gradient help wanted

vurt · Mon 23/10/2006 20:41:05

Hi all,

I've (slowly) been increasing in ability as far as background art goes. (Well, I'd like to think so, anyway). I'm having a little trouble with gradients for things like walls and I was hoping people could help. Up until now, I've been colouring walls one flat colour and then adding noise to give a little texture.

The look I'd like to achieve is highlighted to good effect in one of the screens from the new Dave Gilbert game, The Blackwell Legacy, as seen below in the back wall of the apartment (once you zoom in).

I've tried using gradients in Photoshop and then tinkering with the noise settings, but I just can't get that look. Is there a technique to achieve that, or is it hard graft of adding individual pixels?

Privateer Puddin' · Mon 23/10/2006 20:44:41

It can be done in photoshop by doing the gradient, then doing Image > Mode > Indexed color...

You'll then be given a lot of options which you can play around with to reduce the colours, just try different options and settings in that until you find something you're happy with.

MrColossal · Mon 23/10/2006 21:13:02

http://kafkaskoffee.com/tutorials/gradients.shtml

try that, mess around with pattern, diffusion, and noise

vurt · Mon 23/10/2006 21:25:54

Thanks people - looks like exactly what I'm looking for.

Dr. Scary · Mon 23/10/2006 22:50:10

I can confirm that that's exactly the method I used for those backgrounds.

vurt · Mon 23/10/2006 23:13:04

Quote from: Dr. Scary on Mon 23/10/2006 22:50:10
I can confirm that that's exactly the method I used for those backgrounds.

And very nice backgrounds they are!

Dr. Scary · Tue 24/10/2006 00:30:25

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Kweepa · Tue 24/10/2006 00:34:50

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Snarky · Tue 24/10/2006 02:43:07

Quote from: Dr. Scary on Tue 24/10/2006 00:30:25
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