-Main Character Concept designs Check!
-Basic story, Check!
Shack Keeper is here - Creating Backgrounds/Sets
While RPG Maker Ace offers a large variety of background tiles, which work off a 3 layer system when creating a level it became clear that if I were to pursue the original concept, A large amount almost verging on all would have to be customized due to the Spaceship setting of the story. (RPG Ace maker does not offer much in the modern to future spectrum of Pre-made tiles). With that set my reading of the official tile making section of the tutorials off the website began, and I dove right into the start of creating a world.
Painstaking , Meticulous, slow, (Exactly like Pointillism in this regard) But very satisfying once true results are achieved. It's a small art in it's own right, pun intended. The more detailed the more time it takes a tablet is a requirement, there's a fair amount of trial error and zooming in and out. Currently have 16 working tiles (meaning that they blend smoothly, not that i have set them up in RPGAce's layering system), that can go both ways as walls or floors, below you can take a look at 3 samples. It's made for a spaceship so no surprise here these three are metallic in nature.
Base color, detail (lines), shading and highlights tend to hit a polished look. In fact that's how I set up my layer when working in Manga studio.
Am I lining myself up for a world of hurt creating the world? The answer is no I am already in it, The Shack Keeper wonders if he is a Masochist.
P.S. I was surprised I didn't have an easier time finding free templates online for tilesets. With that said here is one I made set up 512 by 384 with each block being 32 pixels wide - 1 tile. If needed feel free to use it.
Cheers,
The Shack Keeper
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