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Binke · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2000 5:54 pm

Yep.
Eheh, uhm, well this is deee splashscreen for me & some other dood's little gameproject. Got some great feedback from Frost & Hennifer on IRC, thank yoou *group hug!* :P
Uhm uhm uhm, my "team-leader" wants me to have a burning city, in the background. But I dont, it will ruin the mood, but im his bitch so, what can I do. :P But ill show this version instead yes..
oh and please tell me what you think

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[This message has been edited by Binke (edited June 29, 2000).]

eclipse · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2000 6:29 pm

I think a burning city would offset the nice subtle colour palette you have going. Plus it would probably be too much, overkill.

CapnPyro · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2000 6:44 pm

looks nice, id take out the signature. really great moody feel, like theyre all getting ready to go on an adventure

Frost · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2000 7:19 pm

Is your team leader an artist? Hmm, well, perhaps if you replaced the trees by a burning city horizon.. but, I like it as it is.. good job. =))

Loki · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2000 7:32 pm

Very nice, Binke. That was a little bit inspired by Final Fantasy, wasn't it? I can see Cloud standing in the middle

It's got a good mood and I like the toned down coloration. That's how it would be at night.

The paintstrokes in the sky look a little bit like a horizon line and the moon seems to be in front of it - a little bit confusing.
The rock they're standing on looks quite smooth, like clay. You might want to take a hard brush in the paint tool and go over it.
A hard outline for it and the trees would maybe improve it too ...

But all in all a very cool image ... IMHO you've improved t o n s over the last couple of months. Way to go!

Dean Welsh · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2000 9:35 pm

I see a little bit of Final Fantasy X stuff and a little bit of Final Fantasy VII stuff in this picture. (Cloud and that Wizard guy I keep seeing) The guy in the far back reminds me of those pig guards in Starwars.

I like the piece as it is though. Very striking with a good sense of the mood.

Nex · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2000 3:08 am

thats very cool! Great mood there-- forget the burning cities..

Maybe your team leader played too much bard's tale 3 in his childhood (insiders will know what I mean

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Binke · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2000 7:27 am

Woo thank joo, for the comments
eclipse: yap exactly what I think
and ya, of course the signature will go off.
Frost: thanks and eheh, artist hm not really, I didnt mean 2D-lead, but I meant uh the big boss eheh.
Loki: Thanks, very encouraging

And yap, it looks like a pile of dirt, it was meant to be some rock, but I guess I blended the colors too much, and used too much round edges.

Eheh, Final Fantasy eyh, yeah maybe maybe

Dean Welsh, Nex: *bad Elvis impression* Ahh yes thank ya, th-thank ya very much

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Farwalker · Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2000 10:12 pm

Thats a great image Binke!
The mood is set great with your cool colors.
Great job. Makes me want to play the game=)

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DeathbyDuplicity · member Member # Joined: 29 Jun 2000 Posts: 183

That's damn cool! The burning-city will screw it up without a doubt! Like all, I keep seeing FF! But damn cool!

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Gordillo · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2000 12:54 pm

Really nice work.Only a suggestion,you can forced the perspective for a more impact result,but it's only a personal apreciation.

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psi burn · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2000 1:03 pm

hey if you have to add a burning city, dont make it where it looks as if the characters are standing in front of it....if it IS a splash screen, do what the pros do. draw a burning city, then kind of blend it (fade, dodge, whatever looks good) into the background. make the city look more of an addition to the image, where viewers will know they'll be seeing that in the game. give it a "collage" feel to it. i dont know if you get what im saying but...

for example....the mission impossible 2 movie poster...it has flaming images of different scenes in the movie to kind of tell you what to expect, the artist didnt design it to make it seem like they were all happening in sync.

if you get what i mean take my advice..otherwise, whatever.

Kyri · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2000 2:17 pm

Looks cool Binke, very atmospheric and slick.
Great work.

Kyri

eetu · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2000 4:45 am

umm yea the image is good, and like everyone else i think the burning city would be a bad idea

how about hand-drawn text ?

eetu.

Hurri-cane · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2000 4:48 am

nice binke...like the feeling behind the pic...but it should be something in the background, it looks a bit empty...

.cane-man

mantis · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2000 5:08 am

I like a lot, except the font for "Fantasy Gladiators" does not go well with the pic itself. Perhaps you should add a subtle glow to the text.

SewerRat · member Member # Joined: 17 May 2000 Posts: 103

Mantis, if you look at it again, their already is a glow on the text.

Binke · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2000 10:42 am

Hey thanks everyone for the for the comments!

psi burn: that is a interesting idea indeed, might try it out.. hmm..*tinkers*

eetu: Hand drawn text, I thought of that and yeah the font is dull, but it's the font iv used on the login screen, and main menu screen also so hm..

Also I talked to the guy again, and I convinced him that we dont need no stinking background. Nyyahh, victory! gidi'yap Silver!

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