[C+C, WIP] Tileset, need your opinion and input

[Suleiman212]

Just my observations:

1. The dirt looks like really slick mud to me. Not sure if that's what you're going for, but it looks wet, I think it's a combination of the dark colors and very light highlights with the smooth texture and deep pits in it.

2. I think you should make the transition more... grassy. As in actually shape it to the blades of grass that are at the edge of the transition. As it stands now, it looks to me like the grass just fades into the dirt, or ends in splotches, sort of like the grass is just painted on. You should retain the definition of the grass up to the very edge. Remember, these are actual individual blades, not just a texture.

[SlimEddie]

So I decided to stay with the old dirt and just gonna make out some rocks for it today... as for now here is what I have got in terms of tiles:

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broke the links: here are replacements

[SlimEddie]

So I started adding a tree, it is very much work in progress...
Here it is:
Lost my old tree:
Here have a latest one at least...

I feel like colors should be more cold?
Also before I go on any further waisting more time, I would really love to hear what you guys have got to say abou the green part of a tree... Feels bad for me atm, not sure how to approach it, tried making individual leaves then just round shapes now some bulks of green, any sugestions or ideas?

[eishiya]

The tree feels very much like a symbol for a tree rather than a tree. That could look good in a game world built entirely of such symbolic representations, but compared to the more rendered grass and dirt, it just looks like a green blob on a brown stick.

Try to get away from such simple symmetric shapes like cylinders (trunk) and speres (crown), and use more complex shapes with gaps, asymmetry, bits jutting out, etc. It's easiest to just doodle some shapes instead of trying to think hard about it. Do a bunch of sketches, something like this:

(These are more side-view-esque, RPG view would look a bit different, but you get the idea.)

[BadMoodTaylor]

Interesting thread—glad to see you are making progress.

For the tree I feel like your colors of green for the tree and grass clash.  Shouldn't you be using the same hues of green?

Also, with the decision on the dirt being more textured or solid I think that can go either way.  There's plenty of pixelart games with dirt and grass so I would look at some and find a style you want to be similar to.  The color of your 'dirt' does seem to be more like mud, color is more darker and reddish.

[MysteryMeat]

Some color changes, didn't change the forms any just made the greens more cooperative with the brows of the dirt to give it a less intense noise.
I wasn't paying attention to the tree much here, but hopefully this helps!

[SlimEddie]

Hey MysteryMeat, I almost like your color choice and I do agree that it needs to be shifted towards your colors.. I think I'll tinker with that later once I have a tree.. Because those two pices will have to match. As for now I took your sugetsions of drawing a few shapes and I seteled on one of them: here its.

Picture lost:
have  this:

I just want to hear your opinion on the shape of it and how should I approach leaves?
should I just make round thingies with texture or some other way of doing it?

[SlimEddie]

I know I might be a bit spammy here... but
could this kind of leaves be a thing? no?

RIP PICTURE LINK

[SlimEddie]

Maybe less tall tree? :?
RIP PICTURE LINK
I don't know but I have that feeling that on those tiles it is going to feel flat because it looks more like a tree for sidescroller than semi top down

[BadMoodTaylor]

I know I might be a bit spammy here... but
could this kind of leaves be a thing? no?

Doesn't look much like leaves—don't see any form