Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Vell123 on October 06, 2012, 01:13:45 am

Title: Glow affect for plasma weapons
Post by: Vell123 on October 06, 2012, 01:13:45 am
I am making a sprite and its not coming out the way i want it to so can someone give me pointers on what i'm doing wrong. I want it to have a glowing affect and it doesnt look like it to me

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/Vell123/ianbattle_zps231e04bc.png)
Title: Re: Glow affect for plasma weapons
Post by: leroy on October 07, 2012, 05:04:14 am
I would just use alpha transparency on it if possible with the game engine.

(http://i.imgur.com/XZb2o.png) < really crappy example about alpha channel transparency
Title: Re: Glow affect for plasma weapons
Post by: Lazycow on October 07, 2012, 08:57:37 am
(http://i.imgur.com/gJF9L.gif)
What leroy said... Additionally, you can improve the effect by a flashing animation.
(Experiment with the flashing speed)
Title: Re: Glow affect for plasma weapons
Post by: Vell123 on October 07, 2012, 06:20:35 pm
Well in terms of it being an individual sprite even before its animated. I want it to glow. I was told to get rid of the white background and a few other things
Title: Re: Glow affect for plasma weapons
Post by: ptoing on October 07, 2012, 08:12:57 pm
Indeed the white background does not help. If you have a white light on a white background it will not look like it glows much. All a matter of relative brightness/contrast.
Title: Re: Glow affect for plasma weapons
Post by: Vell123 on October 10, 2012, 08:33:30 pm
Here is an update. I dont really like it but I took in what was told to me

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/Vell123/Image1_zpsfc6829e4.png)
Title: Re: Glow affect for plasma weapons
Post by: questseeker on October 11, 2012, 05:16:39 pm
Keep in mind that the "plasma blade" is not an opaque object, neither green with a white highlight in the middle, or white with a green outline, but a volume of transparent gas that glows green:
Title: Re: Glow affect for plasma weapons
Post by: Vell123 on October 11, 2012, 05:21:35 pm
Could you give me a quick enamor
Title: Re: Glow affect for plasma weapons
Post by: Gatrie on October 12, 2012, 05:40:57 pm
Hello  there. Well questseeker is right. If you know photoshop do this :