Macabeak's No Frills Avatar Gallery / Journal

[Macabeak]

This is going to be a mishmash of an avatar gallery, plus a diary of sorts in case anyone is actually interested in my thought process when making these.

And uhhh that's it!

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Thanks to the lovely kasch for the quilt piece for this thread!

[Macabeak]

gallery

Characters



Creatures / Not-quite-human



Clutter

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Most recent: [x]

Old avatars:

From back when having no nose was common.


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latest entries
10/23/17

gaia_star REJECTS TIME gaia_star

I like these. But not enough to equip. Time to kick them out of the closet.


Found a glitch that lets me have two arms (Witch of Fate + Galaxy Rebels hood cutter), but you can't do much with the basic hands. Tried to do some sort of shaman or medium with her ghostly hands, but was never satisfied


Inspired by an illustration someone posted of the cutest old lady taking care of skeleton cats.


Shaman. I love love that mask, but it's so hard to work with. Its texture is so soft but with sharp lines, and it sticks out like crazy.


idfk



I imagined a regal queen renowned for her beauty. As she ages, she can't fight the inevitable wrinkles and sagging, so begins to cover her face.

9/27/17

This is legit one of my favorite avatars I've made in a while. Been streamlining my inventory, ditching things I've accumulated over the years. Millions of socks and undershirts bought solely for matching? BYE.

So as a result, rediscovering old items - in this case that kachina dress. Legit, the colors and patterns are the best. This ended up being everything I want when I make an avatar - balancing simple blocks of color with lots of pattern; warm colors; a level of fantasy; item glitches.

9/20/17

This was for marth's challenge to focus on just colors. I don't like to make ballgown shaped avatars typically but I LOVE vibrant colors, the kind that just pop (even if they are deep colors). Plus, that Midnight Seeker skirt, hhhhhnnnnnngh. I will never be able to afford these cry

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current obsession + influences

details details details

AT is full of ridiculously good avi makers, and I'm all starry eyed everytime I see one with beautiful details. Seriously, I can only hope to be as good as these guys, especially since I've usually kept my avatars fairly bare.



left to right: Eloquentress, | Rose |, Vigors, bruja del bloque, Susue, FKA Riddance

I mean, just look at that! I haven't even showcased everyone. Y'all inspiring.

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mini challenge

Time to drag up the old avatars. Dig up something from your past, from way back in yesteryear, and remake it as amazingly as you can.

All I ask is you host your own images, and share both the original and the remake! No prizes for now, no set date, no limit for number of avatars you remake. I'll be keeping this little showcase of your guys' talent and growth here for a while. wink

Remakes so far:

before --- after

tsuraka

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