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Thank you DA for being my ever-so-helpful resource center when it comes to needing reference pictures. XD YOU HELP BETTER THAN GOOGLE SOMETIMES I SWEAR TO GOD D:EDIT: CLOSE UP IMAGE IS IN! [link] <- Please, I urge you, LOOK AT IT.
Man, getting the proportions right on the Varia Suit were just...ASDFSDFfDFJGJKGH. Seriously, wtf guys. Got enough chest protection? Samus shouldn't be able to even get her arms in that position! Oh, and METAL. I HATE METAL. IS SHINEH BUT I NOT LIKE >| ARM CANNON WHY U THWART MEEEEEEEEEE? VARIA SUIT WHY DO YOU TWART MEEEEEEEEEEEE? GOD, WHY DOES SAMUS HAVE TO BE SO FREAKIN' AWESOME LIKE THAT. ...I've had enough of cramming all those little details in there and making it all look the same and somewhat realistic and everything. Give me my linearts, I am DONE.
Anyways, double awesome pic because I got in JUST in time to make 's contest, Samus's Abilities. You illustrate your most favorite ability, and my GOD I have to admit I love me some Grapple Beams. I like it MORE than Spider Ball, and that's saying something. There are a TON of entries, some of them REALLY REALLY good, so wish me luck on that one! (Fuck, I'm screwed, haha.) In addition to that, this will make for a kickass print (I hope!) at Another Anime Con.
...Here's a little tidbit on me. I know it doesn't seem it, but I'm (one of) the biggest gaming geek ever in the history of being a gaming geek. I've played through the trilogy, Gamecube versions for the first two. I have to say that my favorite one gameplay wise was 2, but...the original Prime just had something so special about it.
I'm so tempted to hook it back up and get back into hard mode. (I picked it up briefly to check out the Frigate Crash Site so I could get a better understanding of it.) I left off at Omega Pirate, who is the biggest bitch in the world, just for the record.
I spammed music while I drew this, specifically Planet Tallon IV, Tallon Overworld, Chozo Ruins, Phendrana Drifts, Just a Little More OCRemix, and One Girl in All the World OCRemix. If you haven't checked out OCremix, WTF is wrong with you do it now. The songs are so beautiful. For me, they really helped me in terms of painting this.
...overall I have to say I'm preeeetty pleased with how all the shading came out and everything. IDK how I am but I am. Maybe because I spent so long on it and I haven't spent this long on a piece in a looooooong time? I have no idea. I don't even care that I really got the legs wrong or anything. It's done and I'm satisfied.
...Grapple <3 Hopefully she stands out enough from the background...it had to be pretty dark (My goodness Tallon IV I love you but you're so dark), so here's to hoping the prints will come out nicely.
Metroid Prime/Samus Aran belongs to Nintendo, Retro Studios, etc.
Est. Time Taken: 12+ hours
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Comments: 82
crateshya In reply to ??? [2010-10-07 01:48:17 +0000 UTC]
It wasn't? Coulda sworn otherwise! It looked like it was over the Chozo Temple Site on Tallon IV Overworld where you fight Meta-Ridley. It was quite literally the first thing I thought of.
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Darkf0rgd In reply to crateshya [2010-10-07 01:51:22 +0000 UTC]
Oh *Cough* then its that. >.>;;
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Darkf0rgd In reply to ??? [2010-10-06 23:05:00 +0000 UTC]
Oh i'm not complaining . Your work came out wonderfully. I just found it funny that we had similar ideas...as i'm certain we were working on them at around the same time LOL. GJ!
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crateshya In reply to Darkf0rgd [2010-10-07 01:49:13 +0000 UTC]
Haha, you know what they say about great artists thinking alike. ;0
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Darkf0rgd [2010-10-06 19:19:58 +0000 UTC]
This is very very well done! Looks better than mine in my opinion!!! Well done!
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crateshya In reply to Darkf0rgd [2010-10-07 01:45:56 +0000 UTC]
Pshhh, I think yours looks more epic, honestly. Thank you though!
