I've been busy working on these for a website i'm maing for my final project, thought the style might interest folks:
Concepts:
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/concepttags.jpg)
A few final paintovers (in various stages of completion, i'm not happy with the garden really, so i'll be overhauling it in a lot of places.):
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/basmentfinalunfinished2.jpg)
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/gardenfinalconcept4.jpg)
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/bathroomfinal.jpg)
What do you think? Comments/crit as always appreciated.
Those are the best backgrounds by far I've seen for a while! What are they for? Legend of the lost lagoon. They look a lot better than some of your older bgs. :o :o Seriously, those are professional.
Wicked...HAve you ever used a Vector program? cause that would be like double wicked!
I'm really not worthy to crit this as it rocks the shit out of my mum... But here it goes. On the first "real" pic, there is something pouring from the skies. Unless there is a pipe or something above, i really can't see where the water is coming from, as rain usually dont take this shape. And the "towel-shelf" in the last pic seems to lack some debth. IMO it looks like a flat drawing of a shelf hanging in front of the wall. But the rest is just too good! :D
I think the roof caved in from small rocks, perhaps meteors/comets.
Although I'm confused as to why there is a fence and a tree inside someone's house. I'm sure all of this and more will be explained in the game. Lets just drool at the pretty graphics, eh?
I don't think anyone can pick holes in these backgrounds, maybe foreground needs more lighting? don't listen to that hah its perfect
Really, your up to par with the Dott team
;D
can't wait to see it.
The only thing that bothers me is the distance blur in the second image. It doesn't look natural. Lose it entirely or make it less intense. Otherwise, brilliant work (especially the third image)!
Quote from: =The=Brat= on Sat 10/06/2006 13:11:04
Wicked...HAve you ever used a Vector program? cause that would be like double wicked!
I think that vector is too mechanical and it loses the spirit in the picture. Hand drawn is better, cooler, more atmospheric and it gives you the feel what the artist was really thinking -- well, at least most cases...
But vector is good for small details and such, just don't overuse it.
Really nice work, the bathroom is my personal favourite ;)
Beautiful! now finish lost lagoon! ;D
No really, PLEASE finish it.
thanks for all the comments, it's nice to hear, and ill take all the crit on board too.
Just finished this one:
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/atticfinal2.jpg)
The ladder in the last pic looks really flat. Otherwise.. I'm amazed..
Quote from: Exorph on Sun 11/06/2006 03:59:04
The ladder in the last pic looks really flat. Otherwise.. I'm amazed..
you're right, that was the last thing i did, i guess i rushed it a little to get it done so i could sleep lol. Ill get some lighting to it!
EDIT: FIXED ;)
I almost reached the +fav vutton before realising i wasn't on deviantart right now...
Hmmn.
I have to say, this is the most impressive stuff I've seen from you yet! The upstairs bedroom and the bathroom are my favorites. I noticed that the dimensions vary slightly by piece. Are these backgrounds for an AGS game?
Quote from: big brother on Sun 11/06/2006 16:39:52
I have to say, this is the most impressive stuff I've seen from you yet! The upstairs bedroom and the bathroom are my favorites. I noticed that the dimensions vary slightly by piece. Are these backgrounds for an AGS game?
Cheers, it's great to hear that from someone as talented as yourself! They're still in need of final framing/cropping, as these were just flattened and cropped quickly in PS. Nope hey're not for an AGS game, they're for an interactive flash site im building atm :)
As always, your style really brings these rooms to life in a different way. The only thing that seems a bit strange to me is the light from the window in the bedroom. Maybe it's the angle but it almost seems to be floating rather than on the ground. Fantastic work as usual, Dan.
Great work dan! Looks brilliant!
Seriously, holy gods, these are awesome. I would give someone else's left arm to be able to draw/computer-paint like that. I don't suppose you've ever thought of working up a step-by-step tutorial, because that art outclasses most of the other tutorials I've seen. Cheers, and pentuple-kudos!
I love the snow coming in the door on the bath-house screen and the white sheet in the attic room. Lovely details.
If you did have the time to work on a tutorial, then it would be interesting if you concentrated on a small part of a scene like that. These scenes are so rich I think a broader tutorial might skip over the most interesting bits.
-Ali.
Gorgeous BGs as usual ^_^. The only thing I'm going to be nitpicky about is that the leaves of the trees in the 2nd coloured background seem a bit "layered" and flat compared to the bushes.
