The Ultra Stressed Jedi Students play Truth or Dare.

Where are the posts?!?!?!

 

ROFLOL these are great. Yoda getting a lap dance!?! (BTW thanks whoever described that ahead of time.) I can't wait for the next part. Now quite reading this and POST.

 

Another thread with missing posts. Isn't this the very reason they moved all our stories before?

Hope this works.

 

Why can't I see the new posts?!?!?!? mad.gif

 

ROFLOL these are sooo good. is this a multiple post. If it is I am sorry I can't see if it went up or if the server ate my last one. anyway. quite reading this and POST.

 

Quite clever is this tale!
By the way, exactly when does this story take place?

 

Hey, check out these test pics of me and my friend dueling it out. Don't comment on the clothes - this is just a test!
What do you think?
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/ourstarwarspics/ryandies.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/ourstarwarspics/ryandies.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/ourstarwarspics/jeffdied.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/ourstarwarspics/jeffdied.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/ourstarwarspics/intheforest.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/ourstarwarspics/intheforest.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/ourstarwarspics/inforest2.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/ourstarwarspics/inforest2.jpg

 

come on now everyone, don't be shy!



DM

 

Hey, those lok cool. What program did you use? The only thing I see, is some parts of the core look a little blocky. You might want to try and blur it just a tad to make it look more realistic.

-Melvil

 

Not bad at all! but, I do agree with Melvil. The cores do look a little blocky. If I had to take a guess, it looks like you are using Photoshop to paint the blades with. If so (pardon if not), I've found the line tool is a little difficult to get the exact effect off, but a little gaussian blur helps. I've also found that the glow effect (layer effects -> outer glow) tends to ignore the "ends" of the sabre and puts a kind of "bulge" in the middle along the edges of the blades. I think Eye Candy works a bit better, but go with whatever works.

Also, if you haven't already, play around a bit with the hue and saturation levels. The blue blade isn't that bad, the red comes out a little pink, IMHO.

Otherwise, everything looks great. keep up the good work. It's all about practice.

 

Thanks guys! I used Photoshop 5 to draw in the blades.

I'll put up more pics if you guys want...?


MTFBWY
Darth Milarc

 

Eye candy can be pretty unstable at times. If i am working with a large filmstrip and i use eye candy instead of the basic glow photoshop will crash.

 

I think you're using a reverse grip on the pics in the woods. It's most commonly right over left (99% of the time, actually). Here, read.

=)
http://www.synicon.com.au/sw/ls/sabres.htm http://www.synicon.com.au/sw/ls/sabres.htm

-Drew
t0kugawa@aol.com

 

Oh come on! Give me a break! So now theres an official way to hold a lightsbaer???!!!

DM

MTFBWY

 

Good images. I like how you made thin Lightsabres instead of the usual fat ones that I REALLY hate. Its supposed to be a lightsabre, NOT A CLUB OR BASEBALL BAT!!!!!!!!! *attempting to breath easier*
anyways...good test shots. Is this your first attempt?

 

There is no official way, but there is a right way. You hold it similar to a baseball bat. If your right handed, it's right over left. If your left handed, it's left over right. The reason being, if you hold it the opposite way, response time is down. And I don't think Jedi want their reponse time to decrease when their fighting someone like Maul.

 

Nice work kid, don't listen to the flame mongers.

Now try doing the sabers at 29.97 frames per second for a 5 minute fight scene

 

Jedi Chimi, wrong. If you are lefthanded you hold it just like when you are right handed. trust me, I´m left handed, and i know this stuff.

 

1)The saber pics look good, a little blocky as mentioned.

2) The correct way to hold a katana in most japanese sword arts is left hand bottom, right hand top. To the right side is called hasano-kamai. BUT just because Qui Gon Jinn holds his saber like this in EP1, doesn't mean it is the "official way" to hold a lightsaber. Every saber fighter is different, and they mix their styles. Yes they are based on "real" fighting techniques, but there is no such thing as a "wrong" way to hold a saber (unless you are holding it by the blade. ouch!)

3)do whatever is best for you. the pics rock.

 

I'll work on the pics guys. I'm glad you liked them!


Darth Milarc
Writer/Director/Visual Effects Supervisor
"Dark Jedi"

 

Darth Milarc, you don't mind if some other people post pics here, do you? I also just learned how to do the sabre effect, and I'd love some feedback on how my pics look.

http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/2062/fencers.jpgPic1
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/2062/fencing.jpgPic2
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/2062/darth-maul-toy.jpgPic3

The first two are some pictures from my fencing club. The third is a picture of Darth Maul. (sorta)

(BTW, Flamberge, I'll admit I know very little about Kendo or Japanese sword arts, but I'm almost positive that hasano-kamai is a stance, not a grip. The sword is always held the same way, no matter what stance you take. Hasano-kamai is merely used in pictures describing the grip because the hands are clearly visible in that stance, letting the viewer get a good look at them.)

 

Pics 1 and two look a little cartoony (it's something about the way the glow is sitting on the handle, I think I can see a little bit of foil blade poking through). Pic 3 looks much more organic. Kudos!
-Lokmer

 

I use a left hand over right hand grip. Im a left handed fighter, and I was taught it was ok, and sometimes even throws an opponent. I fight Akido and/or Bushido style. Its hard to explain my fighting techniques without going into my personal history and thats a little....touchy. But trust me, I know how to fight.
Sabers looked ok ,man. i agree, a lil blocky, but nice n thin.

 

Sure, go ahead and post your pics!

But guys, seriously, DROP the 'holding the saber right' topic, OK?! GOOD! THANK YOU!

(whew!)

Darth Milarc

 

Love the Darth Maul pic Purp! Wish I had a toy like that!

Darth Milarc