TC's Micros [Devitt Posted]

[✩ TC]

 

Row 1: Chronic (Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back), Corey Taylor, Anthony Carmine, Danny Worsnop, Dexter Morgan, Slash, Wiz Khalifa, Garth Algar (Wayne's World), Saul Silver (Pineapple Express), Dimebag Darrell

 

Row 2: Pumpkinhead, Crash Bandicoot, Spiderman, Clown/Violator (Spawn), Kazooie, Zombie Mike Wazowski

 

 

Row 1: Austin Aries, Tyler Black/Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Jimmy Jacobs, Kid Kash, Kazarian, CM Punk (ROH)

 

Row 2: Raven, Chris Sabin, Tajiri, Rhett Titus, Dolph Ziggler

 

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Been making these on another forum for years, and I thought I'd share them here as well.

Edited April 12, 2014 by ✩ TC

[MetalDaetlaev™]

Wow... That's awesome!

[huh]

These are dope, do you take requests?

[delete]

These are so cool!

[✩ TC]

Thanks guys.  

 

These are dope, do you take requests?

Sure! Who would you like me to make?

Edited January 20, 2014 by ✩ TC

[Auday]

Can you make make Daniel bryan current one and a fandango with his WM attire if you don't mind

[Darth 6am3r]

I hope you get the refs but can you do Rick Rude ones?

[huh]

Thanks guys.

 

These are dope, do you take requests?

Sure! Who would you like me to make?

Prince Devitt would be cool, maybe even in his Wrestle Kingdom 8 body paint

[jeb2830]

^This

And also an Antonio Cesaro

 

These look very cool

[✩ TC]

Yeah guys, I can give them all a shot. Each one takes a bit of time as I make these pixel by pixel in MS Paint for the most part, but I'll get them all done eventually. Gotta finish an Edge I started for a competition first, but after that I'll probably try Devitt in his body paint. 

 

Also, here's a Brad Maddox I've been working on for another competition. I may go back and touch up a few places, but it's done for the most part.

[huh]

that's sick dude! 

[huh]

You ever make that Devitt micro? 

[✩ TC]

I was actually just starting it lol

[huh]

sweet

[✩ TC]

Been taking a bit of a break from these lately. I started working on Devitt some more earlier tonight and it's coming along nicely. I just have to make his head and detail everything, then it'll be finished. After that I'm thinking maybe Cesaro? As for the other requests above, I don't really have any desire to make Rude or D-Bry right now, and someone on another forum recently posted a Fandango that I don't think I could top.

 

I was going through my Micro folder and found a Curt Hawkins I never finished. Should I scrap it or try to finish it after Devitt? Shading/detailing clothes takes no time, but I feel like capturing his likeness and drawing his attire designs are gonna be a bitch lol.

[Samy]

Hunico and Camacho on a bike

jk, i guess it's just difficult

Hunico w/ Shades

[✩ TC]

 

Thanks guys.

 

These are dope, do you take requests?

Sure! Who would you like me to make?

Prince Devitt would be cool, maybe even in his Wrestle Kingdom 8 body paint

 

Here is what I have so far. Been real busy with work lately so I haven't done too much. Still gotta do the paint on his leg and make the head, then shade the body and paint. Just wanted to post some kind of an update on this though.

 

For anyone else interested in drawing these, I can post tutorials on how to do it in MSPaint. I have templates and stuff for anyone to use.

[Nate]

I'd like to start doin them and would love tutorials/templates

[Auday]

I'd like to start doin them and would love tutorials/templates

Me 2.

[EnigmaticArtist]

I'd like to start doin them and would love tutorials/templates

This. 

[✩ TC]

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Shading/Shaping

 

As you can see by the first micro, the pants are not even and they look weird around the edges. The second micro changes the outlines to curve around the legs more and to be more even. On the third I added some shading around the edges, keeping it minimal to not distract people. On the fourth one I just highlighted areas of the shading with darker areas to give it extra depth. 

 

Notice around the edges on the body side, I added shading to smooth out the edges. Can you see the difference between the first and last? Th last one blends into the body more and doesn't stick out.

 

Wrist Tape

 

While not a big part of the micro, wrist tape is important because it can look funny and throw people off. Try to make it start on his actual wrist, where the hand stops. Some people put it higher or lower and it just looks weird. Shading wrist tape can oddly be difficult. Keep it light so it doesn't end up looking odd. ALSO, remember that if the rest of your micro has black outlines, the wrist tape should too.

 

Hair

 

Hair is something I know many people struggle with. You can see on the first that the hair recedes badly and just looks as if it's sitting on top of the head. Try to make it come down the side accurately, and add anti-aliasing to blend it in too. Don't forget to shade the hair like the rest. Not too much, not too little.

 

Necklaces

 

Necklaces tend to give people trouble, as it can be hard to curve it right. When doing necklaces, keep them thin and crisp, as seen. Add shading around the lines to smooth out any edges.

 

Kickpads

 

Boots can be trouble for many people. Kickpads were used in my example because they seem to be the most popular. You have to try to curve the kickpads around the leg just like the rest. Don't make a straight line across the legs. For kickpads, you must make the raised kicker area lighter than the back area. I tend to make the back area mostly dark, then make the kicker itself lighter with darker shading and definition. 

 

Kneepads

 

I find kneepads to be quite easy to make, to be honest. Once you learn to curve it correctly around the edge, shading them can be quite easy. Add some definition to show the padded area then fill it in with a middle tone (a tone between the shading and the base colour). 

 

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Shading

1.This demonstrates pillow shading, which is generally frowned upon, and makes your shading look sloppy and unrealistic. The effect is made by continually following the outline or shade with another shade.

 

2.Demonstrates cleaner, smoother shading. Rather than following the previous shade, lighter shades are used to blend the darker ones, keep reading for further info on blending

 

Blending/Anti-Aliasing

1.This example shows no blending on the outside of the shirt. This creates a sort of rough look to the lines.

 

2.Again, this shows pillow shading, which can look worse than simply not blending the shirt at all. This is especially noticeable when both sides of the line are pillow shading, because it makes the lines look noticeably thicker

 

3.To get the blended effect, simply transition the shades from light to dark along the edges, subtly blending the black lines

 

Blending Between Colours

1.Shows no blending, depending on the colours used, this is sometimes more noticeable then others. 

 

2.Another example of pillow shading. This disrupts the transition between colours, making a distinct separation between the two, rather than a smooth transition

 

3.Shows a smooth blending effect to the colours, this can be tricky to get a handle on. To do so, you have to find colours that compliment the two being blended, in this example purple and white. In this case, a duller purple will level out the two colours.

 

--This is just a basic tutorial I got from another site where we make tons of these haha.

[✩ TC]

Welp, finally finished it haha.

Edited April 12, 2014 by ✩ TC

[principe]

Nice work

[jeb2830]

Nice!

[✩ TC]

If anyone ends up making one of these you can post it here and I'll try to help you out with it.