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Post by madmanmike on May 13, 2013 6:04:18 GMT -9
Okay, still getting used to the new software on the new computer.. I haven't come by a new copy of Photoshop that's compatible with the new comp, so I have to use my home network to send images to the old comp for post work.. Anyway, here's a new RIFTS mini I put together for a character I thought I'd be playing in a game that fell through.. He's wearing classic Urban Warrior armor and using a Coalition CV-212 with energy canisters.. I also tweaked the settings on the Unsharp mask, so I don't think I'll be getting the flare outs like I did with the Marquest clan.. -Mike
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Post by cowboyleland on May 13, 2013 17:39:58 GMT -9
just for kicks I dialed the zoom on my browser all the way down to 25%. He still reads well. Nice work!
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Post by madmanmike on May 31, 2013 8:43:12 GMT -9
Thanks!
I've finally picked up a copy of Photoshop CS5 for my new computer so I can stop having to lug around the old one too. Once I get used to the new interface my production should get back up to an acceptable level.
Of course, I'm working a new job that's taking up some time, but I do occasionally get to do some work while I'm there, so it's just a matter of finding my pace.
The old comp- render a mini front and back and process it in photoshop- about 1.5 hours.. The new comp- about 10 minutes.
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Post by madmanmike on Jun 23, 2013 17:20:06 GMT -9
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Post by madmanmike on Jul 15, 2013 19:46:23 GMT -9
And a new one; I've gotten some excellent new resources for Superheroes this weekend, here's a quick one from that:
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Post by madmanmike on Jul 17, 2013 13:28:42 GMT -9
hmm.. Don't know what happened with that last post... Here's an innocent bystander...
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Post by madmanmike on Jul 19, 2013 21:38:16 GMT -9
Trying to generate some quick income doing commissions, but I've only had one taker so far.. Now I'm working my first overnight shift (which means getting paid to sit around for eight hours) and decided to do a mini of the character from the commission. Here's the mini, Daniel, a Demigod son of Thoth who's also a Temporal Warrior, a time and dimension jumping brigand from the RIFTS RPG. If anybody is interested in a commission (complete with a paper mini like the ones in this thread) send me a message; Right now I'm working at a mere $15-$20 a character.. and that's for a high enough resolution image to print a 2ft x 1.5ft poster. The full image I did for the commission is found here.
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Post by madmanmike on Jul 20, 2013 17:51:21 GMT -9
I've been watching RhinoCrunch gameplay videos of the Arma2 DayZ mod, and put this guy together, a zombie apocalypse survivor.
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Post by madmanmike on Sept 8, 2013 12:46:24 GMT -9
Okay, things rarely go as planned. While I was at GenCon I roomed with Carmen Bellaire (author of several Palladium books, and avid war-gamer). When I showed him some of my recent work, he showed me his current project; a tactical robot combat game that incorporates miniatures and cards. Sounded cool to me.. The next day I found Star Wars D6 books on sale at buy one get three free, and when I mentioned it to him, he offered a trade; he'd give me his entire collection of Star Wars D6 in exchange for my doing the artwork on the cards for his game (Along with a percentage of the project as a whole, which should go to kickstarter later this month). So now I find myself swamped with work, and thus my minis have once again been moved to the back burner. Aside from that, my gaming group has gotten back together a few times in the past month, and expressed interest in my resurrecting a long dead Phase World/Aliens Unlimited mash up campaign (think Traveler Palladium style). To that end, when I need a break from the technical work of weapon design, I'm trying to put that game together. So here's a character for my prologue adventure, Uncle Morty. While he's supposed to be a human spacer, his outfit will work for a contemporary mechanic as well. Enjoy. -Mike
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Post by cowboyleland on Sept 8, 2013 22:44:30 GMT -9
Good to hear from you, Mike. Congrats on the new "gig"
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Post by madmanmike on Sept 9, 2013 13:25:03 GMT -9
Thanks, I'm enjoying it. Last night I was digging through my old backup DVDs looking for a particular model installer and stumbled across my previous efforts at some Phase World minis.. Since this guy was pretty popular, I figured I'd share him too.
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Post by oldschooldm on Sept 9, 2013 13:51:01 GMT -9
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Post by madmanmike on Sept 9, 2013 15:18:09 GMT -9
Well, he is a space pirate, but.. sure, I guess..
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Post by madmanmike on Sept 9, 2013 16:14:20 GMT -9
Here, oldschooldm, this should probably better fit your needs there..
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Post by oldschooldm on Sept 9, 2013 22:28:38 GMT -9
Cool!
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Post by madmanmike on Sept 10, 2013 9:57:06 GMT -9
You're welcome. Sorry it's not better but I was at work and had a lot going on; the outfit was designed for a different figure, so it didn't really fit as well as I'd like..
