Background Criticism

[Plog]

Need some criticism/praise(Not that it's worthy.) on the first background I've ever tried, besides the crappy game I made ages ago in paint.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/Plogtastic/cellscan.jpg

Be as nasty as you want. >_>

EDIT: it's supposed to be a prison cell.

[BlackMan890]

nice for a first try
some critic thought:
*straightening the lines
and some things to add(IF you are a good drawer)
*some chains(maybe a skeleton if you feel like it)
*prison door
*rats(but that will be a character)
but this is a good job for a first time, you should have seen me, i thought i would kill my self,
hope to see some more from you

[Plog]

nice for a first try
some critic thought:
*straightening the lines
and some things to add(IF you are a good drawer)
*some chains(maybe a skeleton if you feel like it)
*prison door
*rats(but that will be a character)
but this is a good job for a first time, you should have seen me, i thought i would kill my self,
hope to see some more from you

Yeah I got some objects im going to add in. Toilet and a bed and some rocks I think. I could do a skelleton allthough this game is based underwater I guess it could be some fish bones which could be a bit of comedic value. And rats is a good idea, I just need the underwater equivelant.

Thanks for the criticism allways helps.

[Moox]

Crabs!

But keep the lines at that angle

[fertoff]

i like it, very cartoony,,,but i just have the feeling that you will have to draw the character as if seen quite from above if you want it to fit the picture perspective right

[Krazy]

Blackmouse there's one thing you can't ask someone to change and that's style. I think the non striaght lines are a cool style keep it! 

[InCreator]

shaa-ding!
It looks like it's late evening or night outside.
Light should come from the window.
Cell is way too bright.

[Plog]

Thanks for the feedback so far.

Heres an updated version:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/Plogtastic/cellscan2.jpg

[Krazy]

Thanks for the feedback so far.

Heres an updated version:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/Plogtastic/cellscan2.jpg

It's looking nicer but the light doesn't seem to have any perspective.

[Plog]

Yeah I think I messed up the light but I acidently saved this one ove my previous .PSD so now I cant edit it. :\

So I think i'll use this one in the game anyways.

[Plog]

New update. With furniture.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/Plogtastic/cellscanend.jpg

[Vince Twelve]

Yeah I think I messed up the light but I acidently saved this one ove my previous .PSD so now I cant edit it. :\

So I think i'll use this one in the game anyways.

You should always work with multiple layers when using photoshop.Ã,  That way, you can feel free to save, and if you want to change something, you only need to change the layer, not the whole picture.

Did you say that this game was set under water?Ã,  Is the window looking out into water, or a night sky?

If it is under water, adding a fish or some bubbles would be cool.Ã,  Also, I think using a blue light would be better in this case.Ã,  Ã, If it is a sky perhaps a moon would make your white light make more sense.Ã, 

To add perspective to the light, think how it would climb up the side of the bed and appear on the top of the bed.Ã,  it would create some interesting angles.

Finally, I would advise some shadows under the bed.

All in all, this is a great BG.Ã,  I like the hand drawn style of it.Ã,  I'm working on a game myself that employes a similar style.

When you make your characters, you'll want to make sure they fit the surrondings.Ã,  Your character is going to need to be pretty big to match the size of the furniture.Ã,  Keep that in mind as you press on.

I look forward to seeing more.

[Erk]

Yeah I think I messed up the light but I acidently saved this one ove my previous .PSD so now I cant edit it. :\

So I think i'll use this one in the game anyways.

Pain.  As above... use layers, my friend!

Your style is really cool.  The toilet looks a little out-of-place to me, and the bed a bit but less so.  Maybe they should have some details on them or something, like folds in the blanket, a flush handle, etc?  It just seems to me that the floor is detailed (cracks, puddles, etc) but the bed and toilet are relatively simple.  Perhaps you could have a green puddle leaking out from the tank of the john to make it less pristine and white.

Really though, this is cool!  Can't wait to see it with a character in.

[BorisZ]

Yeah I think I messed up the light but I acidently saved this one ove my previous .PSD so now I cant edit it. :\

So I think i'll use this one in the game anyways.

I don't know what you did to get that impression of lights, but there are real lights in Photoshop (filter>reder>lighting efects) that would look better.
I would also suggest a little thiner lines.