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[Reasonableman]

The pace at which this thread is moving is rather remarkable. Also, has Toady given his thoughts/support on this particular venture? Just curious.

Also also, I wish I had some amount of pixel art talent :\

[Dante]

Decided to make a move on the crops. These are all the subterranean crops.
From left to right: Empty farm plot, Cave wheat, Pig tail, Plump helmet, Quarry bush, Sweet pod and a Dimple cup.





All critique encouraged. 

These are absolutely amazing. However if they must be critiqued, I'd say the colours on the plump helmet need to be better differentiated, and the dimple cup needs to look more like a mushroom.

[tomblifter]

How were pigtails named, if there are no pigs in dwarf fortress?

[jarathor]

Alright, I finished the female equivalents for what I had so far:

I'll probably tweak the shading a bit, but they're pretty much done.

[Solifuge]

Okay, it's under contruction, but behold!

Stonesense Wiki

It's mostly there for contributors to upload their graphics. I'm working on some simple Formatting conventions right now; for instance, check out the Tilesets Page.

[Taal]

May I suggest that on completion of a sprite it be posted next to the name of the creature on the wiki to signify it as complete, rather then just a crossing off it's name or changing the text's colour.

It would allow artists to grasp what style we're going for.

[jarathor]

Alright, Nobles are done too.

So I just hit 'upload an image' on the wiki, right?
Or is there a certain way to do it?
First I have to put my sprites on a grid though.

[Solifuge]

Break them down into a 32x32 image, so that their feet are about 8 pixels up from the bottom. That will situate them at the center of each tile.

Then upload the individual images to the Wiki. I'll work on formatting them later.

[fifth angel]

Okay, it's under contruction, but behold!

Stonesense Wiki

It's mostly there for contributors to upload their graphics. I'm working on some simple Formatting conventions right now; for instance, check out the Tilesets Page.

Thanks! The list of needed surface-sprites is the most good part.

And I think I'm going crazy with that. I'll retouched all tiles (grass was redrawn about 6-7 times).

So... behold! 9 surfaces.

[Seuss]

From your comments its seems that the Plump Helmet and Pig Tail needed a fix.

The first Plump Helmet is the same shape as before just lightened up a bit and the second is all new.



The Pig Tail I had an issue with from the start as its nothing like I imagine them to be. I picture them to look like cotton plants with a spiralling seed pod but I couldn't make it work so I did the big pink stalks.
First is the old one, next is a redone version and the last is a version flowering assumingly with cotton like fibres.



I don't want to change the Dimple Cup, i think it fits well with what was originally depicted in the game. (a blue heart)
The Quarry Bush was a tough one. I imagined it to be a grey thick bush that looked like stones from afar but half way through that depiction I realised it just looked like a pile of rocks so I did the bonsai-ish version. 

Pick your favs. 

[Jane]

And I think I'm going crazy with that. I'll retouched all tiles (grass was redrawn about 6-7 times).

So... behold! 9 surfaces.

I like the changes except for the new grass, it's very flat and I can see the edges of each individual tile. I loved your previous grass tile though.

From your comments its seems that the Plump Helmet and Pig Tail needed a fix.

Pick your favs. 

Second helmet, it's much smoother. First pig tail, the second seems too stiff and the third makes me think it's a firecracker.

[Seuss]

So... behold! 9 surfaces.

If I might be so bold to point out that your grass and sand are quite bright, it may become stressing to the eyes and eat up other sprites on top of them.

[fifth angel]

If I might be so bold to point out that your grass and sand are quite bright, it may become stressing to the eyes and eat up other sprites on top of them.

Arguable, I think. I mixed grass, dirt, trees and stones and my eyes (and the eyes of other people) were good. But it might be true with the sand. The most stressing for my eyes are bricks tiles ) we'll see.

[Deon]

I would always prefer "softer" colors, with less saturation, but I can do it in photoshop for myself .

[jarathor]

Alright, all of my sprites have been uploaded to the wiki - if you notice any missing, just tell me and I'll upload it.

I agree, the second plump helmet and the first pig tail are the nicest looking - although if the fibre bunch on the third one was rounder I think it could work. Maybe you could try a combination of the first one and the flowering one.