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All the sets in their individual pieces:
One || Two || Three || Four || Five
Six || Seven || Eight || Nine || Ten || Eleven
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Tue May 30, 2017 10:01pm
- Tee Hi <3
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Posted on: Wed May 31, 2017 10:34am
I voted for the 1st one, but it was a toss-up between that and #5 because of the darker skin, so I'm happy to see #5 doing well.
- Voluspa is on Hiatus
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Posted on: Wed May 31, 2017 11:40am
Much as #5 is one of my favs too, the darker skin is a default avatar skin and has nothing in particular to do with the set. So not much point voting for the SKIN - I hope you guys vote for the HA items...
- OKami_hu
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Posted on: Wed May 31, 2017 12:11pm
Had to go with set 6... I only need the hair and hat and those are the right color.
- DelennDax7
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Posted on: Wed May 31, 2017 12:50pm
I would've gladly modeled my set on a different skin but, but really don't know much about this stuff so just opened up the default PSD and started coloring.
- Gwennafran
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Posted on: Wed May 31, 2017 1:36pm
DelennDax7 (#67503)
I typed out a long reply on why practically all my bases uses skin tone one, but I fear that might derail this whole thread.
So long story short: I use the lightest not-undead available skin tone for my base for pure technical reasons, as that's what easiest to read on a screen. The lighter the shade, the easier to read on the screen. Easy to read bases = more votes.
Obviously, different rules applies to the colouring contest, where black clothing be default tend to do well. :P
- DelennDax7
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Posted on: Wed May 31, 2017 1:48pm
Gwennafran (#22320) Ah, okay, thanks. I personally would prefer a vibrant purple base, but ah, I guess this isn't an intergalactic contest. ;-)
- Gwennafran
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Posted on: Wed May 31, 2017 2:34pm
DelennDax7 (#67503)
I generally try to avoid very vibrant shades, just as I try to avoid dark shades. While vibrant shades does attract attention (just as light shades), they also generally makes it very hard to see either the shades or highlights on the base.
For bases, you generally want the set to work as a "blank canvas" that the voters can project "their ideal set" onto. Such as say, imagining a galaxy set. :)
In my experience, what works best for "blank canvas bases" are:
- Using as few colours as possible (preferable just one).
- Sticking to very light shades, as they attract the eyes and make it easier to read the set's shades and highlights
- Sticking to muted shades, as vibrant colours in general makes it hard to read the set's shades and highlights
- Voluspa is on Hiatus
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Posted on: Wed May 31, 2017 2:34pm
I think I just downloaded the default HA bases from the knowledge base (where they only show the pale color...) I'm guessing that's what most people have done when they make bases.
- Gwennafran
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Posted on: Wed May 31, 2017 2:48pm
♑ Voluspa ♑ (#67552)
Having the default download file as skin tone 1 definitively has that effect, yes.
Once upon a time, you were allowed to use your own custom skin for a set, even if it weren't part of the set. Back then, a lot of the base artists (myself included) would literally use white skins, as they pretty much works with all colours and people subconsciously read it as a "blank paper" (or mannequins) with the clothing on top. That meant artists quickly became aware other skins were an option.
We got rules against it, as people started to use very complex custom skins, that weren't part of the set. Which gave votes to the bases for a skin that was not part of the base, and disappointed users once they realised the part they wanted wasn't part of the set.
I actually got skin tone 1-10 set up in a PSD-file myself, but I generally only use that for fully finished and coloured sets to events. Again, I stick to as light as possible shades on my bases. ;)
Posted on: Wed May 31, 2017 10:02am
Wow it's rare that all my top choices are in the running! I usually really like the one that ends up in 4th place: so close but so far away XD