Morhighan's Current Art Thread

[Morhighan]

Hey all.
I'm working on a new game and I wanted some input on the main menu and the backgrounds I have made so far.

Here's the main menu:


Here's the first background:



And, just for the heck of it, the dialogue box:


Now, my sprites are going to be drawings. Will the photos on the main menu clash with this? The people in the photos are not necessarily my characters. The theme of the main menu is like a psych ward report (the text in the background) with pictures of the patients, and then the game logo. Does it flow?

The background image of the train station is something I'm pretty darn satisfied with. I think it will match a general "visual novel" background style. Your thoughts?

[konpeito]

Are you absolutely sure you want to have the snow still on the background image itself? With the a snow effect on top, it could add more depth and add more life to the picture.

I take it the background is a 3d model in say, sketchup? I would download a free renderer (such as Kerkythea), or a render trial so you can make more realistic shadows. Those will add more depth, and make your background seem more interesting to look at. I'd also copy in a snow texture for the ground, as the current ground looks like while tile.

The main menu would be better suited if you perhaps applied a posterize effect on the photos, or something to make them seem less realistic. That, or drawing the actual pictures of your characters. Otherwise, I find the menu to be well designed. The logo is a little off putting, though. I can't put my finger on that one. Perhaps the contrast, or it could be the sharpness of the logo.

For the dialogue box, I find the edges to be a bit too dark. It might not look as well on some backgrounds, causing too many different shades and colors to be in a place that is otherwise not supposed to draw interest. Regardless of all that, it looks like you are on a good start.

[wakagana]

The main menu looks totally badass, and the text box does have a good similarity to it.

I'd say if you could some how add depth to the amount of snow on the ground or some texture to the flatness of the sketchup image you'd be golden.

[dramspringfeald]

The main menu looks totally badass, and the text box does have a good similarity to it.

I'd say if you could some how add depth to the amount of snow on the ground or some texture to the flatness of the sketchup image you'd be golden.

Indeed smaller and Blurrier the further back you go.

[Deji]

I like the main menu, but I think the Logo doesn't fit it at all, in quality, theme and colors :S
You may want to change the logo to something different to fit your main menu or to change the main menu to fit your logo.

[CosmicKitty]

not a fan of the logo either, but the image for the title screen is really interesting and creepy

on the sketchup background, if you add an extra lineart layer over the top it'd look better and less.... sketchup-y

[Greeny]

Personally, I think the textbox needs less contrast. Otherwise, it might draw attention away from the images you want to show, as the human eye is automatically drawn to things with high contrast.

Good old transparent works best, in my opinion, although I myself have broken this rule.

[Taleweaver]

Personal art threads belong into the Personal art forum.

[TheGuraGuraMan]

Same, the logo just doesn't fit , but it doesn't mean he's bad, The main menu is original, I like it. You should also add the snow as an effect like it has been said before.

[WolfHunner]

The main menu looks baller.

[Morhighan]

Thanks for the tips guys!

I'mma change the topic so this will be my new art thread, k?

And now for some more art...

More BGs for Wayward Hospital:

[Sharm]

If you export the image from sketchup at twice the size you want to work with it at, the lines look a lot better and less sketchupy. You could also try applying styles to it before exporting so the lines look a little less bland.

[Morhighan]

Now that I've returned to the land of the living, this thread can, too.
Here are my most recent art updates. :3









I just finished this one tonight! ^w^



Also, a music update:

I have a bandcamp now, located here.
I'm hoping to update it with more music soon, but for now check out my 2012 compilation:
~Compilation 2012~

Thanks!

[Morhighan]

I hate to double post, but it has been a while, and I wanted to put up some updates. :3

[TheGuraGuraMan]

Oh, I recognize the pose of the last one :