Hurrah--SotW!
So, I nulled of course, but I'll comment.
catfriedrice: That's a really good shot. I liked it immediately, even though there is nothing super-special going on. I like the winter afternoon feeling I get from this shot and the sense that I am traveling about a village on errands or something. That mountain in the north west wouldn't be harmed by adding some variation to it, but otherwise, this is solid.
JimmyB: The layout of this screen is good. You've certainly got a enough variation and detail to make it a good shot. But, to tell you the truth there are a couple of things I'm not wild about. One, I am just not a fan of the corners on those mountains--I know it's tMC--it's bang-on tMC--and while I was a huge fan of that game's overall style (and thus most of the tiles in your screen) I didn't like those corners, they bother me. But that's a very individual thing, most people will disagree. The bigger problem for me is the palette. I find that grass to be hard to look at. Honestly, it's irritatingly bright
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. Lastly, everything looks pretty rectangular on the screen, maybe that's on purpose, but all the right angles feel off for me. Sorry I have so many issues, it is still a good shot and it's clear that you have lots of talent, but there are just some things that are off for me.
Jupiter: Does the inside of your head look like a Hieronymus Bosch painting or what? As for critiques: It takes a minute to realize whats going on with that overhang. That palette could still use some work. What the heck are those prickly looking plants?
Molten Onyx: Nice! Points simply for the stairs going onto the roof (and the use of "whippersnapper" in your caption). I don't know why but this feels like a forsaken, low-rent part of town (which is cool). I think that you may be using one too many varieties of tree in this shot/area. But other than that I don't have much to say.
dragonsword: It's a great screen. To be honest when I first glimpsed at it I kinda thought, "Eh, thats nice, not too exciting." But upon considering it I really, really like it. I really want to know what is going on at this place with all those NPCs...I've started making up stories...it looks like a hang out place that kids would go after school or something...or maybe that river basin is a racetrack...the design of this screen is well done. The palette is pleasing and those dunes look great (I also really like those large boulders). The only thing that I would change is the way that stream bulges out on the right side of the split, for some reason I think it would look better if it was thinner like the other side. But that's minor. Really good work!
Nice work all!
Edited by Jupiter, 30 March 2010 - 03:56 AM.