Hello again, and welcome to another glorious edition of the Legends of Equestria Artist Showcase! Last time, we took a look at some of the houses in Ponyville, and today, we're heading over to Canterlot to take a look at one of the buildings you haven't had the opportunity of seeing in the game yet!
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You're looking at the Headquarters of the Wonderbolts, Equestria's most prestigious flight team! They've been known to perform stunt shows, hold races, judge competitions, and even assist in matters of national security when needed, but in order to properly conduct business in an environment like Legends of Equestria, they're going to need a base of operations. Without having such an area shown to date, it's up to the Legends of Equestria artists to provide them with the necessary facilities.
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These are some of the early sketches that our concept artist, Pa_Hsia, created while conceptualizing the Wonderbolts Headquarters in Canterlot. Unlike the Ponyville houses, this is a building which has not been featured in the show, which means that it's up to our own imaginations as artists to decide what it should look like.
Quote from: Pa_Hsia, Concept ArtistThe design of the Wonderbolts' HQ was influenced by the airport in Sweet and Elite, HMS Belfast, and the Cutty Sark.
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While the process of creating from scratch may allow the artist more freedom, it is typically a more difficult process, as it involves creating a thematically appropriate design with accurate dimensions that can fit into the environment without disrupting its surroundings, while still being visually impressive, all without having any canonical basis! It also runs the risk of being discarded completely should a canonical building actually appear. It's quite the daunting task for our concept artists, even without all the other unforeseen problems that can arise during the creative process.
Quote from: Pa_Hsia, Concept ArtistThe design of the top view went through several iterations, but I still struggled to get it to look right: after I drew the front and side views, I realized that the tower small jutting out of the main building was floating six feet from the building!
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However, as you can clearly see, we were able to put together all the concept art we would need to create such a complex structure as the Wonderbolts Headquarters, and we were left with some fantastic artwork in the process.
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Quote from: Pa_Hsia, Concept ArtistThe final model is *much* bigger than I planned. Since then, I've been far more careful to think about the scale of the buildings I'm drawing and how they'll fit in the scene.
Quote from: Pa_Hsia, Concept ArtistThis was my first full drawing using ArtRage, which is now my staple art program; the Wonderbolts' HQ was instrumental in helping me figure out the ink pen settings I've used for every piece of CA since.
After the concept art was finished and approved, we handed it over to our 3D modeler SteveLynx to turn it into a usable model. Now, unfortunately, we don't have any pictures to show of the process of creating these models. In fact, in the artist's own words,
Quote from: SteveLynx, 3D ModelerSo far all memories I have of modeling that is that I traced some lines of the CA and suddenly the model was done.
Quote from: SteveLynx, 3D ModelerSome evil modeling demon always takes over shortly after starting to model, I can´t control myself nor do I have any memories of whatever happens during that time, I´m pretty sure I´m either cursed or just always really tired during modeling hours.
However, I do think it's safe to say that Steve's work can speak for itself without any problems, so we invite you to have a look at his completed models of the two structures:
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As well as the completed version below, brought to life by the accompaniment of these beautiful textures created, once again, by our 2D artist, Musetrigger:
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The finished product is quite large, as was mentioned earlier, and there are, of course, interior models intended to accompany both structures currently in the works. Once the game is open to the public, players will be able to explore the Headquarters inside and out, as well as interact with characters and embark on the many quests that will be available from this area, so be sure to look for it once you start playing! And for those of you who have been wondering why the headquarters is split into two parts, the large ship-like building is actually going to serve as a museum, complete with historically significant exhibits detailing the Wonderbolts' exploits, among many other things.
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[LOE] Wonderbolts Memorial [UV-Mapped] (View in 3D (http://p3d.in/AGSRr))
(http://p3d.in/model_data/snapshot/AGSRr) (http://p3d.in/AGSRr)
Well, that's all for now, but everyone please give our wonderful artists one last round of applause, and we hope to see you again for next month's edition of the Legends of Equestria Artist Showcase!
Wow, that's a lot of work. lol
It looks very nice though... very..... MLP-ish. :D
Fits the Wonderbolt style pretty well, keep up the great work :3
Wow, it looks very nice! :nod:
It's so cool! :D
Ill say this is pretty nice. I love all these details :3
I can't stop watching that 3D model. It keeps giving me so many ideas, and it gives me such good angles! Not to mention, it looks very good. Is that how the graphics will look in the final game? That shading looks awesome! (And you know, different than what I remember from the Test). :D
GREAT job guys! :]
I'm a lot more excited about Wonderbolt related stuff now after the latest episode!
That HQ looks fantastic, and I can't wait to see the training academy. ;)
I'm loving the showcases! :3
That is simply gorgeous! Amazing work as usual, the shading and the colors are beautiful! :nod:
wow, amazing~! I was wondering when you would get another one of these done. Just in time before I loose a bit of faith, too. I really think you guys could pull this off. And its super inspiring since I wish to work in the gaming industry someday, be it as a programer or designer. :)
The style is amazing! Keep up the good work, guys! :D
Heck yeah! we finally have our Showcase :D
1 question...
