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Graveyard Tombstones

Posted: 28 May 2009, 14:59
by meway
new head stone version one it looks good but its to repetive so if u want like dev names hehe i could do that instead of the righting. oh.... i think it looks good but if it dosent let me know why plz.

Re: Graveyard - time to get it going

Posted: 28 May 2009, 15:21
by Jaxad0127
The perspective is weird. It looks like it's lying on the ground.

Re: Graveyard - time to get it going

Posted: 28 May 2009, 16:34
by meway
er? no $#$% what els would it be doing? or what do u mean did u test it on a map....

Re: Graveyard Tombstones

Posted: 28 May 2009, 16:42
by meway
thank you crush lol

Re: Graveyard Tombstones

Posted: 28 May 2009, 16:44
by Jaxad0127
Maybe standing upright?

Underground might work. ;)

It's also a little hard to tell what it is, but that could be because it isn't in the graveyard surrounded by other grave markers.

Re: Graveyard Tombstones

Posted: 28 May 2009, 17:24
by Superkoop
The reason that it looks like it's a weird perspective is that the base is so large, and the top is so little. (It actually took me a while to realize what the perspective of you stone was, probably due to shading and such a large base.)
Gravestones should be a bit more stereotypical IMO, so they can be easily recognized.
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Stones like that are a bit more recognizable, also notice the weathered texture on them.

Re: Graveyard Tombstones

Posted: 28 May 2009, 17:45
by meway
eew thats so boaring u mean like this?

Re: Graveyard Tombstones

Posted: 28 May 2009, 18:05
by Jaxad0127
Your first one looks like a headstone on the ground. I've since realized what you were trying to go for. Make the part that stands up off the ground more obvious. At the moment, it looks like a flat surface on the ground.

Re: Graveyard Tombstones

Posted: 28 May 2009, 18:23
by Crush
How about going for a slightly less straight angle?

Re: Graveyard Tombstones

Posted: 28 May 2009, 18:54
by meway
like this or what?

Re: Graveyard Tombstones

Posted: 28 May 2009, 19:01
by graingert
Try this one; aged a little bit too

Re: Graveyard Tombstones

Posted: 28 May 2009, 19:04
by Crush
I mean is something else, meway. Take a look at these stones from the woodland tileset. I marked the lines where they touch the ground in the lower picture. Note that they are not horizontal.

By not orienting everything to the grid you give your tiles a much more natural impression.

Re: Graveyard Tombstones

Posted: 28 May 2009, 19:11
by meway
i think i get it.... you dont like it faceing the camra? should i tilt it to make it look more natural?. that what you mean?

Re: Graveyard Tombstones

Posted: 28 May 2009, 19:18
by Crush
Yes, that's what I mean.

Re: Graveyard Tombstones

Posted: 28 May 2009, 19:26
by meway
the cracks look like they were drawn on and the angle looks funny i marked in red were it should be filled in also im likeing the grass idea keep up the good work also the symble i didnt know what it was untell i zoomed in maybe lighter colors to make it stand out or an outline