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I like it! Do you plan to do more event pictures? I think the game could benefit, if they have a consistent look.
Regarding the picture, the sea may deserve more love. The waves look somehow repetitiv and a lesser bright blue may fit the mood better (I guess early morning or evening). The sailor stands out, because he isn't shaded, is this intentional? Nevertheless, I like the effect.
2009-09-15 19:26:09 UTC in FreeCol
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Mhh, the preview function fooled me.
Here are the links to the pictures again:
Merchantman:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1677/merchantman02aacopy01.png
In-game:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9251/mercha.jpg.
2009-09-14 19:41:00 UTC in FreeCol
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Quadruple post ;)
I have finished version the merchantman, critic and comments are welcome:
And in-game:
[1]: http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1677/merchantman02aacopy01.png
Next stop is the frigate, the last ship still needed.
2009-09-14 19:37:43 UTC in FreeCol
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I've managed to get back doing pixel art and will hopefully finish all ships soon. The next ship is the merchantman with this first rough sketch:
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6817/merchantman01copy.png.
2009-09-01 12:51:02 UTC in FreeCol
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Hadn't had much time in the last weeks, so I made only some small changes for the galleon and lengthened the privateer by 4 pixels.
Galleon:
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4011/galeone04ecopy.png
Privateer:
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/976/privateer05copy.png
I won't have internet access during the next three weeks, so don't excpect any new graphics. Afterwards I'm going to do...
2009-07-30 21:33:46 UTC in FreeCol
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On old galleons those lines indeed followed the decks (which wasn't the case anymore on later models) and they seem to be the main culprits for my perspective problem, especially at the space where the cannons were placed at. Some straightening, reshading and cleaning up may help.
Good point about the size of the privateer, it justifies a rework of the hull. Since it takes some time in this...
2009-07-11 18:05:28 UTC in FreeCol
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Mhh, thats true... I think due to the removal of the cannons there are some deficiencies in the shading. I will take another look into it.
2009-07-09 22:25:28 UTC in FreeCol
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Thanks. Size manipulaton is a no-go in pixelart, you will lose lots of details and sharpness. Luckily it's not necessary, I don't need to crop the ship itself, I'm just adding or removing blank space in the bottom part of the picture.
Here is my latest version of the privateer:
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/8033/privateer.png
The privateer in-game, I've also changed the cropping of the...
2009-07-09 20:56:20 UTC in FreeCol
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Thanks alot. I'm reducing the privateer's height not because of overlapping problems (at least it's not the main reason), but for aesthetical reasons. I still want too keep a relatively big sail area, to show it's high movement points, but I think I've overdone it a bit in the latest version.
2009-07-09 11:05:36 UTC in FreeCol
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The black flag will get skull and bones, I'm doing the details in the end. Of course the Dutchman would deserve a nice spooky sprite, but I will do the stuff from the original game first. So if I do this ship in the near future, it will be a stop-gap measure with reusing an existing model with ripped sails and a different colourisation.
Here is the latest version of the man-o-war...
2009-07-08 20:00:01 UTC in FreeCol
