Never heard of this. I will have to check them out, thx.
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Color corrections have been forcing me to rework and even redraw a lot.
The boots are giving me some trouble.
Inventory icon frames completely 'borrowed' from ska >.<




Edited by jalonso - 28 January 2012 at 8:18pm

If I would allow myself to do this I'd be done by now. I'm trying to remove colors with every update.
I don't have to but I enjoy removing colors and having to rework stuff to make things work. I learn from it.


Do you mean the Medici project instead? if so, its still slowly going on. Picasso mockup mess is in my gallery.

Maybe the Asylum screen is getting too busy with the added old man on the chair painting. Unsure what to do with the door. Strong floor reflections or just wood floor :/





Edited by jalonso - 08 February 2012 at 6:37pm

The darkest reds might be too saturated. In the title screen the dark brown buzzes a bit with the dark red, I think it contrast a bit much with the black. You could possibly darken that brown to fix both those things+get a new buffer. Vincent's Sketchbook is really the only place I don't like the red, the dither doesn't serve any purpose.

The sailor doesn't really jive with the rest, beard especially - bubbliness is kinda the antithesis to Van Gogh.


and then looking at the reference I thought you might be able to apply that kind of background to the Sketchbook page:


The Mill is seriously picturesque, and I love the girl portrait (those cheeks <3)

Yes, I noticed this too. I'm going to try the train screens and see what reds I need there then at the end I'll correct the red and that darkest brown. This all happened when I tried to force a purple that I removed a while back... I fail at colors :'(

Oh noes, this is really tough to read. The BG on the sketchbook and the puzzles is my attempt at a 'dreamy FX' since the game action is within a dream...I like your BG suggestion but I really want to keep the same BG on those screens for unity's sake. Maybe its the reds :/
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I'm so glad The Mill looks good since the sky color transition sometimes looks odd.
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Sailor (train conductor) is just an early WIP but I agree the beard is a mess. The painting looks like circles to me but I agree the more stroke-y effect is best.

or maybe this?

bunch of little tweaks and current ref sheet

:D


I am always confused on the legal side of this but I always use when I start since its always legally possible that an idea/concept can be stolen before its completed. The art is all not mine as I'm sure someone owns rights to VanGogh  so I don't claim the copyright for the art just the concept. Also, its just for a mockup purpose and not intended to be a real commercial thing.


This is why I never mind posting and posting with little replies, c+c or feedback *cough-cough*...someone always comes thru for me with just the kick I need. thx :)

First off, I think the lighting is off in both pics.  Why would the skull and the top of the characters hat be so bright in comparison to the seen?  I suggest either adding more highlight to the skeleton body or cover the skull with the surrounding mist.  I prefer the pic on the left, mainly because the clouds look so good.  I do think the ground could use a some work though.  Just follow the same technique you used on the other pics.

In that case, I would have to say the one on the left matches the style of the other images more.  The one on the right's perspective is too correct for Van Gogh, although I'm sure you could make it work.  Composition is fine in both pics.  Also, I just noticed the starry night building in the corner, nice touch.

Thank you SERVER for being down long enough to let me finish this.


Its in the gallery now HERE