Topic: Outdoor background.. [EDIT : Now with clouds!! :) ]

[Anian]

Why not just use a simple 1 program (GIMP) then, with all these features?

Yessss, poc, join the dark side khhhhhhh. But for serious, use  an hour to get used to it and you'll be a happier person.

[poc301]

I might go ahead and do that.

I forgot about the shadows.  Gunna redo them really quickly.

Thanks!

Bill

[Kastchey]

And one more thing - clouds look far more natural if they have flat bottoms.

[rbaleksandar]

... look far more natural if they have flat bottoms.

I don't like flat bottoms but I do agree here.

[poc301]

Reminds me of a Queen song...  Ahhh..

I will add the flat bottoms to the clouds.  I hadn't thought of that, but it's very true.

Thanks!

Bill

[Hudders]

Check out Indieboy's entry to the background blitz for some sexy looking clouds.

[Moresco]

And one more thing - clouds look far more natural if they have flat bottoms.

Totally disagree...only in cartoons.   You could shade the bottoms for shadow, but I look out my window often here and there are rarely flat-bottom clouds to see.

[poc301]

Yeah, I am going to leave them rounded.  I looked at examples of rounded and flat bottomed clouds in pixel art type backgrounds, and the flat ones do only look good in cartoony settings.  I am looking out my office window right now, and the clouds in the sky are all wispy, rounded and look like a messy airbrush tool was let loose on the sky.

-Bill