{"author_name":"erebusman","cat":"LD #31","comments":[],"epoch":1417835820,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"24496","p_author":"erebusman","p_authorkey":"31427","p_urlkey":"59903","p_title":"Level background texture in progress","p_cat":"LD #31","p_event":"LD31","p_time":"1417835820","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"31427","us_name":"erebusman","us_username":"erebusman","event_start":"1417737600","event_key":"26","event_name":"LD31"},"text":"<p>I am designing with a retro-pixel style for this game to keep it ultra simple.<\/p>\n <p>This is a work in progress of the &#8216;level&#8217; texture for the game where the player will be at a cross roads in a city street area with a park in the upper left corner and some sort of shops or business areas in the other corners.<\/p>\n <p class=\"separator\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UsnQ8w4up9Q\/VIKQzLzkiGI\/AAAAAAAAEWw\/YIh6Uf-ycsM\/s1600\/ld31_shot2.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-UsnQ8w4up9Q%2FVIKQzLzkiGI%2FAAAAAAAAEWw%2FYIh6Uf-ycsM%2Fs1600%2Fld31_shot2.jpg&amp;container=blogger&amp;gadget=a&amp;rewriteMime=image%2F*\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"173\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <p>Using photoshop I&#8217;ve been able to get a nice &#8216;pixel&#8217; effect very easily by doing some flat block out areas then:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>apply noise filter (heavy)<\/li>\n <li>apply Pixelate &gt; Mosiac filter<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>I&#8217;m using with a \u00a0size of 12 squares as I want the pixels to be fairly large for this. \u00a0Then I&#8217;ll start tweaking some hand pixel touches here in a few minutes.<\/p>","time":"December 5th, 2014 10:17 pm","title":"Level background texture in progress"}