c&c on bedroom & gui

Anarcho · Sun 29/01/2006 00:06:12

Thoughts on this bg? I think it looks a little busy and it's hard to figure out what to focus on, but I wanted the room to look like a nasty mess. It's not exactly where I want it, so any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks.

nihilyst · Sun 29/01/2006 00:13:09

Wow, I really like the feeling. The mirror is excellent, the colors are geniusly combined.

I would suggest a baseboard.
And the door looks, as if it would open to the outside. For all I know, it should open to the inside.

Good work!

cheers
nihilyst

Anarcho · Sun 29/01/2006 00:28:08

Good call on the baseboard. Done and done. I switched around the knob on the door...is that all you mean?

Glad you like it, thanks for the suggestions.

nihilyst · Sun 29/01/2006 00:52:05

No, the knob is not the problem. I've seen rooms where the knob was on the right side (although it's mostly attached to the left). What I mean is the ... eh, how to describe it? Wait ... a picture ...

In your room it lookes like no.2. In every room I know (that leads to a floor or something) it would look like no.1. Too bad I don't find the words to describe it. I should practice some English. It get's bad.

cheers
nihilyst

Anarcho · Sun 29/01/2006 00:58:06

I see what you mean, the door shouldn't be so recessed.

skyfire2 · Sun 29/01/2006 04:06:33

it's great. this picture is love at first sight.

Corey · Sun 29/01/2006 09:08:35

it looks great. but it looks pretty dark , maybe add light?? that might be just the cofugration of my screen thought.

Khris · Sun 29/01/2006 14:43:10

Very nice and moody background, I like it

I'd darken the power cord of the sewing machine, it stands out a bit. And add some shadows, especially the pillow looks like its floating.
The vp is quite high, so if you're going to keep the door as it is, its very top would be obscured by the frame.
Another minor issue is the reflection in the mirror, here's a paintover:

Anarcho · Sun 29/01/2006 16:29:41

I fixed the doorway and it looks better. Is that really the perspective of the bureau in the mirror? I wasn't sure, and i redid it your way and it looks a little off...

WanderLady · Sun 29/01/2006 20:09:04

Quote from: Anarcho on Sun 29/01/2006 00:06:12
Thoughts on this bg?Ã,Â I think it looks a little busy and it's hard to figure out what to focus on, but I wanted the room to look like a nasty mess.Ã,Â It's not exactly where I want it, so any suggestions would be helpful.Ã,Â Thanks.

It, in fact, doesn't look busy, Anarcho. It looks just about right. If it's truly a nasty mess you're going for, I would say that that is the issue. It isn't too nasty at all. Maybe an open drawer with some clothes hanging over, or a book carelessly thrown on the bed, or something hanging from the lampshade(clothes again, perhaps), or all of the above or something.
Isn't the mess the focal point, or the atmosphere you're trying to set?

JimmyShelter · Sun 29/01/2006 20:42:54

I don't know how your characters look, but make sure they aren't too bright as the background looks pretty dark.

Anarcho · Sun 29/01/2006 20:54:50

Yeah, i'm going to make some dents in the walls along with some random dirt, and messy up the floors a bit more. It looks a little too clean.

vict0r · Sun 29/01/2006 20:57:59

It would be nice if you could post some updates along the road, instead of just telling us what you just did...

Anarcho · Sun 29/01/2006 21:09:18

Ok, sorry about that. I was going to just post a new image but i overwrote the old image, so the new one is posted above. It also includes a GUI I'm working on...any comments on that would be welcome too. I'm going to add some stuff into the drawers next.

MarVelo · Sun 29/01/2006 21:41:43

GUI reminds me of Darkseed. But I think the GUI needs to be brighter

Anarcho · Sun 29/01/2006 21:59:35

ok, here's one with a few more details. Dirt, clothes, some damaged walls. Hopefully it looks better. Taffytom, I really like the gui the colors that it is...though i have noticed that in older monitors the colors look way too dark. I'm not sure how to compensate for that when I've got it looking just how i want it on the monitor I'm using.

DanClarke · Sun 29/01/2006 23:13:58

Looks cool, but perhaps a little dull at present. Reminds me of Darkseed!

Anarcho · Mon 30/01/2006 01:02:25

the gui is dull or the whole room?

AlbinoPanther · Mon 30/01/2006 01:12:09

Hey Anarcho nice artwork but it look like you saved it in JPG can't say why?
A lot of details make it so alive and GUI is just perfect ( it's obvious that you like Dark Seed BG art )

So can you show us some character just to see how they fit in the room

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Damien · Mon 30/01/2006 01:17:03

Actually, the images are in .png format.

Can you tell us a bit more about the GUI, is it supposed to be used for the inventory, or will there be move, use and other buttons in there?

I like your style, very atmospheric.