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more spectrum dragon

on: June 11, 2009, 01:23:29 pm
pencil sketch: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/tocky/dragon10jun09.jpg




trying to see how far i can push this thing and keep to spectrum restrictions, thought I should get some people to look at it.
(spectrum: two colours per 8*8, each tile is either bright or dark, can't be both)

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Re: more spectrum dragon

Reply #1 on: June 11, 2009, 02:46:07 pm
Not sure how well it would work, but since black is 'free' you might as well try some dithering?

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Re: more spectrum dragon

Reply #2 on: June 11, 2009, 03:58:31 pm

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Re: more spectrum dragon

Reply #3 on: June 11, 2009, 05:43:45 pm


Check what I'm doing with the leg.

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Re: more spectrum dragon

Reply #4 on: June 11, 2009, 06:36:01 pm
The technique Helm is using will really help you define forms.
The wings/hands don't make any sense to me. Doesn't make any sense in the sketch either. Might be a bad design or my lack of sleep.

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Re: more spectrum dragon

Reply #5 on: June 11, 2009, 08:08:50 pm
The arms are supposed to be preying mantis-like appendages I'm thinkin'. I really don't like the blocks coloring. Reminds me of backbuffer garbage artifacts or some other erroneous output. This is an enjoyable project, though. I'm curious what additional graphics may be planned for it. Scary palette, man.

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Re: more spectrum dragon

Reply #6 on: June 11, 2009, 08:20:38 pm
I don't like Helm's edit. I see what he's trying to do, but the black just really kills it. I'm a bit torn between the lesser of two evils looking at both images. I always get this from spectrum images though. Using the blue from the sky in the dragon als seems like a bad idea, it interferes with the visual identity of the dragon on top of the sky.

Maybe the black would work if not 50% dithered but something more stylized?

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Re: more spectrum dragon

Reply #7 on: June 12, 2009, 04:20:51 am


i don't really have the hang of dithering, gotta keep at it.

the wings are deliberately gimpy, like t-rex arms.
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Re: more spectrum dragon

Reply #8 on: June 12, 2009, 05:08:20 am
Yeah, that kind of works ditherwise.

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Re: more spectrum dragon

Reply #9 on: June 12, 2009, 10:32:40 am
« Last Edit: June 12, 2009, 10:57:59 am by tocky »