Conceptual remants of a Hypergiant (concept art)

some unfinished dot other self works

2011-05-01T16:53:00.001-07:00

hmkwrk remnants

2011-03-16T16:33:00.000-07:00

Tosa!!!!

2011-02-14T23:30:00.001-08:00

Poor man's makoto theories

I have been playing makoto since super came out but in the last month i went off to explore somethings of my own. some of my basic techniques i learned from option select, others i learned from losing a lot e.g. Although different, i use Makoto's standing forward similar to how i use Dictators standing rndhs. some people use Makoto fast but i think it's a little better to mix up your aggression to throw people off. I know that's common sense but you would be surprised at what kind of presence makoto can have at full screen.THESE IDEAS WERE BORN IN SUPER BUT MAY APPLY TO YOUR AE GAME.

note: these are just my opinion and observations so far from using her and are subject to change this is editable! I have tried and used these ideas effectively and it is the only reason i would share this.

favorable pokes

1. even though S strong is known for its setup capabilities C strong is the best in my opinion because it gets me the most counters pokes ( i have nearly as many counter pokes with makoto as i do bison and i use him way more). C strong canceled into hayate it gets you that much closer to cornering opponents but be careful because the cool down on it is a bit long so you may need to pause before you think about hitting a button.

weakness i noticed about C strong can be unsafe to use against people who like to sweep e.g. E honda's Rndhs sweep can be problematic if you are in his sweep range but it works nice just out side of range . C strong is very range specific for me because of its height and in my exp because you either need to be in range to stuff start ups or just outside if you want to use it safe. I prefer to stuff attack and i also use it to figure out my range for tsurugi attack. Hard and medium Tsurugi can be connected from just outside of standing forward which pushes you back the furthest i believe and this range is good for tricking your opponent because it doesn't look like you can land it from that far when you do it low to the ground.

she has many other good normals but again in my opinion C forward is a fav for anti airs cause you often get counter hits out of it (more damage yay!) and its faster and more reliable than a fukiage or a or C rndhs for me ( watch out for moves like Ryu's safe jumping fierce though it can easily beat your move or trade with) again not saying this is the best anti air but its fast and and gets counters easiest for me!:)

as for the rest of the normals

S short: can anti air in a pinch air but be careful it doesn't hit hard so it may not be worth the risk( this might reset i can't remember at the moment). If you are in S strong range S short is a risky but decent feint tool it gets you closer than S strong in most cases and has a slightly longer reach than than S strong as well. S short hayate feint gets you pretty much in throw range unless you hit with the very tip then i would suggest a F. or M. karakusa if you feel like cmnd grabbing.

S. rndhse has a deceivingly short reach and is risky IMO but it has its uses. if you are just outside of range of a S short you can mix in a S rndhs will inch you forward just enough to get a shrt hayate feint in this case you wont be in regular grab range but you will be in cmnd grab range. if you like to use Meaty attacks i S rndhs has about 8 active frms instead of the S stngs 5 active frms. It is slow to cool down though so use sparingly.

Fwd strong is good IMo because it has abt 0 frm adv sorta like like Dictators Lght Scissors so you can throw something out after it every once and a while if you feel like you can get the counter. this move counters some specials pretty well e.g. blanka ball or head butt close range.

feints

the hayate feints are cool but i think they can get you can be effective without using them so much. S fierce into F hayate is a favorite of mines even though i do use the F. Ex overhead chop cancel on reaction more often.

F hayate cancel gets can get you:

fierce grab range on most characters (excluding big characters )

S strong hayate feints

get your opponent into the corner fast which can get you corner trap opportunities.

in the corner you can mix your range in fun ways like

general corner pressure: a good general ideal is to have makoto walk less when your opponent is cornered in my opinion because of her walk speed slow it can be a bit more reliable to use a mix feints, moving attack (F strong ) and range pokes. don't get too excited throw out some C strong just so that you are constantly measuring space. S frwds on block to back off and keep your opponent from jumping over your head so easily! move your self back in wisely with F strongs, hayate feints and maybe S rndhs but the recovery is slow you have to be careful although it can inch you forward if you are just out side of S. strong range S. short hayate feint. F strong is good cause it beats the some of those specials like the blanka ball just out side of a jab range and F strong from what i know is 0 frm adv on block and if you are likely to counter if it hits.

