Spooky Pixels...
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Category: Pixel Art
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Topic: Spooky Pixels...
Posted By: Ryona
Subject: Spooky Pixels...
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 2:39am
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...Well, maybe not so spooky.
I can't believe with how long I joined this place, this is the first work I'm posting here. haha
So, I was basicly bored last night and put this together.
I was playing a Gameboy ROM I had recently downloaded... CastleVania Legends. Thought it was cool because it's one of the few CastleVania games where the protagonist is a woman.
But I was really dissapointed with how much the game lacked in the "spookiness" factor. The backgrounds where all white, Like I was running around in a bright and sunny day. And nothing actually looked spooky at all. Surprisingly lame for the well-renowned CastleVania series.
I was like, "Hell, I could do better". So I tried!
I do enjoy working with the Gameboy style because I like the resolution size, and I like the challenge of working with only four tones.
Feel free to tell me what you think of it. Any ideas and suggestions are welcomed.
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UPDATE
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Replies:
Posted By: Manupix
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 1:51pm
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Very nice, but there are problems of readability I think: the char doesn't really stand out in front the bg, and the cloud behind the tree makes it look like a tree with leaves. Addressed the first issue in the edit. Good dithering textures! Needs an owl in that tree...  |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 23 October 2009 at 9:19pm
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Loving this.
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Posted By: Pumpkinbot
Date Posted: 23 October 2009 at 10:00pm
| *sniff**sniff* Is that a future Weekly Showcase piece I smell? :U |
Posted By: Ryona
Date Posted: 24 October 2009 at 1:46am
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Thankies for the replies, guys. Most appreciated. ^_^
And thank you for the suggestions, Manupix! I totally get what you mean, and I got right on it. The owl is a fantastic idea too.
I decided to leave in the forest background though. I also touched up the fence.
So here it is... How is it now?
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Posted By: Manupix
Date Posted: 24 October 2009 at 5:27am
| Much better! :) |