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Re: Big images of species
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 12:13 am
by Bestary
Ophiuchus wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 11:08 am
Love the Sly
Can you make them a bit translucent and shiny?
Ok, it will be good! ^^
Oberlus wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 4:48 pm
Bestary wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 7:41 amHmm... Good association, at the first look. But... No, not good. We don't know is there birds exist at the Derthrean homeworld, and bird claws will looks too predatory, not peaceful.
Good catch.
Well, in my defense I must say I was thinking of pigeons, not hawks, and
alienesque, not earthling birds
Nice try!!
Also, origami cranes is a symbol of peace in Japan (I didn't know it (or not remembered), just found moment ago searching wikipedia).
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 3:47 am
by Bestary
Chato'matou. Cool specie, cool story. ^^ Gormoshk really have that eyes and mounth (it's from original description).
I don't know, was it discuss or not, but... Gormoshk sounds amusing for russian ear. Cause we have
garmoshka.
I was interested why creator used that name... Was it just random or mean something...
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:16 am
by The Silent One
Bestary wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 3:47 amI was interested why creator used that name... Was it just random or mean something...
I don't know/remember... great new images, though!
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:40 am
by Geoff the Medio
Ouaz wrote: ↑Mon Dec 24, 2018 4:09 pm- Insert the "preview" image right at the beginning of the article.
That's easy enough with stringtable changes.
- Insert the full image at the end of the article.
That requires some C++ changes, to move the detailed description after (almost) everything else, and then adding the full image to the detailed description stringtable entry.
- Put the "Homeworld" data right after the "Environment preferences" (currently, at the very end of the article, don't know why...)
Also requires some C++ changes. It wasn't actually at the end of the article unless there were no empire or other species opinions of the species.
- 500x500px is way to big, at least until we have a better layout engine for images in FO.
[...]
- Image size: 350x115 px (3:1 ratio).
There's no need to reduce the size of art for use in the pedia, as it will auto-rescale images that are too wide to fit. I think it's actually better to keep the full width / size images, so that if someone has the pedia window bigger, they can see more detail in the art, rather than a small box centred in the text area with lots of empty black space around it.
I've made a demo pull request with just Chato full size art and cropped banner images:
https://github.com/freeorion/freeorion/pull/2378
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:29 am
by Bestary
Tae Ghirus sketch, nice kindly birds... In original story their planet has so rich biodiversity.
There was a problem with tails - Tae Ghirus must have no feathers, but in the icon image tail was divided into three "feathers". I found a way to resolve it (according to their atrophied ability to glide).
P.S. I loved "The land before time" at my childhood.
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:06 pm
by adrian_broher
@Bestary:
Do you still have the source assets? How are they structured in terms of layers?
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:58 am
by Bestary
adrian_broher wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:06 pm
@Bestary:
Do you still have the source assets? How are they structured in terms of layers?
Sorry for a waiting. ^^'
I trying to structure them (separating characters from the bg, detales etc.), but I'm dizzy sometime, sometimes structuring fails. You may watch PSD-sources of finished drawings in
FreeOrion-assets git (/art/species_art/), I uploaded every source. Some of them (last) placed in
this pull request.
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:27 pm
by labgnome
Bestary wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:59 am
And lonely robots...
I must say, as their creator, that I love them. Though feel free to add colors and variety to them. They are very inspired by the DSV Alvin and the Curiosity Rover FYI.
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:49 pm
by Bestary
labgnome wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:27 pm
Bestary wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:59 am
And lonely robots...
I must say, as their creator, that I love them. Though feel free to add colors and variety to them. They are very inspired by the DSV Alvin and the Curiosity Rover FYI.
@labgnome, I already read your story ^_^ Learned about Curiosity's singing... I didn't know earlier, despite my interest to Mars researching.
I have a strong empathy to Happybirthdays,
It's was not planned, but I came here today to put this, I finished them.
They was mostly finished for a long time, but I had troubles with background. It's looks very mist in the dark.
P.S. Sorry everybody for my dissapearing, I was need to recharge myself by drawing something else, it's hard for me, to draw just one theme for a long time. ^^'
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 1:12 am
by labgnome
Bestary wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:49 pm
@labgnome, I already read your story ^_^ Learned about Curiosity's singing... I didn't know earlier, despite my interest to Mars researching.
I have a strong empathy to Happybirthdays,
It's was not planned, but I came here today to put this, I finished them.
They was mostly finished for a long time, but I had troubles with background. It's looks very mist in the dark.
P.S. Sorry everybody for my dissapearing, I was need to recharge myself by drawing something else, it's hard for me, to draw just one theme for a long time. ^^'
Nice, I really like the work you are doing, what other species are you working on?
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:45 am
by The Silent One
Bestary wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:49 pmP.S. Sorry everybody for my dissapearing, I was need to recharge myself by drawing something else, it's hard for me, to draw just one theme for a long time. ^^'
It's a hobby project, it should be fun not work. Love the fins!
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 12:27 pm
by Bestary
labgnome wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 1:12 am
Nice, I really like the work you are doing, what other species are you working on?
Eaxaw and Trith ^^ and other sketched species that was published here but not finished. I will redraw Eaxaw lines - that was last thing I drew and already looks not good.
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 12:30 pm
by Bestary
The Silent One wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:45 am
It's a hobby project, it should be fun not work.
Yes, that's rights, I prefer to support this position.
Trith don't want to attach to first post.
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 5:43 pm
by Bestary
Hello everybodies, I finished Trith!
"Schizophrenia, as it was said." (c) Mikhail Bulgakov.
Interesting, is somebody here who suffering from obsessive thoughts too?..
Black will be turn to the transparent inside the game.
Re: Big images of species
Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 6:28 pm
by Ophiuchus
Love your final Trith!!!
Probably will dedicate my next test game to them