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Post by madmanmike on Sept 21, 2013 16:44:02 GMT -9
Here's a character most won't recognize; Lord Savanti Romero, evil time traveler from some very early issues of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book. Also featured in the Transdimensional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Supplement for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG, circa 1989.
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Post by madmanmike on Sept 29, 2013 12:46:16 GMT -9
Still deep in the card art, threw this together as a break.. an insectoid alien.
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Post by madmanmike on Oct 21, 2013 7:09:33 GMT -9
Still around.. Here's my current AD&D character, a Thief.
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Post by Rhannon on Oct 21, 2013 9:04:41 GMT -9
Thank you very much, Mike. I hope you are well and things are going well for you and your family. ... but where are the Palladium commercial sets? Are there any estimates about a sale date to the public? Thanks.
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Post by madmanmike on Oct 21, 2013 10:08:41 GMT -9
Well, I'm about to suggest to Kev that we go without the NPC cards and just put out the minis, as now that I'm working two jobs (I'm now a substitute school bus driver) and still working on the card art for another game, my time is full. If he goes for it they may be out soon; I still have to finish the transition to the new size and that means working out the scaling for the larger minis as well, but in theory they could be out within a month, again, if Kev goes for my doing the NPC cards separate at a later date.
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Post by madmanmike on Nov 16, 2013 20:28:36 GMT -9
..Clearly no progress has been made; working as a bus driver means being up at 5AM, when most of the shifts at my full time job don't let me get to bed until 1AM. So I go on as best as I can.. Here's one I put together today to do something with it.. a RIFTS mini again, this one a mercenary woman.
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Post by madmanmike on Dec 18, 2013 7:30:13 GMT -9
Wow.. over 7,000 views..
Okay folks, if anyone is using these, I'd like to see some pics.. post'em here!
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Post by madmanmike on Dec 20, 2013 6:06:50 GMT -9
Wow.. over 7,000 views.. Okay folks, if anyone is using these, I'd like to see some pics.. post'em here! Really? Nobody?
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Post by colonelshofer on Dec 20, 2013 11:08:33 GMT -9
Hi MMMike, Just arrived - just found the thread I love your art, but, for me, they are truly STANDEES I would love them to be more 'dynamic'. In saying that, I have DL them all and looking forward to building a set TY CS
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Post by madmanmike on Dec 27, 2013 19:27:38 GMT -9
Potato, PotAto.. I recognize our hobbies are attract people who have a strong tendency to want things to be a specific way, but I can't feel it's necessary to stop calling the tiny people I'm making for my games minis. That said, I appreciate any input on them that I can get. Here's my latest achievement. I've finally nailed the Seljuk race from Phase World. Here's a "Standee", to scale with the others (these dudes are like 9ft tall).
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Post by madmanmike on Feb 13, 2014 16:08:31 GMT -9
I've been engaged in a project for the past several months that has put almost everything else on hold; A tactical miniature combat simulation game between giant robots, I've been doing art for the cards that are used for the features. It will have actual minis, not paper. Still, today I read about the announcement that a trailer will soon be released for The Guardians of the Galaxy, and was inspired to try my hand at this little guy.
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Post by cowboyleland on Feb 14, 2014 5:24:49 GMT -9
Glad to hear you have an ongoing project. I wish you continued good luck!
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Post by colonelshofer on Feb 14, 2014 10:42:00 GMT -9
Lovely - as usual.
CS
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Post by madmanmike on Mar 3, 2014 10:42:10 GMT -9
Without interweb this weekend, I've been plowing through getting my minis updated for release and have gotten quite a bit done; with the increase in scale I've switched from 27 per page to 24, and that's made the second page of package one a bit wonky. Specifically, the troll mini now takes up the space of four regular minis. Because of this I think I'll be running that base package up to three pages, with the first page being one mini each to represent all of the primary character classes in the Palladium Fantasy RPG 2E (all male figures), page two holding 8 goblins, 4 hobgoblins (slightly larger goblins in PF), seven Orcs and 3 Ogres; page three will be four trolls (instead of the original 1), 1 more Orc and 1 more Ogre.
So package one as it stands right now has 52 unique minis, with 28 of them representing a horde of monsters races.. I think that's too much; maybe I should split that up? One package with the monsters, one with the characters? All I have left for the above described set is to do three more Orcs, one more Ogre and one more Troll (in Palladium Fantasy Trolls bridge the gap between the regular monster races and giants, so they're about 12-14 feet tall). As to Characters, I think I have enough done for a second page of 24, but I'm looking at the market at DriveThru and thinking 24-26 is plenty for a set.. What do you guys think?
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