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costumecommunityservice: In honor of Remember Me’s upcoming...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:26:02 -0400

In honor of Remember Me’s upcoming release! June 4 in NA, June 7 in EU.

DONTNOD joins Ninja Theory in the rather notable category of having a female protagonist heading their first AAA title. I don’t want to tell you where to put your gaming dollar, buuut…

costumecommunityservice: simonist: parkwoodlane: deepredroom: ...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:16:57 -0400

costumecommunityservice:

simonist:

parkwoodlane:

deepredroom:

I’m finding myself increasingly adoring of plate armour. The amount of skill it takes to make something that both protects you from weapons while being flexible and mobile enough to move comfortably is something to be appreciated. Personally, if I was a warrior, I doubt I’d wear anything beyond grieves and gauntlets for the sake of maximum mobility and quietness but I still want a suit.

Here’s the whole lot.

Tasty reference photos!

He didn’t want to come to an end, with somebody burning his...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:14:15 -0400

He didn’t want to come to an end, with somebody burning his bones without knowing who they belonged to

soupss: I’m like 2 hours late but happy birthday tera!!!

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:24:33 -0400

soupss:

I’m like 2 hours late but happy birthday tera!!!

10151015: zeppeli practice

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:12:25 -0400

10151015:

zeppeli practice

len-yan: okay so maybe i’m drawing a bit, too..

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:14:27 -0400

len-yan:

okay so maybe i’m drawing a bit, too..

digitallyimpaired: this took like 20 years full zise

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:58:21 -0400

digitallyimpaired:

this took like 20 years

full zise

charliebowater: I’ve got a massive art-boner for all of...

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:13:18 -0400

charliebowater:

I’ve got a massive art-boner for all of depingo’s artwork.

happy-hummingbird: douglas-macrae: Yak at the Turquoise lake...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:04:14 -0400

happy-hummingbird:

douglas-macrae:

Yak at the Turquoise lake (Yamdrok Tso) in Tibet ©Douglas MacRae

Your ride is ready.

helpyoudraw: Armor Tutorials and References Armour Tutorial -...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:53:52 -0400

helpyoudraw:

Armor Tutorials and References

Armour Tutorial - PART 1 by rynarts

Armour Tutorial - PART 2 by rynarts

Armor Study and Guide 1 by KataabaIzuua

ASG 2 Head and Neck Armor by KataabaIzuua

ASG 3 Body Armor by KataabaIzuua

ASG 4 Arm by KataabaIzuua

Romance Roundtable

Wasson Artistry

Sword Forum International

ConceptArt

blackhistoryalbum: EASY RIDER | 1936 Unidentified Man on a...

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:49:40 -0400

blackhistoryalbum:

EASY RIDER | 1936

Unidentified Man on a Motorcycle, ca. 1936. Daniel Cowin Collection, International Center of Photography

blackhistoryalbum: Black Style | 1891 Studio portrait of an...

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:37:05 -0400

blackhistoryalbum:

Black Style | 1891

Studio portrait of an African American female equestrian rider from the late 1800s. Identified as Selika Lazevski photographed in 1891 by Felix Nadar in Paris, France.

via Black History Album, The Way We Were
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blackhistoryalbum: BLACK VICTORIANS | 1905 Hugh Mangum...

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:10 -0400

blackhistoryalbum:

BLACK VICTORIANS | 1905

Hugh Mangum Photographs Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University (circa 1900s)

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costumecommunityservice: Where I work, one of our priorities...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:37:38 -0400

costumecommunityservice:

Where I work, one of our priorities when doing character customization is to give the player one expectation for a clothing item, and then meet that expectation regardless of the sex of the avatar. Because of this, we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about gender and gender expression, and the gender coding in clothing and motifs. We like to design things that only need small tweaks to look appealing on different bodies, and we also like to let the player determine how masculine or feminine they want their avatar to look. From many, many months of doing this work and decades of gaming between us, it has come to our attention that not every character customization system does this.

Aion does not do this, and is therefore my guinea pig for this exercise. Aion has some very nice, rich, tasty costume designs, (and it’s up to you whether it’s good or bad that they do this because I’m not casting judgement in this post) but they basically come up with two completely different designs per single “outfit.” The female version is often extremely feminine, and the male version is generally more masculine. That’s par for the course for Korean MMOs, but the part that drives me up the wall is that entire motifs and design elements are gutted from one or the other to achieve this type of gendering. So much good design,withheld from a costume for such a flimsy reason.

What I’ve done here for this exercise is to take every element from the “base” costume and transpose it onto the other, while attempting to preserve the original feminine/masculine gender expression that Aion loves so well. One of the original costumes usually emerges as the more gender coded of the two, but therein lies the very fun challenge: make lacy frou-frou masculine enough for your typical male player not to immediately sell the costume on the game market.

Feel free to do this exercise yourself if you like!

hyperbali: buttsofjustice: ifansmarchog: ugh. bring these...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:23:24 -0400

hyperbali:

buttsofjustice:

ifansmarchog:

ugh.

bring these back again cause i love love love these outfits

so fucking fabulous

pls to check out the source site because it’s worth it

duckhymn: Doodle Sterek AU Prince! Stiles, Wolf Knight! Derek.

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:19:22 -0400

duckhymn:

Doodle Sterek AU Prince! Stiles, Wolf Knight! Derek.

stopitsembellished: I pretty much fixed nothing and instead...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:09:16 -0400

stopitsembellished:

I pretty much fixed nothing and instead finally got around to slapping some colors on Neroll’s clothes for the main storyline. Her armor is subject to change the better I get at drawing it. I’m debating on exactly how much I want Neroll to show off her nations colors of blue, white, and gold in the the way she dresses. I’ll probably just use it for her formal dress.

tinycartridge: Sweet Shin Megami Tensei IV art Ahead of Shin...

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:09:31 -0400

tinycartridge:

Sweet Shin Megami Tensei IV art

Ahead of Shin Megami Tensei IV’s release in Japan next week (where Famitsu just gave the 3DS game a 37/40, which probably means nothing or maybe something or whatever), Atlus posted these nice pieces from guest artists like Tomomi Kobayashi, Hideo Minaba, Enami Katsumi, and Mitsumi Inomata.

And over in North America, Atlus put out this new English trailer for the game:

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jaymamon: Sketches sketches!

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:10:52 -0400

jaymamon:

Sketches sketches!

n-jay81: Had a bit of free time at the work studio. It’s like...

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:38:45 -0400

n-jay81:

Had a bit of free time at the work studio. It’s like TF2 meets dishonored.