Swamp Water
 

I'm working on a server, just kinda on the side for something to do and I've come up with a concept for a swamp town:
http://a.imageshack.us/img834/6994/dsc03161t.jpg

But am having trouble even starting with doing the swamp water.
http://a.imageshack.us/img816/5600/swamptest.png
Also, better worse?
http://a.imageshack.us/img178/5088/swamptest2.png

The bridge/dock whatever you want to call it is just a sketch, still working on it.

Is it too busy? Should I switch to something simpler?

Yeah it's too busy.
Maybe try just toning down the contrast a bit though?

It needs a way more simple texture and less contrast, try some clear green water tones and then add in what should be in the depths, to give it more of a swamp water texture, but try to keep it really simple.

KISS caps

Look at actual swamp water. It's stagnant. What you have right now looks like radioactive waste. I would introduce some browns, as well.

Have you played Heroes 3 before?

Check out the "fortress", it got a pretty sweet swamp theme (the huts reminded me alittle bit about it actually). :D

K, will do.

stuff

Looks like leaves to me.

Agreed.

some other pixel art containing swamp images, credit goes to the original creators.

http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/20763.htm
http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/32767.htm
http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/50959.htm

hey, nice sketch!

for the swap water, i would add some swamp plants and some darker contrast :)
oh and, is the bridge gonna have such small pillars to hold it up?

It looks like leaves yes, but it's also pretty sweet. ^^

Awesome, hopefully I can work on it some tonight.

http://a.imageshack.us/img830/7448/swamp2.pnghttp://a.imageshack.us/img825/7072/swamp3.png
Am I getting there?

Maybe some color tweaking is in order, but is the pattern good?

The last one has too much contrast for my taste. Both first and second one are great :)

Diggin' the first one, but the hue could be tweaked a bit.

It's better now, but try giving it a more grayish green.

try to make it darker without sacrificing the contrast.
that colour makes it look like sewage.

Hue has to do with the color, not shading. And the color is fine. :p

Crisp emerald green water is not what I think of when I imagine a swamp

Yeah, swamp water is green and alittle bit brown with a foggy feeling added to it.

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Why'd you throw old man pubes over a ****?

I think the color looks like nuclear waste. Therefore the hue could be tweaked a bit.

Kinda like that yes.

Just take water, mix it with some soap, a turd and a old mans pubic hair and you got it ready.

I lol'd.

Alright, lets try this again.
http://a.imageshack.us/img137/2199/swamp4.png
http://a.imageshack.us/img442/5817/swamp5.png

I like the last one.

Me as well.

I like the last one too.

At this point, color and shading are the only issues, so I'd say it's good to go. The color doesn't really matter as long as it's subtle and it compliments the rest of the objects you plan to put in your world.

It looks like the ivy you can climb in OoT.... o.o

Pond water is still and stagnant... Though I guess it could be covered in plants in some area's, it would just bend in with grass and create a super green level o.o

I r made example of how my opinion of swamp water looks.

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/1...esting2010.gif

MUCH better! :D

This is the color I think he should be using

Still working on it, haven't had a chance for awhile.
http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/6...rtilestest.png

Swamp transitions

Should I go more towards clockwork's color?

This looks much better than before. :O

But as far as color...i kinda like the blue-ish green you have, but it doesn't really scream "swamp" to me. :P

Maybe something closer to Aeko's example. But looks good. :3

Either more grayish or more greenish. Right now, it's too blueish to be swamp :3

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