these are for a space game i need to know how they look?(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh59/Heartbreakerdemon/spacemoon.jpg)
heres one (http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh59/Heartbreakerdemon/Space.jpg) heres the other
The vanishing point is way off.
Thinking, if you're planning on making it realistic-looking, perhaps some detail here and there wouldn't hurt. Also, you'll realise, that the resolution or the size of the image is incoherent and will not work in a game, so this you have to correct. Then i advice you to look up in the sky and look at the stars, maybe reduce their size a bit since they're not all the size of the moon. Also, what planet is that? If there's USA there, I would assume that it's earth, well, it doesn't look like it. And why is there no stars in the other image? And what are the lies behind the yellow blob and the USA-dildobox. Space game eh... Sorry to say mate, but they don't look very good. Unless you're 6 years old. I could ask my little brother to help you with the graphics.
They look like a 30 second job in paint. Also you should note that its not actually possible for it to snow in space. I had more but Tuomas beat me to it.
Firstly, here's a tutorial on drawing starfields (ie, space):
http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/tuts_arts/making_a_star_field.html
Secondly, if I could find a tutorial on putting in a modicum of effort, I would.
When I first loaded this thread and saw the images I had a very powerful moment of nostalgia for the games I used to make on my Atari (in BASIC) 20 odd years ago! It was nice!
Having said that ...
These are rather primitive and feel rushed! Just simply slowing down and taking your time could improve them vastly. (the USA on the rocket for one, it's jagged and sloppy looking)
Not knowing your age and/or level of experience it's hard to know what you're capable of. But from what you're shown here it would seem you could improve if you just slowed down a bit and took a bit more care in the details.
They look lousy.
1. Take a long look at your images
2. Google for space images
3. Take another look at your images
4. Compare real photos to yours
5. Draw conclusions
6. Redraw your images
Simple.
For example, stars are never this big. They are never same size. There should be hundreds of more stars.
Seas do not glow.
Earth-like planets are covered with clouds.
Neither satellites nor space stations/ships/whateveryoutriedtodrawthere are NOT lazily drawn rectangles with 4 lines coming from them.
etc, I think you get the point.
What did you try to draw aside from planet on picture #2, I have no idea. But it looks like something my 4-years old nephew sometimes draws. Very much like it.
Acquire 2 free hours and spend WHOLE of this time on ONE image.
Then post image here and we'll see again.
Good luck.
Shadowbeast: essentially the point that everyone's trying to get across - in a polite manner or otherwise - is that there are a lot of things that you can do to improve on your image. In a short amount of time, with a program like Photoshop, you can put together a much more convincing image. I used your existing composition to make something very similar, following the tutorials provided on the page that Renal Shutdown posted earlier to make it look a little more 'interesting'.
(http://216.139.58.35/stdwl/spacescene.gif)
(I apologize for the lens flare, but this is one of those rare situations I feel it actually does fit.)
Displayed double size to show detail.
This image uses one of the easier resolutions to work with: 320x240 (with black bars on the top and bottom, bringing the image itself to 320x200) It uses only very simple shapes as the base: Three spheres, a few polygons to make my satellite, and a lot of usage of the airbrush tool (around 200 pixel width for shadows on the planet and moons, and one pixel wide for creating my frozen poles, clouds, lights in the dark and continents.
I even animated it (sort of), by making the lights on the satellite blink.
Now, please don't look at this as an insult - I am simply trying to make a point by showing this to you: I did the entire picture in less than an hour, and I don't feel as it would even be difficult for you to accomplish the same. I've never done a picture like this before, so I would definitely suggest taking a look at the tutorials on that page. Learning by reading is really a great idea, I feel. Once you're comfortable with it, spend a little time working on another space scene, and please put it up for us to see. I'd love to see how you improve.
This thread should be made sticky.
Quote from: SpacePirateCaine on Sat 08/12/2007 09:56:59
I did the entire picture in less than an hour
Now that makes me really curious to what you can accomplish in 2 hours! :P
Seriously, great background there, I must admit that I'm far from that good, and nowadays I don't have the patience for pixelart anymore, so 3D is my cup of tea, but on the other hand, wtf am I still doing on these boards, as I'm surely not creating any games anymore :p
The point is that it was not difficult, and I don't mean 'not difficult for me', I mean not difficult in practice. That's not an attempt to prove that I'm good or anything like that - I followed the steps shown in the tutorial on this page (//http://) (Thanks again, Renal Shutdown), and that was that.
The composition is inspired by Shadow Beast, and aside from the continents, polar ice caps, clouds and lights on the surface of the planet, I really didn't do anything special. That entire picture was accomplished with the circular selection tool, the polygon selection tool, fill, render noise, gaussian blur, render lens flare, brightness/contrast, color balance and the airbrush tool. And I feel that anyone who is willing to pay a little attention to detail could accomplish exactly the same.
Wow, I just followed the steps of the starfield tutorial and although I'm not very good with photoshop I was able to make a nice picture. Great tutorial!!!
HellBeast, I don't know what it is, but I find these images charming. I love them. I'm usually kinda nitpicky about drawings but I love these for some reason.
I am mystified.
*ponders*
That box with USA on it is the Space Shuttle. Shame on you people for not recognizing it.
NASA would be proud.
Also: HellBeast has left the forums.
Quote from: Domino on Fri 14/12/2007 02:18:14
Also: HellBeast has left the forums.
How do we know?
I want to see more of these pictures. :(
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=33172.0
Quote from: Renal Shutdown on Fri 07/12/2007 16:40:07
Firstly, here's a tutorial on drawing starfields (ie, space):
http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/tuts_arts/making_a_star_field.html
Ah, thanks for that tutorial link. I was looking for something similar myself. Normaly I'm an MSpaint user 4lyfe, but I think I can make an exception for this one :=