stop jumping opponents: standing strong, standing forward and J strong or maybe J shrt if you want a reset for a karakusa threat etc etc you can do tons of stuff basically (note J strong can beat out a tatsumaki escape easy ;) if you predict it) backward or forward J fierce is pretty good for people who like to constantly jump over your head .

you can use over chop here if you hit with the tip as well make sure you range and timing is good or you just get punished . overhead chop on hit is good for a combo or counter hit ( you can link a C short into hayate but i sometimes use C strong after landing and over head chop, C strong does link but i miss it a lot so i end up using it as a counter/ neutral hayate feint to stay in place unless my opponent catches on). tsurugi are not my fav for the corner just because some times if you are to close you'll just collide with your opponent and not actually hit them so maybe save that for people try to tech throws or ducking foes if you want.

Makoto knockdown!

seichusen godanzuki is ok it takes good damage but I don’t think it give you as many options as Abare tosanami. Reason why tosanami is good:

· if you are cornered you can use it as an escape

· if you are cornered and your opponent jumps you can anti air them

· and it has gives you another option for a downed opponent

· stops fireball spamming

basically when you knockdown and have abare tosanami you have another great option. The only bad thing about abare tosanami is that it will trade with certain moves and wont go through fireball ultras. Build ultra meter fast as possible no need to rush in let your opponent come to you if you can because makoto can ply keep away a little and build meter with low to the ground tsurugi.

abare also catches:

· catch back dashes

· punish throws

· punish fireballs

· punish neutral jump

you actually may have an easier time landing a karakusa when you have abare just because of the threat of Ultra 2 punishment.

Another good thing about having abare with a few meters is you can actually walk on top of your opponent with less fear of being punished. Mix up outside ultra 2:

· If opponent neutral jumps you can ex chop punish or F strong

· Karakusa if you think opponent will not react

· Or ex karakusa for DP’s with one hit

F rndhse to set up meaty attack, nullifies charge and throw off people who mash wake up Dp’s but i think they can just as easily delay Dp and catch you so just time this one right.

There are other things you can do but I am trying mention show what i have learned and not step on option select. Com’s toes too much . I hope helps and gives people ideas!

*** after thoughts

I avoid is using her lk hayate out in the open because it has the longest cool down of the hayates but the fierce hayate is not bad if you use it carefully i believe it has about -5 cool down frames if uncharged and about -2 if you hold it for a bit . Since hayates can be focused be careful when you use it of course! Short + forward target combo is ok for stopping focus attacks. I didn't add everything i added as much as i could think but these are just ideas to expand upon. I didn't even touch meter management for now maybe later. oh! and you can cmnd grab certain ex moves like dudley ex machine gun blow! i might do a vid if i get time just to illustrate some ideas.

DeVon AKA Blue Hypergiant

time to oil up!

2011-02-14T23:28:00.000-08:00

learning how to use oil paints! first 2 pieces

star remnant school

2010-12-22T22:03:00.000-08:00

star remnants N11210 Dw

2010-12-12T13:58:00.000-08:00

meh

star remnantsssss

2010-11-18T13:25:00.001-08:00

still a lot of little details to include but actually got a good grade from a tough grading teacher.. i hate the line weight style we have to use :/

star remnants

2010-11-04T23:45:00.000-07:00

school stardust...

2010-10-24T15:58:00.000-07:00

i have never done perspective until this class oh boi.... im not getting it as well as planned... i only spend a rushed day and a half working on these really i suspect i could do much cooler stuff if i utilized the full week

flyer

2010-09-03T12:54:00.001-07:00

draw

2010-08-12T03:45:00.000-07:00

PanDeVon

2010-08-07T11:23:00.001-07:00

self portrait mixed with animal reference...
i messed up on some of the tones under the the eye markings they are too dark... got a lil sloppy with the fur in some spots but it's the drawing has a decent feel

nebula formations

2010-07-30T02:37:00.001-07:00

i hate not being able to erase

spray fixed rnd 1
rnd 2 pastels

nebula formations

uhhhh star remnant!

2010-07-26T01:54:00.001-07:00

need to work out some of the labored lines in the hands... Maritza's likeness is not quiet where i wanted it...

week 2,3,4?

2010-07-13T23:37:00.000-07:00

red pastel is difficult for me to get good female likeness :(

grad school home woks...

