Aquaria fanart [spoilers]

[Echolocating]

Activity on this forum seems to be slowly dying... maybe a comic would make it a bit more interesting?

I'm really surprised that there isn't more activity. Aquaria is phenomenal and the modding tools look like they could create whole other worlds to explore with relative ease. The only explanation that comes to mind is that Aquaria is more niche than I thought.

[Align]

It's kind of old now, and indie games don't get anywhere near as much attention as those major titles that can afford major PR campaigns.
Plus I think the biggest audiences in the gaming industry are put off by many of the things that makes Aquaria so refreshing, like vibrant colours, 2D gameplay...

[Hiro]

Heh. Stalky, nice work; but I did find that I had to block it for my eye security. xD
But if no one else has a problem with it you can leave it since its blocked for me now.

Comic would be fun to read I'm sure Zoko

And modding..while it is really good, it didn't really get so far off the ground until the more recent patches where we were able to get and use the main game content to make mods with. It's a bit of an ask if you have to draw every tile and recreate every node as well as design maps and stuff. But by the time that came out a few people had already given up and left. That plus the fact that as a small indie game the community has never been huge and diverse enough to have tonnes of epic mods around...
Do feel free to make some stuff though, it can be quite fun. I demonstrated that with a simple energy-form battle arena type thing.

[Alphasoldier]

Yeah, I meant 'better' as your third definition, in the term as more lookalike towards the original Sun Form of Naija.

The second picture is a bit better overall (no not because of nipples, tyvm) but it's still not it.
I'd suggest looking at the picture on this page.

And Hiro, I lol at your severe phobia for nudity or anything that contains erotics.

[Glamador]

That wasn't even that nude.  Though about the breasts...it looks like somebody molded breasts and then dragged a latex film over it.  They look too hard, if anyone understands that.  Also I agree that the face is a little off...doesn't look like Naija.  But fan art is fan art and if the idea is to improve it then my comments are here but I'm in favor of any Aquaria fan creation because it means people love Aquaria and that's awwwright.

[Vetehinen]

@Vetehinen: Nice drawing, ever considered doing digital art? That way you could get rid of the roughness that comes with graphite drawings which might add to your work.

Naturally scanning/contrast settings have something to do with the result. Original version looks more "pale" and "smooth", I guess.

Well, you could say that roughness is one part of graphites charm. That's why I love drawing with it - I usually draw using felt pens (aka drawing ink), and those illustrations looks totally different if comparing to these Aquaria illustrations I have made (where drawing ink doesnt work, at least when I'm drawing).  Digital art could mean colours (hehe, definitely not my field of choice), but on the other hand it "rips off" 15 years of experience with drawing ink and graphite pencil

One should do what he does best, here I envy those can use colours in such a effective way

[Yogoda]

Aquaria is phenomenal and the modding tools look like they could create whole other worlds to explore with relative ease.

It takes a lot of time and effort to create a mod. There are a lot of things to learn and you have to write scripts to do interesting things. It seems a lot of people give up when they see it is not so easy, never asking for help. I remember when I first tried the modding tools, I almost gave up too.

[Zoko]

I did give up on my first try. Mostly because of time constraints though, I could probably figure it out but I really don't have that much time.

Aquaria is phenomenal and the modding tools look like they could create whole other worlds to explore with relative ease.

I didn't write that. 

[Yogoda]

Sorry, edited 

[Hiro]

And Hiro, I lol at your severe phobia for nudity or anything that contains erotics.

Lol. I'm not sure how old you think I am, but suffice it to say that I still live at home; and since our computer is to one side of the main dining/kitchen room the screen is clearly visible to anyone who isn't in the lounge or in their own rooms. If my mother caught me with anything questionable on the screen it'd be hell to pay (I'm talking like complete mistrust, and no recreational computer usage for a long time). xD
That plus its against my own morals anyway. <_<;
Therefore the more alluring I find it the more I have to shut it down asap.

[morganmcalister]

I'd suggest looking at the picture on this page.

I love that picture, she looks so engaged

[PirateSquid]

I've been lurking for a while, and decided to share some art I recently made. I was considering making more Aquaria fanart to help me get better at using the tablet. I have til college starts back up.

http://paleshadows.deviantart.com/#/d2q9dtc

and here's the image in case you'd rather stay away from devart (I don't blame you.)


It was originally a full-figure image until Photoshop quit on me too many times and I got tired of painting the same things over again. (I know, I know, save your progress...) But other than that, it was fun to make. It leaves one wondering...is she waving? swimming? dancing? we may never know. lol

[Lady-Succubus]

That's quite amazing.

I've always wished I could draw like that... maybe some day I will. :3

But... for now I think I'll just marvel at other people's works. ^.^

[Xiagan]

Awesome job!

It leaves one wondering...is she waving? swimming? dancing? we may never know. lol

Looks as if she doesn't know either.

[Alphasoldier]

She's obviously doing the rumba!

Amazing pic none the less.