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Atlas Atlant Skin, preview
Xycelium 15 Feb, 2019 @ 9:40pm
Doesn't exactly utilize the color regions to a satisfactory extent.
What I mean by this, is that this skin (while providing a nice, unique style for Atlas) doesn't exactly utilize the way how the textures are formed, since it seems like the color regions are very 'restricted'. For reference sake, I will basically explain how this skins utilizes these regions to very specific body parts and areas:

Primary (Red): Mainly limbs and appendages, including shoulders and thighs, while also featuring the chest and back torso.
Secondary (Green): Also apart of the chest, and occupying the flaps and upper legs.
Tertiary (Blue): Mostly the back, with some parts being near the shoulders and some patterns on the flaps.
Accents (Gold): Seems to nicely spread out, not really focusing on one specific region.
Energy (White): Seems to mostly be near or paired with metals.

You see, it wouldn't be bad that this style of organizing the regions are used, however this skin is just a bit too intricately designed to have missed out a great opportunity to do so. The way how certain textures seem to have this natural flow yet will be painted mainly by one color breaks their really cool design. Similar to how the Accents are organized, I feel like the color regions placement should be more free form and expanded, to fully utilize this skins' appearance.

I know your intent was not to make some sort of Infested or complicated design for Atlas, more of an elegant and extravagant one. Yet, I feel like trying to make the design more interesting by using the texture's flow better would definitely benefit the skin. It's still okay to use the different body parts as some sort of guidance for specific color regions, but I feel like they should be varied more. I would also apply this criticism to the helmet to a certain extent, while the shape is not that complex (and really doesn't need to be more), the texture should be expressed more also (plus it doesn't seem to utilize the Tertiary color region, so there's that). I still really like the general look for this skin, but I do hope it improves further especially with DE's feedback that I am sure that they will give.
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Victor Newton  [developer] 15 Feb, 2019 @ 10:02pm 
thank you for such thorough reply, I do agree that with that coloration it's look too simple, I'll try to utilize your suggestions
Have to say it does look good, i would buy it.
Last edited by Eternal_The Immortal; 16 Feb, 2019 @ 4:39am
Neonite 16 Feb, 2019 @ 8:15am 
True, needs more color channels. Otherwise really nicely smooth
Darth 19 Feb, 2019 @ 7:43am 
to be honest i like it because of this simplicity
Victor Newton  [developer] 19 Feb, 2019 @ 10:49am 
Originally posted by DarthMauel#EWOP:
to be honest i like it because of this simplicity
thanks, that was intention, but definitely need a lot of polishing and couple areas of detail
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