The Half Genie Protector of Scuttle Town, Shantae for SSB4 (WayForward wants her in Smash)

[Yellowlord]

Hey Omni, I was curious; When you do your Smashified pieces, what do you enjoy most about doing them? Is there a vibe that you feel of the sorts when you Smashify some ancient video game character relics of the past or video game characters characters that would fit greatly in the world of Smash? It is a wonder that I had. =P

 

[Artsy Omni]

How mad/annoyed would you have been if Shantae had been announced as future DLC in yesterdays Smash Digital event? In the "oh that render was pointless" kind of mad/annoyed

I'm guessing I'd be initially disappointed, but in not too long I'd just be glad to see her in the game. I do have plans about what to do on the website in the event that one of the characters we do gets into the real game. =)

It'd be very interesting to see how our interpretations compare with the real thing!

 

[Manic Rykker]

Anyways, just to point out what I did in the Campaign card... I kinda did a little bit of fiddling with the render XD To see it I'll need to show them side by side.

First I'll re-post the original done by Artsy and his pals

And here is the thing I gimped up. The difference primarily is that I added a bit of bevel to it here and there to various pieces of the image to give it some pop.

Have a dropshadow version too

Spoiler

But yeah... Do you guys think it looks any good? It was mostly an experiment, as I wondered how the image would look with some bevel added here and there.

P.S. Artsy, if you are still here too: I hope you didn't mind me fiddling with your art! ^_^ I ment nothing by it. Was one of the usual experiments I like to do in Gimp. Please don't kill me ._.

 

[A Distant Demon]

Funny you should say that, because I see a lot of comments saying Shovel Knight is the least convincing. In fact, every time a new one goes up, somebody says "this one isn't as good as the rest" and other people say "this one is much better than the rest," so I'm just going to tell myself that it's pretty much the same.... because otherwise I think I might go insane. o_o

Being the worst out of the best is still great. Honestly i think all of the smashified pieces have been fantastic. But your "worst piece" is stil better than half the stuff on the net. So if you arent proud of it (and I know you are) you should be. It's all great stuff.

But I hate to ask what YOUR favorite smashified is..

 

[Artsy Omni]

Hey Omni, I was curious; When you do your Smashified pieces, what do you enjoy most about doing them? Is there a vibe that you feel of the sorts when you Smashify some ancient video game character relics of the past or video game characters characters that would fit greatly in the world of Smash? It is a wonder that I had. =P

I think the part I enjoy the most is the design aspect: trying to see how an older character would be brought into a modern design context. I don't have any delusions of being the best at modernizing a character's design, but it's still the most interesting part. I love refining a design sketch and seeing how the forms will unfold in my mind.

The rest of a render is just getting the materials right, and that can often feel more like a chore than anything else. =P

 

[N3ON]

For the record, regardless of how I feel about the characters themselves, this is hardly the Smashified I believe to be the "worst" of the lot.

But like people have been saying, the "worst" Smashified is still pretty much better than 99% of other similar-styled art.

 

[Artsy Omni]

Being the worst out of the best is still great. Honestly i think all of the smashified pieces have been fantastic. But your "worst piece" is stil better than half the stuff on the net. So if you arent proud of it (and I know you are) you should be. It's all great stuff.

But I hate to ask what YOUR favorite smashified is..

Oh gosh, I have no idea. I grow to hate all of them over time because all I see is the mistakes people have pointed out. XP

 

[N3ON]

You wouldn't be a true artist if you didn't come to hate your work the more you stared at it.

 

[Deleted member]

So Omni how likely is it for sakurai to see any of your art?

 

[Yellowlord]

So Omni how likely is it for sakurai to see any of your art?

To be honest, that's another question I had too: Would it be possible for Sakurai to see your amazing Smashified art? =P

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

So Omni how likely is it for sakurai to see any of your art?

I have a feeling he must have seen at least Rayman, considering that blew up.

 

[dangeraaron10]

So YOU are the artist behind this, Hex? Bravo! Outstanding work, on all of your pieces. The Smashified art gives a huge surge in popularity to the characters that receive them, and often become the staple image for campaigning. I know K. Rool sure appreciated the boost, even if he was pretty high up there already *snicker snicker*

Carry on the amazing work!

 

[lightdasher]

Oh gosh, I have no idea. I grow to hate all of them over time because all I see is the mistakes people have pointed out. XP

On the bright side, if people don't point out mistakes you may make the same mistake again next time

 

[Artsy Omni]

On the bright side, if people don't point out mistakes you may make the same mistake again next time

Very much so. I do my very best never to hold it against someone when they give criticism, even when it's not given very amicably. The criticisms always carry weight and can benefit future work. I just tend to focus on destructive criticism rather than constructive criticism, so smashified releases can be somewhat stressful for me, since negativity is most vocal right out of the gate.

