2D Shooter Fun - Pics
by Blake Lowry · 07/06/2006 (10:19 pm) · 15 comments
This is my second .plan on GG ever! This blog I am just showing some progress on a little shooter demo I am making with TGB and the existing shooterDemo. I am an artist and I have absolutely no coding skills, so I am just using the functionality that is already there to make my shooter work! This work took me roughly 4-5 hours spaced out over a few days.
My inspiration was a painting I did a few months ago:
I cut a lot of parts out of the picture for my backgrounds in my little shooter demo to save time. I put everything on different layers and speeds for some depth. I may go back and actually make new ones specifically for the demo, but people have told me they like the look =P
Used cutouts for the background
For the ships I just made them all freehand in Photoshop. I sketched a little shape and worked from there adding color and shadows. I wanted a sketchy sorta look to make it look like it was a moving painting.
Made Ships in Photoshop
I also made new effects in Photoshop, like the snow, clouds, and the pics used for the bullets. I made the clouds and snow scroll on different layers and different speeds to give the effect of distance and atmosphere.
Made Clouds, Snow, and Bullets in Photoshop
Then I just replaced some sounds and music to top it off... no way to show that in this plan though :P
Just another pic of the same stuff...
That concludes my short .plan. I plan on maybe finishing this one level demo and releasing it so everyone that is interested can check it out when its done. I am about to start a new job though (game studio here in Austin!) so I am not sure how much time I will have. But, this little 2d engine sure is fun!
My other work: www.blake-lowry.com
Thanks for reading!
EDIT: Pics are all gone from switching hosting companies.. I am going to find a pic and post it.. but it wont be the ones that used to be here.
PIC:
My inspiration was a painting I did a few months ago:
I cut a lot of parts out of the picture for my backgrounds in my little shooter demo to save time. I put everything on different layers and speeds for some depth. I may go back and actually make new ones specifically for the demo, but people have told me they like the look =P
Used cutouts for the background
For the ships I just made them all freehand in Photoshop. I sketched a little shape and worked from there adding color and shadows. I wanted a sketchy sorta look to make it look like it was a moving painting.
Made Ships in Photoshop
I also made new effects in Photoshop, like the snow, clouds, and the pics used for the bullets. I made the clouds and snow scroll on different layers and different speeds to give the effect of distance and atmosphere.
Made Clouds, Snow, and Bullets in Photoshop
Then I just replaced some sounds and music to top it off... no way to show that in this plan though :P
Just another pic of the same stuff...
That concludes my short .plan. I plan on maybe finishing this one level demo and releasing it so everyone that is interested can check it out when its done. I am about to start a new job though (game studio here in Austin!) so I am not sure how much time I will have. But, this little 2d engine sure is fun!
My other work: www.blake-lowry.com
Thanks for reading!
EDIT: Pics are all gone from switching hosting companies.. I am going to find a pic and post it.. but it wont be the ones that used to be here.
PIC:
#2
07/06/2006 (10:27 pm)
I'm a big fan of your work; I just came across that image of yours, and looked at how well that works for concept art. It captures the depth, feeling, and environment perfectly. Excellent job as always. :)
#3
07/06/2006 (10:30 pm)
That art looks really nice. I like how you were able to cut up a painting into tiles like that. The result is breathtaking.
#4
07/07/2006 (1:31 am)
me likes.
#5
07/07/2006 (1:46 am)
Thanks for the compliments guys! Nice talking to you on AIM Brian. =)
#6
07/07/2006 (1:52 am)
Great stuff. i was fortunate enough to try this game out in motion. The background tiling is fantastic.
#7
07/07/2006 (1:58 am)
Its actually not tiles =P Its just scrolling, repeating pics. Not something that would fly on GBA or something, but with a PC 2D game, I think you can get away with it hehe. 
#8
07/07/2006 (2:22 am)
Very nice looking, the background pic makes the game, hehe!
#9
The reason im doing a space game.... Space is black!
I wish i could draw, paint and be creative like dis.
07/07/2006 (8:09 am)
I wish i could draw, paint and be creative like dis.
#10
07/07/2006 (9:19 am)
Cool artwork, nice portfolio too! 
#11
07/07/2006 (3:11 pm)
This looks very nice. I'm inspired to make a 2D shooter of my own :]
#12
-John
07/08/2006 (4:55 pm)
Thanks Blake...a great example of taking one of the prepared tutorials and really making something sing! I'm going to show this as an example in my workshop next week....and the graphics... What can I say??? Awesome!-John
#13
07/08/2006 (5:29 pm)
@John - Awesome! Thanks! Glad you could use it :D
#15
02/16/2007 (7:02 am)
Ya sorry.. changed hosting companies and lost all the stuff on that server... I will try and post a pic.. not all of them though.
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