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..::Naso::..
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Posted: 13 July 2005 at 1:08pm

Well iam trying to make a grim reaper sythe but since it has wood and stuff it hard becuase i never have pixeled wood befor so iam haveing alot of trouble the metal is kinda hard to cuz it has to be old and stuff not look brand new and stuff so it need dings and scratches and stuff and never done that i keep trying new thing and stuff but not one of them are workin =/ so this is what i have so far

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PixelSnader
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Posted: 13 July 2005 at 3:56pm

add some rusty-ish parts to the metal, some dents, and make sure its a bit of a brownish-like grey instead of grey-grey

for the wood, i dont think its that important to show alot of texture, you should be more worried about your colours and basic shapes.

add some hue variation to the colours, and make them a more red-brown then yellow-brown, allso add some saturation =)

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kiwidesign
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Posted: 13 July 2005 at 4:07pm

to extend a little the handle?

"She doesn't quite chop his head off. She makes a Pez dispenser out of him"

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Xion Night
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Posted: 13 July 2005 at 4:17pm

What you have so far is good. Like snader said, make the blade rusty-like add some reddish spots. Take some chips and niches out of the outline, and for scratches, have them one shade darker than the surrounding metal. Also, your shading is too smoothe for an old scythe. Rough it up a bit.

I cant really help you with the wood, though.

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..::Naso::..
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Posted: 13 July 2005 at 5:01pm

Thanks Xion, i took sanderd andvice

ill add some chips and around the edge later =P
but this is what i have now...............and time for that damed wood >_<
and advice for it?

oh yea and i moved the light soruse to the top

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1ucas
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Posted: 13 July 2005 at 10:45pm

I don't think that rust is working. The blade looks way too grainy, and I think it even lost the metal feeling on it.

I'd suggest you to try some smooth blade first and then texturize it with some subtle rusty shades.

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So-lou
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Posted: 13 July 2005 at 10:45pm

This is looking really good! So cool to make a scythe like this. :D

I think the AA on the outer edge of the scythe makes it look too smooth. Maybe take it away and purposefully make it look jagged and rough. Right now I'm looking into wood texturing to work on my totem, so I'll get back to you.

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Dutrho
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Posted: 13 July 2005 at 10:49pm

only crit I can give you is it looks like the metal is comming out of the wood, and not attached to it in a visible way.

Mmmm.. Thats good placebo!

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kankki
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Posted: 14 July 2005 at 1:41am

Pretty nice, but you NEEEEED to add the chips to the damaged wood, cant wait..

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..::Naso::..
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Posted: 14 July 2005 at 4:36pm

Ok, so i need like a vote or something here, is the metal fine as it is or is it ok? and yes iam gunna make it not look like the metals comeing out the wood. So is the rust and the metal fine or change it?

( can i or an admin add a pole to this some how? )

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Xero
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Posted: 14 July 2005 at 8:09pm

I think yuo should change the colour of the wood, a bit too green in my opinion, but i suppose it depends what style your going for...

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..::Naso::..
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Posted: 14 July 2005 at 9:28pm

thats just a base color u can change that real fast =/ its just that i dont know how to do wood, never done it

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Xero
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Posted: 15 July 2005 at 7:21am

Just sayin :P

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Xion Night
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Posted: 15 July 2005 at 8:52am

The metal looks much older now.

I only see a few things:
It looks more cylindrical than bladelike. Try making it look a bit flatter, maybe?
Also, the rust looks more like blood. Not a bad thing, (I like it!) but not the effect you wanted.
For wood, you might want to look at some wood grain and try to immitate it on a flat surface before applying it to the handle.

Kizzah!

