AA circle help
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Topic: AA circle help
Posted By: Friend
Subject: AA circle help
Date Posted: 30 October 2011 at 1:00pm
Practicing AA...  I smoothed the edges, (kinda) but I feel I have made the circle less circular in doing so... And I'm stuck on how to smooth the edges well and retaining a good circle :/  |
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Posted By: cure
Date Posted: 30 October 2011 at 1:27pm
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in some places, you're using single little dots of aa, instead of longer lines. see ' http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11299&PID=139322#139322 - too little aa ' in the tutorial. also, that dark grey isn't getting used near as much as it could. alsoalso, be careful about adding aa to 45 degree lines, they often don't need it. and the two light greys are pretty close in value, you could lighten the lightest to get a better range. |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 30 October 2011 at 1:53pm
Better?  Not sure how to soften the two lines that form an X without making checkered lines |
Posted By: feyincognito
Date Posted: 30 October 2011 at 3:06pm
You should probably try using a softer green; one that blends better into the darker green and the background. Also try a different AA strategy. I've edited a couple areas of the two different angles:
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Posted By: mdog95
Date Posted: 30 October 2011 at 3:24pm
I edited the bottom triangle with my method of anti-aliasing. I also left a smaller circle with lines drawn in, and I let the program aa it just to show how it's done by a graphics program.
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Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 30 October 2011 at 5:19pm
 K, so I went back and tried to add a lighter green, and add it in different ways. Then I realized that it is like, near impossible to make the X lines not like somewhat checkered just because of how the line has to be drawn to connect the points. So, instead I think I'll just keep the broken look throughout. The piece will be dedicated to my favorite band, Tool. Each quadrant will represent one of their four full albums, and the unicursal hexagram is in homage to the drummer: http://www.totaldrumsets.com/images/why-i-like-danny-carey-21427060.jpg - http://www.totaldrumsets.com/images/why-i-like-danny-carey-21427060.jpg edit: yay, finally AA'ed the circle to the different backgrounds well :p |
Posted By: feyincognito
Date Posted: 30 October 2011 at 5:57pm
Again, you can make the line look consistent, like in the examples posted above, you just need to change the way you are AAing. I still think the two greens you are using are too contrasting to create the appropriate AA effect. In your edit the dark green is too dark, and just blends in with the black. Also, instead of placing the dark pixels in the middle of the line, try placing them in different positions around the middle pixels. You might have to experiment a little. I did another edit; I hope it helps.
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Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 30 October 2011 at 6:19pm
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great edit :) I definitely understand a little better now.. I have already experimented a lot and found a better way similar to your first edit, but the X lines were still too jaggy. See in your first edit how even with a better approach, the middle section looks jaggy? I will keep working at it; this stuff is pretty hard for my head to wrap around :p and thank you  Edit: Was able to pull off the lateralus and Undertow album covers, I'll probably fail at the other two since they are harder to depict in such a small area |
Posted By: feyincognito
Date Posted: 30 October 2011 at 6:25pm
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I do see that. :) I think your second set of colors is easier to work with.
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Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 03 November 2011 at 10:53am
I'm stuck on the final album. This is what the album cover looks like:  Somehow, I need to incorporate this album into the upper right corner, but I can't figure out which part of the album. If anyone has an idea, it'd be super helpful. Current version:  |
Posted By: feyincognito
Date Posted: 03 November 2011 at 11:42am
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You could use the wavy-looking design around the big eyes and have it follow the edge of your circle. ------------- "Can you build websites with firefox?" "Can you build cars with roads?" |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 03 November 2011 at 11:46am
| that's the only thing I could think of. I guess I'll have to go with that. thankies |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 03 November 2011 at 2:39pm
 That's what I came up with. Now all I have to do is experiment with dithering textures on the circle and finalize -.- |
Posted By: Elk
Date Posted: 03 November 2011 at 3:19pm
| Seal of Orichalcos? |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 03 November 2011 at 4:28pm
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well, the Seal of Orichalcos is a Yu-Ghi-Oh card xD The card doe feature the same symbol, the unicursal hexagram. If you're curious how the symbol relates to what I'm doing, read on: "Danny then set up his drums into proportions utilizing the circle and square of the New Jerusalem and uttered a short prayer relating to the principles of the ace of swords from the book of Thoth. He then performed a ritual utilizing his new found knowledge of the unicursal hexagram to generate a pattern of movement in space relating to Fuller's vector equilibrium model. The resulting rhythm and gateway summoned a daemon he has contained within "the Lodge" that has been delivering short parables similar to passages within the Book of Lies. Danny recommends as a device of protection and containment a thorough study and utilization of the underlying geometry of the Temple of Solomon for anyone purchasing their next record." http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Danny_Carey.html - http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Danny_Carey.html |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 20 November 2011 at 10:24am
sorry to bring back an old post, but I wanted others opinions. I am having great trouble settling on a final design. Which version is better to you guys? I really want this piece to be as perfect as I can make it  |