 

[lightdasher]

Very much so. I do my very best never to hold it against someone when they give criticism, even when it's not given very amicably. The criticisms always carry weight and can benefit future work. I just tend to focus on destructive criticism rather than constructive criticism, so smashified releases can be somewhat stressful for me, since negativity is most vocal right out of the gate.

Only problem I have is where I post my art I don't enough critism so I feel myself sitting in the same place all the time, I never finished that Shantae render I showed you a WIP of as I got stuck shading and had no one to ask at the time ;P

...and I don't like using deviantart for some reason

 

[Mikegamer0608]

Have you guys seen all the comments in Shantae's video trailer its amazing, So many supporters!

 

[Manic Rykker]

Ok. Did a bit more fiddling with the render.

Spoiler

You'll notice a few more differences with this one. The first difference is that I saturated her attire and hair up a bit to make her brighter. I also darkened the skin color a bit.. which reminds me.. This actually isn't the only version I had. I made another version with a variation on the skin color too. I wanted to see what you guys thought of that too sooo...

I'll put the original in again for comparison

So guys, what do you think of them?

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

Ok. Did a bit more fiddling with the render.

Spoiler

You'll notice a few more differences with this one. The first difference is that I saturated her attire and hair up a bit to make her brighter. I also darkened the skin color a bit.. which reminds me.. This actually isn't the only version I had. I made another version with a variation on the skin color too. I wanted to see what you guys thought of that too sooo...

I'll put the original in again for comparison

So guys, what do you think of them?

Not sure if it's just me.
But I'm not sure if I'm seeing the difference between them.

 

[Manic Rykker]

Not sure if it's just me.
But I'm not sure if I'm seeing the difference between them.

You'll have to compare them. I guess the color alteration is a bit more subtle than I thought. If you compare one of them side by side with the original render you'll see the difference

Edit: In terms of the two variations of the skin color, the top one is a bit darker than the other

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

You'll have to compare them. I guess the color alteration is a bit more subtle than I thought. If you compare one of them side by side with the original render you'll see the difference

Edit: In terms of the two variations of the skin color, the top one is a bit darker than the other

Of the four you posted, which is the original?

 

[Manic Rykker]

Of the four you posted, which is the original?

The one at the veeery bottom. The one that still has the Smashified watermark on it

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

The one at the veeery bottom. The one that still has the Smashified watermark on it

I'm starting to see a little difference now.

 

[Manic Rykker]

I'm starting to see a little difference now.

Yeah. I made the changes as I noticed one user or two note how the smashified looked somewhat desaturated... almost a mixture of Brawl and Wii U/3DS (which is definitely odd). So I decided to brighten the colors a bit myself, and made those changes to the skin tone.. I made two variations with different skin tones because I wasn't sure which looked the best or not.

 

[Captain Hazama]

Hex, teach me your ways on how to draw.

 

[Gene]

Ok. Did a bit more fiddling with the render.

Spoiler

You'll notice a few more differences with this one. The first difference is that I saturated her attire and hair up a bit to make her brighter. I also darkened the skin color a bit.. which reminds me.. This actually isn't the only version I had. I made another version with a variation on the skin color too. I wanted to see what you guys thought of that too sooo...

I'll put the original in again for comparison

So guys, what do you think of them?

The extra color saturation looks good. I like all of her skin colors but if I had to choose 1 than it would be the 2nd one. I hope that helps, you did an excellent job with the edit.

 

[Manic Rykker]

Yeah. Artsy did a good job with it, but I felt like I had to take matters into my own hands since he probably wouldn't have time to do any major edits, at least I don't think. Thanks for the input everyone!

As always, any tweaks I make are free-use, as I don't really care what is done with stuff I do. Just be sure to thank Artsy Omni for the real thing! ^_^

Edit: The user that was chatting here a few hours ago, HextupleyooDOT was Omni. That is the fellow that created the render itself.

 

[Raheem The Dream]

Hey, guys! Look what I've got from Best Buy from yesterday!

I love my Father for helping & especially making me happy from yesterday! But, today that I'm mind Blown about Shantae is actually and finally #Smashified and hopefully more supporters of #ShantaeForSmash shall be in perfectional woodwork of voting Shantae!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shan...ersion/769600476420657?notif_t=page_new_likes P.S: Anyone wanna be friends me on my Wii U list and Wii U Chat?!

