2015 Armory Digital Cup Series (Gen6)

[Mystical]

Your work is so good Mystical. I know that each car varies but what is the average time that it takes you to paint a car? The quality of your work is awesome and you seem to get them done so quickly.

Thanks =)

Yeah my paint schemes do take a long time but I created a system to be able to get a lot done in batches without any rush or loss of quality. I never release a paint until I'm fully satisfied it is the way I want it to look. I think the most simple cars I make (and I use the term 'simple' lightly as in still a somewhat detailed base) take an average of 1-2 hours each. The more complex ones that I've been painting this past week are averaging anywhere from 3-4 hours since I have to do a lot of masking and lining up of images and such.

I usually paint 3-4 bases in a row before I move on to finish each car. While I take all the time for each car individually at heart I am a carset painter making a collection as the end result. I found if I make all the bases first then finish the cars up afterward it goes faster since my workflow consists of Photoshop (make the base) > After effects (compile/detail the base and add logos/numbers ) > Maya (Render scenes). It is very non-traditional. Most just stay in an image editing program but I use after effects to create compositions where I have each template setup all color coded to easily manipulate the layers. Every car I have ever painted has an after effects file. It contains all the sponsors, numbers I makes, images, and my bases.

I think just painting for so many years I've gotten a very fluid rhythm in churning schemes out. I found what works for me and stuck with it fine tuning it all these years. I got a lot of cars coming both for this carset and my collection thread, just need a few more days of free time after work to get them out.

 

[Mystical]

Batch #3 has arrived:

Its been a few years but Havoline in my series is reunited with Dodge and on a good team now.

Same driver on the same team but with a different number and paint scheme for this year

This driver didn't really make waves last year in their rookie season but I expect this season will be better, Coors is back along with Xbox One (those paint schemes later). The similar paint scheme from the BR2012 mod just slightly adjusted for Gen6 now.

A car that has been in the series from the get go. Jones Soda signed on early in this series way back then. I've kept the same paint scheme since the original cup mod up until now. I figured with Gen6 mod its a good time for a little change. I've kept true to the same color scheme I had before but with a new base design.

After having an ok rookie season last year and racing in the Autodesk series this year the #10 Dr. Pepper Honda is back yet again.

Another traditional team that has been around as early as 2001. Decided to change up the base design a bit more but stayed true to the similar colors this car has always had.

A new driver to the series from my Autodesk one. Went with a new design that differs from the Autodesk car design.

 

[GurtonBuster]

The #10 is one of my favourite schemes, I just love the way it flows and the font you used for the number.

 

[David24]

Not something I'd expect for a Jone's Soda scheme. How did you come up with that? That one is my favorite though they all look good!

 

[puckhogg11]

That 10 car is my favorite too.

 

[Mystical]

Not something I'd expect for a Jone's Soda scheme. How did you come up with that? That one is my favorite though they all look good!

Jones Soda always had those funny flavors and colors so I figured it would make a unique color scheme. When I first revealed this design on the original cup many years ago on another forum it had a great reception, so Ive kept it around all this time. This car has been around for awhile with the same colors since they made it unique on track. Just a few years in the past:

2008

2010

2014

I think some people think I am joking when I say this carset has 'history' but it's no joke. Built upon years of painting and fine tuning it just like a real series is with the designs and drivers shaping over the course of a decade+.

 

[mvdbutler]

Awasome Cars Man

 

[JKZ83]

Nice!

 

[Mystical]

Batch #4 is finally here. Sorry it took so long. Been dealing with a lot of real life stuff like major overtime at work and soon will be looking for a new apartment so fun stuff ...


This paint scheme has a lot historic history in the series. Minus the first year where the car was just orange this base design has been with the car ever since and I've converted it over the years to the Nascar games and mods. Still looks great on Gen6 too. This was the winning team of the Championship in 2014 as well, first time this driver who was in the series for many years won too so they are looking to put on a consistent performance in 2015 as well. The driver was not always in the 76 either, only for the past 6 years or so until the driver of this car retired the current one took over. At first it was meh seasons but everything clicked in 2014 and the Unocal 76 was once a champion car again.

One of my teammate's car that I painted the base with the paint tool in photoshop and kept it similar to the BR12 base I made. For anyone who has my 2014 Armory Cup set you can be sure to see a ton of color variations of this base in 2015 as well.

It's back again, the wild 06 Interstate Batteries car where literally every year I made a new electrifying base design that is changed from the previous version. I just make up the design as I go with the same colors in mind. No really if this is first time you've seen my interstate bases here is just few past years:

2008 scheme
2010 scheme
2014 scheme

and now 2015:

I liked the design I had for this car in 2014 so converted it over on Gen6, I think it turned out well:

Still a pretty new team on their 3rd year in the series and I decided to up the base design from the plain blue gradient to some mediafire flames on the bottom with a glow now:

This will be the first time in many years that the Starbucks base is different. I kept one that I really liked for many years but with Starbucks' slight changes in color and logo I decided Gen6 was a good place to make a new design:

Best way to describe this design is its the 'Furniture Row' of my series. This sponsors has been on several low end teams throughout the years and always with the simple base design. This year its on a Toyota for a team that didn't do much in their rookie season. Maybe with Deka they can get somewhere:

If someone asked which car I was most disappointed with in my 2014 carset I would probably have said the #9 Budget car. The base was not terrible but it lacked that 'pop' I like in my designs. But since it was a rookie car in 2014 I purposefully made it a bit more dull. Now that the driver is in year #2 and Budget has updated their logo design I went with a much better design this 'pops' in my opinion:

No idea when batch #5 will come. Depends on my real life work load and when the whole moving process happens end of July/beginning of August ... but if I don't have internet for a few days then I might be bored and churn out a ton of bases lol


But I have some more cars coming ... just not for this carset, finally the long awaited (or dreaded for some lol) collection cars are coming 'soon'.

