I wanted to do a tileset, so I played around a bit...I've never done this before, and had no idea where to start...but I think I might've gotten the hang of it.



and here it is in use, just something I was playing with:


I want to add some trees, big rocks, maybe some flowers, eventually...but at the moment, I'm mostly just learning basics...I really love my rock and cliff tiles...the grass is nice...the sand is dull as anything. My favorite might be the deep water/shallow water transition...

Yeah, the sand is quite blah...but really...how does one spruce up sand?

maybe I should make one altenate sand tile that has a rock or two in it? Or some little shells? I'm really not sure.

I feel kinda weaird commenting on this one lol becuase all the people who commented befor me are all such good pixelers =P lol

well any way the only thing bothering me is the clif( the right side ) its kinda black
but other then that =D its nice

oh and what program did u use the make this blue? ( like the test map )


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i've seen some excellent sand tiles where the pattern is done by using very small and low dunes... maybe you could try that.

I use jasc paint shop pro 7.

I might try the sand dunes and the wet sand tiles at some point today...depending on when people aren't watching me at work. (;

I think the issue with the water darkening so much is really an issue of scale, how far as we from this land?

if we're up in a plane then yes, that sort of sharp change from light to dark makes sense
http://www.expressionsholidays.co.uk/ResPic/WW%20Home/Hilt on%20Maldives%20Aerial%20View.jpg
thats the best image I could find the depict what I mean

but if we're closer down, if those rocks are about the size of a fist or something (to give you an idea of how close) then the drop-off might want to be more gradual.
http://www.cruise.com/caribbean/photos/images/aa00_9447_pi c_531.jpg
see how that gently changes tones?

I think we're probably somewhere in the middle of those two extremes so give it more gentle changes, but not as blurred as the second image I showed.

and I really like the wet sand, although you're right, the repeating dark rocks are distracting

also those two little rock formations you put in the sand, very nice but very identical, maybe change one just a little for interest's sake.

i dont know on what limitations you are, but it might be a idea to make tile variations, like 1 kinda-boring-non-repetetive one and one that would show grid, but you only use sparcely

and the idea of making transferring (not 90 degree corners) is good too

allso, i think the grass coiuld use some contrast, and the cliffs do not show much height, so try to make the ridges darker then the top for some depth

its most likely they are like that size, but i meant that the lack of contrast between te top and sides doesnt really imply height in my eyes

I think at this scale it is inevitable to have huge grass and pebbles :D
I mean, look at civ and games like that. People are HUGE naturally.
I don't think that's wrong. It's pixelart, it's an abstraction.

yah, it's much better.
I actually think the whole thing looks great.
The only thing that bothers me a little is the horizontal 'blob' thats in the middle of the water tile.
Apart from this - put in the sprites :D

i liked the old transition better, but wow for your first time those are awsome iso sprites, perfect for a tactics game :D

I didn't know you could go any better than what you already had. Guess I was wrong. YOu improved it almost by 3 times.

You know what I think might help? White sea foam on the edge where the water meets the sand.

Awesome work, Blue. I'd love to see some characters!

Or maybe you could make this into a translucent box and have kind of a boxed scene. That might be cool and a possbilities open up for a series of boxed scenes. :)

Whoa sorry, it was late I didn't know what I was talking about. Anyway, foam might be good.

And a small scene with crabs or little turtles could be interesting :P