Pixel Joint Forum: Interrogation room

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Hello, new here.

been trooling around for a while now, trying to learn new tricks and admiring the skill most of you have at pixel art.

this is what I've been working on, starting to run out of ideas, any C&C would be apreciated.

   Small Edit 1

Edit, changed lamp shape & added shading.

changed walls, added restraints, other stuff. any CC?

Re-edit, softened the light, + fixed minor discrepencies.

Dutrho

Edited by Dutrho

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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Topic: Interrogation room Posted: 04 July 2005 at 1:57pm
	Hello, new here. been trooling around for a while now, trying to learn new tricks and admiring the skill most of you have at pixel art. this is what I've been working on, starting to run out of ideas, any C&C would be apreciated. Small Edit 1 Edit, changed lamp shape & added shading. changed walls, added restraints, other stuff. any CC? Re-edit, softened the light, + fixed minor discrepencies. Dutrho Edited by Dutrho
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sedgemonkey Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1669	Posted: 04 July 2005 at 3:43pm
	Good start... how about a couple cops/soldiers around him?
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leel Commander Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3001	Posted: 04 July 2005 at 4:04pm
	I think the table should be closer to the guy (or vise versa) and of course there should be a cop or ..some authority official accross the table, probably standing up and facing the guy. also a one side window would be cool
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 04 July 2005 at 4:16pm
	I had tought about adding one of those mirrored windows, but I'm not sure how i'll go about creating one. I'll give it a try anyways.
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leel Commander Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3001	Posted: 04 July 2005 at 5:30pm
	another idea - in all the movies with rooms like this, the character always wakes up all confused. The whole point of having the lamp right above him is so that everyone could see him but he can't see anyone else (other than the person beating him, probably), so you should try adding more contrast. Really highlight everything under the lamp, and darken everything else, especially the corners. Also, a little c/c: I may be wrong about this, so look for a second opinion, but the shape of the lamp suggests that a greater area should be lighter (shown in red) But that's too big for the theme, so I'd change the shpe of the lamp a little (shown in yellow)Zoom in to see better .. just my opinion, anyone to agree or disagree? P.S. The green was meant to be a circle, but I rushed and it's came out as an oval... then again you're looking from above, so it should be a subtle oval... makes sense? Edited by leel
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Shark Commander a.k.a. Feron Joined: 02 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2136	Posted: 05 July 2005 at 11:30am
	yeah i agree, change the lamp shape to fit the lighting. perhaps an animated moth buzzing around the light?? a small window would look cool!!
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leel Commander Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3001	Posted: 05 July 2005 at 12:55pm
	love the edits. I can't think of anything else to c/c at the moment.. so yeah, good job Edited by leel
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 05 July 2005 at 8:44pm
	I'm not down with the lighting at all. It is a cool scene though and it looks promising. I think more details need to be added... not saying to add more furnishings... just more details - such as the walls. The right side of the wall has lighter indentations while the left side has darker ones... what's up with that? Also, why is the dude sitting on the chair not handcuffed or tied up in some fashion? What's the guy holding? An anal probe?
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 05 July 2005 at 10:56pm
	Edit the thing in the hand was supposed to be a club, although I can see the resemblance. Edited by Dutrho
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 11 July 2005 at 9:02am
	no one has any c&c? i still feel something is missing, but I'm not sure what.
	Mmmm.. Thats good placebo!
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Monstara Commander Joined: 01 July 2005 Location: Bulgaria Online Status: Offline Posts: 179	Posted: 11 July 2005 at 9:59am
	You definitely need a cop. You could put a camera up in the corner. I'd put an emergency light or sth like an exit plate above the door. You could try a note board on the wall.
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 11 July 2005 at 11:12pm
	added a few things, red light above door, bulletin board on wall, another interrogator and added the missing shadows to the peeps and the display case.
	Mmmm.. Thats good placebo!
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sedgemonkey Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1669	Posted: 12 July 2005 at 12:18am
	That extra interrogator adds so much. Gives it some nice depth and mystery.
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Monstara Commander Joined: 01 July 2005 Location: Bulgaria Online Status: Offline Posts: 179	Posted: 12 July 2005 at 12:18am
	aww that's perfect exactly what I meant
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 12 July 2005 at 12:51am
	you should make the guy on the left smoke. And give the victim some blood on his shirt. And if possible, have the light above swinging in an animation. That'd rock dude
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 12 July 2005 at 11:44pm
	added some blood to the victim's shirt and I addicted the guy on the left to nicotine. I tried to animate the lamp but I came out looking horrible, truly horrible... so i gave up.
	Mmmm.. Thats good placebo!
