Office Background

[hedgefield]

Well, I didnt expect this level of liking for my paintover. Thanks, I guess.

Good to see you improving the BG. We're getting somewhere now.

Concerning stuff:
-When the lamp is on, everything glows. The center of the lamp should be the brightest, not the edges.
-Curtains generally wobble strictly in the Z-dimension, so to speak, never the X or the Y, unless there's wind or something.
-Reflections tend to span the entire window, or fade. They dont end abruptly.
-And the stuff the others said.

I like the mood in this scene. Any info on the game you're gonna be using it in?

[Raider]

Okay...
I gave the window reflection a go, but still not happy with it.


- Straightened curtains
- Changed lamp light
- Added chord from lamp
- Put glass bottom in

[EDIT]-----
To answer your question Largo; It's a modern mafia type game, the main character is a Mafia Thug
that needs to get a load of money from a man that owes it to his Uncle. So he goes on a mission to get it back... But this is the critics lounge not the "AGS Games in Production". So i'll leave it at that.Ã, 

[Mozesh]

Looks good.
The curtains look much better now. I find that the reflection on the window looks more like rain, you should try to replicate the reflection Largo made.
And a small thing, the wire of the lamp suddenly stops at the bottem of the desk, where does it go to?
EDIT:
Oops now I see it, my monitor's brightness was to low.

[hedgefield]

Mafia? Sweet! Hope to see more info pop up soon...

Good mods, the curtains look good and the reflection is ok. I like it. Keep it up.

[Darth Mandarb]

- added shading to the front of the desk
- fixed the desk's shadow

The buildings outside the window appear to be connected to one another (or VERY close together).  I circled in blue the area I'm referring to.  While not as obvious in your latest version(s), due the curtains and window details, it's still there!  I would suggest seperating them a bit.

Hope it helps.

[Raider]

Okay...



- Fixed gap in buildings
- Added shading similar to Darth's
- Changed shadows

[EDIT]--------
Just changed width of the building in the window... It looked way to skinny

[Mozesh]

Looks very good, but the plant still seems a bit dead to me.
EDIT:
Ive changed the painting...

[BorisZ]

And the character on the painting looks more like an workoholic acountant than mafia boss.

[skw]

Yes, that's right, Boris.

Good boss paint-over, Redrum. I've tried to make my own, but the result probably won't fit the style of the whole picture. Anyway, take a look:



2x:


It's a quick-made scrap, but maybe 'll be useful

[Mozesh]

That looks very good, but as you said it wouldn't fit in his style very well....to bad, it looks so cool

[skw]

Thanx. On the other hand, some paintings styles can be a bit different than a style of the proper image. But yes, sometimes it looks strange. Anyway, it's a decision of the creator.

[Mozesh]

some paintings styles can be a bit different than a style of the proper image.

Yes that was just what I was thinking about. If it looked exactly like in the game it would be more of a photo than a painting.

[Raider]

Hey thanks for the feed back and ideas.
I sort of want the plant dead-ish. They are after all mafia bosses and I don't know if they care much for plantsÃ, 
Also the photo is of the main character's uncle. I took the face of the main character and made it an older version of him. (Family look similar)
Other than the dead-ish plant and the photo what else do you think is not right in the background? Perspective? Lighting?

If it looked exactly like in the game it would be more of a photo than a painting.

Yes it is a portrait photo of someone, not a painting.

[Mozesh]

The vase of the plant looks a bit weird, more like a bag or something.
And if it's a mafia's boss office it looks a bit to neat. Maybe adding some more paper on the desk or an ashtray with lit cigar. Maybe you should add more 'photos' of family members, a bit like a wall of fame, people who did something for the family.

[UP]

I'm not sure if this was already said, but have you noticed that the windows in the houses in the background aren't in line with the roof...

[Stefano]

How about this:

Now, imagine him saying: "Forge'bout it"

[Haddas]

It's actually spelled "Fugghet aboudit"

[Stefano]

Ok, thanks. I had never written it before.

[Mozesh]

Ah Stefano that reminds me. The suit in the 'photo' doesn't look like a suit, more like a halflife scientist outfit.

[Raider]

Sorry to bring this old topic up but I have just changed a few things.


- Changed plant shadow
- Chaged picture to Stefano's idea
- Added mess
- Changed outside windows.

What do you think?