2010-07-04T15:31:00.001-07:00

having some issue with the female likenesses for some reason... not gonna even bother posting up the 2 horrid pieces i did while learning to use pastel pencil... still learning new tech definitely

reference for bamboo!!!

2010-06-14T00:42:00.001-07:00

i think i want to use this sketch for the girl named" bamboo" bamboo is the girl with the panda in the photo skectch just below this post

sketches from life and online observation

2010-06-14T00:20:00.000-07:00

finally uploaded :/

more faces

2010-04-16T01:47:00.002-07:00

girls

2010-04-16T01:47:00.001-07:00

faces of Japan

2010-04-16T01:44:00.000-07:00

working...

sketch remnant

2010-02-14T21:09:00.001-08:00

star remnant studies

2010-01-27T23:52:00.001-08:00

collectung star dust

2010-01-25T01:35:00.000-08:00

sketching before bed :/zzzzzzzzzZZZzzzzzzzz

time to get back to consistency

figure new yrs and back

2010-01-12T19:53:00.001-08:00

not 100% in love with the face of the black girl but its ok :/

trexi content/layout

2009-12-18T15:54:00.000-08:00

using color to shade :O a casino style layout hmmmm

Trexi presents super mario :P

2009-11-29T02:41:00.000-08:00

one of the trexi figure i painted in photoshop for a layout I am doing...

unwonder A-1 deisgn

2009-11-18T01:17:00.001-08:00

a tighter rendered concept with a loose back drop :P

witch and wabbits

2009-11-11T01:21:00.001-08:00

some character design reference sketches

chiu stream sketch

2009-11-02T23:10:00.001-08:00

may need to rescan this... topic of tonight: shaman creature

figure remnants oct7

2009-10-08T03:17:00.000-07:00

getting a feeling;) not where i wanna be but happy with the progress... i'll be ready when i hit my "alphonse davinci" mode

chiu streammmmm sketch

2009-10-08T03:15:00.001-07:00

not really in love with this one as concept but im feel'n the flow!

chiu stream special guest peter de seve

topic big and graceful...

chiu stream

2009-10-05T22:19:00.000-07:00

went leffftttt

1 hour sketch on chiu stream

topic: scrat redesign

chiu stream sketch stuff

2009-09-29T23:08:00.001-07:00

where: chiu stream
topic: fat drooling thing

title: The Hatter Ape!

quick sketch session with Bobby chiu on u stream

2009-09-28T22:41:00.001-07:00

man we had an hour to sketch but i lost like 20 minutes :P oh well good quick session... not bad but i can already see my errors ugh :P

let's improve!

A1 pages "Unwonder" concepts

2009-09-28T19:02:00.001-07:00

subject to revisions but for now these are representing the idea or concept for this character...

i think i have a favorite that i may improve upon this was just a cycle to see whats looking good... next up C1 "alt ego" sketches

exerciseszxxzxxzzzzz

2009-09-25T22:43:00.001-07:00

bah... decided to be lazy and only do a few sketches instead of work on "unwonder"

warmup cool down

2009-09-24T16:43:00.001-07:00

these are just a series of quick sketch or quick renders i do to start my day or after i finish working on a prj for the day to cool down...

quik lick

2009-09-23T03:21:00.000-07:00

ok one more quik lick :P all meant to be 5 to ten minutes no reference

5-10 min remnant

2009-09-23T02:13:00.001-07:00

just a quick 5 - 10 min sketch for fun :)

unwonder a2 variant ichi

2009-09-18T15:04:00.001-07:00

just a minor variant for A2... should have focused on designs for the 2 existing shirt types instead of letting my self get flustered on the 3rd design and losing ground... live and learn:)

unwonder A-2

2009-09-17T18:19:00.001-07:00

set up for variations! newer better pose. i think i will go with 2.5 D sketches because this art is infact for a 2.5 D animation, so I may render so elements and leave others shaded like 2d animation:D soon enough there will be variations of this characters hair, clothes and accessories

this is a work in progress take two

fugre drawing remnants:P

2009-09-17T18:16:00.001-07:00

startin to get a line style that i like... i really enjoy drawing on newsprint over a sketchbook...

unwonder concepts

2009-09-09T14:18:00.000-07:00

needs to redo pose. torso is too bent go for subtly fix spacing of legsssss make more interesting for display so that when we get to action poses we will have ideas!

