critic for a kq4vga background(version 2)

iron_man · Sat 13/03/2004 16:35:14

Hello,

I drawed a background of kq4 and i would like to know
what you think, what needs attention.thanks

ORIGINAL picture :
http://www.telecom.ece.ntua.gr/~faidon/kq4.jpg

MY VERSION :
http://www.telecom.ece.ntua.gr/~faidon/kq4_2.png
==== update ====
Version 2
http://www.telecom.ece.ntua.gr/~faidon/kq4_merged.png

Ben · Sat 13/03/2004 17:24:29

I liek it a lot. You captured the style of the original quite accurately. My only crit is that the edge of the pool is looks too soft. It should be a lot sharper, so that it looks like there's a real drop..

Tutano · Sat 13/03/2004 19:18:00

It's a very beautyful reedition.... I like so much... What paint program you use?

strazer · Sat 13/03/2004 19:25:14

Very nice, but when you zoom in, you can see you missed quite a few pixels of the original image you painted over.
And the pillars look flat, I have no idea how to make them seem rounder though.
Otherwise it's great.

Paper Carnival · Sat 13/03/2004 19:41:48

QuoteAnd the pillars look flat, I have no idea how to make them seem rounder though.

It's because their base is a straight line. Make the base rounded

Domino · Sat 13/03/2004 20:34:18

Back in the day, KQ4 was my favorite adventure game. I think you did a great job, i mean an amazing job of recreating that scene.

Keep up the good work!!

Ginny · Sat 13/03/2004 21:25:29

I think the pillars look flat because they are shaded differently than the original. One thing taht bothers me is that all the greenery -- the grass, the trees, and the bushes -- all seem to be the same color, almost, where in the original some were lighter. The water is spiffing, but I it seems like the pool is deeper on right.. Maybe it's just the perspective.

A great remake of the old background!

iron_man · Sun 14/03/2004 13:30:40

Ben i see what you mean!It looks like a pillow now.

Tutano i use photoshop

Strazer yes i used the collage technic.That's the easiest to fix

About the flat pillars, you are right, i neglected to add correct shadowing.
Ginny you are right about the color choice and the
perspective error. Additionally it has a second perspective error as i saw the right marble is bigger
than the left.(the marbles which are vertical to the surface).
thanks for the remarks i will try to fix when i find time
to see the difference!
I am also considering using 640x480 resolution,
as i did much better backgrounds in the past of space quest 2 than the ones of 320x200!

big brother · Mon 15/03/2004 06:18:22

Maybe try making the foreground (leaves and branch) a darker shade so they don't get muddled together with the grass.

iron_man · Mon 15/03/2004 18:14:18

here is the second version of the picture,
in which i tried to fix what you noted.
Tell me what you think!

( do not open it with windows picture viewer because
it adds significant blur!)

http://www.telecom.ece.ntua.gr/~faidon/kq4_merged.png