Quick Color Sketch of a Knight
by Thai on July 29, 2009
I’m starting to be messier with my execution because it just feels good throwing colors together and hoping that It turns out decent.
The Simple Times: Vintage Tech Ads
by Thai on July 29, 2009
When I was a Freshmen, my parents got me a 486 Pentium computer and if you wanted to make it go faster, all you had to do was push a button labeled “Turbo” on the tower. These ads remind me of how far we have come.
Sex Sells
by Thai on July 27, 2009
I came across all these that made me laugh and thought I should share them:
Sexy Gadget Ad Submission
by Thai on July 27, 2009
I sent my ad submission for Gizmodo’s Sexy Gadgets Ads Contest. They want you to create an ad that is gadget related and sex it up. This one was tough cause it was hard to make something tasteful yet sexy and with nerd gear. I’m sure there’s going to be tons of Wii remote spoofs so I didn’t go that route.
If you ask me, old Jenna was so hot.
King of the Fighters XII’s Quick Review
by Thai on July 25, 2009
King of the Fighters 12 is out and it’s great to see these characters pumped up with hand drawn high res goodness. Although some moves are missing from the characters, it still has the SNK’s 4 button song and dance. Most of the character’s signature moves are there. You’ll notice Lori’s moves have been stripped to claw attacks. He seems really effective up close. There’s a guard breaker that I find useful during the match as well. The combo connectivity seems a little slower due to the animation frame rate. The combo rhythm is slower but you get use to it and you’re able to achieve some sick combos once you get started. Overall, the game is a keeper for any fighting fan.
It looks as though Mai might be a download-able character. People are whining about her not being in the roster. Lets keep those fingers crossed.
The command list is located in the pause menu in the 2 player versus mode. For some reason it’s not in the training mode which is strange.
The familar faces of SNK's flagship.
Castlevania Inspired Monster Color Sketch
by Thai on July 25, 2009
I’ve been playing the Castlevania series again and wanted to create monsters inspired by the game. I’m also excited to see the new one. Kojima is involved with the project and you can’t go wrong when somebody’s baby is Metal Gear. So far the game is starting to have a hint of GOW’s fighting mechanics.
My personal favorites till this day were the ones on the GBA. Combining RPG elements into game was mind blowing for me. Each game has it’s distinct feel to it yet the gameplay was all there.
Sketch of a Jet
by Thai on July 20, 2009
The update to Doodledroid is pretty sweet. Now you can use fill, adjust the eraser, and smear. I like how the UI is intuitive and really simple to use. Clicking on a menu button takes you to submenu filled with options.
Gizmodo’s Impractical Gadgets Contest
by Thai on July 17, 2009
Color Sketch of a Calla Lily
by Thai on July 16, 2009
Adobe Photoshop CS4′s Quick Review
by Thai on July 14, 2009
I remember messing with Photoshop when it was practically like Paint on Windows. It was on an old ass Mac desktop and all it had were the lasso, paintbrush, and canvas. Then I started playing with Illustrator. Looking back now it seems Photoshop has come a long way from it’s baby state. Now it plays nice with Flash and Dreamweaver. I simply love how fast it can batch process large image files. The difference is night and day compared to CS3. The interface through me off at first by being really really plain but then I noticed that it was streamlined and allowed you to quickly look at things. I also like the quick access to Bridge as well.
I’ll have to mess with the brushes to see what it is capable of next.