the photo strip is the 3rd set of faces and the set of 9 is the second set...

unwonder concepts A-1

2009-09-03T01:39:00.001-07:00

this is the first day of the digital sketch production... sketching 3 faces and switching out the features to get variation... looking to produce 2 to 4 more sets of 9 ... up nxt hair for all variants, pose page and costume design... set design is well under way

this character is :
black/japanese mix
age: 21 -25
weight/height: 130-150 5' 5"

personality: mellow, writer artsy, loves trinkets, unique style

remnant WIP... set prog

2009-09-01T04:04:00.001-07:00

test renders of set construct from day 2 till 6 ... putting together elements and testing with lighting and rendering to eliminate guess work for digital paint over... set need to be;

A. effective for 2d animation(character animation) overlay
B. somewhat detailed for paint over purposes ( 3d set gets rid of guess work for painting and alleviates painting some meticulous details)
C. animate able in 3d e.g. key board and drawers have working parts for 2d to 3d interaction...

more to come...

W.I.P/ figure remnants

2009-08-13T18:26:00.001-07:00

hmmmm. uh doodle remnants of the boar, mr. hat, figure work and Vega(dictator)

fig remnant from sometime during june???

2009-07-04T23:19:00.000-07:00

san set production progress

2009-06-16T02:28:00.001-07:00

this is set production/render testing for an animation bit im working on...the oldest @ the bottom newest at the top... there are a few dozen minute details in render san(3) such as a few dozen screws, hoist of some sort, and a bunch of other thing that hold together a desk... ni(2) ka san(3) render composites consist of software render,vector and ambient occlusion...

5.27

2009-05-27T21:32:00.001-07:00

delayed effect of a gamma burst>?>

2009-03-18T23:01:00.000-07:00

it took a couple...here ya go...havent liked any thing ive done but these are ok... just found out i prefer graphite to charcoal on neswprint...

fig remnants 1.7

2009-01-08T10:09:00.001-08:00

phase transition...

draw a thon!!!

2009-01-06T10:05:00.001-08:00

akai

2009-01-06T09:35:00.001-08:00

scarlet, the red...

prj may updates

2008-12-29T09:21:00.000-08:00

ok a version of bruno i think i actually like and a likely throw away version or the tentacled mutation( prior to mutation of course)

fan of ごうき

2008-12-29T09:20:00.001-08:00

fan sketch i did yesterday

figure remnants...

2008-12-18T10:05:00.000-08:00

meh:p

figure remnants...

2008-12-17T14:56:00.000-08:00

opps these are last week...

prj may updates

2008-12-12T11:48:00.000-08:00

thee protagonist... this is elaine and bruno before degradation...

fig remnants

2008-12-08T16:31:00.001-08:00

a few bits...

figure remnants 11.19

2008-11-20T08:57:00.000-08:00

hmmm.... i want to be really good already!!! still to mediocre for me...

prj may

2008-11-17T10:41:00.001-08:00

banged a few sketches out ovr the wkend... i like the "peep" or bird but im still not really liking the other characters as much!!! collect the remnants...

figure remnants 11.12

2008-11-13T09:51:00.000-08:00

meh... have not posted in a while cause i despise practically everything i have produced in the last month!!! phase transition please...

project may Elaine variations

2008-10-08T13:27:00.000-07:00

trying to figure out what should be done about her... not quiet dead set on any of the designs, but i want something essential for her something effective that she could actually make and use from battles hmmm.

project may Elaine

2008-10-08T11:39:00.001-07:00

another elaine concept...

nova remnants oct 1

2008-10-08T11:32:00.000-07:00

new figs

figure remnants 9.25

2008-09-25T09:44:00.001-07:00

two of these are from the other week...never enough time for faces!!! rough newsprint is not forgiving bah

project may

2008-09-18T10:04:00.003-07:00

Birdy, Bruno, Elaine

harts

2008-09-18T10:04:00.001-07:00

some rough stuff for an akira inspired character

figure remnants last week

2008-09-18T10:04:00.000-07:00

felt like using my sketch book**shrugs**

9.something figure

2008-09-09T15:34:00.000-07:00

follow where you lead...

gif nova!!!

