Creating a Hole Help

[Kalagaraz]

I'm trying to create a game based on InkBall, but I'm not very artistic. I want to create a hole image similar to the one in this image:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/22/InkBall_Vista.png

but I only need it to be 32x32 instead of 128x128 and I only need the hole, not that fancy metal looking stuff around it. I've tried just creating a black circle and applying relief to it, but I just can't get a good hole look . I have no artistic ability what so ever.

[Kalagaraz]

I had an idea to do a black-white gradient over an circle to do it. But I'm not sure how to apply a gradient to a circular selection, and I want to just darken/lighten the colors, not completely override them.

[Kalagaraz]

You can use the to make a circle on a new layer then put your gradient in that.

Holding shift while you draw will keep it a perfect circle

Doing it on a new layer will allow you to lower opacity to your choice

Made 2 circles and applied a gradient in between them and got this: I'm happy with it

[Sozo]

Isn't there already a game called Inkball? With holes that look almost exactly like that?

[Kalagaraz]

Isn't there already a game called Inkball? With holes that look almost exactly like that?

Hence the first line of the first post "I'm creating a game based on InkBall"

[Sozo]

Ahhh, forgive my poor eyesight. I thought it said a game called Inkball.  

Edited August 4, 2010 by CommanderSozo

[Kalagaraz]

Ahhh, forgive my poor eyesight. I thought it said a game called Inkball.

Na. Making a game pretty similar. Different scoring system and such, and more puzzleish. But still the same concept. I don't think I can get sued for that since it has a different scoring system and such and the overall "Win" condition is different so it's not the same game. Just the same principle, get colored balls into colored holes.