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Strategy Battlegame

on: July 31, 2006, 04:59:53 am
Well, just for fun, ive started work on graphics for a strategy battlegame with a Low Fantasy setting, for when i get artists' block working on other projects...

so here are the sillohuettes for one race's basic units (no characters or monstrous creatures in this set yet)



rider - horse - page (noncombatant)  - swordsman - axeman - pikeman - halberdier - archer - cross-bowman - standard bearer
mounted page (noncombatant) - horseman - horse archer - mounted lord knight - lord knight - lord
lancer - lanzeritter - mounted standard bearer - falkeritter - mounted lord

crits on the shape would be much appreciated, especially on the shapes of the horses.  also, if you cant tell what a weapon is supposed to be, please tell me (lord knights and the lord himself carry greathammers)

if you are wondering, i do plan to have magicians, but they fall under the category of characters and are therefor not on this sheet, nor are rare mounts such as pegesi, griphons, etc)
« Last Edit: August 02, 2006, 03:06:57 pm by Adarias »
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Re: Strategy Battlegame

Reply #1 on: July 31, 2006, 05:03:54 am
Loooks good.  Can't wait for the coloured versions.  Not much to crit as of yet. 

Also, can I colour these as practice? 

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Re: Strategy Battlegame

Reply #2 on: July 31, 2006, 05:10:34 am
thanks the colored ones are coming shortly, yes if you want to color them be my guest, and yes, my sig is from an REM song ^^
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Re: Strategy Battlegame

Reply #3 on: July 31, 2006, 06:27:04 am
 The poses look nice. Yep, can't wait until they are colored.

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Re: Strategy Battlegame

Reply #4 on: July 31, 2006, 06:38:27 am
The horse looks a little llama-like with the very thick neck and shoulders. Search for Belgian, Percheron or Shire horse for some good reference images. Love the look so far overall though!

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Re: Strategy Battlegame

Reply #5 on: July 31, 2006, 10:27:24 am
At first glance, I tought it was an army of Nazguls (LOTR guys, I mean the 9 dark silhouettes) but in fact it is much cooler :)

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Re: Strategy Battlegame

Reply #6 on: July 31, 2006, 03:42:48 pm
The horse looks a little llama-like with the very thick neck and shoulders. Search for Belgian, Percheron or Shire horse for some good reference images. Love the look so far overall though!
thanks for the tip, but im excessively bad at drawing horses, and despite the fact that i work on a farm with 3 belgians i cant seem to get the form down.  would you mind doing a quick edit?
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Re: Strategy Battlegame

Reply #7 on: July 31, 2006, 04:27:57 pm
very cool, cant wait to see them colored.
i suck at drawing horses too so im no help there  :P

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Re: Strategy Battlegame

Reply #8 on: July 31, 2006, 05:18:34 pm
Okay, here's an edit, tried to get the relative size and proportions correct, it's definitely not totally correct, but should help you get going in the right direction. The trickiest part for me is the backside, as horses have a butt that curves outwards like we do, I docked his tail to be sure the outline of the back leg was correct.

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Re: Strategy Battlegame

Reply #9 on: July 31, 2006, 06:57:09 pm
thanks, i tried to take some of your adjustments into account when i made the colored versions, though perhaps it needs more changes made still:



and some alternative colors:



any crits now that they are colored? the horses face is being a real pain

at the moment, all the horses are white, but if i ever make this game, i plan to have simple palette switches to make the horses several different colors to add variation, as well as random + or - hue variation of a few points when each soldier is drawn to help with that as well
« Last Edit: July 31, 2006, 07:04:38 pm by Adarias »
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