some filters on the horns and such and for the plates on top of his head, oh and to make the cloth look clothier.


although this skin was completely done except for the torso already. i just finished it up. the rest i had done way back in my haydays




as for some color differences... any suggestions as to what colors and where?
and AnemicRoyalty, what do you mean by sinewy?

[Rising_Dusk]

Originally Posted by AnemicRoyalty

in the High Res version, i noticed a fair bit of smudge and filters/overlayed textures. These are sowewhat frowned upon nowdays.

In the olden days, people cared more about the end result than the techniques used to get there. The reason we teach users to not use smudge or filters is that they in 99% of cases are overused in places where they should never be used and thus ruin any potential value the texture ever had. Believe it or not, KR even uses smudge in cases to achieve some effects, but unless you stared at the unwrap you wouldn't know the wiser. This is because in moderation, the tool itself isn't an end-all, the end result is.

And regardless of it being a bit monotonous, it looks absolutely bitchin' in-game due to the tone and shading methods. Quite frankly, for a specific kind of map, I think this is some seriously good shit -- Regardless of the colors being a bit dull. Personally, it's the end result and how it looks in-game that matter; this texture keeps its details quite well.

Originally Posted by Dionesiist

but the main problem I see here is the simply huge file size.

Most users know that they can lower the quality of compression before importing anyways, so I don't see this as too big a problem.

[Mr Meesh]

thank you for the compliments. i also agree that filters should be able to be used in moderation.

the only times i used them were for things that i'd rather spend 30 seconds making than an hour (i.e. the woven texture)


and Rising_Dusk, are those characters in your sig from zelda by any chance?

[Rising_Dusk]

Originally Posted by Mr Meesh

and Rising_Dusk, are those characters in your sig from zelda by any chance?

Yes sir, they are.

[Mr Meesh]

my day has been made.



but yeah any suggestions on ways i could up the color contrast for more WC3 style? (i'll still keep the original too)