"Cry Over This, Bitch!" - Harley Quinn pumps lead into a downed Witch. - Garry's Mod

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Thanks for the comments guys and gals! Appreciated!

yeah what everyone else said this is amazing

Been checking and rechecking the original how the fuck do you do it

Looking good.

[QUOTE=Haxxer;27443047]Been checking and rechecking the original how the fuck do you do it[/QUOTE] Smooth the Source shadows. Colour overlay. Lens flares. Blood brushes. Motion-blur. Result. The real amazing shit here is in the in-game stuff, not the editing. That's what really blows my mind. Anyone can cop-out in Gmod and edit in excessive rim-lighting and chromatic aberration or whatever other cheap shit they want but Urbanator here has the right idea of what makes a good Gmod picture.

[QUOTE=Haxxer;27443047]Been checking and rechecking the original how the fuck do you do it[/QUOTE] I think Vman or Chesty or someone said it best really....erm, something about cake and icing or something. The cake was the posing and ingame stuff. If you get that right, then the editing is pretty easy. Lamps and lights are really effective and cracking the camera angle is also important. This pic actually doesn't have the best angle as there's quite a bit of wasted space in the top left (the pose was different originally and that space was more filled). This is stuff you've likely heard a thousand times, but they are the key to making pics in my opinion. Or were you referring more towards the editing? Chesty is a ninja. Yeah, what he said in the above post actually covers pretty much everything!

eh it looks okay for a beginner I guess

Man this is fucking crazy good holy shit [QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;27431562]It looks nothing like the shitty Source Engine[/QUOTE] [url=http://www.littlelostpoly.co.uk/devblog]:colbert:[/url]

[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;27443101]stuff[/QUOTE] Yes, the original is what makes it, but the icing is pretty amazing on its own

[QUOTE=rossmum;27444587]Man this is fucking crazy good holy shit [url=http://www.littlelostpoly.co.uk/devblog]:colbert:[/url][/QUOTE] Well you have to admit Source is outdated. It's still practically the same engine as it was 5 years ago with some minor updates for particles and dynamic lighting, which is rarely used for anything but flashlights.

Meh. Just kidding, I wish I could say this is your best yet, but I think everything you made is your best.

[QUOTE=Henry Townshend;27444708]Well you have to admit Source is outdated. It's still practically the same engine as it was 5 years ago with some minor updates for particles and dynamic lighting, which is rarely used for anything but flashlights.[/QUOTE] this is a dumb statement; you're dumb.

[QUOTE=Henry Townshend;27444708]Well you have to admit Source is outdated. It's still practically the same engine as it was 5 years ago with some minor updates for particles and dynamic lighting, which is rarely used for anything but flashlights.[/QUOTE] It's a dated engine, but like any dated engine, it can hold its own when it's used right. Most people bitch about Source because they don't know how to exploit it. [editline]16th January 2011[/editline] Just in case anyone missed it, there's a link on that emote.

Nice. [editline]16th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=69105;27444933]this is a dumb statement; you're dumb.[/QUOTE] What Henry said. Source is old. Valve probably won't update until Episode 3 has been shipped and Gabe decides to overhaul the whole thing for a new IP (or new Half-Life).

I wasn't agreeing with Dean, I was arguing that despite its age it's hardly as bad as people make out.

[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;27447983]Nice. [editline]16th January 2011[/editline] What Rossum and Henry said. Source is old. Valve probably won't update until Episode 3 has been shipped and Gabe decides to overhaul the whole thing for a new IP (or new Half-Life).[/QUOTE] source has dated well. It might not have all of the next-gen graphics, but in the right hands it can still hold its own. The problem is that people compare the Source engine to other games by comparing titles made by Valve. Those particular games might have versions of the engine dedicated to them but they don't really bring out all of the power it has. Zeno Clash features visuals that are on par with the Orange Boxes but it's utilized a lot better. Mods don't get all of the potential that they deserve in terms of super amazing updates because of the goofy SDK that breaks all of the time and not everyone are ultra elite coders with the actual developer's tools. long story short "source engine" is old because hl2 is old but it really isn't old -- it's just that hl2 looks like shit compared to today's standards even though it's still a perfect platform to build pc games off of

Well, if Valve was planning on overhauling the engine, the only thing they'd need to do the keep me happy is put in some updated textures. [editline]16th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=rossmum;27448124]I wasn't agreeing with Dean, I was arguing that despite its age it's hardly as bad as people make out.[/QUOTE] My mistake. Sorry.

Oh my... Either my eyes just jizzed themselves or I am blinded by the beauty. ...or both...

"omg source is so old n shitty" No. Sorry but it's not. I tell you who's old and shitty: Valve. This forum needs to stop praising Valve like some sort of developer Gods. The only game they've actually built themselves from scratch, including concept, since [i]Half-Life[/i] is [i]Half-Life 2[/i]... and that is such a horribly mediocre and dull game. The only thing I praise Valve for is Steam. And now in light of these statements I present [i]Dear Esther[/i]: [img]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/12/11107/Paul_004.jpg[/img] [img]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/12/11107/Paul_001.jpg[/img] [img]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/12/11107/017.jpg[/img] It's a Source mod.

I'll print that pic on A4 and i'll stick it to my ceiling.

Yeah, Dear Esther is the fucking bomb. The day that mod comes out (well, re-releases), just you fucking watch as I flood this forum with Falklands poses. :smug:

[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;27452780]It's a Source mod.[/QUOTE] Made by a game developer who knows the fuck what he's doing. If you want to make something good with source, you have to be goddamn good. The tools makes the engine no justice at all.

[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;27452780]"omg source is so old n shitty" [img_thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/12/11107/Paul_004.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/12/11107/Paul_001.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/12/11107/017.jpg[/img_thumb] It's a Source mod.[/QUOTE] I'm not saying that it's shitty. For the most part, the engine is better than most out there. But if Valve took a hint and made the materials and textures like the aforementioned Dear Esther, then yeah. It would still be old(as in developed almost six years ago with some minor updates,) but not out of date. [editline]16th January 2011[/editline] And I think this axe has been grinded enough, so lets drop the whole 'source is old' hate train.

[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;27452780]"omg source is so old n shitty" No. Sorry but it's not. I tell you who's old and shitty: Valve. This forum needs to stop praising Valve like some sort of developer Gods. The only game they've actually built themselves from scratch, including concept, since [i]Half-Life[/i] is [i]Half-Life 2[/i]... and that is such a horribly mediocre and dull game. The only thing I praise Valve for is Steam. And now in light of these statements I present [i]Dear Esther[/i]: [img_thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/12/11107/Paul_004.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/12/11107/Paul_001.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/12/11107/017.jpg[/img_thumb] It's a Source mod.[/QUOTE] oh, Google, i love you) [url]http://www.moddb.com/mods/dear-esther[/url]

[QUOTE=PaciFist1012;27455258]Where i can see more of this???????[/QUOTE] [url]http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Dear+Esther&l=1[/url]

[QUOTE=rossmum;27453187]Yeah, Dear Esther is the fucking bomb. The day that mod comes out (well, re-releases), just you fucking watch as I flood this forum with Falklands poses. :smug:[/QUOTE] The day that gets released is the day EP3 comes out. also how did we get onto a rant about the source engine, why fix what ain't broke (like condoms)?

It actually seems pretty close to release duder

Dear Esther, I shall play through a couple of times. Although those pictures are shrunk and sharpened, it still looks fantastic. Great job on the picture.

[quote]Dear Esther, Who are you. Love Bigboom[/quote] Back on track folks.