Evil Eyeball Monster

Dr Wahl · Post by **Dr Wahl** » 30 Jan 2008, 05:26

I wanted to get a new monster in the game thats attack will vary from the typical bite/hit/kick/spit/etc. I created this eyeball with the hope that it will shoot a laser beam from its cornea and eventually, cast magic spells. Before I begin animating it, I want to make sure that I have a good beginning, so here it is. I am thinking that the animation will be fairly simple because I imagine it floating about, which seems simple to animate. The question I hope to get answered is: is this ready to begin animation?

Post by **ElvenProgrammer** » 30 Jan 2008, 08:10

I'm not that sure about the perspective, but I'm sure someone else more involved than me in graphics development could judge this better.

Also I think it should be a little more white and the iris could be shaded a little better, possibly adding more colors to it.

Dr Wahl · Post by **Dr Wahl** » 30 Jan 2008, 08:22

This is supposed to be the beginning of the downward motion, if that helps with perspective. Another idea popped into my head for animation. Instead of simply floating, I was thinking of doing some pulsating like this:

And here is an attempt at a different perspective:

Falcata · Post by **Falcata** » 30 Jan 2008, 12:34

The second perspective looks better.

Strump · Post by **Strump** » 30 Jan 2008, 15:41

Dr Wahl wrote:This is supposed to be the beginning of the downward motion, if that helps with perspective. Another idea popped into my head for animation. Instead of simply floating, I was thinking of doing some pulsating like this:

And here is an attempt at a different perspective:

yeah is good

but this monster is hard pls wehn he come in tmw game pls

Post by **Crush** » 30 Jan 2008, 15:54

It could use a bit more shading.

Post by **AxlTrozz** » 30 Jan 2008, 16:46

It's a very good start, my five cents, try to get a transparent effect in the iris (green zone) and use more AA.

Dr Wahl · Post by **Dr Wahl** » 30 Jan 2008, 18:23

AxlTrozz wrote:It's a very good start, my five cents, try to get a transparent effect in the iris (green zone) and use more AA.

Crush wrote:It could use a bit more shading.

I'm not exactly sure how to do the transparency (I tried and it looked like crap), and I don't know what "AA" is. I would love to learn how to do these things, so if you could give me a few pointers, I would love to try to improve my techniques.

Crush, could you be a little more specific? What needs more shading, the white part of the eye? The iris? The Cornea? All of the above?

Thanks for the feedback!

Nyxl · Post by **Nyxl** » 30 Jan 2008, 19:14

I think he's talking about Anti Alias, which would make your lines smoother.

The second perspective looks really good IMO, though

Post by **AxlTrozz** » 30 Jan 2008, 19:14

AA is anti-aliasing is just a way to handle lines and the color transitions, here an example...from dark to light green there are like 2 or 3 different tones (you will have to zoom the image to see it) but if you see the whole, it looks like a shinny jade stone.

Some guides from the Wiki
http://wiki.themanaworld.org/index.php/Guidelines

Post by **Crush** » 30 Jan 2008, 21:02

I mean the whole ball itself should be more shaded. Your ball got a highlight but it misses a shaded part.

Here an example how a sphere should be shaded:

Dr Wahl · Post by **Dr Wahl** » 30 Jan 2008, 21:22

Ah, ok. I will work on the shading first then attempt the anti-aliasing.

Post by **Len** » 31 Jan 2008, 00:05

A floating eyeball seems a little generic to me

It might be fun to place it on a Player Sprite head and have it pulsate
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/3800 ... 05.jpg?v=0

Dr Wahl · Post by **Dr Wahl** » 31 Jan 2008, 00:14

An eyeball placed on top of a characters body has already been done many times. The picture below is a screen shot from the popular Tony Hawk series.

Post by **Len** » 31 Jan 2008, 00:23

how about a kangaroo