Killer Instinct Inspired Suggestions

Geminii23

So I am looking to make some Killer Instinct inspired fan art and could use some suggestions on clothing items from DAZ that might work. I have a ton of stuff already but it has been really daunting trying to find the right stuff. To narrow it down I would probably start with Orchid since she would be the easiest one to work with.

So far the only thing I have found in my library that comes close would be the Biker girl outfit for V6 and then maybe apply some shaders to get the green leather look.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Geminii23

No one? Hmmm...

Well so far I have been experimenting with MS Lycan and Lycaon the Werewolf to try and make a Killer Instinct Saberwolf character but the results have been less than desirable at this point. No fault of these products of course, since they are fantastic. But I am just not getting the results I am looking for.

Can anyone explain or assist with a few things on this:

1. Is there a good way to elongate the face, nose and mouth a bit more. Currently all of my test renders make him look more like a Gorilla LOL
2. I have scoured my entire library for a suitable hair that would work. Saberwolf's hair is more like a long spiky mane and I can not find anything remotely close.
3. I am also trying to achieve a better skin tone to match the blue skin of the character and this is also proving to be a challenge.

Thanks.

SickleYield

Maybe it would help if we knew what Killer Instinct is? I'm going to date myself and reveal my ignorance here, ;) but I remember a movie called that which definitely did not have werewolves.

Geminii23

SickleYield said:

Maybe it would help if we knew what Killer Instinct is? I remember a movie called that but it did not have werewolves.

Hey SY,

Whoops! LOL Yeah I guess that would've been helpful.

Here's the official page from Xbox that also has lots of screen shots from the game of the various characters: Killer Instinct for Xbox One

I have been racking my brain trying to come up with free or paid content usable for just about any of these characters from this game. I am trying to make my own Killer Instinct inspired 3D fan art. Been pretty difficult and slow going so far. It seems pretty hard to find anything related to recognizable gaming franchise characters. I suppose this is for copyright reasons, but oddly there are a tremendous amount of comic book character stuff out there. So not really sure what the difference is there.

Thanks.

SickleYield

Oh, gotcha!

Yes, it is for copyright reasons. None of us is keen to lose all our hard work because of a legal copyright holder's lawyers. Superhero content is generic enough (anyone can create a hero with a black-and-red striped costume, for instance) that DAZ artists can risk making it without getting sued. A lot of freebie makers do fan-art of licensed characters and items, but those are freebies - they're not making a profit and the lawyers therefore won't bother with them. Xbox One is probably too new to have a lot of freebie stuff made for it yet even if the specific game for that system is very popular.

Geminii23

SickleYield said:

Oh, gotcha!

Yes, it is for copyright reasons. None of us is keen to lose all our hard work because of a legal copyright holder's lawyers. Superhero content is generic enough (anyone can create a hero with a black-and-red striped costume, for instance) that DAZ artists can risk making it without getting sued. A lot of freebie makers do fan-art of licensed characters and items, but those are freebies - they're not making a profit and the lawyers therefore won't bother with them. Xbox One is probably too new to have a lot of freebie stuff made for it yet even if the game is very popular.

Yeah, I am not looking for exact replicas of the outfits of course, really just somethings that are workable or come close to give the style. So in the Saberwold example, and my previous post, I have gotten close but not close enough to creating a figure that could work.

Another example is the Orchid character which is much easier to accomplish. In my current attempt on her character I am using Biker Girl outfit which is close to her signature outfit. But I can not find anything close to her baton weapons that looks similar. Naturally I am going to need to do quite a bit of postwork on these to really sell the look of the characters.

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SickleYield said:

Oh, gotcha!

Yes, it is for copyright reasons. None of us is keen to lose all our hard work because of a legal copyright holder's lawyers. Superhero content is generic enough (anyone can create a hero with a black-and-red striped costume, for instance) that DAZ artists can risk making it without getting sued. A lot of freebie makers do fan-art of licensed characters and items, but those are freebies - they're not making a profit and the lawyers therefore won't bother with them. Xbox One is probably too new to have a lot of freebie stuff made for it yet even if the specific game for that system is very popular.

In terms of being new, XBOX One may be new. But Killer Instinct is actually really old. It debuted on the Super Nintendo and had a sequel on the Nintendo 64. The problem for KI isn't exactly how new or old it may be, it's more of a popularity thing, I think. While it does seem to have a cult following, it's not on the level of the Superheroes or other fighting games such as Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat. So the best one could do for the KI characters, would likely be to kit bash and get really creative.

As far as offering suggestions go, I can't help on that front. But I do look forward to what you can drum up, Geminii.

Geminii23

Well, here is my first attempt or interpretation of the Orchid character using what stuff I could combine together in just DAZ.

Geminii23

So after a lot of work and some mishaps, here is my first official Killer Instinct fan art piece.

I was having a pretty tough time getting a suitable Orchid costume using just stuff within DAZ products. Sabrewolf also proved to be a challenge since the LAMH plugin kept crashing DAZ. But it is what it is.

Would love to know what people think about this one!

Thanks