 

[mvdbutler]

I Like 06 Car

 

[Erzeal]

Omg I love the Mediafire and the Amazon car!

 

[Vince]

Coors light car is really nice! Great work like everything you do!

 

[Highbank]

Spectacular stuff Myst...that #76 car took me way back to when I first started painting for N4, my team's sponsor was Union 76 and the two cars were somewhat similar to this one, one with a blue base one with orange, I got a chill when I saw yours...thanks for that!

I love how you are totally invested in this set, it's drivers and well the whole thing, I get it, I live in that same world at times! PLEASE keep up the posts, tell us more about these guys...

 

[Erzeal]

Its sad that these will never be available for use. Ive not seen fictional cars anywhere of this quality. Amazing! Is the Honda template available anywhere at least?

 

[Mystical]

I love how you are totally invested in this set, it's drivers and well the whole thing, I get it, I live in that same world at times! PLEASE keep up the posts, tell us more about these guys...

oh I will still lots of paints left. I would probably be well past halfway with cars by now if it was not for major OT at work and other real life stuff.

Its sad that these will never be available for use. Ive not seen fictional cars anywhere of this quality. Amazing! Is the Honda template available anywhere at least?

The carset will be available once it is all done and I have thoroughly fine tuned the ratings. I have uploaded previous series on my site and this one will be released when it finishes too: http://racing.armorydigital.net/Pages/downloads/DL_carsets_01.html

As for my Pontiac and Honda templates I will be publicly releasing those too, I still need to package them though.

 

[Mystical]

Its taking me way longer that I would like to get each batch out due to a complete overload of my real life career but here it is at last: batch #5.


The team member of the #40 car has been in the series for many years. This team has never had real track success though and last year was probably the worst season for the 41 team even missing a few races with such strong competition. With a little hope and a new design for the All sponsor maybe 2015 is when this team turns things around.

One of the powerhouse teams in the series with two championships already. I kept a similar paint scheme design but still switched it up slightly to make it look nice on the Gen6 car. They were the first team to switch to Toyota many years back when the manufacturer came into the series. Last year in division 2 this driver was unstoppable with 8 wins out of the 20 races and mostly top 10's in the rest of the races. They won the division championship with still several races left in the season due to being so far ahead of every other driver. While the success in division 2 did not transfer as well to the championship division (where a real champion is crowned) where they only got 1 win they still finished 5th out of 97+ drivers in the series. One race last year really showed what this team was about honestly. It was at Vermont where she got in a wreck and still managed to rally back to a 3rd place finish by the end of the race, I never saw it coming:

Finally getting more of the rookie drivers painted. You probably recall this Nvidia scheme from my Autodesk series. This driver was head to head for a championship and while he didn't win he is a car many are looking out for with strong potential to be a contender in this series where hopefully over the years he can win a championship one day. Being in a rookie in this series is no small feat though. The level of skill goes way up and if a rookie can make it into the championship division alone it will be an accomplishment for sure.

The brother to the #63 Mediafire car is back with a new design. I wanted to make the AC Delco car a little bit less simple and do something different with it. This driver since him and his brother entered the series has had some solid performances and then bad races too. While this driver has never won a race yet there is definitely potential for him to improve and possibly do so one day.

Not all rookies started out their career in the Autodesk Series. Some just join the Armory Digital cup series and hope for the best. This is an all new 1 car team. I have no clue how this driver will do. This history is unwritten for her so we'll see if anything comes of it. Rookies that have not competed in the autodesk series definitely have their work cut out for them and this driver is no exception.

A fan favorite who has been in the series since 1999. After taking a contract several years ago to race for Pontiac with Hotwheels and Air Force sponsors this team has slowly gotten better over the years. Winning 2 races in the Championship series and finishing 4th overall last year it will be no surprise if he gets a championship with this team one day.

Another rookie car you might be familiar wit in my Autodesk series. To fit the new Adobe look instead of white I decided to go with black more. This driver came so close to winning a few races in the autodesk series but could never close the deal. This is looking like a promising rokie season for him in the Armory Digital cup. All he has to do is be consistent and he'll make it into the Championship division.

A very familiar paint scheme and team that has been around since 2006 in the series. However for the first time a new driver is behind the wheel in this car. The paint scheme has been exactly the same all these years minus tweaks made to fit whatever car body it was on. With a new promising driver this team hopes to have more success.

One of the best rookies from the Autodesk series is back. He had a stellar rookie series in the lower division and hopes to bring that enthusiasm and skill to the Armory Digital Cup. The ATI Radeon scheme is new from his Autodesk series scheme to look nice on the Gen6 body. This is one team to keep an eye on this season and see where he ends up.

Who knows when batch six will come around. I hope it doesn't take me another month but we'll see. Depends when I can squeeze in time to paint as I will not rush these cars.

 

[Darren Ingram]

Mystical, your cars have a certain "style" about them. I can look at a car and say, yeah, I believe Mystical painted that.

Really loving these cars man!

 

[mvdbutler]

The Hot Wheels Car Is cool

 

[GurtonBuster]

Love, love, love that 12 car.

 

[Harry Nurpplez]

The 41, 86, 75...ah hell they are all sexy.