Going back and forth between the original 8-bit Castlevania title screen and my version of it, I’ve realized that I really should smooth everything out like I did with the game’s title and the border behind it. I think an upgraded version of it would fit best because it is meant to look like it was part of an HD remake. What do you think?
I spent a few hours today digitally painting in Photoshop. I painted over the white squares at the top as well as the “Konami” text because they were way too white originally. On the actual screenshot of the Castlevania title screen I noticed they were supposed to be gray. I was going to try and use some Photoshop magic to alter the color, but I ultimately decided to just paint over top. It may have taken awhile to do, but it looks good now and that’s what matters.
I’m so excited with how this is turning out! Just look at it. Especially when you compare it to yesterday’s picture. Today, I spent a couple hours going over the whole thing once again making the paint more solid looking. What a difference that made, eh? It’s going to look fantastic when I make a whole bunch and put them all together. I could literally do like 50 of these NES title screens, with each game having some type of impact on my childhood.
I finally got started on my Nintendo title screens! I decided to set aside what I was working on yesterday, and move onto something I could get a bit excited about. It’s funny though, when you’re working on the really small scale, and you get thinking that things might not looking quite detailed enough, you zoom out and look at the picture in it’s entirety and find that things are actually turning out okay.
I want this image to have a bit of a video game feel to it. Almost like it contains a bunch of building blocks (Minecraft style perhaps) put together to make some artwork. We have the grassy area there, then there’s the water that I just started working on, and I might find a way to put some tan colored dirt in the bottom right squares. Something like that anyways…
Today I decided to do something a little different. Since I expect to be working on this picture until really late tonight (Well, occasional hard work is a smart idea right?), I’m going to post what I have so far, in Photoshop preview form, and then go right back to working on it. I’m noticing more and more all the time that when I don’t have my daily post published, and the day is coming to a close, for every minute that passes I get more and more stressed out. It’s not a good feeling, and I can notice it effecting me when I try to create during these evenings when I have yet to make my daily post.
I was unsure whether I would be able to create anything of significance today, because I’ve been helping my father move to his new place this weekend, and I’m pretty exhausted from doing so. Not to mention I’ve had company over and my routine has changed a bit as a result of all that’s going on. However, I did draw something! It actually looks pretty awesome, and I’ll likely finish it up tomorrow.
