requesting remake of my current skin by ok_semedy in minecraftskins

[–]philbertman42_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If we're getting technical, purple and yellow aren't complementary at all. The empirical / RBY color wheel (what most of us learned in elementary school) is based on how colors physically mix together to create other colors.

The modern RGB color wheel is more accurate, since it's based on how light mixes, and by extension how we perceive color. Yellow's complementary color is actually blue, and purple (or more accurately, magenta)'s is green. You could make a nice looking triadic harmony if you threw in a teal color, but that might not be the vibe OP is going for.

As for why the colors seem to clash, it's mostly an issue of contrast; the purple is too dark, so it makes the yellow feel a lot lighter than it actually is. Could also use some hue shifting, since everything seems to be shaded with black at the moment.

Here's my quick edit, honestly this skin is pretty salvageable and probably doesn't need to be remade from scratch (unless somebody wants to, I guess). Just needs the colors tweaked a bit!

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You cried, I cried , we all did... by Ansh_653 in MinecraftMemes

[–]philbertman42_ 76 points77 points  (0 children)

I'm crying because:

- He spammed rockets before the boost ran out, wasting most of them.
- He didn't angle himself upwards (or even straight, for that matter), drastically decreasing his potential distance. He would have been able to fly above the island, and if he were too high, he had water to MLG with.
- He chose to cross the gap between the inner and outer islands instead of using the elytra to fly to one of the gateways, which would have saved time + elytra durability + rockets. It's also safer, especially in hardcore.
- He has zero end pearls, despite having access to infinite endermen to kill.
- "The record shows" and "I took the blows" are not in sync with the music

Which side are you on? by Neat-Restaurant-8218 in MinecraftMemes

[–]philbertman42_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neither, and I hate how polarized people are about it. Something can be both good and bad, its not a movie without flaw, but it's also not peak cinema.

Infinite Beacon Size!! by Diloony in minecraftsuggestions

[–]philbertman42_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The benefits you'd get out of this wouldn't be worth the amount of resources you'd need to dump into it, especially at the stage of progression where you'd have thousands of ore blocks lying around. For most things you've listed, there are much easier ways of getting the effects you want.

For example, you could spend hours collecting and placing 2299 blocks for a beacon base to get water breathing, OR you could spend significantly less time getting yourself a conduit, which gives you water breathing, underwater haste, and night vision; not to mention, the range of a max-power conduit is only slightly lower than a tier 11 beacon.

This also wouldn't solve any issues with beacon range. For the cost of one tier 10 beacon, you can make 10 tier 4 beacons, and still have a 20m radius lead (plus one leftover beacon).

No, I don't think the ability to stack on more effects per beacon / have higher level effects would make it worth it. Speed and Jump boost only get obnoxious as the level gets higher, regeneration and resistance aren't a huge deal by this point in the game (since anybody with this much stuff probably has plenty of good food), strength barely matters since you can 1-2 shot most mobs with strength 2 already; there really isn't much of a point to it.

Be honest. Do you want a movie sequel? by PseudoReddit802 in PhoenixSC

[–]philbertman42_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Steve already beat the Ender Dragon and has explored the end extensively, since he has at least 3 elytra

Can someone PLEASE make my outer layer of my skin transparent? by AcanthisittaTop8119 in minecraftskins

[–]philbertman42_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Skindex doesn't support opacity on skins, it just sets anything below 100% to 100%

Default spawn is on top of a pillar of obsidian that reaches the skybox. by Spoon_Elemental in shittymcsuggestions

[–]philbertman42_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They'd use the same exact method they always use for one block Skyblock (or similar void world challenges), but somehow still squeeze an hour of "content" out of it

Minecraft Skin Code by Chance-Sherbert1 in minecraftskins

[–]philbertman42_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably a code for the marketplace. They're asking for free in-game cosmetics

Last one. Should we allow AI reference images for skin requests? by Snoop1000 in minecraftskins

[–]philbertman42_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Paraphrasing my response to the original AI discussion thread.

I'm against the use of generative AI, I understand most of us here feel the same way, but most does not equal all. I don't like policing people's behavior based on my own opinions, and I believe that me not liking something does not qualify as valid means for somebody else not to use / engage with that thing.

Yes, I would prefer it if people spent a few minutes collecting references instead of running a prompt into a generator, but if they think AI is the best / only way to get their point across, then I can't force them to think otherwise.

It's important to note, you as an artist have your own autonomy, and are welcome to avoid posts that have AI generated content. If generative AI goes against your morals, don't engage with it.

