Bg's for a non character game. Kitchen and alley...

[Juliuz]

Here is a couple of backgrounds for a game I'm making. It's a non character game, wich means that you move around and take things by clicking things that you see. Hope you like them

The first one is supposed to be a kitchen, and yes, the chair is moved away from the table and it is not out of perspective:



The second one is an alley wich you can exit to from the kitchen:



There. Enjoy, and please give lots of C&C if you feel like it

[Exorph]

For the kitchen one, you should have the table and chair and all that cast shadows. Now they kind of look as if they are floating.

[Darth Mandarb]

The Kitchen

I could be wrong ... but I think you'd be able to see the back legs of the table as well.  It is possible, with the angle, that you wouldn't ... but just eyeing it, it looks off.

I like the angle though.  It's dramatic.

The Alley

Needs polishing ... looks very incomplete and perspective seems off in a few spots (bottom of the door on the right)

Add some details (brick lines, dirt, cracks, etc)

Both need shading too.

All in all, they're off to a great start!

[skw]

Nice renderings (?), Juliuz but didn't you forget about lighting and shadows? I suppose you're going to fill them with some active sprites (objects) but anyway, they just looks empty and are a little out of mood.

[Juliuz]

Thnx;) I'm not quite sure I understood what you meant by out of mood, but the game is not supposed to be a feel-good game, if you know what I mean. It's going to be a kind of creepy myst-ish game where you find your way through a very odd world.

As for the lighting and shading I've barely started doing that. I think the lighting looks ok in the bg's, but im gonna add shading to the different things afterwards.

[esper]

It IS well drawn, but it is not in the least bit creepy. Especially not that kitchen. It reminds me of a much smaller version of the Brady Bunch's kitchen. If you want to make it creepy, think about what would creep YOU out if you were there... Dark, sharply contrasted shadows, making you wonder what's hiding in the room. Cut out ALL ambient light... Light should only be coming from specific sources. If the sun is shining, remember that it will only come in through the windows or down through the open part of the alley... It WILL NOT illuminate everything. Same with indoor lighting in the kitchen. Also, it's very clean, especially for a scary game. Break some glass. Throw around some litter. Hang a painting on the wall, then knock it askew. Grow some moss. Put a dirty gutter in the alley seeping some sort of green mist...

Nice art. VERY strong potential.

[skw]

Thnx;) I'm not quite sure I understood what you meant by out of mood, but the game is not supposed to be a feel-good game, if you know what I mean. It's going to be a kind of creepy myst-ish game where you find your way through a very odd world.

Sorry for that, I didn't check it. I meant that due to lack of shadows, there's no specific (horror) atmosphere. Speaking of kitchen picture, the second one is a way better (but looks too sterile as for me).

Anyway, good luck with your game!

[Juliuz]

It IS well drawn, but it is not in the least bit creepy. Break some glass. Throw around some litter. Hang a painting on the wall, then knock it askew. Grow some moss. Put a dirty gutter in the alley seeping some sort of green mist...

What I meant about creepy wasn't that it's supposed to be a horror game, but rather a game where you find yourself in a kind of sterile environment without a single human being around, and as you are completing your way through the game you are discovering the awful truth of what happened to the place you're in.

[Nikolas]

I think that the door in the kitchen is rather small. Anyway my eyes might fool me, but...

The shadows... The chair and table have no shadows?

[Juliuz]

The thing behind the table is a large window, not a door. That's why it's so small. Shadows are coming, I just have to get them right first

[IM NOT TEH SPAM]

I don't know why, but for some reason the stove looks a bit off.  May just be me...  Also, the pattern on the floor in the alley looks off.  Like it's just a regular picture of the floor...

But what are those things on the wall by the door(in the kitchen)?  I can't tell...

By the way, Myst and Riven kicked total ass.  Although for some reason the beautiful scenic land of Myst was a lot less creepy than falling into a star fissure in the broken land of Riven... 

[petazzo]

I think that these backgrounds are ok, but in the kitchen I would cut off the two jars (they give the impression of entering in the chair). The window near the door is not very realistic, it's too much black. But good work!Ã, 

[Juliuz]

But what are those things on the wall by the door(in the kitchen)?Ã,  I can't tell...

If you mean the two things hanging on the wall beside the WINDOW , it's supposed to be two tiny pictures. I have them on my kitchen wall, so I decided to add them...

The door, by the way, is covered by drapes (at the far right og the screen) and can not be seen.

[IM NOT TEH SPAM]

Oh... in that case, i think the window looks a bit too long.  But looking closer this time (and not under the influence of 8 hours of work & coca-cola) I see what you mean.

[Juliuz]

Maybe, maybe not. I think I'm gonna keep the window the way it is, unless I'm gonna remove it, that is. But the room will be kind of empty without a window, so...