Hey everyone, just updating you on my computer issue. It turns out my new laptop's contrasted cannot be altered even externally, go figure. Anyway to give you an example how bad it is I looked at Helm's The Spartan and I literally saw only the four colours used.

So what does this mean. Well after along time of trying to work things out I've decided that I will keep it as a backup as origionally planned, however I will be storing only pixel art on it and utilizing it for that sole purpose. From there I will have to transfer to USB and then onto my new one. I will have to use this method because there is no way I can pixel on my current setup. One piece I managed to find out was that my laptop was running 64bit rather than the standard 32bit and maybe this was affecting the distortion to pixel art, I'm not sure. (at least this is what I was told)
I do not know how to alter this to 32-bit though. However if anybody has any info if this may be the true issue and if so how to fix I would greatly appreciate. So anyway a WIP for my tile may take a while, I'm hoping to find a way to fix my monitor. (As I know it's not correct because my friend has the same sort of computer and the pixel art looks nothing like what it does on mine. =(

That's looking great.

Can't stop trying to make Tetris work somehow

@Gecimen, The only thing I see is the lacking of a shadow on the snake.  Probably irrelevant as you're trying to match your neighbor.
I like the shape of it so I had to play with it. :p

What would make them look more Russian
This Tetris Screen

@jalonso - Maybe it is just me... You know how it is when in indian movie all the people suddenly start to dance:D Same for your tile. It looks like a group of bandits that occupied abandoned factory all of a sudden start to dance:D

Maybe add girls/women in traditional clothes?

@Jaker Pot - Skavurska? O.o What does it mean?(:

Edited by a3um - 28 September 2010 at 7:09am

@Jal; Umm somehow I though they're Russian dancers first time I saw your pic :O

@dpixel; thanks, I'll do a minor shading, since I think the firebreath must have provided some light around the head.

@all; nothing's happening within the last 2 days... what's going on? C'mon guys, do your tiles *whip* 

Edit: I claim tile #46.


Edited by Gecimen - 28 September 2010 at 5:16am

#76, please

I never saw a snader reservation, what page is it on?
If its somewhere then our bad on not reserving it and your bad on not saying so. Tile 87, right? We'll sort it out :)

While the shipment of vodka for my dancers arrive, I've played with #83


@Gecimen, sometimes collabs mellow out for periods of time. School, work, other stuff comes up.
Hopefully, people are not shying away because the quality really has been high here. I hope all see that c+c+help is freely given here and it can serve to learn :/


Edited by jalonso - 28 September 2010 at 9:54am

It's on page#3, but beleive me I didn't see it before he said I stole his tile -.-
If this came when I said I wanted 87 it wouldn't be a problem but now that I've completed it, I can only hope he chooses another tile =/

Btw great stuff there on #83. Do that stairs land on top of the wall?

Early WIP for #46

Yeah I figured you weren't malicious. I just like a bit of drama sometimes.


I reserved it a long while ago indeed, I was waiting for Kren to upload a WIP, so I could work alongside of that.

Can I have 23, twentythree, dreiundzwanzig, vingttrois, drieentwintig, 00010111? Cuz 87 is my birthyear and 23 is (almost) my age.

Also - are we supposed to stay inside the lines of the outer tiles or can we go slightly outside of it?

Seems like a lot of people are waiting for other peoples wip's ...maybe that's why things seem like they're slowing down.  Where's greenraven's?

Sorry if i come over as a nuisance, but despite not being very far into my wip, i'm already posting and asking for tips...

So, I know I probally am in way over my head...
but I want my tile (95) to be a reference todiscworld.
But i really need some(read a lot) pointers in the right direction.

I believe i can get the turtle to work, but i don't know how to add the 4 (or 2) elephants.

Here's a heavy WIP of #95

@Pandora's Secret -  first off, no one looking for help is ever a nuisance.
If you want to have a "disc" try to keep it isometric: https://mail.nvnet.org/~martins/TAD1/assets/iso_ellipse.gif
Starting this way you would see what parts of the turtle and elephants would be exposed.  My guess is you would only see a little trunk and leg of the elephants. 

EDIT:
Another possible idea(more like your reference):




Edited by dpixel - 28 September 2010 at 6:45pm

Incredible tips and edits!
working hard on it!
Thanks.

Just an update.. Like to think i'm making progress :P

Main image updated :)

@Gecimen, Doesn't the fish need a front fin? Maybe it can be a staircase too. Just seems to be missing something there :/


@Pandora'sSecret, The elephants look more like Stonehenge in the last update. I think you have to have more space between the turtle and the disc to work. The disc doesn't even have to be a disc, just a curve will work to suggest discworld. Turtle not quite iso yet.

@Gecimen: that's looking pretty sexy! Though I think the eye and perhaps the teeth are a bit bright. Tested to make it a little darker...might have experimented some with the surroundings as well... (Too lazy to do another tile so I'm just fiddlin' with other ppl's hard work :D)

I thought this collab would take a year or longer to finish, but at this pace it could be done in a few weeks...and if others aren't up to the task; it looks like Jalonso is set to finish it himself ;)





Edited by DawnBringer - 29 September 2010 at 10:54am

Why would you ever remove #83? I luvz it!

how about this?

I find there's a lack of a nice grassy area in the world.

@Jalonso; What you forget is tiles from pixel artists like you, luckyF, Jinn, DB etc. are not only fillers but also they are good for inspiration to others, (especially about coloring techniques) so don't make the mistake of removing that beautiful tile #83. Also they carry your signs and make the whole piece more beautiful and prestigious when showing friends, or just looking at it. I wish you guys contributed even more. We'll never run out of tiles if that's your concern. Plus; Tile #83 was abandoned once before, doubt anyone will want to make it if it gets abandoned a second time.

@DB; thanks for the advice. That metallic looking part is not on my tile. PS: I'd really love it if you made another tile. You know, with your familiarity with the palette I'm sure you can make a tile on one evening.

@Shampoop and Snader; it's going great guys. Floating isles was one of the things I really wanted to see.

Tile #46 revision. Added a fin, darkened teeth and added some deeper AA on the body...

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, been a bit busy. I think i'm almost done, except for shading the statue. It's wanting to blend in to the background when I try. Any suggestions?

Okay, I spent a half hour trying to get a coloring technique for the structure.  Still not committed to anything though.



@Snader.  I like the Idea of painting.  Maybe, since things are fallen over/in disarray items, we could have some janitors painting the rocks/picking up stuff.  Anyway, I'll keep at it and hopefully not end up like this guy ->

You'll probably never read this but... your neighbours aren't even claimed.

@DB; btw I've edited the image by your recommendations. It was only about the metallic part.
Some green grass wouldn't hurt on an outre tile like Snader's but wouldn't fit inner tiles. So, what's green and underground? Sewers maybe?
Btw, I really want you to do another tile.. don't dodge it! :)