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Beach Parallax 1 by ~Kaiseto:iconKaiseto:


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Submitted: May 19
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Sections of a parallax background for a platformer I've actively engaged in working on. #1 is two layers of the parallax (ocean and beach) smooshed together into a single image for uploading ease.

#2 is the closest layer to the player, separated because, in a non-moving image, it covers up too much of the beach.

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~EvincarOfAutumn:iconEvincarOfAutumn: May 20, 2008, 7:29:44 AM
Nice. This fits well with the style of the sprites I've seen so far.

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=Voxive:iconVoxive: May 24, 2008, 6:27:47 PM
Your use of gradients is great, everything blends smoothly it seems. The sparkles in the water look nice too. Definitely seconding the comment about the style.
Hope you don't mind a crit? Could just be my opinion though. It seems like tree in the background (the one with distinct leaves) seems to have a gravitational imbalance, like it seems a bit too top-heavy for its lean to the right. Maybe changing the top right leaf a little so it isn't as straight could help.
~Kaiseto:iconKaiseto: May 24, 2008, 8:15:36 PM
I guess I'm not really following which leaf you're referring to. The one I see as top-right doesn't seem particularly straight to me.

I actually think it would benefit from a trunk-thinning and moving the entire head of leaves over to the left a bit (keeping the ball on the trunk in the same spot).

Unfortunately I won't be getting around to it any time soon. I've hit a snag in my game, and won't be working on it until I've taken some more time to learn Multimedia Fusion 2 a bit better.

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=Voxive:iconVoxive: May 26, 2008, 2:43:22 PM
I think the trunk-thinning would be a nice touch, hadn't really thought of it.

I was actually, now that I get a good look at it, referring to the top "point" of the star-shaped tree. The slope of that leaf and the one to the left of it make a perfectly straight diagonal line, and I think it is that diagonal line that is causing the illusion.
Sorry.. it's a little hard for me to think out a good explanation at the moment ^^;

That's all right, everything for the sake of progress; I wish you luck.