Working from Scratch

Post by **Sangel** » April 8th, 2004, 11:54 pm

All my graphics work so far has been pretty much based around reworking currently present units - admittedly to the point where the original is completely lost, in a few cases, but still a process of progressive modification rather than true creation. So, I thought I'd try my hand at actually creating a unit from scratch.

I figured I'd start with something small and simple. Here's my concept of what Li'sar would've looked a bit like before she trained to become a lethal swordsmaster.

Post by **Sangel** » April 9th, 2004, 2:46 am

And here with dagger.

Post by **quartex** » April 9th, 2004, 4:20 am

Nice, but she seems a bit small. Perhaps she could be a few pixels bigger? I have to squint to see her face.

Post by **Sangel** » April 9th, 2004, 4:39 am

Small? She's tiny.

Here's a version with a slighter larger head, though.

Post by **Boucman** » April 9th, 2004, 7:59 am

A lvl1 princess ? I don't know if that's usefull for the campaign, but that's definitely a good idea

Christophe33 · Post by **Christophe33** » April 9th, 2004, 8:16 am

She could be the wife of a framer for Cedric campaign. Give her a sickle and she will be perfect.
Also, I had been thinking about a scenario were you have to save and cover non-fighting units during an invasion. The gold bonus will be on the number you bring to safety while the enemy get a bonus for the number killed/captured. I won't be doing such scenario for a long while, so anybody is free to use this idea.

Post by **Darth Fool** » April 9th, 2004, 3:50 pm

Christophe33 wrote:She could be the wife of a framer for Cedric campaign. Give her a sickle and she will be perfect.

Maybe one of those old cast-iron frying pans. I'm thinking major impact damage....

Woodwizzle · Post by **Woodwizzle** » April 9th, 2004, 6:47 pm

A lvl 1 princess would be great for multiplayer

Post by **turin** » April 9th, 2004, 7:14 pm

Woodwizzle wrote:A lvl 1 princess would be great for multiplayer

How?

all other leaders are 3rd level, and it makes little sense to recruit princesses, since they are so rare...

Post by **Sangel** » April 9th, 2004, 7:31 pm

"Alas, we need a princess to continue the royal succession, and there are none remaining in all of Wesnoth!"
"So? Just recruit one."
"Oh yeah..."

Personally, I wouldn't picture this girl as a farmer's wife. A farmer's daughter, perhaps, but not a farmer's wife.

This is more like a farmer's wife.

cedric · Post by **cedric** » April 9th, 2004, 9:47 pm

Christophe33 wrote:She could be the wife of a framer for Cedric campaign.

Am I on the new Matrimonial Forum of Wesnoth?

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CÃƒÂ©dric

Post by **Sangel** » April 9th, 2004, 11:29 pm

And here's the attack frame.

Post by **fmunoz** » April 10th, 2004, 12:40 am

Pick a light source man

up rigth are used in all wesnoth units (well at least when they look right) after that you could add shadows and hightlists and achieve a more "volume-feeling"

Post by **Sangel** » April 10th, 2004, 2:28 am

I know what you mean - most of the model has no problem with that, but the dress is has a "flat" look. I was trying to make her appear to be wearing white, which is very difficult to add volume to. Perhaps I should make her dressed in light blue and add more volume to the dress in that way?

methinks · Post by **methinks** » April 10th, 2004, 7:29 am

Surely more definite lightsource would help but if she is standing in the daylight she shouldn't have many deep shadows

I would make her more contrasted and maybe AA her a bit, mainly hair. Also you can try to define her shapes more, like her feet.

But all in all it is a great and neat sprite, well done.