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Lendrick
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Topic: Grass and Dirt tiles
Posted: 28 July 2009 at 12:49pm

I'm trying to do some 32x32 grass and dirt tiles... Any thoughts on what I've got so far?

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CrapFactory
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Posted: 28 July 2009 at 1:10pm

They're decent.

Just as a preference I always make multiple versions of each to avoid as much pattern tiling as I can. Though I admit pattern tiling is often unnoticed by people who don't sprite.

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AngelOTG
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Posted: 28 July 2009 at 3:32pm

Yeah, I'd make more dirt tiles at the least. Those tiny little rocks would create very awkward zigzags on a larger scale. D:

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Lendrick
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Posted: 28 July 2009 at 7:04pm

Point taken. When I see it on a large scale, it's pretty clear that there's a lot of repetition.

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Posted: 29 July 2009 at 5:57am

I think the dirt looks wonderful aside from the tiling issue. The grass looks nice too, but I'm not really sure a single round tuft like that would get much use? Maybe try making an honest-to-goodness tiling grass tile.

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Lendrick
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Posted: 29 July 2009 at 10:45am

The tuft was just an experiment, mostly to see how my grass would interact with my dirt, and get some comments. I'm planning on making a set of tiles out of it, particularly since it seems to have gone over fairly well.

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Lendrick
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Posted: 02 August 2009 at 12:26pm

I've done some more work. Added a new dirt tile, and pretty much every necessary corner tile. Here's what I have now:

How's it look?

edit: added a plant

Edited by Lendrick - 02 August 2009 at 6:51pm

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Lendrick
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Posted: 03 August 2009 at 12:13am

I've updated the grass a bit more, which hopefully gives it some more depth. Obviously I'll have to redo all of the transitions, and have some variation tiles as well, but I think it's coming along. :)

I'll be leaving the dirt mostly alone (except maybe for creating some more variation tiles). It seems to be going over fairly well.

Thoughts?

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PulkoMandy
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Posted: 03 August 2009 at 12:23am

Your corner tiles look like, well, corners :)
You could try making them a bit smoother. I think you need two types of corners...

Edited by PulkoMandy - 03 August 2009 at 12:23am

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Lendrick
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Posted: 03 August 2009 at 8:49pm

How's this?

(and a variant with more contrast:)

I kind of reverted back to the older grass pattern, but I added some highlights to give it more depth. Note the rounded corners. :)

Edited by Lendrick - 03 August 2009 at 8:54pm

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ellie-is
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 6:00am

Looks better. First one also looks better than the second one imo.

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Lendrick Midshipman Joined: 12 October 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 71	Topic: Grass and Dirt tiles Posted: 28 July 2009 at 12:49pm
	I'm trying to do some 32x32 grass and dirt tiles... Any thoughts on what I've got so far?
	http://opengameart.org Free, legal art for Open Source game projects.
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CrapFactory Midshipman Joined: 04 April 2007 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 52	Posted: 28 July 2009 at 1:10pm
	They're decent. Just as a preference I always make multiple versions of each to avoid as much pattern tiling as I can. Though I admit pattern tiling is often unnoticed by people who don't sprite.
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AngelOTG Commander Joined: 28 February 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 258	Posted: 28 July 2009 at 3:32pm
	Yeah, I'd make more dirt tiles at the least. Those tiny little rocks would create very awkward zigzags on a larger scale. D:
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Lendrick Midshipman Joined: 12 October 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 71	Posted: 28 July 2009 at 7:04pm
	Point taken. When I see it on a large scale, it's pretty clear that there's a lot of repetition.
	http://opengameart.org Free, legal art for Open Source game projects.
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Hatch Admiral Joined: 05 August 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1387	Posted: 29 July 2009 at 5:57am
	I think the dirt looks wonderful aside from the tiling issue. The grass looks nice too, but I'm not really sure a single round tuft like that would get much use? Maybe try making an honest-to-goodness tiling grass tile.
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Lendrick Midshipman Joined: 12 October 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 71	Posted: 29 July 2009 at 10:45am
	The tuft was just an experiment, mostly to see how my grass would interact with my dirt, and get some comments. I'm planning on making a set of tiles out of it, particularly since it seems to have gone over fairly well.
	http://opengameart.org Free, legal art for Open Source game projects.
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Lendrick Midshipman Joined: 12 October 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 71	Posted: 02 August 2009 at 12:26pm
	I've done some more work. Added a new dirt tile, and pretty much every necessary corner tile. Here's what I have now: -> How's it look? edit: added a plant Edited by Lendrick - 02 August 2009 at 6:51pm
	http://opengameart.org Free, legal art for Open Source game projects.
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Lendrick Midshipman Joined: 12 October 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 71	Posted: 03 August 2009 at 12:13am
	I've updated the grass a bit more, which hopefully gives it some more depth. Obviously I'll have to redo all of the transitions, and have some variation tiles as well, but I think it's coming along. :) I'll be leaving the dirt mostly alone (except maybe for creating some more variation tiles). It seems to be going over fairly well. Thoughts?
	http://opengameart.org Free, legal art for Open Source game projects.
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PulkoMandy Midshipman Joined: 30 June 2009 Location: France Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Posted: 03 August 2009 at 12:23am
	Your corner tiles look like, well, corners :) You could try making them a bit smoother. I think you need two types of corners... Edited by PulkoMandy - 03 August 2009 at 12:23am
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Lendrick Midshipman Joined: 12 October 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 71	Posted: 03 August 2009 at 8:49pm
	How's this? (and a variant with more contrast:) I kind of reverted back to the older grass pattern, but I added some highlights to give it more depth. Note the rounded corners. :) Edited by Lendrick - 03 August 2009 at 8:54pm
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ellie-is Commander Joined: 12 September 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 706	Posted: 04 August 2009 at 6:00am
	Looks better. First one also looks better than the second one imo.
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