Acrylic Backgrounds - Canvas? Cardboard? Heavy Paper?
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:47 am
Hi All,
I am new to these forums and have looked around to find an answer to this question to no avail - if a topic like this already exists please point me in the right direction. That said . . .
I have been messing around with AGS to see if I would be able to actually put together a full on game, preferably something with similar gameplay to QFG. I am trying to go for the look of the early 90's Sierra games as far as the background and character art. I know that those backgrounds were hand painted and then scanned, and I have been trying to replicate that look. Right now I am using 13x9 premade canvas boards, and am using a lot of glazing to slowly build up layers. I am finding that its just not looking right.
I was wondering from anyone that has more experience, what sorts of techniques are you using? Are you painting opaquely? Should I not be using canvas? It seems like the texture of the canvas is showing through to much, but I don't know if that is because I should be doing something different, or merely spending more time with the paintbrush. I am attaching a couple of the backgrounds, these weren't scanned into the computer, I just took a picture of them with a digital camera (could that also be causing problems?).
Thanks in advance!
I am new to these forums and have looked around to find an answer to this question to no avail - if a topic like this already exists please point me in the right direction. That said . . .
I have been messing around with AGS to see if I would be able to actually put together a full on game, preferably something with similar gameplay to QFG. I am trying to go for the look of the early 90's Sierra games as far as the background and character art. I know that those backgrounds were hand painted and then scanned, and I have been trying to replicate that look. Right now I am using 13x9 premade canvas boards, and am using a lot of glazing to slowly build up layers. I am finding that its just not looking right.
I was wondering from anyone that has more experience, what sorts of techniques are you using? Are you painting opaquely? Should I not be using canvas? It seems like the texture of the canvas is showing through to much, but I don't know if that is because I should be doing something different, or merely spending more time with the paintbrush. I am attaching a couple of the backgrounds, these weren't scanned into the computer, I just took a picture of them with a digital camera (could that also be causing problems?).
Thanks in advance!