Creating Your Own Everything VI [No Advertising]

[Purpelia]

fisherman's wife is from from like 1815 lol

consentacles is the oldest genre of modern porn

I see we have something in common at least.

Anyway, bottom line with Purpelia is that if there is a perversion of mating out there in Purpelia it's legal, accepted and 2/3 of the population have tried it. With one single solitary exception. Vertical (trans generational) incest. Purpelians think that's gross.

[New Visegrad]

This seems like a fine time to never, ever read anything that was said in the last 2 pages, good lord


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ESI M330/A/E AC Witchcraft

"Get in, losers. We're goin' monster hunting." --Shamal

The ESI M330/A/E AC Witchcraft is a heavy assault shuttle in service with the Core Governance Fleet. It is the Fleet's standard transport and assault craft.
With its heavy armament and battlespace control systems, the AC Witchcraft is capable of effectively supporting and coordinating the troops it deploys, flying as a gunship once its passengers are on the ground. As with all Governance combat craft, the ship is also highly survivable, equipped with shields and composite armour.

Earlier models have also seen service with the Fleet; in particular, the M330/Z through M330/A/D were in service during the War of 4404.
By 4411, there are a number of specialised variants also active - notably, the M330/4/R ACI Jinx stealth insertion shuttle, which is faster and has significantly improved active camouflage systems.

[Triplebaconation]

[Purpelia]

This seems like a fine time to never, ever read anything that was said in the last 2 pages, good lord

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ESI M330/A/E AC Witchcraft

"Get in, losers. We're goin' monster hunting." --Shamal

The ESI M330/A/E AC Witchcraft is a heavy assault shuttle in service with the Core Governance Fleet. It is the Fleet's standard transport and assault craft.
With its heavy armament and battlespace control systems, the AC Witchcraft is capable of effectively supporting and coordinating the troops it deploys, flying as a gunship once its passengers are on the ground. As with all Governance combat craft, the ship is also highly survivable, equipped with shields and composite armour.

Earlier models have also seen service with the Fleet; in particular, the M330/Z through M330/A/D were in service during the War of 4404.
By 4411, there are a number of specialised variants also active - notably, the M330/4/R ACI Jinx stealth insertion shuttle, which is faster and has significantly improved active camouflage systems.

I have a million dollar question for you. Know any good online tutorials I don't have to pay for that could get me started on drawing like that? Genuinely impressed.

[New Visegrad]

This seems like a fine time to never, ever read anything that was said in the last 2 pages, good lord

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ESI M330/A/E AC Witchcraft

"Get in, losers. We're goin' monster hunting." --Shamal

The ESI M330/A/E AC Witchcraft is a heavy assault shuttle in service with the Core Governance Fleet. It is the Fleet's standard transport and assault craft.
With its heavy armament and battlespace control systems, the AC Witchcraft is capable of effectively supporting and coordinating the troops it deploys, flying as a gunship once its passengers are on the ground. As with all Governance combat craft, the ship is also highly survivable, equipped with shields and composite armour.

Earlier models have also seen service with the Fleet; in particular, the M330/Z through M330/A/D were in service during the War of 4404.
By 4411, there are a number of specialised variants also active - notably, the M330/4/R ACI Jinx stealth insertion shuttle, which is faster and has significantly improved active camouflage systems.

I have a million dollar question for you. Know any good online tutorials I don't have to pay for that could get me started on drawing like that? Genuinely impressed.

The classic recommendation is FZD. But, this illustration is a 2D side view. It's not all that different from the pixel art you already do, it just uses different tools. I didn't use any fancy tricks or special sauce.
The key differences are a drawing tablet (I use a Wacom Intuos) and using the brush tool in a digital painting program like Photoshop or GIMP, PDN etc. I used exactly the same principles of lighting and perspective as in any straight side view rendering.

Useful tricks: shift+click for straight line between points. Shift+drag for straight horizontal or vertical. If your brush tool has a smoothing option, use it for curves. Don't be afraid to use shape drawing tools to make neat circles or ellipses.
Draw a rough design first. Then drop the opacity and draw a more detailed pass on top. Keep going until you're happy.

[Gallia-]

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[Purpelia]

The classic recommendation is FZD.

