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Discussion in 'Anything and everything Free Rider' started by Maple, Sep 20, 2014.

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Xylenel Member Official Author

Is there a way I can make this dirt look good? Not really liking it.

Xylenel, Oct 26, 2021

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Xylenel Member Official Author

Now I'm tempted to show my level in the WIP thread...

Xylenel, Oct 26, 2021

#3382
Methodical Well-Known Member Official Author

add littler specs to mimic rocks or big(ger) chunck of dirt

Methodical, Oct 26, 2021

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Methodical said: ↑

add littler specs to mimic rocks or big(ger) chunck of dirt
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Ok, thanks!

Xylenel, Oct 26, 2021

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Methodical Well-Known Member Official Author

Xylenel said: ↑

Ok, thanks!
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No problem, I understand it might sounds weird coming from a guy who's detail is really bad. But I draw outside of free rider. Just my tracks aren't good bc I don't really like drawing with a mouse.

Methodical, Oct 26, 2021

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Xylenel Member Official Author

Methodical said: ↑

add littler specs to mimic rocks or big(ger) chunck of dirt
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This looks a lot better. Thanks for the tip

Xylenel, Oct 26, 2021

#3386
Xylenel Member Official Author

Pixel art waters a lot easier. Especially when detailing. Now... coral plants. This will take awhile...

Xylenel, Oct 26, 2021

#3387
Blank_Guy Forum Legend Team Balloon Official Author

how do you get slippery lines

Blank_Guy, Oct 26, 2021

#3388
Xylenel Member Official Author

Blank_Guy said: ↑

how do you get slippery lines
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I have no idea

Xylenel, Oct 26, 2021

#3389
Methodical Well-Known Member Official Author

Blank_Guy said: ↑

how do you get slippery lines
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Use the curve tool on the same spot multiple times.

Methodical, Oct 26, 2021

#3390
Blank_Guy Forum Legend Team Balloon Official Author

ima just use boosts

Blank_Guy, Oct 26, 2021

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AfterImage Well-Known Member Team Balloon Official Author

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repeat lines over the same spot multiple times. if you want a whole track to be slippery id recommend using Calculus ' track combiner 3-4 with the same code duplicating to make a really hard slippery track. if not just repeat lines, say, 3 times. 5 max and that should work. Lemme know if you have anymore questions.

AfterImage, Oct 26, 2021

#3392
Blank_Guy Forum Legend Team Balloon Official Author

AfterImage said: ↑

repeat lines over the same spot multiple times. if you want a whole track to be slippery id recommend using Calculus ' track combiner 3-4 with the same code duplicating to make a really hard slippery track. if not just repeat lines, say, 3 times. 5 max and that should work. Lemme know if you have anymore questions.
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It wouldn't work and I don't want the whole track to be slippery

Blank_Guy, Oct 26, 2021

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AfterImage Well-Known Member Team Balloon Official Author

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Blank_Guy said: ↑

It wouldn't work and I don't want the whole track to be slippery
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um...it should. try repeating the lines over even more times.

AfterImage, Oct 26, 2021

#3394
Blank_Guy Forum Legend Team Balloon Official Author

AfterImage said: ↑

um...it should. try repeating the lines over even more times.
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I am just using boosts.

Blank_Guy, Oct 26, 2021

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AfterImage Well-Known Member Team Balloon Official Author

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ok

AfterImage, Oct 26, 2021

#3396
AfterImage Well-Known Member Team Balloon Official Author

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http://frhd.co/t/854593-genesis-i

AfterImage, Nov 9, 2021

#3397
AfterImage Well-Known Member Team Balloon Official Author

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why no one one here i wanna see some drawignssngs

AfterImage, Nov 16, 2021

#3398
Xylenel Member Official Author

AfterImage said: ↑

why no one one here i wanna see some drawignssngs
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I try to post frequently. Usually take awhile on stuff though

Xylenel, Nov 16, 2021

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Volund said: ↑

Thank you for posting this here, these are great questions and I've wanted to go in-depth on them since you posted them.
Question 1: Where do you start?
I begin with a theme, as I find it easiest to draw when I have a consistent theme to come back to whenever I run out of ideas for what to draw; I rarely, if ever, draw without a direction. My last track, for example, was themed around Zelda: Breath of the Wild and the Temple of Time. I had a Google Doc filled with characters, Sheikah tech, enemy mobs, statues and other such Zelda paraphernalia outlined before I drew my first line, so that my direction was clear and I could focus solely on drawing. This saves time in the long run, keeps your track's detail consistent, and in my opinion makes for a more enjoyable experience for the player.

Question 2: Is it good to have a reference, topic or theme for your track before detailing? How would you go about that?
This is entirely subjective, and my point of view on this is incredibly biased; as stated before, I don't draw unless I have a theme, and furthermore reference pictures. Some could argue that it's unoriginal of me to theme my tracks around stuff that already exists, others could argue it's a cool way to re-imagine whatever I'm drawing. The decision is yours either way, but in my experience it's certainly easier to draw when you have reference pictures and a theme handy. Just be sure that your referencing does not turn into copying, as you'll be rightfully condemned by the community. Put your own spin, direction and style into whatever you're drawing.

Example of this:
View attachment 41129 being referenced from View attachment 41130

The way I go about picking a theme is simple, I draw whatever interests me the most at the time. I drew Zelda: Breath of the Wild because I had just completed my first run of the game, and was blown away by it. Before that, I drew a track based on the Avatar: Last Airbender series, a childhood favourite show of mine. If you struggle finding reference pictures, I usually add "deviantart" to the end of whatever I want a reference of, ie "Temple of Time BotW deviantart", "desert village deviantart", etc.

Question 3: Isn't simplicity better when making/detailing a track?
Again, in this regard I'm biased, because I subscribe to the "less is more" theory in track making. Really, though, you can detail as heavy as you like, as long as your detail is clearly expressing that which you're drawing. Maple is the perfect example of this, imo; his detail is very heavy, but not to the point that what he is drawing is unrecognisable. It's what many of us describe as 'clean' detail. Ways to achieve this, is to draw bigger, and use only the straight line tool; both work to accurately portray what you're drawing, without it becoming messy or unrecognisable. Thus, I'd probably argue that clean detail is better when making a track, rather than simple detail. But again, the latter is easier than the former, so largely depends on your skill level or the amount of time you want to put into a track. Plenty of authors have found success drawing simplistically, such as Ness, Pancakes345, myself, Figured, and so on.

Question 4: Why do some riders focus on detail instead of the ride of the track?
Generally, I find this comes down to two things: detail/ride being prioritised over the other, or laziness. There's no real reason that one is prioritised over the other (usually I find the ride is neglected in favour of detail), however, both can be focused on with the right amount of attention. I have a whole thread dedicated to this very discussion, "Communal Guide to Ride Creation". Take a read through that thread, the many responses there will do this question better than what I could write now.
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ngl yours was super cool but now i cant do a track based on zelda or it will look cheap.

AfterImage, Nov 18, 2021

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