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Darkf0rgd In reply to crateshya [2010-10-07 01:51:32 +0000 UTC]
yes but your details kills mine!
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crateshya In reply to Darkf0rgd [2010-10-07 01:58:42 +0000 UTC]
Not necessarily. DA's shrinking thingy really killed the details on this thing. ;;
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Darkf0rgd In reply to crateshya [2010-10-07 14:57:24 +0000 UTC]
i'd hope they'd download them to judge them correctly
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crateshya In reply to Darkf0rgd [2010-10-07 15:22:05 +0000 UTC]
I hope so too, but this one is still like...25% of the original image or something.
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crateshya In reply to AngelJasiel [2010-10-07 01:45:23 +0000 UTC]
I wouldn't necessarily call the Grapple Beam so much of a weapon as a general power up.
Thank you!
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crateshya In reply to KidArtist14 [2010-10-07 01:43:53 +0000 UTC]
Haha, thanks. I really should upload a detail shot of it.
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KidArtist14 In reply to crateshya [2010-10-14 16:39:47 +0000 UTC]
Yes! Please do! ... If you want to I mean
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phazonfarmer In reply to ??? [2010-10-06 15:41:09 +0000 UTC]
I challenge your claim that you are one of the biggest gaming geeks! Not only have I played the Prime Trilogy, I have played the entire series (with the exception of Metroid 2). In addition, I have finished Metroid Primes 2 and 3 ON HARD/HYPERMODE!
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crateshya In reply to phazonfarmer [2010-10-06 15:44:53 +0000 UTC]
lololol o u. Just because you've played one entire game series doesn't make you the biggest gaming geeks. You got to play -multiple- entire game series.
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phazonfarmer In reply to crateshya [2010-10-06 15:57:46 +0000 UTC]
Admittedly, I kept it to Metroid because I thought that's all we were talking about. But if we're talking about other game series...
Half Life - Started with Half Life 2, played through Episode 2. Got the first game a couple years later, but I never got past one of the puzzles.
Pokemon - Got Red version as a Christmas present, eventually traded it for Blue. Got Yellow version later on, and since then I've made sure to get at least one game from each Generation, plus one remake and the special editions. Don't have many games that aren't from the handheld series, though.
Mario Kart - Technically, this is part of the Mario franchise, but that contains so many titles that I doubt any one person could play all of them. Anyway, started with Super Mario Kart, and I have all the console versions of the game. I don't own the handheld versions, but I've known people who were willing to let me play their copies.
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ridleysghost In reply to ??? [2010-10-06 15:14:02 +0000 UTC]
you seemed to capture the spirit of the game well, good job
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crateshya In reply to ridleysghost [2010-10-06 15:34:45 +0000 UTC]
If I've done that, I have done what I was aiming to do, so thank you so much.
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Mizzy-chan [2010-10-06 14:51:33 +0000 UTC]
This is quite nice.
Although I do have to say I like what you were doing with all the flats. Maybe you should try doing a future piece just using flat shapes/ colors?
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crateshya In reply to Mizzy-chan [2010-10-06 15:32:10 +0000 UTC]
Haha, thank you.
Also, what exactly do you mean by the flats? :V I may consider it if it's nothing like this monster >:[
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Mizzy-chan In reply to crateshya [2010-10-07 13:46:13 +0000 UTC]
Well I was thinking of some things like..
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For me at least switching sometimes and working with flats, different shapes, and adding a few textures is such a good exercise (And its so much fun!!!). You can also work really fast and you can bang out a few things a day.
Oh and also check out Mike Mignola [link] You probably already know everyone that I posted. But there worth checking out some more.
Haha I hope this helps, and sorry for getting a bit carried away with this reply!
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monochromera In reply to ??? [2010-10-06 10:57:48 +0000 UTC]
Freaking AWESOME!!! I don't even play metroid, but this ROCKS!!
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