2008-09-08T12:08:00.000-07:00

playin around in photoshop with key frames to see how thing flow... i eyeballed the key poses from a video i made at lollapalooza...

**8.27 figure remnants

2008-08-28T11:31:00.000-07:00

some good some bad...watch the black star all light will be captured...

8.21 remnants

2008-08-21T10:14:00.000-07:00

whatever...

8.14 figure remnants

2008-08-14T11:49:00.000-07:00

sighhhh... volume volume volume of the space...mass of the skeletal universe perplexing...

figure remnants 8.6

2008-08-07T11:32:00.000-07:00

nova! got some ok pieces in this time...

7.30 figure remnants

2008-07-31T10:55:00.001-07:00

faint whispers...

figure remnants 7.16

2008-07-18T08:40:00.000-07:00

sluggish week for the galaxies...

Project May sketch

2008-07-16T09:07:00.000-07:00

Elaine prelim remnant...

figure study universe 7.9

2008-07-10T10:04:00.000-07:00

not my fav...

figure study universe

2008-07-03T09:10:00.000-07:00

these are a mixture of last weeks and yesterdays remnants... doing a lot of focusing on the forms, of the fleshy universe:) gonna do some face studies soon i just don't like the fine control of the charcoal pencil for faces yet...

remnant doodles...

2008-07-02T15:47:00.000-07:00

learning to be more aware of the form... utilizing hatching

6.25.08 figure drawing remnantsmore to come

2008-06-26T10:18:00.000-07:00

more to come... final drawing of class. excuse the blurring...

Project*May

2008-06-20T08:53:00.001-07:00

Elephant*man mutation

gesture and figure drawings! 6.18

2008-06-19T11:19:00.000-07:00

just some gesture remnants. i shot them with my cam so bare with me...

digital painting

2008-06-17T15:24:00.000-07:00

digital paintings...

Doodle remnants...

2008-06-17T14:53:00.000-07:00

doodle remnants...

Project*May

2008-06-17T13:58:00.000-07:00

Bits from Prjct*May... more coming

Hypernova remnants... this is what happend after the Hypergiant exploded

2008-06-17T13:23:00.000-07:00

These remnants are just the result of a Hypernova after a few weeks of figure drawing and sketching. the beast with the tentacles is from project may...

Conceptual remants of a Hypergiant (concept art)

some unfinished dot other self works

hmkwrk remnants

Tosa!!!!

time to oil up!

star remnant school

star remnants N11210 Dw

star remnantsssss

star remnants

school stardust...

flyer

draw

PanDeVon

nebula formations

uhhhh star remnant!

week 2,3,4?

grad school home woks...

reference for bamboo!!!

sketches from life and online observation

more faces

girls

faces of Japan

sketch remnant

star remnant studies

collectung star dust

figure new yrs and back

trexi content/layout

Trexi presents super mario :P

unwonder A-1 deisgn

witch and wabbits

chiu stream sketch

figure remnants oct7

chiu streammmmm sketch

chiu stream

chiu stream sketch stuff

quick sketch session with Bobby chiu on u stream

A1 pages "Unwonder" concepts

exerciseszxxzxxzzzzz

warmup cool down

quik lick

5-10 min remnant

unwonder a2 variant ichi

unwonder A-2

fugre drawing remnants:P

unwonder concepts

unwonder concepts A-1

remnant WIP... set prog

W.I.P/ figure remnants

fig remnant from sometime during june???

**san** set production progress

5.27

delayed effect of a gamma burst>?>

**fig remnants** 1.7

draw a thon!!!

akai

** prj may** updates

fan of **ごうき**

figure remnants...

figure remnants...

** prj may** updates

fig remnants

figure remnants **11.19**

**prj may**

figure remnants **11.12**

**project may** Elaine variations

**project may** Elaine

nova remnants oct 1

figure remnants 9.25

** project may**

harts

figure remnants last week

9.something figure

gif nova!!!

**8.27 figure remnants

8.21 remnants

8.14 figure remnants

figure remnants 8.6

7.30 figure remnants

figure remnants 7.16

**Project May** sketch

san set production progress

fig remnants 1.7

prj may updates

fan of ごうき

prj may updates

figure remnants 11.19

prj may

figure remnants 11.12

project may Elaine variations

project may Elaine

project may

Project May sketch

6.25.08 figure drawing remnantsmore to come