Underwater background

[The Ivy]

Thanks so much for your input, guys...after a few days of pixel pushing I'm finally happy with what I've got.

Here we go:



Mordalles: that edit totally floored me...it's gorgeous!Ã,  Although it doesn't really fit the style of my game, I used it as a reference for the colours and the cave walls.Ã,  Do you use a pixellated style for any of your graphics, or is this just a one-time try?Ã,  Either way, I'm very impressed.Ã, 

Pablo: hey, thanks for the vote of confidence, man!Ã,  I might have abandoned the game after my hard drive crashed, but I really didn't want to disappoint anyone on the forums.Ã,  I've gotten a lot of PMs recently asking about progress, too, so that was a real incentive to get going on this.Ã,  Now, hopefully, we're only a few weeks away from completion.Ã,  8)

Darth: I tried using foreground elements, but I couldn't really get them to work to my liking.Ã,  I like what you did with the gradients and the sand, but I think I'll save the more advanced techniques for another project.Ã,  I got a Wacom tablet and Photoshop for Christmas, so hopefully it'll open up entirely new artistic possibilities.Ã,  (No more MS Paint-induced carpal tunnel for me ).Ã,  As for the oscillating effects, Vince XII tells me that he can use some scripting magic to help with the underwater illusion, so I guess that part will be a surprise for all of us.

[Mugs]

Good job on the background.

[i k a r i]

Ivy that looks beautiful  :o

I would just remove those cracks on the floor, and make the back part (the "mountains") look more "unclear", I think you could add an effect like the one in Mordalles paintover, but not so complicated so it fits your style..

I can't wait to play your game!!!!

[Mordalles]

glad i could help ivy. i love ure new one. yeah, im completely new in pixellated backgrounds, but ive started planning a game with a pixellated style like this. 

[sergiocornaga]

The foreground looks so awesome now that I think the background should be prettier.

[big brother]

I would make the darker foreground shades more purple. You should make the colors you use in the background less saturated and adjust their values closer together.