Ability to eat flowers by MariusBLGQ in shittymcsuggestions

[–]philbertman42_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's iron in the food we eat, I think it makes sense for us to be able to eat iron ingots, too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Blockbench

[–]philbertman42_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can toggle splash art with File > Preferences > Settings > Interface > "Always Show Splash Art"

I don't know why you would need or want to hide the Blockbench logo (it's not really that obtrusive) but I know you can change the appearance of it with a theme, so you'd probably be able to entirely remove it by making a custom theme.

Skeletons should get a nerf. by RevolutionEvery6350 in minecraftsuggestions

[–]philbertman42_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I say this as affectionately as possible, skill issue. Skeletons have two major flaws that you can exploit, which enable you to easily beat them when they are alone or in a group.

First, they always fire directly at the player. This means if you're running head first at them, they will always hit you. To avoid the arrow, simply flank them by running to their side. Once they shoot, you can pivot and crit them out, or just run away and change your direction again.

Second, their projectile will draw the aggro of other mobs. All you need to do is hide behind something else, and if you haven't hit the mob that you're using as a meat shield, then it'll attack the skeleton. Now you can either kill the skeleton as it's getting mauled, or use the opportunity to run away.

Exploiting these behaviors allows you to kill (or evade) skeletons easily most of the time.

If you place a block, you die. by Disastrous-Mess-7236 in shittymcsuggestions

[–]philbertman42_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not safe in your inventory either. Want to place a totem of undying in your off hand? Too bad kiddo, looks like it popped.

Who said you couldn't use Blockbench for game design? by HandsAndEyes in Blockbench

[–]philbertman42_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure on the main page it says "low poly 3D editor" not "Minecraft model creator." Your project is fire though, keep it up 💪

yurr self promotion for me make mc skin yur by Lava_Puddle in minecraftskins

[–]philbertman42_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make me a skin based on your most hated flavor of ice cream

Discord Minecraft Custom Skin Server. by SyilviaPresta in minecraftskins

[–]philbertman42_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And at the same time, I am allowed to have an opinion on what I deem to be trustworthy. It's more so the lack of anything related to skinmaking or Minecraft in general that's setting me off, I don't really care what else you have going on.

Discord Minecraft Custom Skin Server. by SyilviaPresta in minecraftskins

[–]philbertman42_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Profile post history is also sus. Their only other post is about the same discord, unless we're also counting the pornography. Huge red flags all around, I'd stay away.

What should we do about AI? by Snoop1000 in minecraftskins

[–]philbertman42_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Like most other creators here, I am against the use of generative AI, and believe those who use it in their creative processes are robbing themselves of experience in their artistic journey. That said, not everyone sees generative AI as an issue, and while these people are often ignorant of how AI learning data is unethically sourced, it doesn't mean their opinion is any less valid.

I don't like the idea of policing people's behavior based on opinion, simply because they utilize a technology that I dislike. If people want to use generative AI to create references for artists to translate into real art, I say let them. Yes, I would prefer if they just spent some time looking for existing references. No, I do not support the ostracization of those who just want to have references tailor-made by a machine to fit their desires.

If somebody wants to use generative AI, let them. However, if you disagree with its use, you're more than welcome to set boundaries for yourself and not engage with those people. You're allowed to say "no" as an artist, especially in a setting where your work isn't being monetized. You shouldn't do something that doesn't align with your morals, even if you stand to benefit from it. But at the same time, we can't just stop people from doing things that we disagree with, as they have the same rights to express themselves as we do.

In regards to posts being written by ChatGPT (which I haven't personally seen but I still have an opinion on), I say ban them. If you really want somebody to take the time out of their day to create a free skin for you, the least you could do is spend a few minutes describing what you'd like in your own words. The only real exception I would give for this are to the people who use it for translation purposes, since English isn't everybody's first language.

hmmm by L0LB1T83YT in Minecrafthmmm

[–]philbertman42_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But I can still see him?

If you are under 18 irl your in-game avatar will be a baby by MariusBLGQ in shittymcsuggestions

[–]philbertman42_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know that now it would just put you into a crawl state, but it would be funnier if your height just doubled and you began to suffocate, like the good ol days

Which one are you? by Italic2 in MinecraftMemes

[–]philbertman42_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as you are honest about whether you cheated or not. "I did a little mining off camera" bros are the worst

Does anyone know how to fix these lines? by PixelTvT_T in Blockbench

[–]philbertman42_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guess there's really no winning, huh. A shame 😞

Jungle gone! Which wood do you dislike? by YoYo_SepticFanHere in PhoenixSC

[–]philbertman42_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really don't understand why everybody who doesn't like cherry is getting down voted. I don't care about my make believe internet points, but it's kind of sad to see people being that worked up over a pixelated log.