(NEW) Boba Fett Character - C&C

[SSH]

I think it's great, DM, but I would say that your stars in the background are a little bit samey. Some variation in star sizes/brightness is normal, no? Or maybe that's an atmospheric effect?

But the rest of the pic is great. You don;t want to do all the art for my games, eh?  

[Ryz]

DM,

Congratulations on the improvements, I can see how you can appreciate the critics since you really made it look a lot better. I haven;t posted yet myself but I messed some stuff myself I was too irritated to correct it(kinda big) so I did it all over.. argh the work.
Anyway, perhaps you should look at the shadow?It's on both sides? Suggest either two light sources or it's wrong(I think)
I think the platform looks off because if you trace the upper edge to the left, the egde on the left side of the ship is a bit higher, this might cause the effect and perhaps the strokes on the thing itself are not well alligned to the edges? It does seem somewhat of an optical illusion.

Some detail: maybe the blue strokes can get an edge(yelow outline) or anyway make it so the right on has a side aligned to the lower edge of the platform. Now it's just a finished brush stroke.
Keep at it

[taryuu]

ssh -  he said he wanted to keep the stars like that because it more accurarly reflects the stars in the movie.  i'm with you tho.

[fizz unlogged]

i thought it was supposed to look like you saw through the window and the stars should look like they were on the other side of the glass... man... but i like the newest version very much. now there is no doubt in my mind about what is supposed to look like what. i must say, you are one excellent pixel pusher!

-patrick


----
"not the rug... man..."
-the Dude

[Darth Mandarb]

SSH & Taryuu - I added in a few bigger stars ... just for you guys

Fizz - Thanks for the praise.  I don't know that I've ever spent this much time on one image before (that wasn't work related)

Latest Version:

Note: I just noticed that the images are showing up slightly darker on the forums than they do in Photoshop.

Aside from some work with lighting, how does this look?

dm

[m0ds]

I think everyone can see the improvements have greatly improved the drawing, very well done Darth

m0ds

[Rincewind]

Agreed. The last update is incredible, Darth! All those details on Boba Fetts ship... Just great... I played the demo and liked it, but now I know I'm going to enjoy the full game even more...

[Darth Mandarb]

Final Image:

I added in some shadows and some more lighting effects.

Unless anybody has any major problems with this one, I'm going to call it a completed image and use it in-game.

Thanks to ALL of you for your constructive advice.  It really made all the difference.

cheers,
dm

[ravenfusion]

Love that image dude! You're on a role!

[Al_Ninio]

Holy shit poop, that's great!

[ravenfusion]

that's a naughty word! You're supposed to say "holy poop"...

[D · Y · D · O]

I have a problem with the latest version. Sorry.  

Why did you change the brightness of the stars below the platform? It's though you shaded them, which isn't really possible. It really was the first thing that struck me, when it popped up on my screen.

The brightness could be lower due to other light sources, for instance around those two lanterns, you might not be able to see stars as well. Just a thought.

[Darth Mandarb]

I faded the stars out as they approach the horizon.  I added in a gradient to simulate an atmosphere.  This space port is located on a planet actually.

I thought the stars should fade out as the horizon lightens up.

Does this bother anybody else?  It's just a layer mask and I can remove it easily.

Also, I was going to add a halo of light around the lamps, but wasn't pleased with how it looked.

dm

[Red_Armadillo]

I think the image is sweet!

[Nacho]

Yes Darth... It also "annoys" me... (Using your words, some little pixels will never upset me... ) If you´re making some kind of gradient, it´s too "noticeable "...

IMO.

[Darth Mandarb]

[TheDude]

Wow, first time i've checked this thread out. You're latest version is a HUGE improvement over the original, really detailed work. It has a very star warsy feel to it. GJ.

[earlwood]

That looks pretty awesome...accept for the char He looks stubby and such, maybe your style but that kinda looks like a trick or treater  

[Nacho]

Now I see it a little bir empty of stars... Anybody else agrees? I don´t want to bother you, but changing the sky is so easy... That I wanted to put my opinion.  

[agsking]

Wow. I really agree, HUGE improvements! I also agree with farlander. The stars should be much brighter IMO, you can't really see all the nice detailed stars unless you turn up the brightnes on the monitor.