TF2 Merchandise Megathread: Virtual fashion designer no more - Games

[QUOTE=Old Hermit;45957836]Progress: [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102054761/Stickies2.png[/t] Still not fully done yet, obviously. Gonna add a little bubble that says "Net wt. 8 stickybombs", and of course put a sticky launcher in his hand. Just wanted to show off what I'd done so far.[/QUOTE] I'd say remove the circle filled with text in front of the cp , just because you're referencing that old pack of kelloggs doesn't mean you have too use all the elements from it. same applies for the little bubble you're planning on adding.

[QUOTE='[Square];45959019']I'd say remove the circle filled with text in front of the cp , just because you're referencing that old pack of kelloggs doesn't mean you have too use all the elements from it. same applies for the little bubble you're planning on adding.[/QUOTE] Agreed. Not only is the typography really bad, but I don't think Valve would approve a design which includes F2P-bashing.

i like the text but remove the F2P one

If you removed the circle with text and changed Valve's at the top to Tavish's, it'd be a lot better. It'd still be silly while not necessarily going beyond the fourth wall.

Made some changes based on suggestions. How's this? [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102054761/Stickies3.png[/t]

[QUOTE=Old Hermit;45967462]Made some changes based on suggestions. How's this? [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102054761/Stickies3.png[/t][/QUOTE] I like how you added the actual crit boost effect and the effort you made to differentiate the control point colours from demo's. been thinking about making a paper-ish t-shirt design from expiration date, with spy getting hit by the car (obviously not the actual image because that'd just be plain lazy) along with the classic scout line. what would you guys think about an sfm/gmod version of that image?

I'm just gonna be 'that guy' right now and suggest an idea for a shirt: what about a simple design, the swordvan brand logo from the front of the van in Expiration Date? Simple designs are the best designs, after all.

[QUOTE=TheFishyG;45967984]I'm just gonna be 'that guy' right now and suggest an idea for a shirt: what about a simple design, the swordvan brand logo from the front of the van in Expiration Date? Simple designs are the best designs, after all.[/QUOTE] What's this swordvan thing people have been talking about? Is it just a reference to that one little comic or something else?

[QUOTE=Old Hermit;45967462]Made some changes based on suggestions. How's this? [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102054761/Stickies3.png[/t][/QUOTE] Bigger stickies

[QUOTE=TheJukebox;45970190]Bigger stickies[/QUOTE] Comin' right up! [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102054761/Stickies4.png[/t] I also noticed the sticky launcher's metal bit was some how in front of the demo's hand before, so I fixed that, as well. [editline]oranges[/editline] Just added the little glowy orb bits that crit stickybombs have in-game. I think it's done! [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102054761/Stickies5.png[/t] I'll submit it in a few hours or so

Still a sellout: [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=314306392"][img]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/41978886794593472/F819DCA63A12096A122499CFB66C50631FCF4AF6/[/img][/URL]

[QUOTE=Old Hermit;45982392]Still a sellout: [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=314306392"][img]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/41978886794593472/F819DCA63A12096A122499CFB66C50631FCF4AF6/[/img][/URL][/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Workshop Description][B]Hey kids! NEW from Kritzkrieg's: Crit-Boosted Stickies! They're br-r-roken!" [/B] [/QUOTE] The whole description is great, check it out.

[t]http://www.fallennotforgotten.nl/Engineer%20WWII%20poster.jpg[/t] -> [t]http://i.imgur.com/VJSSo4Q.jpg[/t] Had some spare time so I tried to make a poster for the first time. Also Brotherhood of Arms is now in Workshop [t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/49860186095206090/46ACF60D7AB365D24071112FE5B783A51E23462D/[/t] [url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=313491708[/url]

These both need work. I like both ideas, but the execution is poor. The typography on the poster is rather bad. The drawing of the arms could definitely be improved on the shirt.

[QUOTE=Smashman;45988670]These both need work. I like both ideas, but the execution is poor. The typography on the poster is rather bad. The drawing of the arms could definitely be improved on the shirt.[/QUOTE] Poster is heavily wip, thats why I showed it here, to get criticism and try to fix it. And arms shirt design is supposed to be as simple as possible, can you please point at what exactly should I improve?

