PROBLEM STATEMENT
Counter-Strike 2 is a competitive 5v5 first-person shooter, where one team defends a bombsite and the other team attempts to plant the bomb while preventing its defusal.
In this game, there are cosmetic skins worth real-world value. Stickers are a type of skin that can be applied to a weapon and can be acquired by opening a capsule. These stickers display a multitude of visual qualities like foil, holographic, paper, glitter, and more.
In the following sticker designs, they can relate to anything in the game or be used as creative tools for storytelling, improving aesthetics, or creating memes. These stickers also have the option to be scratched, which can provide opportunities to create hidden imagery.
Butane PAL (Holo)
The Butane Pal (Holo) is a sticker based on the newly added Dr. Boom charms in Counter-Strike 2, where they introduced a new charm type with a new effect never seen before - liquid that sloshes around inside the charm. I chose this charm as inspiration not only because it is revolutionary to Counter Strike in-game cosmetics, but also because of its popularity within the community. This playful sticker is inspired by Rubber Hose-style illustrations. Each color chosen is taken from the existing color patterns available to the Butane Buddy Charm, which range spans the entire spectrum of the rainbow.
BASED ON THE BUTANE BUDDY CHARM
SKETCH TIMELAPSE
This playful sticker is a glass grenade full of butane liquid, he is going for a careless stroll while spinning the pin pulled out of his head on the tip of his finger.
COLOR VARIATIONS
SCRAPE PATTERN
In Counter-Strike 2, customizability plays a huge factor in weapon skins. Here I am showcasing the sticker scrape ability, if the customer wants to they have the option to scratch away all of the non-holographic elements of the sticker as they apply it to their weapon.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, I believe I created a successful sticker that has a possibility of being accepted by the Counter-Strike community. This sticker allows users to customize their weapon's aesthetics with an art style often seen in current Counter-Strike stickers, and it improves storytelling by allowing users to interrelate their attached Butane Buddy charm with the stickers applied on their weapon. This sticker project also allowed me to learn more about normal mapping, holographic effects, wear masking, and holographic masking.
VOTE FOR THIS STICKER IN THE STEAM WORKSHOP
Help me get into my favorite game by voting YES on whether you would like to see this sticker in CS2 at https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3608955240
MORE STICKERS COMING SOON...