Im Doing Something Now But Not Sure When (if) I Finish It

im doing something now but not sure when (if) i finish it

I'd be terrified...

Tarn: ...Meow?

Annnndd Then Megatron got an restraining order against Tarn.

The End

By menasor_cute from twtr

OK bitches but can we speak about their potential... I really wish nightbird could appear in tfp as a MECH ( or else) creation and then become a decepticon

i like to think that she would be one of the few that megatron would actually like and he would maybe even respect her (despite her origin) and draw parallels between her and soundwave (both are good at their jobs, both are great fighters and both are guys who don't talk by choice)

in fact, there is really something to think about here and I will develop it further

(To be honest I already working on this AU and my ocs will be there too)

Your art is extremely inspiring. Do you by chance have any tips for creating reflective highlights and their placement? It’s something I’ve been trying to figure out for so long and it’s just not computing in my brain. 🫠

First of all, thank you! Ahh I'm not as descriptive with words, so let me give you a quick rundown.

Once you have your base and all is good to go, you create the gradient in the direction of where your light source is (up -> down in the image). The direction will always depend on angle or 'curve' of the metal/material you're trying to work with. Up top, I did a downwards reflection since my shape is more diagonal, rather than uniform and straight. There are times you'll have a round shape, in where this time you'll go ahead and create the highlight at the apex of it. Next, you have to decide what KIND of highlight you'll be using. I usually work with multiple lighting layers, but for this example I'll only show 3. The DULL lighting is just regular low lights that show the texture as reflective, but is most likely AWAY from a light source and/or is reflecting off something that doesn't have much shine. The NORMAL is your regular highlights that is usually just a lighter shade than your base. Since most if the time it just follows your low light(think of it as the intensity of the reflective light source), you can just place it on top of the DULL lighting. The HARSH lights are only portion that are directly in front of the light source OR are the most intense parts of it. Think of it as extreme sunlight etc, and it goes apart from your regular highlights. Lastly, you can add more color to you material by taking in other reflective surfaces, specially those with different color. I added the blue as an example and just color the panel that directly faces it.

I added a few example of lighting from my works so you can kinda see what I'm talking about. They might not seem as different at first, but the placement really makes a difference once you start finishing your rendering. I'm not great at explaining sorry, but I'll try to do another stream and walk people step by step? Would that be ok? Hope this helps a little!

Soooo...ummm...yeah I finally finished my TFP Nightbird design and a little bit exhausted because drawing is like a drugs – it makes me worse but I will never stop

And yes there are somethings about MECH team:

– Nightbird and the rest of the team were built by the MECH to confront the Cybertronians and gather information about them.

–While building, MECH used body parts of dead Cybertronians that were found on Earth (but this does not mean that there are no man-made parts in Nightbird and others)

– None of the bots built by MECH have a spark, but they do have a personality thanks to the Cybertronian brain modules.

– Also, not all members of the MECH team originally had T-cogs, like, for example, Nightbird.

–Each bot has its own human partner

–Bots need energon to survive, as most of their bodies are Cybertronians remains.

About Nightbird:

Nightbird is that quiet girl in the class from whom you don't know what to expect, unlike the original she can talk, here the question is different - does she want to. She is very fast and deadly, and has truly amazing melee and ranged combat skills.

However, the fact remains that she never developed her skills on her own, she only produces commands and movements recorded on the brain module, performed by a person specifically for her training. And she really doesn't like it.

Also, before joining the Decepticons, she had a human partner named Bagheera. They were quite close and it was with Bagheera that she talked the most and sometimes even made fun of her.

Nightbird is a very good performer, if she was given some task she is very unlikely to disappoint you, but unfortunately she is not suitable for leadership. Nightbird is very cold and sometimes even bitchy, she can demonstratively ignore you if she doesn't like you (Starscream is already tearing apart the walls of nemesis).

When Nightbird joined the Decepticons, she was reformed and given a T-cog, increasing her size.

I'll bring you something else about this AU soon, don't get bored