At 10/27/10 11:28 PM, Zyphonee wrote:

At 10/27/10 03:45 PM, Toast wrote:

At 10/27/10 01:39 PM, Kool-Aid wrote: Which do you think looks better?

The one on the left is terrible. It is wrong in every possible way. Read this: http://dresdencodak.tumblr.com/

Seems like Toast read an interesting article and was looking for a chance to show it to everyone.

The only part I seem to contend with is the last bit about NO to DBZ. Isn't the point of all that crazy hair to create an interesting silhouette? Im sure there are plenty of people out there who can easily pick Goku and Vegeta silhouette out of a group of characters. Seems he's just one of those people who automatically bashes anime or something. Not that theres nothing to bash, but silhouette? Its obviously a big part of DBZ character design.

Interesting read none the less.

At 10/27/10 11:28 PM, Zyphonee wrote:
Seems like Toast read an interesting article and was looking for a chance to show it to everyone.

Pretty interesting, but doesn't come in argument really, he was asking for advice on the lineart aspect. If I must chose, I go for the one on the right; the left one seems like trying too hard to achieve a certain effect. I just don't like how it merges in with the overly simplistic character.

But essentially the thick black outline acts as a "backing" silhouette (i really hope you can understand what I mean cause it's fucking late) which helps define the characters pose and stance.

I still prefer the other one.

At 10/27/10 11:02 PM, Sam wrote: Can I use a track entirely made up of Garageband loops in a game?

the thing with this, sam, is that people will know that you have used the default loops and it would take the originality away from the content. Try to use some sound samples online or just record some out on the field. there might also be copyright on the sounds. check what the license is.

At 10/28/10 09:28 AM, funkycaveman wrote:

At 10/27/10 11:02 PM, Sam wrote: Can I use a track entirely made up of Garageband loops in a game?

the thing with this, sam, is that people will know that you have used the default loops and it would take the originality away from the content. Try to use some sound samples online or just record some out on the field. there might also be copyright on the sounds. check what the license is.

I was more worried about the copyright issues with it.

I'd record some live sounds but honestly, I'd have no idea of how to get the effect I want.

I thought this is when most of you guys are online? Or maybe I am online too much

At 10/28/10 06:59 PM, funkycaveman wrote: I thought this is when most of you guys are online? Or maybe I am online too much

Totes gonna ban you for spamming.

At 10/28/10 07:15 PM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote:

At 10/28/10 06:59 PM, funkycaveman wrote: I thought this is when most of you guys are online? Or maybe I am online too much

Totes gonna ban you for spamming.

don't be a naughty mod now. (they were all useful posts)

At 10/27/10 11:51 PM, 23450 wrote: The only part I seem to contend with is the last bit about NO to DBZ. Isn't the point of all that crazy hair to create an interesting silhouette? Im sure there are plenty of people out there who can easily pick Goku and Vegeta silhouette out of a group of characters. Seems he's just one of those people who automatically bashes anime or something. Not that theres nothing to bash, but silhouette? Its obviously a big part of DBZ character design.

Interesting read none the less.

Actually, it does apply to DBZ. The picture the guy chose was awfully crowded and the composition was terrible, that's what made the silhouettes look bad altogether. If you were to take a picture of one character, you'd surely be able to tell what hes doing. I don't think he's bashing on anime either, seeing how he used Scott Pilgrim as an example of awe inspiring art.

It's not

Shut up, I did like it, but the artwork is weak at times

I kind of missed the lounge

At 10/28/10 11:01 PM, Zyphonee wrote:

At 10/27/10 11:51 PM, 23450 wrote: The only part I seem to contend with is the last bit about NO to DBZ. Isn't the point of all that crazy hair to create an interesting silhouette? Im sure there are plenty of people out there who can easily pick Goku and Vegeta silhouette out of a group of characters. Seems he's just one of those people who automatically bashes anime or something. Not that theres nothing to bash, but silhouette? Its obviously a big part of DBZ character design.

Interesting read none the less.

