Pixel Joint Forum: Wooden HUD

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   Hello, this will be the HUD for the skills tree in my game. I would like to know what you think of it and give me advices. 

The grey thing in the corners are some sort of metal plate, I would like help for this too.

I was inspired by this http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/53187.htm

Thanks!   

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Rayovatron Commander Joined: 24 September 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Topic: Wooden HUD Posted: 02 February 2012 at 1:22pm
	Hello, this will be the HUD for the skills tree in my game. I would like to know what you think of it and give me advices. The grey thing in the corners are some sort of metal plate, I would like help for this too. I was inspired by this http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/53187.htm Thanks!
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Rayovatron Commander Joined: 24 September 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Posted: 02 February 2012 at 6:44pm
	No comments? update:
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Manupix Commander Joined: 19 July 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 759	Posted: 02 February 2012 at 9:21pm
	The wood looks quite good, nothing to say ;) The metal doesn't look like metal: needs shiny edges, reflections, tear and wear. Example here, look for more. Edited by Manupix - 02 February 2012 at 9:22pm
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Rayovatron Commander Joined: 24 September 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Posted: 02 February 2012 at 10:15pm
	Thanks for the links, but i think im gonna keep the corners like this. I think they look like stones, abit like my tiles: Little update:
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Rayovatron Commander Joined: 24 September 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Posted: 03 February 2012 at 9:34am
	update: i'm not sure about the AA of the white line on the stone plate.
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Rayovatron Commander Joined: 24 September 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Posted: 03 February 2012 at 10:38am
	update: feel free to leave comments :)
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Fobwashed Midshipman Joined: 31 January 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 52	Posted: 03 February 2012 at 3:45pm
	Those circular corners really remind me of Naruto for some reason. Shouldn't there be some amount of shading below the check and x marks? Also, the cut between the stone and wood seems a bit like, not right. I'm new to this so I have no idea what it is but my untrained eye feels like the connection isn't as good as it could be.
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Rayovatron Commander Joined: 24 September 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Posted: 03 February 2012 at 5:56pm
	I didnt really knew how to connect the check and x icons so i added a shadow. I hope it works well.
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Rayovatron Commander Joined: 24 September 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Posted: 03 February 2012 at 9:43pm
	Edit: The thing to the right will be a item combinaison system.
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Manupix Commander Joined: 19 July 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 759	Posted: 04 February 2012 at 9:19am
	Doesn't look like stone, rather a totally dull featureless material like a very fine-grained molded concrete slab. Stone has surface irregularities in texture and color. The spirals are carved grooves, I think: they should have a highlight on the light-facing sides. The + and - icons look like floating because their shadow doesn't connect correctly in the bottom left corner. Also the marks themselves should have a shadow (all icons).
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Rayovatron Commander Joined: 24 September 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Posted: 04 February 2012 at 1:29pm
	How about this? I added shadows so everything looks like they are floating. I added cracks and irregularities to the stone plates. I not really sure about the highlights, i might try it later. Edited by Rayovatron - 04 February 2012 at 1:31pm
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jambox_josh Midshipman Joined: 15 August 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 65	Posted: 06 February 2012 at 9:43am
	looking awesome!!! no critiques here
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cure Rear Admiral Joined: 23 October 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2770	Posted: 06 February 2012 at 9:53am
	Comments should include critique, if you're posting in the WIP forum. I You might try to work in some dithering on the rock texture, see how it looks. Edited by cure - 06 February 2012 at 12:52pm
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Rayovatron Commander Joined: 24 September 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Posted: 06 February 2012 at 12:01pm
	cure you can if you want but you dont need too, im not a fan of dithering :)
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Super17 Commander Joined: 18 September 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 117	Posted: 06 February 2012 at 12:30pm
	A suggestion what you could do: - Increase the contrast - Add an additional color - Add highlights for edges - Some more AA (But don't overdo it) - A fissure is not round, it's more like a lightning, like this. (Bottom half is edited)
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Rayovatron Commander Joined: 24 September 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Posted: 06 February 2012 at 2:01pm
	Super17 thanks for the edit! This is the best i can do for the highlights, but I think im gonna keep the last version (maybe change the cracks) because its for the HUD and there will always be stuff over it. Anyway thanks for the comments! Edited by Rayovatron - 06 February 2012 at 2:03pm
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Manupix Commander Joined: 19 July 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 759	Posted: 06 February 2012 at 2:09pm
	What I mean about the shadows and floating buttons: Also added highlights for the fun. Not sure the buttons and wood need them, but I believe the stone does. Careful about yours and Super17's: they show a light source opposite to whatever casts the shadows! Could be a secondary source, but then it would need to be differentiated from the main source, usually achieved through a different colour. Not sure the nice simplicity and readability would survive that ;)
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Rayovatron Commander Joined: 24 September 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Posted: 06 February 2012 at 2:47pm
	The +/- buttons are floating over the wood and the wood is floathing over the rock plate. Thats why the shadows are not connected like your edit. Hope you understand.
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Manupix Commander Joined: 19 July 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 759	Posted: 06 February 2012 at 3:45pm
	*Originally posted by Rayovatron* Hope you understand. LOL, it took me a while but now I do XD However, this means it's not all that obvious. You should disconnect them more then.
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Rayovatron Commander Joined: 24 September 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Posted: 06 February 2012 at 4:12pm
	Thats why there is a black outline, I tought it was obvious...
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