Countryside game - designs complete, ready to build into game!!!

Following a return look at the designs and consultation with Beck, I have ditched the details and brightened up the colours.

I used the gaussian blur tool on several of the layers to create various depth of field effects.  These were .ai files were exported to Photoshop to create a .psd with each version on a different layer.  Tis will be imported into Flash to flick between layers to simulate the aperture being changed.

I suspect I could have done the same with a new.ai file with each image on a seperate layer.  I have also exported the individual frames as .jpgs in the event that this should be a simpler way of moving between images.

Here are the designs in the .jpg format, in the new 1024 x 768 aspect ratio for the game build.  The viewfinder will sit on top of the designs.  I'll need to change the aspect ratio of the viewfinder also!

Small aperture

Mid aperture

Large aperture

Seabed design

This is most recent version of the seabed design for one of the games.

It is by nowhere near ready, but it's time to cook tea and my eyes are going square!

Seabed version 4

Beachscape

Beachscape version 5

Beachscape version 3

This is the most recent version of the beachscape created in Photoshop. I used the pen tool to create paths for the waves. The horizon was just a rectangle shape that I have bent slightly with twirl, just to give it a more cartoony feel.

I then added a gradient to both the beach and the sky. I think it adds depth, makes the image more tangible, well as tangible as a cartoon by a novice can be.

Photoshop - replace colour tutorial

Found this wonderful tutorial that very simply shows how to replace a colour using the 'Replace colour' tool in Photoshop.

http://simplephotoshop.com/photoshop_tutorials/replace_colorf.htm

Another here for the colour replacement tool.

Two different methods, going to test out both to find which method is better for specific tasks.