 

[Burruni]

Hey, guys! Look what I've got from Best Buy from yesterday! View attachment 56920

I love my Father for helping & especially making me happy from yesterday! But, today that I'm mind Blown about Shantae is actually and finally #Smashified and hopefully more supporters of #ShantaeForSmash shall be in perfectional woodwork of voting Shantae! View attachment 56922 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shan...ersion/769600476420657?notif_t=page_new_likes P.S: Anyone wanna be friends me on my Wii U list and Wii U Chat?!

Now join the Inkling army.

 

[SL the Pyro]

Very much so. I do my very best never to hold it against someone when they give criticism, even when it's not given very amicably. The criticisms always carry weight and can benefit future work. I just tend to focus on destructive criticism rather than constructive criticism, so smashified releases can be somewhat stressful for me, since negativity is most vocal right out of the gate.

I'm late to the party due to my odd sleep schedule, but I hope you'll value my input too:

This is amazing. I was sitting back expecting a troll submission with how much Smashified! was hinting and hyping, but I'm glad to have been wrong; this is everything I expected and more, and I love it. The style matches both Shantae and Smash perfectly. The only gripe I have is that Shantae's smile isn't open-mouthed, but it's a minor personal criticism on an otherwise fantastic piece. Kudos to you.

Now, for the thread: we got what we were waiting for, so I hope you're retweeting/reposting/rewhatevering Smashified Shantae and refueling the hype train. Granted it's going to be hard to hear the hype over E3's, but it doesn't hurt to try.

 

[Raheem The Dream]

Can anybody tell me, how to redeem my early beta version of Shantae: Half-Genie Genie for the Wii U console codes?!

 

[Mikegamer0608]

Can anybody tell me, how to redeem my early beta version of Shantae: Half-Genie Genie for the Wii U console codes?!

It's only to the people who helped fund Half Genie Hero so we're gonna have to wait for the Release which hasn't been announced yet.

 

[SL the Pyro]

Can anybody tell me, how to redeem my early beta version of Shantae: Half-Genie Genie for the Wii U console codes?!

If you mean you received a beta code, it's not meant to be entered on the Wii U, it's meant to be entered through Steam. You'll still get the Wii U version of the full game if you bought it, but the beta demo is specifically for Steam.

 

[Staarih]

I haven't posted here in soooo long, but the support for Shantae is still strong! As for the new Smashified art of her, the more I look at it, the better it looks. I think it looks like a pretty legit render of her, great job Omni and pals! Wouldn't mind seeing that on my Wii U screen haha!

 

[jahkzheng]

Hey, even if some aren't your best, that sure doesn't mean they are not good. And you guys should be proud at giving support to many different fanbases as well as getting some non-fans interested.
Also, when you are going to throw a curveball, one of those characters that nobody will see coming or rarely predict?

I thought that the "Mother 4" character was a curveball, considering he's from a fan-based game.

Can anybody tell me, how to redeem my early beta version of Shantae: Half-Genie Genie for the Wii U console codes?!

What Mike and SL said.

In more detail..
- check your email
- click the link to Backerkit
- look at the bottom of the digital rewards list that has all your wallpapers and stuff
- your steam code will be under "Test Rewards"
- copy your code to paste later
- go into steam and click "Games" then "Activate a Product on Steam"
- paste your code into the field that asks for it.

All these instructions should've been emailed to you by Wayforward. It's a much more entertaining read with visual aids and links and stuff.

 

[Raheem The Dream]

I thought that the "Mother 4" character was a curveball, considering he's from a fan-based game.



What Mike and SL said.

In more detail..
- check your email
- click the link to Backerkit
- look at the bottom of the digital rewards list that has all your wallpapers and stuff
- your steam code will be under "Test Rewards"
- copy your code to paste later
- go into steam and click "Games" then "Activate a Product on Steam"
- paste your code into the field that asks for it.

All these instructions should've been emailed to you by Wayforward. It's a much more entertaining read with visual aids and links and stuff.

Ok and what's the source for Steam?

 

[jahkzheng]

Ok and what's the source for Steam?

Not sure what you mean.

In that same email with instructions on how to access your demo, they give you a link to steam if you happen not to have a steam account.

Exact words used in the email...

STEP 2: Redeem on Steam

Make sure you have a Steam account, and that you have Steam installed. If not, you can do that from here:http://store.steampowered.com/about/

 

[lightdasher]

Just noticed I wasn't on the supporters list, should add me on that when you can

 

[Warlock*G]

Just noticed I wasn't on the supporters list, should add me on that when you can

 

[Sonic 2099 The Hedgehog]

Hello. Did i Missed Something?

 

[SL the Pyro]

Hello. Did i Missed Something?

Yes.

http://smashifiedart.com/characters/shantae