Levels & Items Art

Sorry to interrupt, but here's a WIP of Sonica's new grass:



Fantastic collaboration on the waterfall guys, it's really coming to life (really great job Exodus).

 

Exodus, thank you for slightly increasing the contrast on the waterfall. Now I really think the colors are correct. I liked it better when it was mirrored though, and I still think the speed could use some work.

About the grass, I want to emphasize that the green in the original shot is too bright (I quickly captured a screenshot from Gens for him) and his colors are more correct.

 

Grass looks too zig-zaggy (perfect triangles)

He needs to bend some so that they're sagging

The grass on the bottom is too spiky as well, and perfectly straight down \/
Add some longer grass blades on the bottom with blades curving and what not

I think it might be faster just to trace the original grass and then to split the original grass into smaller chunks

 

Sonica's improved grass ftw.

 

The TIPS of the grass blades are too thick
Work it in there so that it's a much smoother curve

 

I really like the grass better before the "improvements". The "zig-zaggy effect" isn't really a bad thing, it fits the mood of a Sonic game quite well IMO.

 

I also agree and like the grass better before the 'improvements'. The newer versions look too organic with the little curves whereas the sharp lines in the previous version fit the geometry of the level nicely. However, I think I would prefer the more recent version if the changes that sanik suggested were incorporated

 

Go ahead and put me down as agreeing on this issue -- Sonic 2 was not hyper-photorealistic.

 

Sonica's newest grass:

 

<!--quoteo(post=213678:date=Aug 4 2008, 06:36 AM:name=Athelstone)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Athelstone @ Aug 4 2008, 06:36 AM) [/quote]This, please.

 

I second ICEknight's decision. To me, it is hi-def enough while still accurately representing and preserving the appearance of the original.

 

<!--quoteo(post=214011:date=Aug 5 2008, 06:35 PM:name=Baby Ghost)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Baby Ghost @ Aug 5 2008, 06:35 PM)

 

I've asked him to revert back to the old style

Although, I've cut the top from the old style and then pasted the bottom of the new style:

Left=old style
Right=old style + new bottom

But Trunks version now that I look at it is very similar to Sonica's old version:


I guess all he needs to do is pump up the shading on the old version?

 

...I think they're quite different. =|

I prefer Sonica's "old" version.

 

*One of our staff*'s new grass:

 

<!--quoteo(post=214248:date=Aug 6 2008, 12:48 PM:name=Master Emerald)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Master Emerald @ Aug 6 2008, 12:48 PM) [/quote]


This is great work right here. I like it.

I think we need to experiment some now with how exactly to blend this grass with the blocks though. The way Sonica had them it in the floating platform just didn't blend well at all. But once we get the process down, the rest of the tiles for EHZ will come quickly.

 

I'm still not sure if I like the bottom, but perhaps it would best be judged in conjunction with the blocks.

 

<!--quoteo(post=214248:date=Aug 6 2008, 05:48 PM:name=Master Emerald)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Master Emerald @ Aug 6 2008, 05:48 PM) [/quote]
Now that looks more like it. Looking good guys.

 

Has anything been done to the waterfall to reduce the the glaring shock between the slow and fast segments yet? That's the only thing keeping it from being golden in my eyes.