Wooden HUD
Printed From: Pixel Joint
Category: Pixel Art
Forum Name: WIP (Work In Progress)
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Printed Date: 18 May 2013 at 2:27am
Topic: Wooden HUD
Posted By: Rayovatron
Subject: Wooden HUD
Date 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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Posted By: Rayovatron
Date Posted: 02 February 2012 at 6:44pm
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No comments?
update: 
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Posted By: Manupix
Date Posted: 02 February 2012 at 9:21pm
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The wood looks quite good, nothing to say ;) The metal doesn't look like metal: needs shiny edges, reflections, tear and wear. http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/62307.htm# - Example here , look for http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixels/new_icons.asp?dosearch=1&ob=search&search=metal - more . |
Posted By: Rayovatron
Date 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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Posted By: Rayovatron
Date Posted: 03 February 2012 at 9:34am
update: 
i'm not sure about the AA of the white line on the stone plate. |
Posted By: Rayovatron
Date Posted: 03 February 2012 at 10:38am
update:
feel free to leave comments :) |
Posted By: Fobwashed
Date Posted: 03 February 2012 at 3:45pm
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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. |
Posted By: Rayovatron
Date 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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Posted By: Rayovatron
Date Posted: 03 February 2012 at 9:43pm
Edit:
The thing to the right will be a item combinaison system. |
Posted By: Manupix
Date Posted: 04 February 2012 at 9:19am
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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). |
Posted By: Rayovatron
Date 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. |
Posted By: jambox_josh
Date Posted: 06 February 2012 at 9:43am
| looking awesome!!! no critiques here |
Posted By: cure
Date Posted: 06 February 2012 at 9:53am
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Comments should include critique, if you're posting in the WIP forum. |
Posted By: Rayovatron
Date Posted: 06 February 2012 at 12:01pm
| cure you can if you want but you dont need too, im not a fan of dithering :) |
Posted By: Super17
Date Posted: 06 February 2012 at 12:30pm
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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 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/volcano/images/anat_fissure.jpg - this .  (Bottom half is edited) |
Posted By: Rayovatron
Date Posted: 06 February 2012 at 2:01pm
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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!
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Posted By: Manupix
Date 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 ;) |
Posted By: Rayovatron
Date 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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Posted By: Manupix
Date Posted: 06 February 2012 at 3:45pm
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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. |
Posted By: Rayovatron
Date Posted: 06 February 2012 at 4:12pm
| Thats why there is a black outline, I tought it was obvious... |