Board 8 > Zen Talks About the Match Pics Part 2: Spirit of Vengeance

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Part 1: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/60896612

Old match pics here: http://www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery/index.php

Submit new match pics here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/contribute/submit_contest_image.php


WHAT IS THIS?

This is a haven for all the Picsmiths of Board 8. Feel free to ask questions about ANYTHING. You can post old or new pics and ask "how did they do this" and I'll do my best to teach you how. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A DUMB QUESTION except maybe "how do I make Zelda's boob's bigger." Photoshop can be a real pain, especially if you haven't used anything like it before, so don't be shy and think that we'll laugh if you want to know what layers are. Even if you never intend to Photoshop and just want to know how these things are made, don't be afraid to post. It's an open forum with open minds (except Leon what a Smilin' Squall that guy is)

Remember, my ratings system has 5 as AVERAGE, so getting a 6.5 wouldn't be a failing pic and getting an 8.8 would be pretty damn good.

You can also post pics you're working on here and I'll let you know what I think. So will that dastardly Leon even though nobody asked him!! This is a group thing so someone will be around to help.


TOPIC REGS DESERVING OF YOUR RESPECT (even though I'm probably forgetting a few):

CrimsonOcean, Leonhart, greatone10, GANON, Angelo, YoBlazer, Calvin, Ulti, Justin, tyder21, Heroic Mario/ZFS, GameBop, Surskit, GMUN

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I deserve no respect because I have made no pictures.

I have only made passing comments on them.

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But you make good comments that help as strive to be better!

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~Zen

Tag.

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So everybody's talking pokefear and charizard/blastoise...

Have any pics smiths made any with them actually in the pics?

Because it seems from my reading the last topic that everybody decided "everybody will be doing Charizard/Blastoise, I'll leave them out of my pic" and there is relatively lower pic-smithing this year.

I'll laugh my ass off if there are no Charizard-Blastoise pics after all the hype.

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I just wanted to say that I REALLY wanted to put more work into that picture I submitted. I wanted to at least put close ups in the corners or something. I browsed through the other topic and didn't notice anyone showing off pictures for that match (maybe I was blind?), so I tried to put something together in a couple hours. I've always had a problem with shrinking large images and making them look not terrible. I haven't used the photo editor in quite awhile, couldn't even remember how I cut out angled sections of pictures to put in the corner anyways.

I also submitted a number of pictures in previous contests using the same style - I don't think anyone else used it before? Just in response to the "style" comment in the last topic.

6.5 is generous to be honest, it's not among my best efforts that's for sure. I'd say like a 3/10.

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I feel like I should work on another pic, but nothing is really jumping out at me.

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ocean kinda grew on me like a flesh eating ...fungus. -BIGPUN9999

This contest isn't really inspiring or anything!

Don't worry M it really wasn't that bad. Don't beat yourself up.

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Alec, I recall a few here or there but they were submitted really early on. No telling what Bacon will go with,

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From: ZenOfThunder | #010
Alec, I recall a few here or there but they were submitted really early on. No telling what Bacon will go with,

Thanks for the info, I was curious.

That would make for some great hilarity.

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I honestly think Bacon will see the pics that have multiple Pokemon and SF characters and go "what the hell is this" and toss them. He said OK to Charizard/Blastoise but I think if he sees pics that made it really obvious that Red/Blue's entire strategy relies on that then he'll toss them too.

Gotta master the are of SUBTLETY

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I submitted six different variants. He's gotta pick one, RIGHT.

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Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world!

Also, Zen, didn't you link a program we could use instead of photoshop? I don't think I'll have time for anything this year, but I might fiddle between contests and think about doing some next contest.

I hope these topics are saved somewhere so it can be used as a guide in future years.

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Justin has been using this one for forever:

http://www.gimp.org/

I can't really help you with it, though. It has all the base Photoshop tools but the layout is completely different. Justin just now switched to Photoshop and was like "WHERE IS EVERYTHING" but he also knew what everything was so it's a good teaching tool. Once you get Photoshop I can help you make the transition.

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Yo repost your SIX PICTURES

and Alec I have all this crap saved in a word document that I'll put on B8wiki at some point. It's like 50 pages of me just rambling

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goddamn yo

that cammy ass

is that even official

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It's an official Capcom door poster, HAHAHAHA TAKE IT SB

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Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world!

liquify tool, use bloat and click and hold til satisfied cup size

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Hey Surskit I was in the shower, but good job with that match picture. I think the added purple makes the eye trail to the SF side a lot less.

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I'm pretty sure that's UDON art. They do the SF/Darkstalker comics and the SFIITurboHDRemix graphics so I'm pretty sure their art is eligible so Bacon CANT SAY NO

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"Not until the end. Always."

OH SNAP HE DIDNT PICK MINE OR YO'S

I guess that makes sense, we did cram extra characters in there

lol pokefear time, let's rock

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"It's a magical world, Hobbes ol' buddy...let's go exploring!" - Calvin
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That last pic is incredibly awkward, for both sides

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Woop woop woop woop woop woop woop

It's alright. Will post reactions when I'm done working on this thing

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51: Trainers vs Fighters


So Bacon chooses four pics for probably the most debated match of the contest. Did he choose well? Let's see...


Pic 1


I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this pic. This is excellent, and minus a few minor gripes (like Red stepping on Blue's E making it look like Bluc) it's what a match pic for a match this big should LOOK LIKE.

