LarryG on 21/10/2012 at 06:09
Maybe that stack of orangey books should be red like the original? The orange draws too much attention I think. And can you make the shelves thinner, more like in the original? That would give a touch more headroom for the books and make the breaking of the shelf more reasonable. You made the broken piece the same length as the original, but it seems shorter because the shelf seems thicker . . . But, damn, you are getting there! Each iteration is better.
Vae on 21/10/2012 at 06:25
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Maybe that stack of orangey books should be red like the original? The orange draws too much attention I think.
I agree, it should be darker red.
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You made the broken piece the same length as the original, but it seems shorter because the shelf seems thicker
Are you saying the (
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140187&page=5&p=2149260&viewfull=1#post2149260) previous broken piece was the right thickness?...I think it looks perfect now.
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. . . But, damn, you are getting there! Each iteration is better.
Yes, it's looking mighty good, Ren!...It's almost cobweb time.
Renzatic on 21/10/2012 at 06:51
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Maybe that stack of orangey books should be red like the original? The orange draws too much attention I think. And can you make the shelves thinner, more like in the original? That would give a touch more headroom for the books and make the breaking of the shelf more reasonable. You made the broken piece the same length as the original, but it seems shorter because the shelf seems thicker . . . But, damn, you are getting there! Each iteration is better.
I can change the colors easily enough, but resizing all those boards closer to the original would mean I'd have to get rid of the depth effect. The reason they look thicker is because of those inner lips, as the front facing pieces are about the same size as they are in the original, plus or minus a few stray pixels. The only way I can make them look thinner is to make them look flat.
It's doable, but it's not something I'd want to do unless I have absolutely no other choice. If you can, check it out ingame and see how it looks there before deciding if I need to do major surgery on the thing.
edit: This'll show you what I mean...
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https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3018396/Bookshelf_comp.jpgThere are a couple of boards in there that are a little thicker, but not by all that much.
Vae on 21/10/2012 at 07:40
The reason why the boards look thicker, is because there is a lot of light gray in them in comparison to the predominately dark gray/black of the original texture...This makes them stand out more...You can avoid "major surgery" this way, just by appropriately darkening the boards.
Renzatic on 21/10/2012 at 08:04
Maybe. I'll give it a go, and see how it turns out tomorrow.
...but I'm thinking it won't do too much, because the biggest part that makes it look thicker are those new edges. They don't exist in the original, so no matter what I do to the colors, it'll always be thicker at a glance.
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https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3018396/bookshelf_thickness.jpgSee? I can taking out some of the color differentiation to make it look more like the original. But if I do too much, I lose the highlights and 3D effect.
edit: I will tell you what is thicker: my middle posts, and by quite a bit. I'll fix that up pretty quick tomorrow, too.
Vae on 21/10/2012 at 08:20
Okay...Good work tonight, Ren...I'll see you tomorrow...:cool:
Renzatic on 21/10/2012 at 08:38
Later, man! o/
In the meantime, everyone else keep throwing criticisms my way, and I'll try to find yet more excuses to worm my way out of doing more work.
Renzatic on 21/10/2012 at 09:43
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Mine/Stucco. Better.
or is this better?
Sorry, I didn't see this earlier. I'd go with the bottom one. The green blends in better, and looks more like a stain on a stucco wall. The top one looks more like moss.