I would love a tutorial as well, if you ever find the time ^_^
Quote from: MashPotato on Mon 12/06/2006 16:59:41
Gorgeous BGs as usual ^_^. The only thing I'm going to be nitpicky about is that the leaves of the trees in the 2nd coloured background seem a bit "layered" and flat compared to the bushes.
I would love a tutorial as well, if you ever find the time ^_^
Agreed about the trees, they look far too cartoonly and flat compared to the brush details on the trunks, im pretty much overhauling that one anyhow.
I'll keep hold of the PSDs and make a mini-tut for here in a week or 2s time once my exhibition is over!
Wish me luck :)
Best of luck to you at the exhibition!
Mention AGS there ;)
And show them who is the boss 8)
just finished this one, bar a few details an i think the lighting needs some tweaks etc.:
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/bedroomfinal.jpg)
That's the last of them, thank god, just have to finish and touch up the others now!
Utterly, completely brilliant.
Thanks very much for the feedback all, it's very enoucraging to hear. I redid the garden scene, i felt the other tree left it looking too symmetrical and framed. Redid the leaves for more detail, and I also added the 'bloom' to give it a really bright effect. Still needs a few little bits adding, but im quite pleased with it:
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/garden.jpg)
That's a beautiful image.
It's a bit grey looking though.
I cranked the brightness, contrast and saturation +20 and I think it's improved...
(http://www.kweepa.com/step/ags/images/yekigarden.jpg)
Quote from: SteveMcCrea on Fri 16/06/2006 20:32:12
That's a beautiful image.
It's a bit grey looking though.
I cranked the brightness, contrast and saturation +20 and I think it's improved...
(http://www.steporg.com/step/ags/images/yekigarden.jpg)
Cheers for that, i know what you mean, i've been having difficulty with brightness all year long when bringing work etc onto other computers, because my monitor seems to be extra bright for some reason!
amazing!!! absolutely amazing :D
These are really excellent! :D
Quote from: Mouth for war on Tue 10/10/2006 18:50:13
amazing!!! absolutely amazing :D
Please do not revive old threads unless necessary. You have added absolutely nothing to this thread. If you want to let the creator know how you feel about his work, send him a PM.
Quote from: Evil on Tue 10/10/2006 21:23:01
Quote from: Mouth for war on Tue 10/10/2006 18:50:13
amazing!!! absolutely amazing :D
If you want to let the creator know how you feel about his work, send him a PM.
And preferably some money too.
I have to say that all of the backgrounds are just breath-takingly awesome! Now if I could do that, I might be able to make a game.....
The image with the bed and stereo. Maybee it's just me but it kinda reminds me of maniac mansion and the room where Green Tentacle is. I mus say that you have outdone yourself and created some kickhiny backgrounds. Keep going at it. Now for the love of God. Finish secret of blue lagoon ;D. It's been over a year since i've been here last and it's still not finished. I was hopping it would be. FINISH IT. Can't you see I can't sleep at nights ;D.
Dan, you don't have to explain why you haven't been around... we all know you've been building a huge Indie-game empire. It makes all the sense in the world to us. But we are all very honored that you have come back to your roots to rub your success in our faces. (we like that.) lol
Just kidding man. You have some very amazing pieces. You and MashPotato should do a collab together... just the two of you. I would like to see your styles as one. Just an idea. ;D
Why are you digging up old threads Rharpe? I thought you'd know better than that!
Quote from: ManicMatt on Thu 23/11/2006 11:02:19
Why are you digging up old threads Rharpe? I thought you'd know better than that!
To me it's not old. I haven't been around lately and have been going through looking at threads I haven't read before. And when and if it is something I feel I would like to post on I do it. If this forum had a mechanism where it made threads disabled after a month or so, then I wouldn't do it. But being that these are "enabled" threads, (not "active" per sae,) I feel they still are open for posting. If I am wrong in doing this, I am sorry.
So what do you suggest I do in the future, restart the same thread in my own words? Maybe you should add this to the "Think Before You Post" area so everyone is on the same page? I hope I don't come off to you as being mad, I'm not. When and if I'm doing something that is displeasing to everyone, I appreciate being told. Thanks. ;)
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
You can always send a PM. Sure you can go all the way back to the last thread and dig it up because you may or may not have seen it but just because you can doesn't mean you should.