sprites with a purplish tone.
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Topic: sprites with a purplish tone.
Posted By: cloudll
Subject: sprites with a purplish tone.
Date Posted: 27 February 2016 at 11:02am
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Hey guys, I have noticed quite a few sprites seem to use a purple-ish tone to them, seems to be in place of blacks/grays. I was just wondering why people do this? Is there a specific reason for it? Thanks |
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 27 February 2016 at 1:32pm
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You might need to calibrate your monitor
Pruplish, blueish greys are often used because grey is boring ------------- |
Posted By: PixelSnader
Date Posted: 02 March 2016 at 11:47pm
It's also because we tend to draw light sources as yellow/orange:
  
And to create more contrast between lit surfaces and shadowed surfaces, we can either make colors brighter and darker, or we can change the hues a bit. So often we choose a complementary color (purple or blue) for the shadows, as it makes the color ramps a bit more dynamic and at the same time feel more like bright/shadow parts. Also think about color temperature; when you're in the sun you're warmer than in the shadows, and blue is considered a cool color. ------------- ▄▄█ ▄▄█ ▄█▄ ▄█▄ |
Posted By: Elginive
Date Posted: 26 March 2016 at 8:24am
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A lot of it has to do with color theory- PixelSnader was pretty much spot on.
http://graf1x.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/color-wheel-poster.jpg - This is the Color Wheel If you look at the color wheel, the purples and blues are almost exactly opposite of the yellows and other colors we use as highlights. |