Pixel Joint Forum: [WIP] A Fire of Unknown Origin

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yoursavior
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Topic: [WIP] A Fire of Unknown Origin
Posted: 06 February 2007 at 11:25am

I've been listening to too much BÖC =/

Feel free to comment, especially on the fire. It's my first time trying to sprite fire so I could really use some help with it.

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Skull
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Posted: 06 February 2007 at 12:28pm

..Is it a person leaning backwards from prayer position.. burnt alive?

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yoursavior
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Posted: 06 February 2007 at 12:34pm

Yeah. Its what I got out of the imagery in Blue Öyster Cult's "Fire of Unknown Origin".

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Centrefuge
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Posted: 06 February 2007 at 12:52pm

If someone here did a pixeled work of that album's cover I would just die, I'm too lazy to do it myself... It would be good inspiration to work with, of course anything from BOC is.

Someday I'll take over the world, just not today...

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yoursavior
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Posted: 06 February 2007 at 1:22pm

Yeah, a lot of BÖC's stuff has great imagery. But back on topic, does the fire look ok?

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Monkey 'o Doom
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Posted: 06 February 2007 at 1:36pm

Kill the saturated green background and develop the flames more. Give them a smoother appearance and more form. You don't call them "tongues of fire" because they look like little dots and lines going up, do you?

The person needs some anatomy work and detailing. I couldn't tell what it was until skull guessed it. I thought it was some sort of elemental creature facing the other direction.

Your colors also need some work. The fire looks very opaque and not interesting; a fix of the colors would help that a lot.

RPG is numberwang.

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Lawrence
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Posted: 06 February 2007 at 1:44pm

When you said BOC for a moment I thought you were referring to Boards of Canada!

MoD's right, I had no way of knowing what this was without being told, it looks too much like a stick figure. Plus, surely someone who was on fire would be incredibly lit up instead of just a silhouette.

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yoursavior
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Posted: 06 February 2007 at 1:55pm

Yeah, I haven't gotten to adding on the clothes and stuff, thus why he is black. I wanted to get the flames right first. Also, I tried smoothing out the flames and it didn't look too good. Do you have any suggestions on how to do so?

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yoursavior Seaman Joined: 28 November 2022 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 14	Topic: [WIP] A Fire of Unknown Origin Posted: 06 February 2007 at 11:25am
	I've been listening to too much BÖC =/ Feel free to comment, especially on the fire. It's my first time trying to sprite fire so I could really use some help with it.
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Skull Commander PJ Pioneer Joined: 03 August 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1521	Posted: 06 February 2007 at 12:28pm
	..Is it a person leaning backwards from prayer position.. burnt alive?

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yoursavior Seaman Joined: 28 November 2022 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 14	Posted: 06 February 2007 at 12:34pm
	Yeah. Its what I got out of the imagery in Blue Öyster Cult's "Fire of Unknown Origin".
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Centrefuge Midshipman Joined: 02 September 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 58	Posted: 06 February 2007 at 12:52pm
	If someone here did a pixeled work of that album's cover I would just die, I'm too lazy to do it myself... It would be good inspiration to work with, of course anything from BOC is.
	Someday I'll take over the world, just not today...
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yoursavior Seaman Joined: 28 November 2022 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 14	Posted: 06 February 2007 at 1:22pm
	Yeah, a lot of BÖC's stuff has great imagery. But back on topic, does the fire look ok?
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Monkey 'o Doom Commander Joined: 24 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2994	Posted: 06 February 2007 at 1:36pm
	Kill the saturated green background and develop the flames more. Give them a smoother appearance and more form. You don't call them "tongues of fire" because they look like little dots and lines going up, do you? The person needs some anatomy work and detailing. I couldn't tell what it was until skull guessed it. I thought it was some sort of elemental creature facing the other direction. Your colors also need some work. The fire looks very opaque and not interesting; a fix of the colors would help that a lot.
	RPG is numberwang.
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Lawrence Commander Joined: 30 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 481	Posted: 06 February 2007 at 1:44pm
	When you said BOC for a moment I thought you were referring to Boards of Canada! MoD's right, I had no way of knowing what this was without being told, it looks too much like a stick figure. Plus, surely someone who was on fire would be incredibly lit up instead of just a silhouette.
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yoursavior Seaman Joined: 28 November 2022 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 14	Posted: 06 February 2007 at 1:55pm
	Yeah, I haven't gotten to adding on the clothes and stuff, thus why he is black. I wanted to get the flames right first. Also, I tried smoothing out the flames and it didn't look too good. Do you have any suggestions on how to do so?
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