Actually, it does apply to DBZ. The picture the guy chose was awfully crowded and the composition was terrible, that's what made the silhouettes look bad altogether. If you were to take a picture of one character, you'd surely be able to tell what hes doing. I don't think he's bashing on anime either, seeing how he used Scott Pilgrim as an example of awe inspiring art.

It's not

Shut up, I did like it, but the artwork is weak at times

I kind of missed the lounge

I was going to post this last night but I was too tired.

I think he was bashing the picture more than anything. He uses two Wonder Woman examples, one correct and one incorrect which kind of shows hes more judging the picture.

At 10/27/10 01:39 PM, Kool-Aid wrote: Which do you think looks better?

I prefer the left one but it kind of looks funny with black outlines around the eyes. Personally I would use the skin colour outline for the eyes. Also try to keep a consistent contrast between the line and fill colours - the hat and skin lines look pretty light in comparison to the body and legs, which makes him look a bit unbalanced.

At 10/28/10 01:31 PM, Sam wrote: I was more worried about the copyright issues with it.

I'm pretty sure all the built in loops are royalty-free.

so I hear there's a sydney meetup next year.

At 10/30/10 08:14 AM, Penboy wrote: so I hear there's a sydney meetup next year.

Is there?

Output:

Now I'm baffled.

At 10/28/10 11:26 PM, Sam wrote: I think he was bashing the picture more than anything. He uses two Wonder Woman examples, one correct and one incorrect which kind of shows hes more judging the picture.

Fair enough. It was a pretty terrible composition. I just dont think thats the kind of thing they think of when creating thier art.

When i quickly skimmed over the article, i thought it was excusively about character design, not general compositional tips. My bad.

At 10/30/10 12:41 PM, zrb wrote:

At 10/30/10 09:12 AM, Chickumbleh wrote: Now I'm baffled.

Rofl.
Do you have something in myHero changing the value of canJump at some point?

how could that make a difference

At 10/30/10 02:06 PM, Toast wrote:

At 10/30/10 12:41 PM, zrb wrote:

At 10/30/10 09:12 AM, Chickumbleh wrote: Now I'm baffled.

Rofl.
Do you have something in myHero changing the value of canJump at some point?

how could that make a difference

No, right now that is only to store the values. I guess I'll try implementing getters and setters later today when I have more time.

wha

wtf, these new user icons confuse and hurt.

At 10/30/10 03:07 PM, funkycaveman wrote: wtf, these new user icons confuse and hurt.

shut it

At 10/30/10 07:04 PM, Luis wrote: shut it

cool cap, Flash.

Happy Halloween. I feel rough.

I'm a bit under the weather myself.

happy halloween i am sick as well. 3 hours of sleep and too much junk food

I made this with my boredom.
Doubt I'll ever use this for anything, but I kept myself amused with the little graphing engine it was built on.

I went to the dentist for the 1st time in 10 years. Only had 4 cavities, but now my mouth is all numb.

At 11/1/10 05:22 PM, HDXmike wrote:

At 11/1/10 04:20 PM, BoMToons wrote: I went to the dentist for the 1st time in 10 years. Only had 4 cavities, but now my mouth is all numb.

I find cavities interesting, almost everyone my age and up has had at least one but I haven't.

Same, also looking forward to the new game BoMToons.

At 11/1/10 05:22 PM, HDXmike wrote:

I feel left out ...

EAT MOAR CADNY!

At 10/31/10 09:02 PM, Chickumbleh wrote: I made this with my boredom.
Doubt I'll ever use this for anything, but I kept myself amused with the little graphing engine it was built on.

I played with it for at least an hour. Make a game called the super duper rollercoaster of boredom, where there is a track that takes 6 hours to get through, and there are check points and saves.

Hey guys, I posted here a few months ago asking for a tutor in AS3 or AS2. I got one, but he literally disappeared out of thin air. If any of you'd like to help me out with AS, we could do it through AIM and TeamViewer. Alternatively, you could link me to a great place to learn all the flash basics.