Scarab Staff
 

A little thing I finished a couple of minutes ago just for fun.

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/2...abstaffom5.gif
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4...fflargefb4.gif

It's okay but the shading on the jewel is odd and misshapes the shape of it. I suggest you shade like it is, like a circular shape.

I tried a different "cut" of gem and then also reshaded the original.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/9...bstaff2jg3.gif http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7...bstaff3ek1.gif

Like I told you on Maloria forums, the bottom left is the best one!

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/9...bstaff2jg3.gif

Nice

I don't like the top part, however you did a very nice job on the handle.

I like the top of your staff, but I still prefer the other handle.

Everybody likes the top of my staff...!

Please stop.

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/636...bstaff4fa4.gif
A slight edit.

Nice staff
dont look much like a scarab, but cool still
and elks owns, i like it with the outline more

and HAHA at his comment, nice

Yeah it has some nice magic tricks :D!

on zodiac duh

I personally like Elk's edit of the staff. I feel the original lacks depth on the handle while Elk's rework fixes that problem o.0

The odd thing is that the original actually HAS depth on the shaft, and it's done pretty well, but I am just picky =( Nice work regardless!

Haha I managed to give 0 input XD

I like the original for its palette usage. The colors are intentionally dull, wheras Elk's are closer to my style, which are usually very bright and vibrant. However, up to some extent, I tend to value the works of people using a more limited palette, as it serves as a sort of handicap.

The original has way too much colors...

Alas..I have no regard for color limitations. But thats just how I am.

It also matches classic Graal's style a bit better. I find the hardest part about making graphics for graal is that you have to limit yourself, otherwise the graphics appear alien to the game. It's always good to surpass graal when making graphics, but at a certain point it tends to just completely overshadow the game.

Often times I'll be halfway done with a project and realise that it's way too good to fit the game, so I purposely screw something up in order to make it look more Graal-ish.