My first background!! i need feedback

[fertoff]

Well, this is the first background i've ever finished. I always concentrate on the character sprites and never get to the backgrounds,,,and finally give up with the sprites and never finish a game...but i changed my strategy this time

well, here it is





the roof won't fall,,,well, because of something concerning the game

ok, byee

[Kinoko]

Holy hell, that's your first background? It looks fantastic, really! If you can keep up that quality, your game's gonna look really nice. The colours are great, there's a good mix of simplicity and detail...\

If you really want critisism though, all I can come up with is that the sand looks a tad out of place in terms of the way it was shaded. Maybe don't airbrush it, but give the shadow a slightly "rougher" blend, to match with the walls etc.

Again though, thats me being picky. It really looks great as is.

[Bombadil]

It looks really great!

Are those lines on the wall cracks or just roots of some kind of plant?
If it's one thing or the other I think they should "start" from the top or the bottom of the wall...

Very good job!

[Damien]

Are those lines on the wall cracks or just roots of some kind of plant?
If it's one thing or the other I think they should "start" from the top or the bottom of the wall...

Well, if they are roots of some sort, they could be growing from between the bricks.

The BG looks pretty good, here are some suggestions:

I think that the 'room' should be shaded with darker tones, especially the part part far from the lightsource.
Also, the entrance should look a bit more rough, not like a perfect rectangle.

Keep in mind that I was nitpicking.

[Sektor 13]

Hey great background ! Did you get the idea from Stargate Atlantis? There was recent episode, in which was similiar room

Try to use more shading on that green "plants comming out of the wall, but background looks realy great..

[Neil Dnuma]

I'm glad you finally made it to the backgrounds this time, cos this really looks promising

As some others, I only have a slight problem with the sand. It looks a bit flat. At the back, you could change the shade from the hatch, making it more curvy where it hits the sand. Also, if you shade it on one side, shade the whole side (the sand on the lower right could need some more both at top and bottom). The sand leaning against the middle pillar should be darker.  I sense you've been adding a little noise to the sand, maybe you could increase it just a little bit. Eventually, have som darker or brighter grains added here and there. In general - experiment with the structure of it (you could always look at some googled pictures for reference). Then again, it's pretty damn good as it is.

[fertoff]

Well, thanks for all your comments

about the entrance, i forgot to tell that it will be like boarded up, and they will break, and you will fall in, etc

regarding the sand, yes, i found it easy to draw the simple structure, but the shading was freaking me out, so i just stoped working on it. I'll give it another go then.

And yes, they are roots, passing through the bricks

i'll post a new version when i return from my vacations, but thanks for the comments

Bye