Will we be able to go inside the WB HQ?
making this game 20% cooler every day guys..KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ^-^
Quote from: lily7603 on 2012 Dec 16, 13:57:58
1 question...
Will we be able to go inside the WB HQ?
Read the whole thing. They said that we'll be able to go inside both buildings to take on the many quests that will be available there. :]
What I'm really looking forward to is the Wonderbolt Academy and those neat Wonderbolt trainee outfits. :3
That looks absolutely stunning
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Quote from: SteveLynx, 3D Modeler
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Some evil modeling demon always takes over shortly after starting to model, I can´t control myself nor do I have any memories of whatever happens during that time, I´m pretty sure I´m either cursed or just always really tired during modeling hours.
I never said I was too tired, It´s Cider-Season!
this game is going to be amazing ovO :3 :P
When this game is available agai , insta download.
OVER 9000 BROHOOFS!!!!!!
This showcase is even better than last month's one! :3
GOIN TO BEH TEH BEST PLACE EVAR! ( Flies past RainbowDash and wings catch fire so dunks self under water and flies out) RainBow Sits there on a cloud laughing at my charred wings so I go over her with a storm cloud and gives her a bad mane day)
WHAT CHUE GET RAINY DASH!
:3 :D this is going to turn out AMAZING!! :D :3
haha thee idea
That's awesome! So with the quests will you be able to become a wonderbolt as a job perhaps? :P :D
Quote from: cbarnhart00 on 2012 Dec 21, 02:19:57
That's awesome! So with the quests will you be able to become a wonderbolt as a job perhaps? :P :D
That would be awesome, if you could be a wonderbolt,
?????? ???? ?? ???????????? :c >:O D:
Quote from: Kysysha on 2013 Jan 03, 10:36:04
?????? ???? ?? ???????????? :c >:O D:
I could be wrong but are you by any chance confused?
Quote from: Little Judas on 2013 Jan 03, 11:32:54
Quote from: Kysysha on 2013 Jan 03, 10:36:04
?????? ???? ?? ???????????? :c >:O D:
I could be wrong but are you by any chance confused?
Or writing in a language that the forum doesn't support. It doesn't support a lot of symbols and turns them into ?s.
Quote from: Chishio Kunrin on 2013 Jan 03, 14:36:30
Quote from: Little Judas on 2013 Jan 03, 11:32:54
Quote from: Kysysha on 2013 Jan 03, 10:36:04
?????? ???? ?? ???????????? :c >:O D:
I could be wrong but are you by any chance confused?
Or writing in a language that the forum doesn't support. It doesn't support a lot of symbols and turns them into ?s.
That could be it. It would be odd for those spaces to be there otherwise. :I
Quote from: Chishio Kunrin on 2013 Jan 03, 14:36:30
Quote from: Little Judas on 2013 Jan 03, 11:32:54
Quote from: Kysysha on 2013 Jan 03, 10:36:04
?????? ???? ?? ???????????? :c >:O D:
I could be wrong but are you by any chance confused?
Or writing in a language that the forum doesn't support. It doesn't support a lot of symbols and turns them into ?s.
Unsupported characters should be turned into "muffin" :P
Quote from: RF941 on 2013 Jan 04, 08:17:32
Quote from: Chishio Kunrin on 2013 Jan 03, 14:36:30
Quote from: Little Judas on 2013 Jan 03, 11:32:54
Quote from: Kysysha on 2013 Jan 03, 10:36:04
?????? ???? ?? ???????????? :c >:O D:
I could be wrong but are you by any chance confused?
Or writing in a language that the forum doesn't support. It doesn't support a lot of symbols and turns them into ?s.
Unsupported characters should be turned into "muffin" :P
Nah, I use the word Muffins a lot.
It could be kanji, a.k.a. Japanese text.
Quote from: Yellowpikmin476 on 2013 Jan 05, 10:46:33
It could be kanji, a.k.a. Japanese text.
Or katakana or hiragana, which are also Japanese text.
Right, I just said kanji bucause it is the most commonly used Japanese text, but you're right. I wish I could speak Japanese. Anyway, Wonderbolts Headquarters. Looks awesome. Do pegasi get to join?
So... January Showcase?
Quote from: Yellowpikmin476 on 2013 Jan 05, 12:31:35
Right, I just said kanji bucause it is the most commonly used Japanese text, but you're right. I wish I could speak Japanese. Anyway, Wonderbolts Headquarters. Looks awesome. Do pegasi get to join?
note: Kanji is actually chinese words, with the same strokes and nearly the same meaning. The only writing that was actually "invented" by the Japanese was katakana and hiragana, and even those were originally just chinese hanzi written sloppily. As for "most commonly used", the reason for that would be that hiragana is only used for endings or for spelling out words; for instance when saying "tabemasu", to eat, "tabe" is kanji, the chinese character, and "masu" is hiragana, the ending that makes it dictionary form. Katakana is generally used to show foreign names, words, and pronunciations, such as when referring to "terebi", television, or "radio" and "karee", curry.
/east asian language nerdiness
anyhow, I'm liking the progress! I wonder how much of the place will be explorable, and how much detail there will be.
Sorry if I already posted this but where is the January Showcase