Topic: New Background

[Bartimaeus]

Okay this is for a game I'm making for a friend...

It's meant to be in the Kalahari with the sun setting.



What do you guys think of the lighting?
I'm also not too happy with the ground itself, but what can I do to change it?

Finally, there is supposed to be an electric fence around the hut, but I dont want the fence obscuring the hut from the front.
Does anyone have any ideas on the matter?
I also want to put barbed wire on the top of the fence but I don't know how to draw it.

Paintovers will be GREATLY appreciated but critics will do just fine.
 

Thanks guys,
~Billy

[x_traveler_x]

Overall, it looks okay.  What you have is a good start.

I have no time right now to do a paintover, but here's what I'm seeing:

Ligting:
I would add dark clouds to the sky to make the orange object actually look like a sunset.  The hut, fence, lamp-post-thing, and tree should all be casting shadows on the ground.

Ground:
The hill between the hut and the outhouse should be a gentle slope, and not a sharp 45 degree angle.

Fence:
If you're worried about the fence obscuring the hut, then you might just want to rethink the whole background.  Maybe do an over-head view of everything so it's all clearly visible with no obsurities at all.

[Khris]

A rushed paintover:



I tried to fix the lighting and added barb wire.
The ground looks like a platform game's sideview, so I didn't shade/change it.

The lighting was quite reversed, with the sun being darker than the sky and the lantern's light even darker.
About the lantern: The way you drew it, it doesn't cast that cone-shaped light. Also the light casted by a lightsource is only visible when reflected to the eye. Think of a car's headlights, the cones only appear when it's raining or snowing or there's quite an amount of smoke or dust in the air.

[Bartimaeus]

Traveller, thanks for the critics man, much appreciated.

Khrismuc, Thanks ALOT for the paintover. That's all I needed is just someone to touch on the things I overlooked or couldn't do. I really appreciate any time you put into it.

Thanks guys,
I are done here! 

~Billy

EDIT: Oh and thanks for the great lighting tips - Seriosuly ridiculously helpful (No joke)

[Phemar]

Like Khrismuc said I think you should reconsider redoing the whole background - it's 2D right now ...

You should consider doing this as a scrolling background: (really rushed +- 5 mins haha)

[Bartimaeus]

Khrismuc didn't say anything about redoing the whole thing.
I'm actually very happy with the 2D - It's what I'm going for with the game.

I've got around the fence thing by drawing a line of barbed wire on each end, just one. Now it basically shows that there's a back fence and a fence to the sides of the house - but not in front.

Which is fine, I suppose... 

This is meant to be 2D

~Billy

[hedgefield]

A sunset without glow, that just hurt my eyes, so I had to do a paintover:

The clouds are messy, but just for the general idea.
I really like the pic. You don't see these kind of backgrouds very often.

[Babar]

I second that! I'd love to see a 2D adventure game.
However, the shape of the hut doesn't match the rest of the pic. The roof is round, but it should show flat straight from this viewpoint.

[Bartimaeus]

Hehe, I'm loving these crits.

Awesome paintover largopredator,
 :o