Er... anything I don't have to pay for? We are in a world economic crisis after all.

But, this illustration is a 2D side view. It's not all that different from the pixel art you already do, it just uses different tools. I didn't use any fancy tricks or special sauce.
The key differences are a drawing tablet (I use a Wacom Intuos) and using the brush tool in a digital painting program like Photoshop or GIMP, PDN etc. I used exactly the same principles of lighting and perspective as in any straight side view rendering.

What impresses me chiefly is how you figured out the way light falls. That and how you figured out exactly where to put the detail lines for maximum visual effect. My persona work on similar things revolves around me making a model and a texture, taking a 2D rendering of it and retouching it. But that just takes forever and does not solve the fact I don't really know how to give the texture the details it needs to pop. And now that I have to start working on stuff like top down views of space warships I am a bit lost.

[New Visegrad]

The classic recommendation is FZD.

Er... anything I don't have to pay for? We are in a world economic crisis after all.

Always scroll down

But, this illustration is a 2D side view. It's not all that different from the pixel art you already do, it just uses different tools. I didn't use any fancy tricks or special sauce.
The key differences are a drawing tablet (I use a Wacom Intuos) and using the brush tool in a digital painting program like Photoshop or GIMP, PDN etc. I used exactly the same principles of lighting and perspective as in any straight side view rendering.

What impresses me chiefly is how you figured out the way light falls. That and how you figured out exactly where to put the detail lines for maximum visual effect. My persona work on similar things revolves around me making a model and a texture, taking a 2D rendering of it and retouching it. But that just takes forever and does not solve the fact I don't really know how to give the texture the details it needs to pop. And now that I have to start working on stuff like top down views of space warships I am a bit lost.

This comes from looking at reference and understanding the shape of the object.
Now I'll tell you right now my lighting isn't perfect, but it becomes "good enough" through a pretty simple process. Imagine the placement of the light source - in this case it's above and slightly to the right. Now, any surface that directly faces the light will be brighter. Any surface that faces away will be darker. Any surface where something is between it and the light will also be darker. Shadow is just areas the light doesn't reach. Draw straight lines from the light source and wherever they don't reach is in shadow.

Also, there is a slight metallic sheen to the hull. This means that on curved surfaces (like the underside of the forward section) the meeting between light and dark has higher-contrast bands of each, rather than being a smooth gradient like there would be on a matte surface. This is because of the refractive and reflective properties of the material, and because a certain amount of light is reflected off the (theoretical, in this case) ground plane, which slightly lightens the very bottom.

Detail lines come from reference. I was thinking of F-22s and C-130s for inspiration. There are access panels, ports for stuff to come out of, and some lines are dictated by the structural framework underneath. The re-entry sheathing has smaller panels, like the thermal tiles on the Space Shuttle, so individual sections can be replaced more easily.
The other thing to do with detail lines is pick out the shape. If you need to show that something bulges out, you can do that to an extent with lighting, but a detail line that curves as it crosses the bulge will really sell the shape. Consider the leading edge of the upper wing: this shape would be unintelligible without detail lines, so it got some, even though it could technically be constructed from a single piece.

[Triplebaconation]

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[Kassaran]

Sergeants be chonkers.

[Triplebaconation]

Yes, there are no physical fitness requirements after the initial recruitment test except for special units so veterans tend towards chunkiness.

[New Visegrad]

Time for something a bit closer to the familiar.


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Lockheed Centauri V-190E Lahanna

"I'll give the League this, you'll never mistake their big ugly birds full of fascist enforcers for anything else."
-- Mamani

The Lockheed Centauri V-190 Lahanna, the successor to the Mikoyan V-185 Stormcrow, was the standard assault transport of the Galactic Defense League Army from 4315. Its powerful engines, rugged construction, and high carrying capacity were well-suited to GDL Army deployments. Navy ships often carried one or two of the shipboard V/S-190 variant, but their main transport complement tended to consist of space-capable dropships.

In comparison to its multirole counterpart in the Fleet, the V-190 was lightly armed and was not intended to operate as an independent support aircraft. It carried a chaingun and could be fitted with missiles for self-defense and LZ suppression, but in GDL doctrine the infantry would be supported by dedicated gunships.

