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Also I tried a new technique for this version, instead of using a 40% opacity I grabbed the highlights and shadows only, place them ona color to see the difference.


I can post the technique if you prefer it, its a few more steps, but it keeps more detail and shows colour better.
I can only explain in in photoshop (cause I dont care to learn anything else for simple image editing)
and if anyone wants photoshop I could point you to a place where you can get it.


Oh and Mogwai Prime you can copy PNGs, and photobucket is not the problem.
instead of [right click > copy image] use [right click > save image as] its when you copy straight to your clipboard that kills transparency.

oh and i have a question, I assume you will be using a blank colour background behind these pngs to change the colour (ingenious btw)
Is it possible to have jpegs behind them to make custom paintjobs?

GreenLantern of Cybertron wrote:
Nisan Fairlady280zx

Also I tried a new technique for this version, instead of using a 40% opacity I grabbed the highlights and shadows only, place them ona color to see the difference.


I can post the technique if you prefer it, its a few more steps, but it keeps more detail and shows colour better.
I can only explain in in photoshop (cause I dont care to learn anything else for simple image editing)
and if anyone wants photoshop I could point you to a place where you can get it.

I think we will stick with the current procedure. I like the level of detail that you have on the second one, but we are trying to go with more detail from the old alts but leaving some for the imagination.

GreenLantern of Cybertron wrote:Oh and Mogwai Prime you can copy PNGs, and photobucket is not the problem.
instead of [right click > copy image] use [right click > save image as] its when you copy straight to your clipboard that kills transparency.

oh and i have a question, I assume you will be using a blank colour background behind these pngs to change the colour (ingenious btw)
Is it possible to have jpegs behind them to make custom paintjobs?

Thanks for the info on the Save As vs Copy. It does work

Custom paint jobs are a definite possibility for the future but as for now we'll stick with the solid colors. (I like the custom idea alot).

Change 132

You can post your alts in here again! Thanks to GreenLantern of Cybertron's insight I can now grab images from here without any issues.

Here's a humorous look at a robot mode.

Here is another I just threw together real quick.

Another massive upload!

Commuter Bus:

http://www.sydneybuses.info/corporate/bus-fleet/scania-l113crb---ansair.htm

School Bus:

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=89295

Wheelchair:

http://www.viennamedical.com/wheelchairs.html

Vending Machine:

http://carolyncastiglia.blogspot.com/2008/04/this-is-what-poverty-looks-like.html


And my first try at a bot/alt-mode combo, not sure how it turned out:
Airazor:

From: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/beast-wars/airazor/685/1/16/ and http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/beast-wars/airazor/685/1/73/

Mogwai Prime wrote:Here's a humorous look at a robot mode.

If someone does his folded up box mode as an alt mode, Im all over that! lol

I'd love to join in on this, except 1) I don't play as much as I used to and 2) my "artistic talents" are in prose, not images.

Archanubis wrote:I'd love to join in on this, except 1) I don't play as much as I used to and 2) my "artistic talents" are in prose, not images.

Give it a shot if you would like Complete video walkthrough on first post.

Another couple before I go have dinner. I've been playing with 2 ways of doing the pre-movie bots:
1) Grab their toy images from the galleries here. Most of the faction symbols are easy to photoshop out, but I ran into a problem with Bluestreak, since he has one on a window.
2) Try and find photos of their real-life alt-modes. So far I've been lucky, but I probably won't be able to find them all
Which would you prefer?

Cassette:

From: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/g1-1984/frenzy/874/1/35/ and http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/g1-1984/frenzy/874/1/86/

Datsun 280Z (AKA Bluestreak):

From: http://www.dat280z.com/