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Post by madmanmike on Feb 7, 2013 10:06:40 GMT -9
Thanks! How much are you upping the brightness and contrast? I'm on a Macbook with a glossy screen and what you show in your picture looks to be the same brightness and contrast to what I see on my original art...
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Post by oldschooldm on Feb 7, 2013 11:51:42 GMT -9
about 30 points on the Photoshop scale.
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Post by madmanmike on Feb 7, 2013 13:47:26 GMT -9
Okay.. I'm not much of a mini guy (at least before this project). I have Warhammer 40k from 1993, still in the box with most of it still on the sprue.. (I need to get around to selling that on Ebay). So when I started this, what little research I did on scale led me to take a couple of the Warhammer minis out of the box and measure them. I also have a near complete set of RIFTS minis from the 90's and measured a couple of those as well. Then I took some of the free paper minis on DrivethruRPG and measured them as well. What I'm finding however is that they're all too small. A few hundred extra K on the final document shouldn't be a concern next to putting out the quality I want, and making these guys workable for someone who's also using real minis is part of that. Likewise, the bigger they are the more detail comes through. So after seeing your print and cut, I've altered my post-work process to produce this; I think it's still a bit smaller than your big one, but it should be pretty close. So please tell me what you think of this:
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Post by oldschooldm on Feb 7, 2013 14:07:13 GMT -9
The colors turned out great for me - how about anyone else? Here's a shot comparing the size to an old 25mm figure and a new Paizo one...
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Post by madmanmike on Feb 7, 2013 14:21:18 GMT -9
Awesome. If I trim a few hairs off the top and bottom of the base tabs I can get 24 on a page (with a .25 inch margin). That's 3 less per page than my original design but clearly a much better setup..
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Post by madmanmike on Feb 7, 2013 17:20:03 GMT -9
Okay, this one is just a hair shorter, allowing me to stack them three rows of eight on a letter sized page. Could someone do me a favor and try making one as an A-frame so I know if the tabs are long enough.. For me being able to just slice the lines at the top and bottom and put them into each other means not having to use any glue or tape, just cut, fold and go..
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Post by oldschooldm on Feb 7, 2013 19:17:25 GMT -9
... somone elses turn ...
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Post by bravesirkevin on Feb 8, 2013 3:40:58 GMT -9
... somone elses turn ... Quite right! I'll help out here because some people around here have been very helpful to me and I should pay it forward, since there's been a lack of opportunities to pay it back. You really should get some ink for that printer though Mike... Pardon the quality of the photos, until I get my camera back, I have to make do with the photography tools I have at my disposal at the moment. The tent-fold works just fine, even without glue. For the paper-mini version, I add a texture to the base flaps before I printed it out, and I also added even more black to the outline just to smooth things out for easier cutting (I cut by hand). The base of the mini is just the base of the tent-fold, but folded out instead of in.
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Post by madmanmike on Feb 8, 2013 4:20:52 GMT -9
Nice! I really appreciate it guys.. Now all I have to do is recreate my post-work process; I neglected to turn of the 'record process' button at the end of my last script and crashed photoshop, causing it to erase all the progress I made last night. But that's alright, it shouldn't take more than an hour or so to recreate them. Then it's the long process of re-rendering the rest of the 220 or so images to make these two sets with the new style...
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Post by madmanmike on Feb 8, 2013 19:29:03 GMT -9
Here's one of the four freebies from the sample package, a Dwarf Gladiator.
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Post by madmanmike on Feb 9, 2013 6:55:40 GMT -9
Another from the sample set, an Elf Gladiator.. Also a close-up of the detail lost in the reduction to mini size..
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Post by oldschooldm on Feb 9, 2013 8:06:46 GMT -9
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Post by madmanmike on Feb 9, 2013 8:48:08 GMT -9
Huh... That would be incredibly easy to do.. All of my mini's are actually rendered at 300dpi 9"x11.5", so the work is already mostly done...
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Post by madmanmike on Feb 9, 2013 17:49:21 GMT -9
And the Human Gladiator from the Sample set:
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Post by madmanmike on Feb 12, 2013 17:13:49 GMT -9
Last one of the minis from the sample set, a Wolfen Gladiator.. Note this is to scale with the other minis (he's a crouching ten feet tall)..
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 16, 2013 7:32:58 GMT -9
Oo, oo! More like him
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Post by madmanmike on Feb 16, 2013 19:55:18 GMT -9
The Wolfen? That's probably going to be in set three...
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Post by madmanmike on Mar 7, 2013 10:34:21 GMT -9
Hey, thought I'd update you guys on goings on..
I haven't accomplished much in the past month as tomorrow is the settlement hearing for my workers compensation.. The stress has been fierce, so creativity has slowed to a snails pace.
Still, when tomorrow is done, and after the long trip to Ohio over the weekend for my daughter's Gymnastics meet, I'll have a much more clear view of my future, which should mean a much more productive window of opportunity is just around the corner.
-Mike
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Post by cowboyleland on Mar 7, 2013 18:36:21 GMT -9
I hope all goes well.
