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This may be odd to put up here, but...

Opinions on this map?

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The grid spaces are too small and the grid lines are too bright and saturated. As it is now, the squares are simply too dense and packed together, obscuring map information, and the bright white over saturates the rest of the image.

The grid lines are also useless without sector designations - all grid maps include a letter and number axis to allow all the grid spaces to be named or referred to. For instance, instead of saying "that area up top" is a Combat Prohibition Zone, you can say Grid Area A6 is a CPZ.

Look at these maps for reference: Map 1 Map 2 Map 3

And a final couple of critiques for better map making:
Why are your Combat Prohibition Zones circles if your map is grid based? No one reading the map can clearly tell where they start or stop. It would make a lot more since if CP Zones were square so they only occupy a single grid square. Again, this makes it easy to say in the game - "A6, F1, and J10 are CPZs." No confusion.

And your food supply cache icon is ambiguous. Good iconography means that no matter what someone's language is, or what language the map is in, they should be able to identify the meaning of icons at a glance. Your square box (crate?) tells us SOMETHING is there, but if the person couldn't read your key, they wouldn't know what it symbolized. A loaf of bread or a fork and spoon are much more universal symbols of "food" so it wouldn't take much deduction for a non-English speaker to go - "Aha! That must mean food is at that location!" I know everyone playing your game is likely to speak and read English, but good iconography practice makes everything more clear and accessible.

Here is a quick map I mocked up showing examples of the suggested changes below.



I think it makes it MUCH easier to read and understand at a glance.

Thanks for that :'D I'll be sure to change it. (TBH, that was my first time making a map, so any tips really go a long way for me >>; )

In art related new, I redrew our old pal deadly neurotoxin Devon (For the eventy billionth time)

And, for once, he has hands that don't look like they belong in a butcher shop. (They may still be bad, but they're not bad bad)
Also, he finally decided on a damn style to stay in.

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Here's a picture I'm actually pretty happy with. He's got LEGS, you guys. Actual legs that don't stop mid-thigh!
Dragon Age Origins Fanart, Alistair and my female Warden. (Who actually romanced Leliana, but oh well.) I kinda wanted to draw something straight for a change....honestly, I have absolutely no luck whatsoever. I LOVE drawing sexy, half-naked guys...but I'm a yuri enthusiast. I swear, someone up there doesn't want me to have fun.

By the way, this doesn't belong in the Hentai Section, does it? I mean, she's naked, but you can't actually see anything but her back. I have another version with her wearing an oversized shirt, but that would cover Alistair's abs and we don't want that, right? xD

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^^;; i really have no chance of getting the same level of art, as you guys...


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Oh the pain of coloring and line art ;A;

Don't worry, you're good.(Your characters have legs! I can't draw legs for the life of me...)
It might look better with a different sort of lineart, though. Are you drawing with a mouse or with a pen tablet? And what program/tool do you use for the lineart?

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One of my OCs, Kira, at ages 15 and 19. Or, at least, that was my intention; it looks more like my style changed, and the character just happened to be a casualty of it. WHAT IS CONSISTENCY

And on that note: This forum needs more bishoujo. Otome games are great, but they don't have enough girls in 'em...

Meh ~ I actually prefer more otome XD
coz guys are just cooler. That and I like drawing them more ^^'



otherwise they should make otome games with female rivals like in harvest moon XD

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a sprite i worked hard on for sciencewarrior's game love^2 =)

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I'm using the mouse, and the tool im using is paint tool sai ^^;;
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The tears I held in, is not the same as the pain of seeing you go...

Yeah, no wonder. Drawing with a mouse is difficult as hell.
Trying to trace a sketch with a mouse is generally a bad idea, since it will always look weird, no matter how skilled you are. (Unless you have impossibly steady hands)
However, Photoshop and SAI have this nifty thing called the pen tool. Make a new linework layer (the little buttong that looks like a piece of paper with a pen on top) and go wild.
Here are a few tutorials that might help you:
http://acaraluv.deviantart.com/art/line ... l-21814747 (Photosho tutorial, but still explains it pretty well)
http://darlingmionette.deviantart.com/a ... 20sai&qo=3 (SAI, explains the tools)
http://elianan.deviantart.com/art/Tutor ... 20sai&qo=5 (explains exactly how to use the pen tool in SAI)

Hope this helps.^^

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Need shading practice~~~~

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December 2011:


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Sorry for the bad quality ^_^"

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Concept for the main character of a mini VN we're doing. Swinging more towards realism this time. I might play with his hair a little bit though, I'm not sure if I'm happy with how it is now. He is meant to be an attractive but gritty middle aged detective. Opinions?

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Well, I definately like it
Though, from what I know, shouldn't his body and shoulders be a bit larger (Unless he's not an average joe body type, but a scrawny guy)

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