Solstice Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 working on the background pic i got bored k. and also keep it in mind that this is only stage 1 and stage 1 alternate (don't really like the first one so i made saved an older version please tell me which you like best), i usually do 4 stages to each of my images, the tiles were for a space game, but now anyone can use them! :icon_music:REMOVED THEM CUS THEY SUCK :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 hmm, the shading on the "planet" is really, not good… lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 I am also not very good at large scale gfx, i prefer pixel art tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 @Chief:> hmm, the shading on the "planet" is really, not good… lolyou try drawing a planet with shading on it in paint, then complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 MS Paint?Get GIMP or Photoshop.Paint is never for producing the real quality pieces, but if you practice enough with pixel art you'll get it.I say 7/10 for the tiles, 4/10 for planets.-Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 lol 1/10 for your "log" -.- you can't criticise me dude, i too have seen your abominations :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 @Steve/Alpha:> MS Paint?> > Get GIMP or Photoshop.> > Paint is never for producing the real quality pieces, but if you practice enough with pixel art you'll get it.> > I say 7/10 for the tiles, 4/10 for planets.> > -Alphai have both, GIMP is exactly the same as paint from experience and photoshop is too hi tech :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 youw ant me to make a planet in paint? alrighty… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 @Chief:> youw ant me to make a planet in paint? alrighty…lol, i didn't know who you were when i said that…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 @God:> lol 1/10 for your "log"Then 1/10 for your "green blobs"GIMP is better than MS Paint, does everyone agree?-Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zade_o Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Wow. God, don't flame someone who's giving you critique on your art.Tbh, I'd give you a 1/10 on them all too because the stars are nothing but a few white pixels on a black background.And w/e the green thing is…. wtf is it? Just seems like random green blobs on a black background.If photoshop is too high tech for you, spend time learning how to use it because it's a hell of a lot better than paint... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 @Ghost:> Wow. God, don't flame someone who's giving you critique on your art.> > Tbh, I'd give you a 1/10 on them all too because the stars are nothing but a few white pixels on a black background.> And w/e the green thing is…. wtf is it? Just seems like random green blobs on a black background.> > If photoshop is too high tech for you, spend time learning how to use it because it's a hell of a lot better than paint...Thanks Ghost.. I was going to add that the stars were just pixels.-Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zade_o Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Yeah if you're making something so simple…. I don't think pixel art is the way to go. You should probably do a soft brush on photoshop so it emulates the glow from a star.... 1 pixel just looks boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 So.. Something like this? [GIMP-Quick mockup]Thanks for the suggestion Ghost.-Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zade_o Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Naw, hold on I'll make an example.Ok, so basically 2 of the stars are a 2 pixel wide brush on 0% hardness.1 star is 4 pixel and 1 star is 3 pixel. It makes a nice effect for stars in the distance. a lot better than 1 white pixel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddunit Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 @God:> working on the background pic i got bored k. and also keep it in mind that this is only stage 1 and stage 1 alternate (don't really like the first one so i made saved an older version please tell me which you like best), i usually do 4 stages to each of my images, the tiles were for a space game, but now anyone can use them! :icon_music:> > > > REMOVED THEM CUS THEY SUCK :PWould be cool as light tiles,.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 @Ghost:> Naw, hold on I'll make an example.> > > Ok, so basically 2 of the stars are a 2 pixel wide brush on 0% hardness.> 1 star is 4 pixel and 1 star is 3 pixel. It makes a nice effect for stars in the distance. a lot better than 1 white pixel.So basically a small brush with anti alias?Thanks for taking your time..-Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zade_o Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I mean I guess. But if you're in photoshop…. just use paint brush instead of pencil and lower the harness to 0% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 GIMP has the same, except for the harness option.Thanks!-Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edache Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 God I don't think the image was that bad, I mean you were using paint. =P The shadows were weird but it could have been explained as if that was the planet's texture, not shadows or something… lol. I actually liked its simplicityIf you're in photoshop its even better, make random dots of different sizes (keep them small though), duplicate the layer twice, give both duplicated layers a Gaussian blur, one of the two layers give a big value to the Gaussian blur, the other with a small value, then change the blending mode of both to linear dodge, It gives them a nice glowing effect...Here's a random example I made... I added some color though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Wow, those look great Edache! Really nice, they look like real stars...Is there any way to do this in GIMP?-Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Oracle Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 It's called the pencil tool[facepalm] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Use a pencil tool to make this? I don't think so, it would require quite a few Gaussian blurs and other glow effects.-Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Oracle Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 oh, i thought you were talking about god's. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Gimp can accomplish more than people think… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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