I want to make battlebacks but i dont know how any tips?

[tearsofthenight]

I want to make my own battlebacks but where should i start?

 

[Sharm]

Oooh, making battle backs is rare! Personally I started by trying to learn digital painting and taking a good look at the RTP. There's no real standard though, it has to be big enough to fit the resolution of your game but other than that you're free to do whatever.

 

[tearsofthenight]

Oooh, making battle backs is rare! Personally I started by trying to learn digital painting and taking a good look at the RTP. There's no real standard though, it has to be big enough to fit the resolution of your game but other than that you're free to do whatever.

thank you for the response good to know someone is here to help!

 

[Shaz]

I've moved this thread to Resource Requests. Please be sure to post your threads in the correct forum next time. Thank you.


This has nothing to do with commercial development, but I'm moving this one to the correct forum instead of closing it because this thread has responses and the other doesn't.


Please make sure to post your questions in the most relevant forum next time, and only post once.

 

[Makio-Kuta]

Making battlebacks is fun! (if a little frustrating) It's important to keep in mind where your enemies are going to be, because you don't want the details too cluttered in those areas, or you're just going to end up swallowing your enemies in those details. It may end up that the image looks a bit strange on its own by doing this, but since it is designed to exist with enemies on top, you should be more concerned with that. Not only is watching out for cluttered details making the battlers hard to see important, so is making sure the colours are handled in a way that allows the enemy graphic to pop out. <--- It's gonna take some trial and error to figure out what works best in that sense.


As with drawing any sort of backgrounds, look at a lot of scenery photography and keep in mind the Rule of Thirds. But even more importantly than the rule of thirds, is just being aware of your battle layout. It would be a shame if you put your most detailed elements in a spot that ends up being completely covered by some sort of HUD or menu.


If you are trying to match the RTP style, then looking at it carefully and seeing how it works would be good; but if you're wanting to go completely custom, then play with styles until you find something that works well for you! ((Also, I find it helpful to work at 2x the size of what you need in game. When you shrink the graphic, little errors or places that were a bit messy can be hidden ))