Hmmm...it's not bad, but there's something about it that just doesn't feel like the King's Quest aesthetic I was hoping for.
It doesn't have to be a perfect match, I guess. but now I'm definitely thinking about what traits give a pixel art background a particular style.
It doesn't have to be a perfect match, I guess. but now I'm definitely thinking about what traits give a pixel art background a particular style.
@sean Limited palette. Image search from google shows that you need brighter colors or more detail (or both). This article shows that detailed shading appears before more subdued colors. https://venturebeat.com/2014/08/12/the-history-of-kings-quest/
I also kind of wonder whether Sierra's technique is largely dependent on digitizing and shrinking oil paintings. My own technique is a layered approach using just a pixel editor at native resolution for the pieces.