This is a sketch for a background (outskirts of a small town), I want to use in the game I'm working on. I'm not really sure whether this works or not though, as BGs really aren't quite my forte.
As for something else, I originally intended this to be a scrolling screen. As it turned out however, the format I chose can be shrunk down to exactly 320x200.Ã, ::)
Though it isn't hard to make a scrolling screen by pulling one half of the pic to the right, I'm currently pretty clueless on how to fill out the gap then.
If someone had an idea, I'd really appreciate it!
As well as any comment & critique of course! ;D
(http://www.allround-hilfe.de/back1.jpg)
There's not much to criticize because it's only a sketch. In case you intended all buildings to be cylindrical, then the laundry building and the one far don't look like one, you might have intended it this way though.
I would have to disagree with you GP, there is a lot to talk about here:
1.) This is a GREAT start of a BG sketch
2.) Add some texture to the huts to show what they are made of
3.) Put some more detail in the fruit stand: fruit, bamboo reeds, rope, wood texture
4.) Make the doors out of bamboo reeds too
5.) Put a smoldering campfire in the front
6.) Add some rocks/stones
7.) Maybe a totem poll or tiki-looking statue?
8.) What about a weaved basket in the bottom left corner?
Keep working this one, it has alot of potential. (BTW, you don't have to apply any of these ideas... I'm just throwing ideas your way.)
it looks good, only you might have to mess around with walkable areas if you want to make your char walk to the hill at the back
Quote from: rharpe on Sat 27/08/2005 16:37:25
Keep working this one, it has alot of potential. (BTW, you don't have to apply any of these ideas... I'm just throwing ideas your way.)
Some good ideas you've got there. Actually, they pretty much inspire me, exactly what I need now, as I put this BG aside for a few days now (Me lazy bum, meÃ, :P).
I especially like the one with the tiki statue. Would be a nice way to give a slight hint of the history of the island (I've got most of it lined out, even though I wouldn't need it for this game).
Quote from: Corey
it looks good, only you might have to mess around with walkable areas if you want to make your char walk to the hill at the back
Yeah, I already played around with the sketch in AGS, and it's a real pain in the ass, I tell you.
It's manageable, but getting there...Ã, ::)