-the Hive-

kyliegirl

<div class="IPBDescription">today another ns pic</div> yup like i promised, try and draw one everyday..

thank god this one only took 7 and a half hrs and yes i DID do all of the pic, even the bg, the details took a tonne of layers and zooming in..

38 layers

7 hrs and 38 mins

enjoy.

i didnt put astory to this because i think it looks good like it is. though ill put the story here

-The Hive-

A trail of infestation led to the computer core
The core had recently been shut down due to failure
The marines entered the now unfamiliar room
Webs and wet infestation was everywhere
Entering to the opening of the core
The marines stood in shock and disbeleif
They had entered very dangerous territory

edit:: reloaded the pic , made the hive darker it was a little too brihgt, added a few slight touch ups, barely noticable.

Visual_Mirage

I swear i just pooped when i saw that..... amazing

Aea

It looks great, the only complaint is that the hive is too bright <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Grimm

<!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->

You're like... the Kharaa art master!

This is some seriously sick stuff.

Moving up from ?ber-cool to godlike.

Keep it up!

Sakura

That is really awesome. Very cool. Keep those masterpieces coming... <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Bogglesteinsky

brilliant

Akalamanaia

In Beta/Designing Stages Alien Started from eggs, there was a morph time they needed to sit in egg...i wonder why it was removed/Not implemented..I think ya can still can find old concept of it somewhere. Looked somewhat like Aliens egg but longer and thinner and diffrent colours.

Fox_One

That's very nice. ALthough I would have liked to see more of the picture, less infestation. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

8/10

buZZard

Ooohhh cute ^__^
The hive gives birth to a gorgy =D

Skie

Heh. I would like to see step by step how you make these pictures.
They're awesome. ^.^

Redford

Kylie's art not only r0x0rs, but she's willing to put 7.5 hours foreward to make NS art for all of us. I lurev u, kylie! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

RPG_Jssmfulhud

Damn nice work, should I say. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

BeRzErKeR

Mm, the picture seems a bit too... smooth. The infestation doesn't get its full effect right now.

Still wub it, especially the egg.

Tresth

*jaw falling down*

Kung_Fool

Kyliegirl, your NS-art is undenieably the best I have ever seen on the web!

You can´t be human. <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo-->

kyliegirl

I am gona put th stroy on the pic soon, but im wondering if i should make the pic darker. i duno seems to be a little too bright. not sure. what ya think?

anywho, be back later,, making a new ns pic now. got all day to do it, so i wana get it started <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

btw thx for the C&C ^_^ if ya wana find out what pics im working on just go here and check out my journal

<a href='http://kyliegirl.deviantart.com/' target='_blank'>kylies ns art news</a>

Kung_Fool

Hey Kylie I just got one question, where in the world did you learn drawing? Those arts are really awesome.
I might try to do some drawing myself, so if you could spare some info about tutorials I´d pretty much appreciate it.

Just asking. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

*edit* About the pic, I think it looks sweet, but to me the investation seems a bit too bright, it kinda looks like it´s glowing. <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->

Just my 2 cent. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

kyliegirl

I can naturally draw, didnt learn.. just was able to and kept practising and got better.

i have darkened the pic so its got a more eerie feel to it and added the story on it. ill reload the pic when i finish this current one im working on.

as for learning to draw. i made a page with links of tutorials for using and colouring in adobe etc, and if ya scroll down there is some drawing tutorials along with some anatomy links to help ya out with muscle structures and bone structures..

go to the
<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=7&t=51465' target='_blank'>Tutorial Page</a>

Kung_Fool

Better than nothing...

Thanks! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Keep up the good work. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

-Drake-

kylie girl will u marry me (*gets on 1 knee*)

reasa

Very nice, very nice indeed.

Liku

Out of preportion to the real Comp. Core, but if it was exact. You wouldn't see it well. GJ.

kyliegirl

here is the updated pic of it, added the story to match the rest of the pics i did, considering its like a series.

it looks like the comp core in my head <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> and slightly simaler to comp core in game.

Majin

KYLIEGIRL!

Have you won a fade of the week yet?
skip FotW, Give her a Gorge of the MONTH!

Thats so awesome!
Your work is the best <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Akalamanaia

no...give her hive of the Year! <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Sir_Robin

Kylie, have you tried to experiment with local lighting? then u can make really wicked shadows where na57y things can hide <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

dark rooms are scary, but its even cooler seeing the slight outline of a fade sneaking around in the dark corners between the spotlights.

gj <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

CplDavis

wow thats awsome work nice.

uranium_235

Kylie, you wouldn't care to enlighten us with sort of a brief run-down on how you make those... would you? Not a tutorial, but I'm just curious... how do you make, say, the egg? The comp core in the background?

sawce

This picture (and all of the ones by her) are absolutely amazing. Thats all I have to say, amazing.

kyliegirl

^_^

breif rundown how theyre made

- sketch on paper. slightly detailed
-transferred to adobe and layered
- starting from the background i then move to the foreground with each new layer. though if slime is involved it ALWAYS gets its own seperate layer, just incase i dont like it because i do it all zoomed in really close.

that egg in the hive pic heres the run through

8 layers

layer 1- the back of the egg sack
layer 2- the liquid inside the sack,
layer 3- skulk outline
layer 4- skulk coloured and detailed
layer 5- skulks infestation on it and the cord things
layer 6- liquid allover the skulk inside the egg sack, more realistic feeling
layer 7- the fron ot the egg sack, then detailed about with veins and transparency to slightly see the skulk inside, more realistic as the birth of something in an egg sack the sack is usually transparent like
layer 8- the slimes on the egg from it coming out of the hive..

a fair few layers for a simple thing, which actually isnt simple eh?

dun bother me, i enjoy it

the bg on comp core took a while that was umm ,, letsee,,

well my art pc aint on atm so i cant tell.. but considering each wall had their own seperate infestation layer, the computer screen thing had around 4 layers cus the computer screen and keypad were different layers so i could do them right, prob about 16 layers behind the hive, 11 layers infront of the hive. the hive was 7 layers i think.

bleh soo many cant remember

homerx

Looks great!

I just can't see the silhouette of the hive that much.

Other than that, its another awesome job!