Morticia v2.0

By pukystyle on April 14th, 2016
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Armor: Light
Color: Green
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Hello again! So Morticia v1.0 needed a lot of fixing and tweaking. Thanks for reviewers I think I managed to improve the look a lot more, giving it a full Necromancer Theme (#embracethedarkness).

Things that were pointed out:
- Wreath of Cooperation is accetpable, but maybe try something else, like the Wraith Masque.
- Phoenix Gloves are ok. Mantle of the Lich can be too feathery. Phoenix shoes could be swapped for something else.
- Try Researcher's Shoes or Human T3 Shoes instead.
- Add red somewhere in the mix to match Twilight's red tones.
- Incinerator and SAB weapons are too tech oriented to match the idea of the look as well as the overal scenario.
- Marjory's weapons are probably better matches.
- Use a different, maybe darker, green dye such as Grape Leaf.

I did a lot of experimenting with dyes, and found out that Grape Leaf was a bit too dark, and it wouldn't show as much in the screenshots due to the darkness of the Hellion Forest. I did change it this time though, for a similar and better looking one, Algae Dye. I've always like the dye, it cost me a fortune and I never really had the chance to use it until now (and I'm glad you guys suggested changing the dyes).
Since the look was heading towards a more darker, evil look, I decided to take Cambeleg's advice and use something red. As I stated before, adding red dyes was going to be very tricky because of how the dye channels work on those armor pieces, but the Glowing Crimson Mask seems to work pretty well for this (the Wraith Masque was ok, but maybe too bright for the dark tones and the background).
Weapons overall were swapped for Necromancer themed ones. Marjory's Dagger was a must and even if the Marjory's Axe clips, I kicked my OCD aside and used it. I think that the Pirate Cane and the Orrian Warhorn were nice additions as well.
Now lastly, the boots. This was really hard, because the look has volume on the upper and middle sections. The boots needed to keep that balance. The researcher's Shoes only had 1 dye channel, making it hard to pair with the look. The human T3 cultural seemed ok, but they are really shiny, and they don't cover the back side of the legs too well, making it a bit odd when you look at the character from behind. They are also a bit thin makingit lose proportion on the low section of the outfit. I decided to pair it with Carapace Boots, which I think shouldn't give any problems considering it's the actual armor piece for the chest and skirt.
I had a ton of fun playing around with the skins and trying to make this fit its purpose. I hope there's a better execution this time. Thanks again for all the feedback!


Comments


morriganiontko
Fashionista
Oh great change! Algae dye looks awesome, totally worth to buy :D now your looks is more entire :)
I like trick with matching Twilight by using Crimson Mask. Also looks so nice while casting Life Siphon :D Majory's weapons looks on point here. Some people could complain about about using three parts of Carapace set, however I like change of Phoenix Boots.
You did lots of improvements and your current look and general progress is worth a gold :)
2016-04-14 12:54

NanaItalia
Fashionista
Like morri said: Great change!
The green looks much better and it fits the weapons (Jory's weapons are perfect to you look :))
Gold for your improvement! :)
2016-04-14 13:20

Hylek
Fashionista
This looks already much better than your first version! Its nice to see how you take all the feedback into cinsideration. Great effort for improvement!
The new comb is a bit carapace heavy imo, but thats not too bad! Your colour-concept is much better this time around but i think you should be braver with the dyes! Some more red would look awesome i think!
I made a quick try with more red colours: http://i.imgur.com/U8epgaU.jpg
This is my personal taste and just a suggestion on how you could add more red. The red dyes are Enameled Sacrifice and Remembrance (in case you want to know ^^), i also used Abyss instead of Shadow Abyss to make the metal details stick out more!

Anyway, great improvement, but i think you could still improve on the dyes so its a close overall silver for me, still great job! :D
2016-04-14 13:42

Cambeleg
Fashion Collector
I knew this look could be a lot better than before. I still have some doubts about the Mantle, but I can forget this with the general improvement in the concept. Gold for you.
2016-04-14 13:51

pukystyle
Stylist
Yes, I agree on the dyes, adding red might just work. I like the spots you chose on your demo. And I also agree on the Shadow Abyss vs Abyss. there are some details, especially on the chest piece that won't show as much with Shadow Abyss. And yeah, I agree with you and Morrigan, 3 Carapace pieces might be too heavy, I'll keep trying to make different shoes work there. I also noted a spot on the Carapace Vestments that could use red. I used Cherry Dye since the material seems to be a bit darker than the rest. Here's a demo: http://imgur.com/XpCaUYk
Thanks for the suggestions!
2016-04-14 14:00 in reply to Hylek

pukystyle
Stylist
I haven't forgotten about the shoulderpiece change suggestion. I've been playing around with shoulder armor. What do you think of the feathered shoulderpiece? Demo here:
http://imgur.com/rxnTrRD
I had to swap a couple of dyes on the gloves. Let me know what you think.
I'm glad you like the changes, thanks again for your suggestions!
2016-04-14 14:10 in reply to Cambeleg

Hylek
Fashionista
Glad you like my suggestions! :D
Your demo looks very good! If you find some new boots it would be nice, but i like the colour-parts of the carapace ones now! Maybe you could use cultural t3 top now instead of carapace? I bet you find something nice!
Id love to see a v3.0 if you change any armor-pieces!
2016-04-14 14:15 in reply to pukystyle

Cambeleg
Fashion Collector
Mmmm... no. For changing the shoulder armor with this piece, I prefer you keep the Phoenix one. Besides, now you don't have so many feathers after changing the boots, so it's fine.
2016-04-14 16:18 in reply to pukystyle

Eremite
Fashionista
i am astounded by the main picture. you got the place and timing perfect!
2016-04-15 7:54

pukystyle
Stylist
Thank you! It was a big coincidence, because I was looking for a good spot for a different shot and then I started playing with camera options to make my character appear on the right side to use the staff autoattack diagonally and I happened to be looking at that view and became speechless. The fence added a very nice touch. That's just a bit south of Bria's Manor and the fence is the one surrounding the front of the house (where the little charr cubs play before the event starts). It's kinda tricky to aim for good shots near that house since the cubs are constantly getting in the way, there's a bunch of enemies around and the event seems to happen very often. I'm glad I found that view :)
2016-04-15 9:09 in reply to Eremite

Roamin
Fashion Guru
This is definitely an improvement over the last version :)
I'm thinking, what if you changed the Shadow Abyss into something looking more like Bone?
I noticed the Green/bone theme is in most of the new weapons + your backpiece, and I think it could fit very well with especially the Carapace pants.
2016-04-15 15:53

pukystyle
Stylist
Yes, I'll make sure to test other colors as well. If I find a new setup with enough changes to deserve another post, I'll put it up for sure, thanks! :)
2016-04-27 13:45 in reply to Roamin

Huntawolfy
Stylist
Good!
2017-08-21 2:20