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Experimenting with resolution
🕑 Added 2021-07-30 19:20:43 +0000 UTCNow that we have the aspect ratio squared away, let's look at the resolution. The will be in 1080p, that's settled. But in what resolution should the art be made.
Here I made two and a half pictures. I wanted to make three, but it became fairly obvious that the last resolution was not going to be effective. The biggest pic was done in double 1080p and the pixels were getting lost. It didn't look like the 'look' I'm going for.
So the two viable ones - the smaller is done in the rendering resolution (somewhere around 1500 by 900 since the GUI takes up some space), and the bigger one was done in 1920*1080 and then slightly shrunk.
The shrinking was done by the drawing program and by renpy. I can't see the difference, honestly. So the only question is should the background art be made in 1080 or slightly smaller. Looking at it, I'm thinking the backgrounds should be made in 1080 and the n shrunk, but the characters should be made the size they are supposed to be. This will slightly smooth out the backgrounds while leaving the characters crisp, helping them pop out.
I still have to seek counsel from the forums. Those old visual novels often made their backgrounds fairly monochrome. I don't know if they did that to cut costs or to help the more vibrantly colored characters stand out.
The short 'game' is here but also the pictures for those who don't want the hassle. Check them out. I'm giving Drake some new clothes as well.
Feedback is much appreciated. Ideas too.
Comments
thomas ragonesi
Drake looks so cute while showing off her sandals and the look her assistant gives is great as well
Looks great I think this is the first time I've seen Drake on the receiving end its a nice change plus she deserves it after all the hell she put everyone else through
Jackie Estacado
I can say nothing about the technical aspect of it all, but this art is AMAZING!!! I particularly love Drake's new clothes~
SodiePawp
I think the small resolution has a slight bit of a grainy look that works very well with a game interface, the medium one does too but only very slightly. Big doesn't seem to at all, but it's tricky to tell without any shading.
Feetanon
Honestly didn’t know drake liked feet
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I checked out that test and I probably don't have the technical eye for this kind of things truth be told. I like them all, I liked the small resolution version and thought it fit nicely in frame. I thought The image that was scaled by clip studio looked good as well. It was especially hard to tell what renpy did other than slightly made the image wider looking but other than that none of the images really stuck out to me or felt like it was distracting me from the content. I'd say whatever size best suites you the most.
GrayMantis
On the art big.jpg, do the sandals Drake is wearing have a large brush on the bottoms?
Canyams .
I have to put my vote for the art_medium resolution; creating your work at 1080p and then shrink it slightly. I agree the big one loses the pixels, and although the small doesn't look too bad, the medium maintains that pixel crispness. Especially when it helps pop them out from the scene. And if the medium works well in the game engine, then you have my whole vote for that method! (p.s. Drake's just gonna intake that foot smell like that!? Goodness she really is the ultimate foot lord if she intakes that stench like it's nothing! :0 :D)
![チュンザ [CHWNZA]](https://runfaps.com/kistorage/59167.jpg)
