January/February 2014 Lite Challenge: Vacruel's Eyeball

[Robin Ryuu]

What if you tried a lighter brown or a green tint?

[rgcalsaverini]

What if you tried a lighter brown or a green tint?

You mean for the river? Yeah that makes a lot of sense, I'll experiment with greens and browns. Thanks for the input

[rgcalsaverini]

So, added a little bit of grass, changed the river color and colored the temple.

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[Bogie]

The colors and the grass really make it pop! The blue is a little bright but not bad, I would just drop the color saturation a little. Looking great, and I haven't even started mine yet.

[rgcalsaverini]

The colors and the grass really make it pop! The blue is a little bright but not bad, I would just drop the color saturation a little. Looking great, and I haven't even started mine yet.

Will do, thanks for the suggestion. I'm worried about the time because I will travel (and freeze to death, never saw snow) to eastern Europe in a few days.

I almost don't want to say this, cause I want you to keep sharing

On the contrary, criticism is how I improve, its essential

I think what seems off is the river. Not the color, but...

You are SO very right, that's whats bothering me! The problem is, as I first intended the slope should remain more-or-less flat once the hill had finished, and the boulder would change the river course (but maybe not that dramatically on real life) for a while, until the river eroded the landslide and returned to its original course. But due to a few unfortunate decisions it does give the impression that it starts to climb again just before the boulder, making a sort of 'U' shape.

I believe that the culprits are the following:

- The bolder fell at an angle, not perpendicular to the viewer (check the mini-map on top) so the oblique path helps to create the wrong slope impression.
- The small branch of water just above the temple is also at an angle, supporting it even further.

I think that the way to fix it would be to try to make those straighter, but that would mean a huge rework on the map :\ I'll try my hand at that tomorrow.

Thanks for pointing it out!

It's so much easier with actual paints...

And let me second that!

[Jalyha]

I believe that the culprits are the following:

- The bolder fell at an angle, not perpendicular to the viewer (check the mini-map on top) so the oblique path helps to create the wrong slope impression.
- The small branch of water just above the temple is also at an angle, supporting it even further.

I think that the way to fix it would be to try to make those straighter, but that would mean a huge rework on the map :\ I'll try my hand at that tomorrow.

Or.... maybe you could do something, like... i don't know, this, maybe?:



Would probably not work as well, but it would be a lot easier to fix...?

[rgcalsaverini]

I quickly cut and turned the flattened image, and it does seem that if done properly would fix the issue:

Or.... maybe you could do something, like... i don't know, this, maybe?:

Would probably not work as well, but it would be a lot easier to fix...?

That's another alternative, I'll play with the options tomorrow. Thanks Jalyha

[Jalyha]

Oh, that's 100 times better already

I want to go there!

If I can nitpick? The bend in the river above the goblin road also looks like it might spill over. That could just be the light/shading, though.

[Azélor]

It's really looking good I was considering joining the contest but now I'm hesitating a bit.

[Jalyha]

It's really looking good I was considering joining the contest but now I'm hesitating a bit.

You should join! More people will be more fun!