It's got old, it's got new, it embodies the legacy without being all showy or artsy, and it just screams LOOK AT ME! I'M INCREDIBLE. I usually don't give callouts to people who made the pics (other than stock Ulti pics) but damn, Blue_Target, you outdid yourself. Really digging it.

Overall: 9/10 (for minor blending issues but I don't really care that much)


Pic 2


Also a very good pic! It keeps it pretty basic and pretty balanced. I think I would have used a white stroke instead of a white glow for the names of the trainers, just because I think that whole image should be blocky rather than... glowy. I think the glow on the fighter's names could have used a bit of work too, but overall the pic is very nice and clean and does a great job.

Overall: 8/10


Pic 3


Holy explosion of colors, Pic-Man! My eye instantly snaps to the strange Hadoken Ken is firing. What was that? It looks like he failed to take off. It's like the energy just went "splooooooch" and like went everywhere and Ryu was about to do a Shoryuken but was like "wait ken what the hell was that" and Ken is just trying to pass it off as some cool new technique like Hercule from Dragon Ball or something. Not to mention I'm pretty sure it's a crop.

Then you get to the top and it's outer glow city! I thought Gary's fingers were Venusaur's leaves for a bit there. I dunno why. But yeah, it's like a giant colorgasm, it doesn't have much going on but at the same time it's very loud. I think Venusaur should have been cut out because nobody cares about him much, and that it should have just been like Blastoise and Charizard's upper bodies/heads faded into that cool elemental background.

A bit simpler and cleaner. Also what is Red even looking at? *goes to main page* Oh he's just checking out the latest cheats for "Kidou Senshi Gundam: Extreme VS." That's something to get excited about, I guess!

Overall: 4/10

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Pic 4


I have mixed feelings about this one. Surskit IMed me earlier today asking me for "emergency pic help" because apparently his stopped breathing and keeled over a few hours ago. He wanted me to help revive it, and the state it was in was pretty bad. There were like random pictures of them everywhere, and I told him to cut it down and I think he did a pretty good job.

It used to be that there were these unnecessary pics of the fighters that caught your eye and wouldn't let go as the Pokemon image was primarily muted, chalky Game Boy Color colors, but he tried his hardest to balance it out and made some great changes. I'm not sure if I can objectively judge this one because I've seen the original and this one is better by leaps and bounds. It's by no means perfect, or anywhere better than "pretty good," but I think it has a lot of heart and good ambition and Surskit's efforts should be applauded.

I think we all should be applauded. It's a shame when someone submits something they worked hard on and the Board pukes all over it. Granted, there are some that really deserve it, but this one is not NEARLY as bad as people are making it out to be.

All that said, there are some really questionable design choices here. Number one is the guy cheering between the portraits of Ken and Ryu. He just looks out of place, and in the version I saw that section of the pic was at the bottom, but now that it's at the top the guy is just like a floating torso. This should have been removed, I think.

Also another weird bromance pic between the two fighters, which wasn't in there last I saw it either. I saw people shouting "SABOTAGE" which is almost never the case with most pics, and definitely isn't the case here. I think we're at the stage in the contest where the rivalries should be portrayed as heated and badass and stuff, cuz nobody wants to vote for bromance for some reason.

And I don't think it's bad design but I find it weird that Charizard and Blastoise are like peering over a balcony and spying on Red and Blue, like they've got a nasty plan and in the next room is Professor Oak lying stark naked on a bed with a bunch of Jynx surrounding him. Or maybe they're about to turn around and address the audience. 'Well kids, this sure is getting hairy! Find out what happens after these commercial messages!" Again, I'm not entirely sure if this is a BAD design choice, as it doesn't blend in or dominate the focus of the image, it's just... very odd.

Overall: 6.5/10

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~Zen

God damnit I really liked Whip Zero, and it was pain to render, so I have decided it's getting in no matter what.

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WHY IS MARIO ALWAYS OFFERING HIS COMPETITION SHELLS

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~Zen

I don't think X wants any part of the Blue Shell.

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night time bump

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From: ZenOfThunder | #033
WHY IS MARIO ALWAYS OFFERING HIS COMPETITION SHELLS

I think it would be great if Mario offered a green shell in Round 1, red shell in Round 2, and a blue shell in Round 3.

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Maybe for Mario vs. Trainers, I'll edit the shell into a Pokeball.

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Thanks Zen.

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The Ken/Ryu bromance thing is my favorite pic of them. Not sure why people don't like it.

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Black Turtle did a pretty good job.

yeah it isn't a bad pic, I just don't think it fits that well

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No new pics yet? Huh...

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~Zen

Oh god, Big Boss with no pics? That wouldn't end well.

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This line reserved for Rivalry Guru winner.

Actually, you just weren't looking in the right place.


Only one picture this time.

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horrible

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Oh god, that's bad.

I mean I've seen worse, but...bah.

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MGS3 Big Boss is honestly the best thing they could hope for.

The pic itself is pretty lame, but yeah.

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"But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside."
"I am lightning...the rain transformed."

Did any of us actually submit for this match? I had some concepts in mind, but Ridley kept ruining them all.

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I mean seriously, did somebody watch a youtube video of a Big Boss vs. The Boss cutscene, pause it, take a screenshot and crop it? O_o

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greatone did that Big Boss/Ridley pic that was basically a parody of his MGS3/SOTC pic from GOTD.

Should've been picked, too.

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Hopefully next week I can get back into making match pics.

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