Variants of the V-190 existed for a variety of environments and purposes, although the base V-190 was capable of operating in a wide range of conditions. Notably, the V/R-190 was produced for the police, fitted with crowd control equipment such as sonic projectors, gas grenade launchers, and waterjets.

After the War, demilitarised V-190s from disbanded GDL garrisons saw use as transport aircraft on a number of frontier worlds, but the type's association with the League era meant it was never widely used in civilian life.

[Taihei Tengoku]

where is the nosewheel?

[New Visegrad]

where is the nosewheel?

Stowed. It is located pretty much in line with the ARMY insignia forward.
Unlike the rear wheels, the nose wheel doesn't intersect with cargo space and so doesn't need an exterior housing. Such a housing would also interfere with the chaingun's traverse.

[Kassaran]

I want to make a spess ship too.

I did a Visegrad and put a quote from a somebody nobody knows about on the page too. Now give headpats.

[New Visegrad]

I want to make a spess ship too.

It's a good ship. It seems well thought-out. You should do a second pass - don't change the design, just do the same thing again but with a ruler.

I did a Visegrad and put a quote from a somebody nobody knows about on the page too. Now give headpats.

The point of the quote isn't that you know anything about the person who said it. I don't either. They're just a name I made up to attach to the quote.
The point is to add a dash of flavour and give a bit of in-universe context - how people in the world see the object, or how they use it. Or just to be a bit funny.

[Kassaran]

It's a good ship. It seems well thought-out. You should do a second pass - don't change the design, just do the same thing again but with a ruler.

Ah! Headpats!

Yep, that's the problem I have, no ruler on hand (I'm pretty sure I have one sitting around here), but I'm one of those people who makes sketchbooks worth of drawings and not a one is a finished design or concept. I'm happy I got to the pen stage with that one.

The point of the quote isn't that you know anything about the person who said it. I don't either. They're just a name I made up to attach to the quote.
The point is to add a dash of flavour and give a bit of in-universe context - how people in the world see the object, or how they use it. Or just to be a bit funny.

I figured as much. I see the frigate as being a bit of a junker relic from the early days of the War of Worlds era. Martian and Jovian colonists got a bit uppity, so the Anvils were dropped on them. One in orbit could really ruin the day of anyone. A fleet of the things would just make life nigh unlivable.

They'd start attacking satellites, melting them down, and knocking out communications across a planet. Really good as a picket ship and held down the line for the UNEC until the larger ships could finish being made and launched from the Lunar Shipyards.

[Awhaiti Kaiatu]

Made a model of how the democratic system works in my nation

Read about it here

[Radictistan]

Something of a shitpost but I put Radictistan into Rule the Waves 2. I replaced Spain on the map so I could use existing battle generation file since that's the one part that takes real work. And I give Radictistan Gibraltar because, hell, why not? I intended to give Radictistan an economy between Germany's and the lesser European powers. However, because of the geographic location, my political masters in-game demand strong fleets in both the Atlantic and Med. So I upped the economy to equal Germany.

[Triplebaconation]

[Gallia-]

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i think skulijy's hair actually holds up o:

[Triplebaconation]

now do flukeman

[Gallia-]

ok ill do flukie this weekend

[Triplebaconation]

[Gallia-]

cops r gud

he carries 36 800 KT nuclear missiles in 3 14-ft rotary launchers

m3.5 80-85,000 ft cruise

4 turboramjet engines

crews are 23 maintainers per 12-hour shift and 4 air crew per 8-hour shift

15 bombers per squadron

7 on ramp alert; 7 on training/maintenance; 1 backup

45 bombers per airbase and a dozen tankers (KC-10)

3 airbases with 60-64 bombers on 24-hour alert at any one time (7 minutes from launch warning to takeoff)

about 1.8 gigatons of firepower in the alert bomber force

ICBM force has about 2 gigatons of firepower but in ~1,800 1.2 MT warheads

SLBM force is ~2.8 gigatons with 12x 1.2 MT warheads per rocket

1.2 MT warhead was used in the older short range missile for the supersonic bomber but it was abandoned because more targets > slightly bigger boom