The fingers and fists don't particularly look well formed. I'm afraid that I am not a design/art man, so I can't really help you too much there. However, I can say that they appear to have no thumbs. [editline]15th September 2014[/editline] Also the use of impact is very boring. Try something else! I like many of the fonts from [url]http://www.fontsquirrel.com/[/url], though make sure that you check the license of the font that you choose. [editline]15th September 2014[/editline] Perhaps try posing the Demoman and Soldier how that you would like this is to appear, see how it looks and work from that.

[QUOTE=Smashman;45988901]The fingers and fists don't particularly look well formed. I'm afraid that I am not a design/art man, so I can't really help you too much there. However, I can say that they appear to have no thumbs. [editline]15th September 2014[/editline] Also the use of impact is very boring. Try something else! I like many of the fonts from [url]http://www.fontsquirrel.com/[/url], though make sure that you check the license of the font that you choose.[/QUOTE] I chose Impact because it's supposed to be a small reference to the original tf2 name - Brotherhood of Arms which had a logo using Impact or something very similar. But yeah, thats the smallest thing. To the thumbs problem. Trust me, it bothered me too, but I made the scene in sfm and from that angle you can't see thumbs. Anyway, really thanks for your opinion, I'll try to improve it.

Could I see your original reference image?

Commercial art isn't always about being realistic Find a pose that looks better in 2d even if it looks awful in 3d

[QUOTE=GladoSC;45988971][...] To the thumbs problem. Trust me, it bothered me too, but I made the scene in sfm and from that angle you can't see thumbs. Anyway, really thanks for your opinion, I'll try to improve it.[/QUOTE] I don't know exactly how you made the pose, but I can't wrap my head how the fingers doesn't show in this angle :0 If it's bothering even you, don't try to force it, find a different angle that works better. [t]http://i.imgur.com/o7jOYih.png[/t]

the whole concept is rather bland.

[QUOTE=Metaru;45990234]the whole concept is rather bland.[/QUOTE] It's from a collection "What would SC actually wear" so yeah, it's just a simple stuff because most of my clothes are just blank...

i'm not the kind of guy who would wear this kind of stuff either. [t]http://www.coolvideogametshirts.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product/itempics/box-art-mortal-kombat-shirt.jpg[/t] but as i've said earlier, i'm p sure WLF is looking for stuff that they can't produce on their own.

[QUOTE=Kanta;45989533]I don't know exactly how you made the pose, but I can't wrap my head how the fingers doesn't show in this angle :0 If it's bothering even you, don't try to force it, find a different angle that works better. [t]http://i.imgur.com/o7jOYih.png[/t][/QUOTE] I remember when people discovered that the achievement icon for With Friends Like These was just one person holding their hands together. [img]http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/3/38/Tf_play_game_friendsonly.png?t=20120903063510[/img] Thumb positioning is important [img]http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/two-businessmen-sitting-opposite-each-other-portrait-elbowing-table-their-arms-grappled-fight-41962450.jpg[/img]

Don't make it so symmetrical? Can't go wrong with the classic: [IMG]http://www.liveforfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/handshake.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=WnR;45992607]Don't make it so symmetrical? Can't go wrong with the classic: [IMG]http://www.liveforfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/handshake.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Its based on this (thats why tshirts description says "Demo! You son of a Tavish!") but it looked better symmetrical when simplified. Anyway, Im remaking it from a scratch, hopefully I'll get it right this time.

[QUOTE=Frying Dutchman;45695980]Post under construction, resources, tutorials and more will be added.[/QUOTE]

I knew I forgot something besides leaving the oven on.

[QUOTE=Kanta;45989533]I don't know exactly how you made the pose, but I can't wrap my head how the fingers doesn't show in this angle :0 If it's bothering even you, don't try to force it, find a different angle that works better. [t]http://i.imgur.com/o7jOYih.png[/t][/QUOTE] wip. Is it getting better? [t]http://i.imgur.com/1RvrBrf.jpg[/t]

look at the contours and the shading of those clip art your design is more simple and boring than clip art which is not good shading on soldier's fingers is also way too dark too, makes it confusing