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Critique Needed [message #56235]

Sat, 20 February 2010 23:52

JohnDoe
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I have a new concept down for mix'n'matching existing textures to make new ones, I want to gather some opinions on how it looks.

Four 512x512 PNG images.

The idea was to get it to look like the images were kind of airbrushed on to the cloth over a stencil. Did I get it to look right? And if not, what methods would you suggest to do this better?

Edit: Apparently I can't count to five without skipping one, it's only four images.

[Updated on: Sun, 21 February 2010 04:59]

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Re: Critique Needed [message #56238 is a reply to message #56235]

Sun, 21 February 2010 06:27

Elion Demur
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I would say that this is a good idea, and your examples are the herald to Fable-TLC Modding T-Shirts. Razz

Seriously though, I like it.

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Re: Critique Needed [message #56239 is a reply to message #56238]

Sun, 21 February 2010 11:54

morerunes
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Those look pretty cool, I might add a small, barely noticeable outer glow of white around the "airbrushed" image. Also, it might look neat to add some dirt.

They look pretty cool though

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Re: Critique Needed [message #56274 is a reply to message #56235]

Thu, 25 February 2010 20:43

JohnDoe
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Seeking more critique. This render was done with the leather shirt mesh, bright leather shirt texture blended with a sand texture in the same way as the images in the first post. Does this look like something you'd see in Fable? Specifically as a part of a statue in Fable? If not, what would you do (or recommend) to improve it?

Feedback appreciated.

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Re: Critique Needed [message #56276 is a reply to message #56274]

Thu, 25 February 2010 22:20

jwc2200
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It does look 'stony', I can see that as a statue.

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Re: Critique Needed [message #56277 is a reply to message #56235]

Fri, 26 February 2010 04:55

Elion Demur
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Hmmm... Can you do the same blended texturing technique with creatures? I think the statue is cool, and I can imagine large stone creatures, or large watery creatures, or other types that would look good with this style.

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Re: Critique Needed [message #56280 is a reply to message #56277]

Fri, 26 February 2010 09:14

morerunes
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It is immediately recognizable as stone from Fable Smile

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Re: Critique Needed [message #56282 is a reply to message #56277]

Fri, 26 February 2010 13:26

JohnDoe
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Elion Demur wrote on Fri, 26 February 2010 06:55

Hmmm... Can you do the same blended texturing technique with creatures?

Of course. It's just a retexture, so it can be done to any texture.

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Re: Critique Needed [message #56284 is a reply to message #56282]

Fri, 26 February 2010 20:55

morerunes
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Actually, I would lower the saturation just a scotch, it's too sandy

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Re: Critique Needed [message #56286 is a reply to message #56284]

Fri, 26 February 2010 23:15

JohnDoe
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morerunes wrote on Fri, 26 February 2010 22:55

Actually, I would lower the saturation just a scotch, it's too sandy

Well I should hope so, it's the sand texture. Razz

While I can't say anything further, I may or may not be building a sandstone statue on a beach somewhere.

Edit: But for stone-/statue-esque creatures as Elion Demur had asked about, or just regular statues that you'd see in Bowerstone or someplace like that, I'd definitely go with something less sandy. It's all about blending in so that it doesn't look out of place.

[Updated on: Fri, 26 February 2010 23:17]

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