C&C - Yesterday's Past "Glue Screen"

James Kay · Mon 18/10/2004 01:54:47

Quote from: Albino-I on Sun 17/10/2004 15:04:05
Gruble grumble.. I hate critics..

Please don't! It's very good to not be so precious of your own work. A thing I learnt at college (WAY back) was to be able to "kill your darlings". You may love something you've created but if it's obvious it doesn't work, you should be able to scrap it. This is a VERY valuable skill!

Quote from: Albino-I on Sun 17/10/2004 15:04:05I'm on a different computer now and I can definately see that it's too dark.

That's the problem with PC development - so many different set-ups, just making it look good on your own monitor is not enough. Ideally you'd have a few different PCs/monitors to check it on, but at the very least you could change the settings on your own monitor to check the extremes (too bright / too dark). You really need to find a good balance or you're in danger of losing a lot of your audience.

That said, I do like the BG character image!
Just to offset the ranting with a genuine compliment!Ã,Â

Albino-I · Mon 18/10/2004 04:22:58

Thank you all. I understand, but I'm still going to make a new BG image. This image didn't have much to do with the game itself, so I'm going to make a new, lot better image. I'll use this one as a concept art for my main character.

Albino-I · Mon 18/10/2004 07:37:40

New image!

I made a compleately new BG pic from scrathe. Tell me, is this one better than the first one, or basically, which do you think is better? I didn't put the headline to this one, but it will be added fairly soon.

Updated image!
And here's the pic with the title.

jaz · Mon 18/10/2004 10:06:52

Well, good idea but now the character is barely visible, only because I saw the guy on your previous screens I can make out the shapes. Highlight him a bit. You can maybe use the same light outlines technique. It seems like both, your monitor's contrast and lightnes are set way too high.

Albino-I · Mon 18/10/2004 10:28:48

A-Hed will put the old guy on the new guys place, I guess that should do the trick.

But whatabout the sewer-tunnel? Is it also too dark?

YOke · Mon 18/10/2004 11:28:47

To put it this way: What sewer tunnel

You really should adjust your monitor

Albino-I · Mon 18/10/2004 12:21:56

Updated image!

Well, A-Hed inserted the old detective guy in the place of the new one and it looks pretty darn good. Well.. good, but not perfect. I'll light up the sewer-pipe until it's visible to all of you, and I'll also draw the guy a body (he looks kind of dull without the other half of his body.

Albino-I · Mon 18/10/2004 14:16:16

Updated image (Final?)!

I draw the guys down part and lighed up the sewer tunnel. It looks very good now (to my opinion), but if you'd still like me to add something, just fire away (or if you just want to say how good it is, feel free).

James Kay · Mon 18/10/2004 14:33:55

Looking real nice there, Albino-I!

Albino-I · Mon 18/10/2004 14:35:41

Thank you.

A-Hed will work with its anti-alising a bit, but that won't take (very) long.

CodeJunkie · Mon 18/10/2004 15:02:31

I'd move the character left a little - would probably balance out the picture a bit more.

Albino-I · Mon 18/10/2004 16:26:57

Nope. Then it would hide the sewer tunnel.

YOke · Mon 18/10/2004 16:36:46

Maybe add some hint of his body inside the coat? From the chest down?
Other than that it looks great!

Albino-I · Mon 18/10/2004 16:57:23

Nope to that one too.

I'v tried it and it looked gay.

BlackMan890 · Mon 18/10/2004 19:52:48

umm isnt the flash suposed to be over the camera? i have never seen a camera where the flash is in the lens

Albino-I · Wed 20/10/2004 03:58:26

Quote from: GoÃ©l on Mon 18/10/2004 19:52:48
ummÃ,Â isnt the flash suposed to be over the camera? i have never seen a camera where the flash is in the lens

This is very special camera