08-10-2005, 01:08 PM
(copied and pasted from rpgdx... damn this whole community split :p)
Well, just today I decided to study the artwork of several SNES rpgs and see if I could learn another thing or two... After quite a bit of staring at screen captures of Chrono Trigger, Terranigma, Illusion of Gaia and Soul Blazer, I came up with this...
![[Image: png_testmock.png]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/Frog32/png_testmock.png)
And the 2x version-- I know it's more saturated, (shouldn't be) this is (I think) because I saved it with a different program than the first, must've been different encoding or something...
![[Image: png_testmock_2x.png]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/Frog32/png_testmock_2x.png)
Going for the easy on the eyes, washed-out pastel look. The grass is based on (read: no edits, of course :p) Chrono Trigger's mountain grass, the houses are based on the cottages in Terranigma's village of Crysta... And that's the main thing I'm concerned about. I think they may look far too similar. As I said I did not edit or copy any tiles, but compare the above mockups to this screenshot of Terranigma:
![[Image: terranigma1.png]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/Frog32/terranigma1.png)
...and you'll see what I mean.
It's mainly the roof I'm talking about, obviously. It could just be me (tell me if it is), but I doubt it. I think I may have studied Terranigma's houses a bit too closely.
I'm not sure if I want to redo the houses (that'd seem like somewhat of a waste), but anything I can do to make them look more original, well, I'll try it.
Anyway, there's two reasons I'm posting this:
1) To get general opinions on the art. This art isn't for any project, really, but I'm trying to really build my skill with this 'session' of studying and improvement.
2) To try and find ways to make the house roofs look more original. If I wasn't so concerned with not looking like a rip-off I might just leave them, but...
So... I guess that's it. Fire away.
Well, just today I decided to study the artwork of several SNES rpgs and see if I could learn another thing or two... After quite a bit of staring at screen captures of Chrono Trigger, Terranigma, Illusion of Gaia and Soul Blazer, I came up with this...
And the 2x version-- I know it's more saturated, (shouldn't be) this is (I think) because I saved it with a different program than the first, must've been different encoding or something...
Going for the easy on the eyes, washed-out pastel look. The grass is based on (read: no edits, of course :p) Chrono Trigger's mountain grass, the houses are based on the cottages in Terranigma's village of Crysta... And that's the main thing I'm concerned about. I think they may look far too similar. As I said I did not edit or copy any tiles, but compare the above mockups to this screenshot of Terranigma:
...and you'll see what I mean.
It's mainly the roof I'm talking about, obviously. It could just be me (tell me if it is), but I doubt it. I think I may have studied Terranigma's houses a bit too closely.
I'm not sure if I want to redo the houses (that'd seem like somewhat of a waste), but anything I can do to make them look more original, well, I'll try it.
Anyway, there's two reasons I'm posting this:
1) To get general opinions on the art. This art isn't for any project, really, but I'm trying to really build my skill with this 'session' of studying and improvement.
2) To try and find ways to make the house roofs look more original. If I wasn't so concerned with not looking like a rip-off I might just leave them, but...
So... I guess that's it. Fire away.
![[Image: 11895-r.png]](http://fileanchor.com/11895-r.png)
