Taboob Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) I've been trying to port some skyboxes from one game to another, but I've run into some trouble. I figured this might happen because they look like garbage in the original, but I think it might be even worse here. The images I have building the skybox are: http://puu.sh/3UHgC.png http://puu.sh/3UHgF.png http://puu.sh/3UHgG.png http://puu.sh/3UHgH.png http://puu.sh/3UHgA.png http://puu.sh/3UHk7.png The end result has hilariously visible seams on the level of something I would expect to see in a Game Maker game. http://puu.sh/3UHl0.png I've searched fruitlessly for a method to make these come together smoothly, and I'm at the end of my rope or whatever the saying goes at this point. Does anyone have any suggestions for techniques for ways to achieve good looping? If it helps any, here's an example of a good skybox. http://puu.sh/3UHAq.jpg http://puu.sh/3UHAN.jpg http://puu.sh/3UHAC.jpg http://puu.sh/3UHAH.jpg http://puu.sh/3UHAv.jpg http://puu.sh/3UHAm.jpg http://puu.sh/3UHyc.png Edited August 6, 2013 by Ego Eram Reputo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I'm sure TechnoRobbo can give you a technical answer, but here's what I think is happening: You're (mostly) using a flat gradient to mimic the sky. When these are folded to form the box the seams are apparent because the gradients abruptly change direction in the corner. So what's the answer? Texture. The images you like have texture. This disrupts the apparent changes in direction at the corners of the box because the change is never linear. I would add some texture to the flat blue sky (think "clouds") and try to cover as much as possible the linear gradient. Another option might be to remove the gradient and go with a flat blue sky with some ornamentation (moons/individual clouds/great big ringed planet on the horizon). Your images will still need to seamlessly join. There are two plugins which might help you achieve smoother transitions: BoltBait's seamless texture maker MadJik's seamless texture maker Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 ...and make your gradients smoother. My god those lines are ugly... Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taboob Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Hey man, tell it to the Koreans. I guess I'll have to mess with the originals a bit after all, oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 You could just redraw the sample images you posted. Open the image, add a new layer and begin customizing. Remember to use File > Save As... to rename it so you don't lose the original. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 (edited) The foreshortening of the image is created because Game Maker's graphic engine renders skyboxes inside of a cube. I would stay away from any horizontal lines that extend between panels when re-doing the image as ego suggested. Edited August 6, 2013 by TechnoRobbo Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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