What I've got so far

Commander Garrett Garland
Mission Planner

Ace / LEGIONNAIRES II Founder

Make a man a fire, warm him for a night. Light a man on fire, warm for the rest of his life.

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What I've got so far Dec 3, 2005 19:02:59 GMT -5

Post by Commander Garrett Garland on Dec 3, 2005 19:02:59 GMT -5

Hello all,

I'm working on a little poster for the site and this is what I've got so far. Originally, I was going to have it be in a lighter envrioment, but after listening to beagleactiveprobe's music I went with a darker theme. I'm not even done drawing the 'mech yet, but I kind of colored what I have so I can show you guys... overall the picture will be lighter when all is said and done. I'm still considering having the 'mech in the daylight instead... let me know what you guys think. Since everything is in different layers I can easily change the background and the enviroment, if you guys have any ideas please post them. I'm going to have some infantry running around the 'mech's feet and one will be carry the Legionnaire flag. Don't worry about the messiness of the lines or coloring... that's just because I'm not done yet.

Last Edit: Dec 3, 2005 19:04:40 GMT -5 by Commander Garrett Garland

Position : Commander
Callsign : Knight-1
Current Battlemech : SHD-MK8 Shadow Hawk (Savior) [/i][Medium]
Loadout : 1x Ultra AC5 (C), 1x LRM-20 (C), 1x Medium Pulse Laser (C), 2x Streak SRM-2 (C), CASE, ECM, JumpJets

Commander Garrett Garland Mission Planner Ace / LEGIONNAIRES II Founder Make a man a fire, warm him for a night. Light a man on fire, warm for the rest of his life. Posts: 376	What I've got so far Dec 4, 2005 4:53:29 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Commander Garrett Garland on Dec 4, 2005 4:53:29 GMT -5 Screw it... it was just that damn music influencing me... for sure a light environment, in the ceremonial colors. Edit: Weird... the picture is about 50% darker when viewed in internet explorer vs photoshop.
	Last Edit: Dec 4, 2005 4:55:01 GMT -5 by Commander Garrett Garland Position : Commander Callsign : Knight-1 Current Battlemech : *SHD-MK8 Shadow Hawk* (Savior) [/i][Medium] Loadout : 1x Ultra AC5 (C), 1x LRM-20 (C), 1x Medium Pulse Laser (C), 2x Streak SRM-2 (C), CASE, ECM, JumpJets

Captain Benjamin Maxwell Administrator Senior Captain %7C LEGIONNAIRES Founder "Failure is not an option." Posts: 1,702	What I've got so far Dec 4, 2005 11:44:59 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Captain Benjamin Maxwell on Dec 4, 2005 11:44:59 GMT -5 That's a great looking render. Although I do agree, it is a tad dark. I look forward to seeing how this evolves.
	Position : Captain, LEGIONNAIRES Callsign : Phoenix Current BattleMech : *Daishi* (Tyrant) [Assault] Loadout: 4x Clan ER Large Laser, 1x Clan ER PPC, 1x Clan Ultra AC/10, 1x Clan LRM-10

Commander Garrett Garland Mission Planner Ace / LEGIONNAIRES II Founder Make a man a fire, warm him for a night. Light a man on fire, warm for the rest of his life. Posts: 376	What I've got so far Dec 4, 2005 17:39:48 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Commander Garrett Garland on Dec 4, 2005 17:39:48 GMT -5 Yeah it looks a lot better in photoshop for some reason. BTW... what do you mean by render?
	Position : Commander Callsign : Knight-1 Current Battlemech : *SHD-MK8 Shadow Hawk* (Savior) [/i][Medium] Loadout : 1x Ultra AC5 (C), 1x LRM-20 (C), 1x Medium Pulse Laser (C), 2x Streak SRM-2 (C), CASE, ECM, JumpJets

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What I've got so far Dec 6, 2005 18:06:33 GMT -5

Post by Captain Adam "Gunman" Wolf on Dec 6, 2005 18:06:33 GMT -5

Cool, looks like it'll be a really good banner.

The darkness may be a result of the file type you are saving it as. Sometimes quality and/or brightness/contrast ratios are messed up a bit when saving from photoshop file to another type (generally .gif, or .jpg I think).

By render, I believe he just means the final picture. When done in photoshop everything is in layers as you said, when you save or view the image outside of photoshop it has to be 'rendered' basically putting all the layers together and applying all the effects. I could be wrong of course. I know thats what render refers to with 3D scenes in 3D Studio Max and such, I think it applies the same to pictures.

Position : Captain
Callsign : Rook-1
Current BattleMech : Phoenix Hawk PHX-L1-S (None) [Medium]
Loadout: Clan Gauss Rifle, 3x IS Medium Laser, Clan AMS, Jump Jets, Enhanced Imaging Cockpit

Captain Benjamin Maxwell Administrator Senior Captain %7C LEGIONNAIRES Founder "Failure is not an option." Posts: 1,702	What I've got so far Dec 7, 2005 0:28:48 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Captain Benjamin Maxwell on Dec 7, 2005 0:28:48 GMT -5 Precisely what I meant. Thanks for that.
	Position : Captain, LEGIONNAIRES Callsign : Phoenix Current BattleMech : *Daishi* (Tyrant) [Assault] Loadout: 4x Clan ER Large Laser, 1x Clan ER PPC, 1x Clan Ultra AC/10, 1x Clan LRM-10

Post by Commander Garrett Garland on Dec 3, 2005 19:02:59 GMT -5

Post by Commander Garrett Garland on Dec 4, 2005 4:53:29 GMT -5

Post by Captain Benjamin Maxwell on Dec 4, 2005 11:44:59 GMT -5

Post by Commander Garrett Garland on Dec 4, 2005 17:39:48 GMT -5

Post by Captain Adam "Gunman" Wolf on Dec 6, 2005 18:06:33 GMT -5

Post by Captain Benjamin Maxwell on Dec 7, 2005 0:28:48 GMT -5