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[Cuv]

I see alot of people showing their wonderful art skills here. Thought I would show you all some of my area work. Most of the pieces you will see are from RTW, so you will see alot of reworked areas... hence the 'return' to Windspear. Not sure when it will ever get finished, but everything you will see here are currently functional areas.

I do occassionally make areas for people, so it doesn't hurt to ask me. I will start with an area that I did last week for Zyraen.




Cuv

[Cuv]

Here are some areas from RTW. Let's start off with the main dungeon. The same... but very different.

[Cuv]

Next we will journey deeper within the Windspear dungeon...

[Cuv]

Comments or criticism are welcome.

Here is more

[Pex657]

Great Work!!!     

Everything looks as it should be there! Very smooth looking areas.

[Cuv]

Great Work!!!

Everything looks as it should be there! Very smooth looking areas.

Thank you Pex

Here is a crypt beneath Windspear... within the Forgotten Crypts section

[Cuv]

Here are the Forgotten Crypts themselves. Many of the new dungeon areas connect to this portion

[Cuv]

Here is an outdoor winter area I did for someone several years ago... it needed to fit in with IWD.

[Pex657]

Once more . . . .        

I really love the winter area. It if perfect in every way. You have some really good skills. I really want to be able to play on the winter area.

Do you use Photoshop or some other program, or a mix if programs?

Edited by Pex657, 01 May 2007 - 06:39 PM.

[Cuv]

quote name='Pex657' date='May 2 2007, 02:03 AM' post='295637']
Once more . . . .

I really love the winter area. It if perfect in every way. You have some really good skills. I really want to be able to play on the winter area.

Do you use Photoshop or some other program, or a mix if programs?
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I use Photoshop. First I get an idea in my mind of what type of area I want. I love underground or dungeon areas the best. Then I need to decide what textures to use for the walls and floors that fit in best. I have a collection of texures that I have taken from the game and painstakingly taken out alot of the furnishings so that I can drop them when I want. Then I use alot of blending and layering to get things tight.

Here is the new spellhold area that I made for Rastor about 4 years ago. I have recently begun using this area myself... Rastor may collaborate with his content from his Improved Spellhold. Building some nice battles in there right now.

[Cuv]

How about some alien ship areas from my Borg encounter mod. This is a work in progress, but all the areas work fine. So do the doors and control panels. Even have a view screen that you can toggle through to view other worlds Started it on a dare that it couldnt be done.

[Cuv]

I believe there is always more to a good area besides just the artwork. The actors and effects. Created some interesting visuals and creatures. Some screenies

[WeeRLegion]

Everythings looking really nice so far, everything does seem to fit rather nicely.
I especially liked the Forgotten Crypts and the Spellhold... Something about those that just looks really cool...

The borg stuff seems to be "working" too, not that I in any way would be an expert. But it does look sufficiently scifistic.

It took me a while to comment, it's not everyday one sees art of this kind so one easily feels uncertain of what to comment on.

Edited by WeeRLegion, 01 May 2007 - 11:13 PM.

[SConrad]

Heh, I remember those alien/space areas. I liked them back when I first saw them years ago, and still do!

Awesome work as ever, Cuv. You're certainly one of the best area makes out there. Great to have you back in the community!

[Zyraen]

Really incredible stuff Especially when Cuv has agreed to provide an area for one of my mods, it makes me very honored and grateful that I will be able to use one of your most excellent areas in the creation of my story. Thank you and really really, these areas are awesome Rock On, Cuv!

(PS love the northeast corner of the first RTW dungeon map especially, and the blue color sarcophagus color in the forgotten crypt map)

[vilkacis]

Awesome stuff

Those sci-fi-ish maps remind me of the old Buck Rogers games...

I'm going to need a mod that converts crossbows to needleguns.

[Cuv]

Thank you everyone. That is my passion... I love making areas... and making them work in the game.

Well, may as well continue with more...

Here is the cavern entrance to Windspear. The place has been magically sealed and the Order has been trying to breach the magical field preventing entry.

[Cuv]

A vampire ambush area



A bunch of guys who can destroy the 'something' of the 'somebody' (blame theBigg) if you can solve their something



Another small crypt



King Strom III's private library

Edited by Cuv, 02 May 2007 - 02:43 PM.

[Cuv]

More of the Wight caves



Lair of Xylaxia. Undead beholder lair. Kasharin and Spectral Gauths



Outside the entrance to Windspear




That is about it for now. I have more areas... lots more, but these are all that have been made into areas.

Cuv

[the bigg]

EDIT: spoiler for the main RtW plot that was posted by Cuv

Cuv - Casting Disintegration.
Cuv - Disintegrate: Keep the RtW plot secret.
Keep the RtW plot secret: save failed!
Keep the RtW plot secret: Death.
The party has gained XP: 12000.

Edited by the bigg, 02 May 2007 - 02:54 PM.