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..::Naso::.. Commander Joined: 13 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 200	Topic: Reaper Sythe Posted: 13 July 2005 at 1:08pm
	Well iam trying to make a grim reaper sythe but since it has wood and stuff it hard becuase i never have pixeled wood befor so iam haveing alot of trouble the metal is kinda hard to cuz it has to be old and stuff not look brand new and stuff so it need dings and scratches and stuff and never done that i keep trying new thing and stuff but not one of them are workin =/ so this is what i have so far
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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 05 June 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 13 July 2005 at 3:56pm
	add some rusty-ish parts to the metal, some dents, and make sure its a bit of a brownish-like grey instead of grey-grey for the wood, i dont think its that important to show alot of texture, you should be more worried about your colours and basic shapes. add some hue variation to the colours, and make them a more red-brown then yellow-brown, allso add some saturation =)
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kiwidesign Midshipman Joined: 24 June 2005 Location: Italy Online Status: Offline Posts: 95	Posted: 13 July 2005 at 4:07pm
	to extend a little the handle?
	"She doesn't quite chop his head off. She makes a Pez dispenser out of him"
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Xion Night Midshipman Joined: 10 July 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 67	Posted: 13 July 2005 at 4:17pm
	What you have so far is good. Like snader said, make the blade rusty-like add some reddish spots. Take some chips and niches out of the outline, and for scratches, have them one shade darker than the surrounding metal. Also, your shading is too smoothe for an old scythe. Rough it up a bit. I cant really help you with the wood, though.
	Kizzah!
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..::Naso::.. Commander Joined: 13 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 200	Posted: 13 July 2005 at 5:01pm
	Thanks Xion, i took sanderd andvice ill add some chips and around the edge later =P but this is what i have now...............and time for that damed wood >_< and advice for it? oh yea and i moved the light soruse to the top Edited by ..::Naso::..
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1ucas Commander Joined: 27 June 2005 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 174	Posted: 13 July 2005 at 10:45pm
	I don't think that rust is working. The blade looks way too grainy, and I think it even lost the metal feeling on it. I'd suggest you to try some smooth blade first and then texturize it with some subtle rusty shades.
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So-lou Seaman Joined: 25 February 2014 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 252	Posted: 13 July 2005 at 10:45pm
	This is looking really good! So cool to make a scythe like this. :D I think the AA on the outer edge of the scythe makes it look too smooth. Maybe take it away and purposefully make it look jagged and rough. Right now I'm looking into wood texturing to work on my totem, so I'll get back to you.
	-So-lou
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 13 July 2005 at 10:49pm
	only crit I can give you is it looks like the metal is comming out of the wood, and not attached to it in a visible way.
	Mmmm.. Thats good placebo!
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kankki Commander Joined: 26 March 2005 Location: Finland Online Status: Offline Posts: 195	Posted: 14 July 2005 at 1:41am
	Pretty nice, but you NEEEEED to add the chips to the damaged wood, cant wait..
	Well, duuuh, I can eat spam if I have to!
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..::Naso::.. Commander Joined: 13 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 200	Posted: 14 July 2005 at 4:36pm
	Ok, so i need like a vote or something here, is the metal fine as it is or is it ok? and yes iam gunna make it not look like the metals comeing out the wood. So is the rust and the metal fine or change it? ( can i or an admin add a pole to this some how? )
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Xero Midshipman Joined: 03 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 82	Posted: 14 July 2005 at 8:09pm
	I think yuo should change the colour of the wood, a bit too green in my opinion, but i suppose it depends what style your going for...
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..::Naso::.. Commander Joined: 13 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 200	Posted: 14 July 2005 at 9:28pm
	thats just a base color u can change that real fast =/ its just that i dont know how to do wood, never done it
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Xero Midshipman Joined: 03 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 82	Posted: 15 July 2005 at 7:21am
	Just sayin :P
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Xion Night Midshipman Joined: 10 July 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 67	Posted: 15 July 2005 at 8:52am
	The metal looks much older now. I only see a few things: It looks more cylindrical than bladelike. Try making it look a bit flatter, maybe? Also, the rust looks more like blood. Not a bad thing, (I like it!) but not the effect you wanted. For wood, you might want to look at some wood grain and try to immitate it on a flat surface before applying it to the handle.
	Kizzah!
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