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Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: mozzy on March 06, 2010, 03:20:28 pm

Title: A very bland menu
Post by: mozzy on March 06, 2010, 03:20:28 pm

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s268/mozzymuradyasin/menu.png)

Any tips for jazzing it up? Its utterly boring right now, but I can't think of anything.

Title: Re: A very bland menu
Post by: Tuna Unleashed on March 06, 2010, 04:07:03 pm

well...
some colour would probably do the trick. maybe some roman themes

Title: Re: A very bland menu
Post by: Tourist on March 06, 2010, 06:20:09 pm

Agree on the Roman themes.  Check some references for Roman architecture and copy the style for the UI elements.

Tourist

Title: Re: A very bland menu
Post by: mozzy on March 07, 2010, 04:07:48 pm

Update!
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s268/mozzymuradyasin/fml.png)

Any more suggestions?

Title: Re: A very bland menu
Post by: Tourist on March 07, 2010, 04:38:30 pm

I think that looks great.  Good work!  If you wanted to push it further you could tweak the font too, but I like what you've got.

Tourist

Title: Re: A very bland menu
Post by: Dr D on March 07, 2010, 04:43:21 pm

I love it, simple, uncluttered, doesn't take up very much attention from the important things. Only thing I might suggest is adding a bit of hue into those grays, maybe.

Title: Re: A very bland menu
Post by: Bkeegan on March 07, 2010, 04:54:54 pm

Quote from: Tourist on March 07, 2010, 04:38:30 pm

I think that looks great.  Good work!  If you wanted to push it further you could tweak the font too, but I like what you've got.

It might be to small to really go for this, but you might consider using a serif font. Serif lettering was invented and used by the Romans when they carved characters into stone. It would be a nice historical touch, however it might not look good at that size.

Title: Re: A very bland menu
Post by: McClaneGames on March 07, 2010, 05:03:43 pm

Here's a quick edit with some hue shifting in the greys, making them more bluish.
(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8496/85190675.png)

Title: Re: A very bland menu
Post by: mozzy on March 07, 2010, 05:49:15 pm

Thanks everyone

@McClaneGames: Thanks, that looks a ton better!

As for the font, I'm satisfied with it. It will only be used for titles like in the menu. The regular font will be Credit Valley I believe.

Title: Re: A very bland menu
Post by: Jad on March 07, 2010, 06:19:54 pm

Quote from: Dr D on March 07, 2010, 04:43:21 pm

Only thing I might suggest is adding a bit of hue into those grays, maybe.

I agree lazily, quotingly

Title: Re: A very bland menu
Post by: MadHatter on March 07, 2010, 06:23:07 pm

i like it.
But I still think it needs more color.

When I think of roman I think of gray red and gold... Maybe add a bit of gold.

Title: Re: A very bland menu
Post by: mozzy on March 07, 2010, 06:45:07 pm

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s268/mozzymuradyasin/menu-1.png)

Better?

Title: Re: A very bland menu
Post by: Atnas on March 07, 2010, 08:01:17 pm

I think you could go either way, really, but I really like your soft colors.

The pillars are so CLEAN and cold, it works but you might find you'd like a warmer dirtier look?

supermissing the gray checkers, bring them back!