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Post by madmanmike on Mar 8, 2013 14:33:34 GMT -9
Thanks. Unfortunately nothing happened. The Insurance reps never showed so the hearing has to be rescheduled. When it was scheduled in the first place it was at one location, and then half a month later they sent out a notice that it was canceled, accompanied by a notice that it was actually just moved to a new venue. Only the insurance claims they didn't get the notice of a new venue.
So I'm out of money and have no settlement. Monday I'm talking with a lawyer. The Judge said she'd handle my case via teleconference to make it more convenient, so there's a chance it can be done sooner rather than later.
And although they claim they didn't get the notice of change of venue, they sent me the initial settlement offer via email two days ago.. That's too convenient a coincidence in my mind. That, coupled with the fact that their offer is less than 10% of what it should be tells me a Lawyer is necessary.
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Post by Vermin King on Mar 8, 2013 15:45:37 GMT -9
Cases like this makes lawyers a necessary evil
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Post by madmanmike on Mar 11, 2013 17:40:55 GMT -9
Yes, I'm finding that out. Hopefully one will be useful.. I have a call into a firm now and expect to hear back in the morning.
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Post by madmanmike on Mar 21, 2013 11:10:19 GMT -9
A Little update; In Missouri the insurance has no legal obligation to provide me with vocational training even though I am no longer physically capable of working in the industry I was in before.. The lawyer said he could probably get my disability rating doubled. This is not interesting to me, as it would mean another year before I get a settlement and with having to pay his expenses along the way and give him 20% I would be lucky to get a couple of hundred dollars more than what they're offering me now. So no lawyer, and a new hearing scheduled for April 18th.
Meanwhile I have to find income fast or we're going to lose everything. So naturally my creativity has been a bit stifled as of late. However, I do appreciate the input you guys have given me along the way, so I've got a special extra for you. I'm working on a sourcebook for Palladium Fantasy adapting their first edition Fantasy adventure "The Tombs of Gersidi" to second edition. Since I'm more artistic than literal, I've worked on character portraits before doing the writing and intend to do a package of miniatures to complement the game book.
To that end I give you the Marquest clan, key NPC's in the adventure. The Baron and his sons.
I'll probably pull these down in a month or so, so get them while you can.
-Mike <8]
It's been a month, so down they came.
-Mike
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Post by madmanmike on Apr 16, 2013 13:22:56 GMT -9
Okay, this weekend I'm taking the Marquest's down, but here's a random Thug from the second set.. Cheers.
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Post by Rhannon on Apr 16, 2013 15:47:57 GMT -9
Okay, this weekend I'm taking the Marquest's down, but here's a random Thug from the second set.. Cheers. thanks, Mike. Do you know when a your commercial set will be published?
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Post by madmanmike on Apr 16, 2013 18:00:50 GMT -9
It's still up in the air. I have my first job interview tomorrow, and the settlement hearing on Thursday; if I get the job I don't know how long it will take me to get settled into a routine, but I should be able to work on them while at work there; I'll also be going to college for the first time a mere 21 years after finishing my primary education..
I'm still hoping to make it this summer, but again, it's hard to tell..
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Post by jjms313 on Apr 23, 2013 1:33:33 GMT -9
I wish they had more life/personality... They aren't bad, but ... nothing I would actually want either. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but giving you honest feedback b/c u asked... and I am a huge paper mini customer... I buy 80% of them on the market...
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Post by madmanmike on Apr 23, 2013 6:35:31 GMT -9
I wish they had more life/personality... They aren't bad, but ... nothing I would actually want either. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but giving you honest feedback b/c u asked... and I am a huge paper mini customer... I buy 80% of them on the market... Can you give me an example of what you mean by "more life/personality"?
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Post by Rhannon on Apr 23, 2013 8:32:06 GMT -9
I wish they had more life/personality... They aren't bad, but ... nothing I would actually want either. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but giving you honest feedback b/c u asked... and I am a huge paper mini customer... I buy 80% of them on the market... First of all, welcome jjms313. A personal opinion is never a "... trying to be a jerk ... " matter, imho. It is based on preferences, tastes, needs and personal experiences. it may not be shared, but it is always respectable. In this specific instance I don't know if I agree with you or not. Because I don't quite understand what you mean exactly. The figures' characterization is given by especially author's original drawing, imho. But this is extremely low with CG works. This kind of figure can only be morphologically correct, colorful, original in detail ... but it is very difficult to characterize them, and it can do very little anyway. I too consider myself a huge paper mini customer. So, if you like, a few examples ( Arion Games, Dramascape, Fox Forrester's minis, Dakkar Unlimited, Finger & Toe, Neboulus Ceations, Sphere Productions, Sade, Imperium Group ... all CG figures ) would help me to understand better what you mean.
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Post by madmanmike on Apr 23, 2013 9:11:24 GMT -9
Yes, I should have been more elaborate myself. I didn't welcome you to the boards as I'm pretty new myself, but I in no way took your post as offense, and meant none with my request for more detail.
Are you a consumer of other 3D rendered minis? I know that my style of post-work is generally considered unappealing to the fans of 3D, whereas 3D is considered unappealing to a large portion of humanity due to the uncanny valley..
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