[WIP] Grafics for a platformer-rpg

[Sherman Gill]

Definitely better.
Also, the style of leaf I like best is the one on the far left.

Currently the only thing I don't like is the cliff , looks too sudden an' unnatural.

[Stwelin]

This might be a little excessive in a tileset aspect, but i thought it would be a neat way to give the tree more of a sense of presence so it actually looks 'there' instead of more statically incorperated into the background. I like this piece a lot, has an interesting atmosphere.

[Xion]

I can hardly see the roots, Stewlin. Too dark. Good idea though.
Nice update, though, Phillip. Much better. Maybe some knots or an owlhole in the trunk? Then again, maybe not. Owlholes are way overdone.
Something I've been thinking through this whole piece is that it's a bit too dark, but that might just be personal preference.

[Stwelin]

I can hardly see the roots, Stewlin. Too dark. Good idea though.

..really? your monitor must have a really low contrast ratio. :X

[huZba]

I can hardly see the roots, Stewlin. Too dark. Good idea though.

..really? your monitor must have a really low contrast ratio. :X

Or lights on in his room 

The picture is so low key so you miss the darkest values if your eyes are adjusted to brighter environment.
For me the roots seem just fine if i look at the image against a dark backround. So assuming the game will be played fullscreen with no extra stuff around, that value is just perfect.

[Xion]

Maybe it was my monitor. I'm at school and I can see 'em fine. 

[philipptr]

sorry for not replying for so long and now bumping this thread, but I was a bit busy these days..

(bg is colour-reduced and temporary)
so heres what I've got so far. I made a first version of a character. Is pretty flashback-like because that was the only thing that I could make that didn't look totally redicolous. Also flashback would be a good reference for the animations, which will be one of the most problematic steps in developing the game. Do you think this character fits or do you think its to undetailed? should I go for a more metal slug like look, with less outline to make it fit my bg?

[Joshua]

That tree is turning out really nice. I think the weakest parts of the pic would have to be the boring flashback pose of the character and the background. He looks like hes got his hands in his pockets waiting for a bus. Also, the background dithering is overwhelming. I would add more colors and ease up on the dithering or lose the dithering alltogether and keep the current color count. The ray of light to the right is out of place as well.

Aside from that, its looking awesome.

[sharprm]

I think the rays of light should be thicker and make the same angle (if there is only one sun light rays will be parrallel at earth). Its looking really good, i think the boring character/pose adds
to the weird environment (the tree and flower seems huge).

[BadMrBox]

Yeah, the rays should be thicker and the same angle. The lightness on the trunk should also be more to the right rather than left-middle as it is now.