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 13 July 2005 at 1:04am
	dude... you tried and that counts for alot here in my eyes. I think this is Joint-ready
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 13 July 2005 at 10:35am
	thanks all for the comments and crits, I dont think I would have taken it that far without them. I gonna give it another go at the animation tonight when I come back from work, I think if I remove the light comming out of the lamp it could work. If it dosent I'll leave it as is. Dutrho
	Mmmm.. Thats good placebo!
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Shark Commander a.k.a. Feron Joined: 02 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2136	Posted: 13 July 2005 at 1:40pm
	i really love this, its a cool idea. the swinging lamp might not look that gd, but u can try!! I love it wen theres a topic where every1 posts comments and then they get done and it builds a piece up and u can see the change from start to finish
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 13 July 2005 at 10:16pm
	Ok here you go, the first image is the animation I said looked truly horrible. and this is the the edited one, I still not satisfied with it, the animation looks choopy, I thinking either adding a couple frames in between the center position and the left/right positions to make it look smoother or scrapping the left/right frames and making the "swing" less pronounced. any toughts? ps; sorry about the 2 animations not being synchronized, I'm new at animating. also I just noticed this but how to you create the transparency, right now I'm using Easy GIF animator (evaluation) Edited by Dutrho
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sedgemonkey Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1669	Posted: 14 July 2005 at 12:08am
	I dunno... an extra frame or two certainly would help and it actually does look pretty good, but I kind of like the still lamp. How about a simple smoke animation?
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Monstara Commander Joined: 01 July 2005 Location: Bulgaria Online Status: Offline Posts: 179	Posted: 14 July 2005 at 2:18am
	Hmm.. could you make the lamp swing less (i.e. reduce the amplitude)? I don't know if this is achievable at this scale. Otherwise it looks good.
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kiwidesign Midshipman Joined: 24 June 2005 Location: Italy Online Status: Offline Posts: 95	Posted: 14 July 2005 at 5:24am
	*Originally posted by Dutrho* I like it! try to make suggested changes, and think it will be Joint-ready
	"She doesn't quite chop his head off. She makes a Pez dispenser out of him"
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Zoomrix Commander Joined: 27 April 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 342	Posted: 19 July 2005 at 6:40pm
	If you really want to make it realistic you would have to work on the shadows of almost all the objects in the room, including the two dudes (especially them). What I mean is, in the animation make them move along with the lamp and if you don't want to fix the angle of the tilt of the lamp try increasing the speed of fps. Maybe that will make it a bit more smoother. Very nice, good luck.
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 20 July 2005 at 8:40am
	OK, I scrapped the swinging lamp, cause like zoomrix said, all the shadows would have to move in order for the animation to be realistic, and I don't think I have the skills yet to pull it off. I did animate the smoke comming off the cigarette. p.s.: ok easy gif animator sucks.... Edited by Dutrho
	Mmmm.. Thats good placebo!
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 20 July 2005 at 2:01pm
	All I could suggest is make that red light flash... Other than that, one quality piece
	ಠ_ಠ There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.
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sedgemonkey Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1669	Posted: 20 July 2005 at 3:22pm
	Awww man, I liked that swinging animation. Well, you've certainly won the badge for most 'Joint' revisions.
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 20 July 2005 at 3:39pm
	hey... how about a flickering light?
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 20 July 2005 at 4:18pm
	*Originally posted by sedgemonkey* Well, you've certainly won the badge for most 'Joint' revisions. I wanted that!!!
	ಠ_ಠ There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 21 July 2005 at 3:56pm
	How's this? I wasn't coveting the Most joint revision title, but why not! about the red light, I'm not keen on making it blink since It would negate the purpose of the lamp. Edited by Dutrho
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spymp3 Midshipman BANNED Joined: 02 June 2005 Location: Netherlands Online Status: Offline Posts: 81	Posted: 21 July 2005 at 4:09pm
	how about an electric chair (animated)?
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 21 July 2005 at 4:43pm
	nah I'm not adding anything more to it... sry!
	Mmmm.. Thats good placebo!
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sedgemonkey Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1669	Posted: 21 July 2005 at 10:33pm
	Well, if you are all set go ahead and submit it to the gallery.
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 22 July 2005 at 6:35am
	apparently I can't "New icons require a valid GIF or PNG file." not sure why my image is not a valid gif?
	Mmmm.. Thats good placebo!
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sedgemonkey Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1669	Posted: 22 July 2005 at 8:16am
	You need a 100x100 or smaller "small icon" for a preview to go along with your Joint apartment.
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 22 July 2005 at 8:31am
	submitted
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 23 July 2005 at 7:40am
	re-submited, with correct size and fixed transparency
	Mmmm.. Thats good placebo!
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