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[Matt Mader]

I just spent around two hours trying to create a lava graphic for my game, google was full of textures but that isn't what I need. I wanted the graphic to look simalar to the one found in new super mario bros Wii. This graphic is for a action/platform game, and I'm sick of  drawing any tips?
Thanks!

[rek]

I just spent around two hours trying to create a lava graphic for my game, google was full of textures but that isn't what I need. I wanted the graphic to look simalar to the one found in new super mario bros Wii. This graphic is for a action/platform game, and I'm sick of  drawing any tips?
Thanks!

Study Mario's lava more. What is it that makes you want to emulate it?

[Matt Mader]

Study Mario's lava more. What is it that makes you want to emulate it?

I would like to emulate it becasue:
1. It is instantly recognisable, anyone would know its lava
2. the texture and color of the lava is almost exactly what what I need
3. the animation is pretty smooth, and it just overall looks nice

Thanks!

[erebusman]

Matt; you are describing the non-tangible things about it you like.

Describe its properties.

You may find that after you can verbally / written describe an objects properties, you will be much more capable of creating it..   at least thats how it works for me


take these examples:
1: "Make a fruit!"   ... derrrr


2: "Make a circular object, color it red, give it a brown stem that is is 1/4 of the total objects size and a green leaf that is at a 43% angle and as long as the stem but only 1/2 as wide as its length"


Which one could you do a better job creating?

[Matt Mader]

Sorry 

OK...

1. It must be animated, minimum of 8 frames. The animation should be relatively flat but bubbling like a fried egg, or slow ripples...like if you threw something in water and slowed down the waves.

2. It should have three color palettes , one gray-scale,  one red colors, and one orange colors. The reds will be used for the lower 6/8 of the lava, and the orange for the top 2/8.

3. It should NOT be flat color, patches of it should be darker or lighter giving it more character.

4. There should be some kind of anti-aliasing between the red and orange sections, so that blur together nicely.

5. There should be a thin (3-5 pixels thick) line of white outlining the TOP ONLY, to contrast from the background.

Its not perfect... but it will have to do, I'm out of time!

PS. good enough? I don't know exactly what I want, so this is the best I could do.

[erebusman]

Sorry been busy programming forgot to check up on this :-)

Well did the exercise make it easier for you to visualize how to create it? If so then I'd say good enough!

That's what I do when I'm not sure how to make something so I thought it might help you.