Jeff Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ertzel Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Looks really good. I hate the new fake 3D looking graphics every game tries to use. Retro-Pixel art looks way better to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaaron Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Very nice Eckhart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuu Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I came. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdog12356 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 > I came.Well, I cummed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 > I came.Wow, coming[cumming] from you, that means a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNorthHarrier Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Looks nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azkanan Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 The trees look too flat and side-scroller-ey. You need to give them top-down perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 > The trees look too flat and side-scroller-ey. You need to give them top-down perspective.I'll think about it, but most of the old games, and even some new ones, that had fir trees had them like that.[http://images.g4tv.com/rimg_606x0/ImageDb3/261280_l/final-fantasy-iv-the-complete-collection-screenshots.jpg](http://images.g4tv.com/rimg_606x0/ImageDb3/261280_l/final-fantasy-iv-the-complete-collection-screenshots.jpg)[http://www.mobygames.com/images/i/38/25/167275.jpeg](http://www.mobygames.com/images/i/38/25/167275.jpeg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nook Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I'm not feelin' it.Granted, the retro style is the style I'm least acquainted with, but this just doesn't strike me as anything special.In retro games, trees are particularly useful for adding contrast and giving a sense of the boundaries. Your trees don't offer that, and their foliage is completely mismatched in value to the rest of the tileset. Try to have some continuity in the colors as well. If you're going the make the dirt that red, don't make the trees so blue. Hue needs to be consistent in order for it to come together as a whole.Sorry if this comes off as harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Redid grass and edited trees, now it's less retro but I think it still works. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.LLoyd Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 It looks good but i think you need you play around with the pallete a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brody10 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 The graphics is more excellent after editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Made it kind of dark, changed the trees' foliage a bit, added shrubs….. the main thing that needs work now is the tree trunks. I also might try and fix up the grass>dirt transition a bit more. The dirt palette also might be edited slightly. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyr Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 If you truly are aiming for "retro", I would suggest studying retro game colour palettes. As it stands, the line-art and zoom says retro, but the colours say modern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 > If you truly are aiming for "retro", I would suggest studying retro game colour palettes. As it stands, the line-art and zoom says retro, but the colours say modern.Well, I'm not looking for NES era retro by any means. My main inspirations are [Final fantasy tactics](http://www.moogle.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/final-fantasy-tactics-the-war-of-the-lions-20070708081504429-000.jpg) and [dungeon dashers](http://www.dungeondashers.com/). They have full, modern palettes and antialiasing/modern pixel art techniques, and then they resize it. I love that style, and hope to replicate it.Basically, I don't care about the retro factor. I just want it to look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumzy Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 > I'm not feelin' it.> > Granted, the retro style is the style I'm least acquainted with, but this just doesn't strike me as anything special.> > In retro games, trees are particularly useful for adding contrast and giving a sense of the boundaries. Your trees don't offer that, and their foliage is completely mismatched in value to the rest of the tileset. Try to have some continuity in the colors as well. If you're going the make the dirt that red, don't make the trees so blue. Hue needs to be consistent in order for it to come together as a whole.> > Sorry if this comes off as harsh.Come to think of it that makes sense.. Like in the old final fantasy the trees were more like large patches instead of individual sprites. unless they were to represent boundaries.Also if your going for FF some of the tops few trees were visible. Correct me if I'm wrong but Pokemon is the same way.In your map, in my opinion, I think if your that far away you should see the overview.I do like your grass and the detail in everything though. It does remind me a bit of tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 Alright, I think I've finished polishing up these tiles. I'm still debating whether or not I should redo the dirt, so opinions on that are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawQuart Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I think the tree pallet needs to be a bit different from the grass. They blend too much. The tree's trunks are also too large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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