I'm not sure this is a good idea.
I mean, I see the point, and it makes sense, but...
Grace is on the list as Primary: Bright Green and Secondary: Pink, and I really can't work with that. It's far too...bright, and a pure pink and green costume is just...enh. I can't.
And while Hunterminator was happy about his colours, I'm guessing I'm not gonna be the only one with, uh, reservations.
While it's logical to designate colours, and require all of us to have at least one standard costume...I think there's really a limit as to how strict we can realistically be. There's got to be room for significant variation.
See, it's always difficult to work out a uniform for a CoH supergroup.
If something's made compulsory... then there's problems when that compulsory scheme violates someone's personal aesthetic sense. Morganni doesn't like the armored torsos and armor pattern. His Lovely Wife doesn't like chunky gloves.
And it's rather hard to tell someone that, no, you just gotta suck it up and live with it. That doesn't work. It cuts into the fun, and we're doing this as a game, after all.
That's why when you're designing a team costume, you gotta leave as much wiggle room as reasonably possible. Yeah, it's a compromise, and maybe it isn't as cool as it would be, with everyone wearing exactly the same thing...but there are practicalities to consider.
There's a limit to how much uniformity and conformity one can impose. Getting a bunch of players to run in the same direction is like herding cats, I'm afraid.
We've all got our different tastes and preferences...and if we're actually going to play these characters, we need to express 'em.
Think of it as a social dynamics exercise. =)
...
Myself, I was intending to modify Grace's costume at the nearest opportunity to better match the rest of the team, so that was gonna be my next Icon trip, yeah.
But I can't do the requested colours. Neon green and bright pink? Um. That's my thing - I can't really take a costume consisting solely of bright colours. I almost always use dark colours for contrast.
That's why Grace of the Spirit currently has a black-and-pink costume...black skirt and armor base, with rose-pink gloves, boots, shoulders and armor panels. The black provides a dark base, and the pink's to go with her Psychic Blast effects. Her gemstones are bright green, to go with the Empathy powers...but you'll notice, they're black-bordered as well.
This was my intended revision.
I'm honestly not trying to be difficult, but I can't make the assigned colours work.
These were my best attempts at using Bright Green and Pink.
I tried, I really did. And frankly I had to cheat with the second one - that's really more of an Evangelion Unit 1 scheme, using purple...and I don't like it either, it's merely the best I could manage. If anyone has any suggestions for me, any better designs, I'll be happy to listen to 'em.
I'm not really good with bright colour.*
-- Acyl
* When I do regular art, even that's in dark shades or greyscale. I got an A-grade in High School art, despite doing terribly on the practical work - a design using texture and colour theory. Totally blew it. How did I score an A? They also marked our concept sketchbooks for the year, and the teachers gave me full marks for my pencil work. =)
-- Acyl
I mean, I see the point, and it makes sense, but...
Quote:Um, yeah. Hate to say it, 'cause I really don't wanna cause a fuss...but...
if you're unhappy with the combination you've drawn, please, say so and we can try and work something out.
Grace is on the list as Primary: Bright Green and Secondary: Pink, and I really can't work with that. It's far too...bright, and a pure pink and green costume is just...enh. I can't.
And while Hunterminator was happy about his colours, I'm guessing I'm not gonna be the only one with, uh, reservations.
While it's logical to designate colours, and require all of us to have at least one standard costume...I think there's really a limit as to how strict we can realistically be. There's got to be room for significant variation.
See, it's always difficult to work out a uniform for a CoH supergroup.
If something's made compulsory... then there's problems when that compulsory scheme violates someone's personal aesthetic sense. Morganni doesn't like the armored torsos and armor pattern. His Lovely Wife doesn't like chunky gloves.
And it's rather hard to tell someone that, no, you just gotta suck it up and live with it. That doesn't work. It cuts into the fun, and we're doing this as a game, after all.
That's why when you're designing a team costume, you gotta leave as much wiggle room as reasonably possible. Yeah, it's a compromise, and maybe it isn't as cool as it would be, with everyone wearing exactly the same thing...but there are practicalities to consider.
There's a limit to how much uniformity and conformity one can impose. Getting a bunch of players to run in the same direction is like herding cats, I'm afraid.
We've all got our different tastes and preferences...and if we're actually going to play these characters, we need to express 'em.
Think of it as a social dynamics exercise. =)
...
Myself, I was intending to modify Grace's costume at the nearest opportunity to better match the rest of the team, so that was gonna be my next Icon trip, yeah.
But I can't do the requested colours. Neon green and bright pink? Um. That's my thing - I can't really take a costume consisting solely of bright colours. I almost always use dark colours for contrast.
That's why Grace of the Spirit currently has a black-and-pink costume...black skirt and armor base, with rose-pink gloves, boots, shoulders and armor panels. The black provides a dark base, and the pink's to go with her Psychic Blast effects. Her gemstones are bright green, to go with the Empathy powers...but you'll notice, they're black-bordered as well.
This was my intended revision.
I'm honestly not trying to be difficult, but I can't make the assigned colours work.
These were my best attempts at using Bright Green and Pink.
I tried, I really did. And frankly I had to cheat with the second one - that's really more of an Evangelion Unit 1 scheme, using purple...and I don't like it either, it's merely the best I could manage. If anyone has any suggestions for me, any better designs, I'll be happy to listen to 'em.
I'm not really good with bright colour.*
-- Acyl
* When I do regular art, even that's in dark shades or greyscale. I got an A-grade in High School art, despite doing terribly on the practical work - a design using texture and colour theory. Totally blew it. How did I score an A? They also marked our concept sketchbooks for the year, and the teachers gave me full marks for my pencil work. =)
-- Acyl