Really nead help with coloring of vehicle...

Phemar · Wed 21/04/2004 15:31:30

Please help me with the coloring of this scooter:

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I is stuck, cannot color...bad art day...(hair day=art day, hehe)...

Please help!

Greatly appreciated!

P.S. Yes, it is supposed to be a police scooter that police people drive....hmm....

ElectricMonk · Wed 21/04/2004 17:30:34

QuoteYes, it is supposed to be a police scooter that police people drive....hmm....

Depends on where you're setting your game, really.
American police cars usually are patterned in black and white, British ones used to be black (I think) but now are mostly white (I think) and German ones are green and white, for example.
Of course if you want it to be more general, you might go with a combination of metallic greys, a bit like the forum headlines, but darker - think Detroit Police Department in RoboCop. It might also be a good idea to make the colour scheme match the uniforms of the cops you're using in your game.

Or, to be on the safe side, write "Police" somewhere on the scooter in large friendly letters.

At any rate, you might want to stay away from "warm" colours like red or purple. (Although, come to think of it, a glaring traffic light orange might work. Then again, it might not, depending how your cops look).

.. · Wed 21/04/2004 18:35:51

It looks good, in my opinion. I would add shadow as well as highlights.

When you say you need help with color, do you mean the colors or the shading?

.. · Wed 21/04/2004 18:43:08

(Sorry I'm an idiot i posted something here I meant to post in a different forum)

Opo Terser · Wed 21/04/2004 22:05:10

Quick edit in paint:

before:

after:

Farsight · Wed 21/04/2004 22:16:13

Man!!! You did that change in paint! :o I never knew it was so powerful. I use PSP but it leaves mis colouring on the edges giving it a really bad look!

Moox · Wed 21/04/2004 22:29:13

Quote from: ElectricMonk on Wed 21/04/2004 17:30:34
American police cars usually are patterned in black and white,

Where do you live? Everywhere I have been there blue except for statetroopers

Phemar · Thu 22/04/2004 04:45:10

Lost: I'm in South Africa, but I don't think you'd want to use our police as an example....hehe...

Opo: Wow, that does look cool...in MS paint? How'd you work around that palette? Heh, I'd love to use that, It just wouldn't fit in though....

I'll rework it A.S.A.P.!

Scuth: I meant both, but moreover coloring...

EDIT: Hows tis:

?

I am trying to cut on teh # of colors used, but all i vain...humm....

ElectricMonk · Thu 22/04/2004 08:26:52

QuoteWhere do you live? Everywhere I have been there blue except for statetroopers

OK, seen too many movies then...

Fronzel · Thu 22/04/2004 20:17:47

Most places I go the police cars are white with blue lettering (that is, most of texas is like that). Except for of course your state troopers.

On Topic.
To emphasize the police nature of the bike, perhaps add a red and blue light set on the front, lettering police on there might not come out too well, but a siren and light set would give a good visual clue.

remixor · Thu 22/04/2004 23:47:26

Quote from: Farsight on Wed 21/04/2004 22:16:13
Man!!! You did that change in paint! :o I never knew it was so powerful. I use PSP but it leaves mis colouring on the edges giving it a really bad look!

I assume he just painted the pixels individually.

And Zor: regarding the Paint palette: you may already know this, but if you double-click on a color in the palette you are taken to a color selector which allows you to generate a color from the millions available.

remixor · Thu 22/04/2004 23:48:13

Quote from: LostTraveler on Wed 21/04/2004 22:29:13
Quote from: ElectricMonk on Wed 21/04/2004 17:30:34
American police cars usually are patterned in black and white,

Where do you live? Everywhere I have been there blue except for statetroopers

Where have you been? Everywhere I've been they're black and white.

Phemar · Fri 23/04/2004 04:51:43

Hey remixor, why'd you double post? But yeah, I did know that about paint. I was just saying when you save 256 color bmp in paint, it has it's own pallette that it saves everything to. So usually when I use paint I work 24-bit and then import it into Gimp and index it, usually with 160 colors or something. :

Fronz: Hmm, a siren...I don't think so, but I will get to lettering the words police on it. I am still going to put a poilce crest on that big blue patch there in the front...later.

Oops: I just realised something...Does that scooter look a little too big or something?

P.S. My first ever post with smileys in...

ElectricMonk · Fri 23/04/2004 07:40:31

QuoteOops: I just realised something...Does that scooter look a little too big or something?

A teensy bit. Which might be good for a police scooter.
It might just be a scooter, but by God you will respect its authoritah.