@MedicineStorm I was referring to the original submission that Undesired said was too dangerously derivative of Link to the Past. The biggest part I referenced was the initial tree trunk. Same for the cliffs. But I've since redrawn them from the original version.
@unwashedmend Thanks! The tree designs took awhile to make, but I'm really happy with how they turned out.
The big black lines on the outside when they are joined together has really helped me to see how I'm going to make the objects and scenery stand out from the ground.
A few of the tiles like the stone path are something I'm not a huge fan off, so I plan to play around with it some more again.
@MedicineStorm In terms of the first version of the artwork, I referenced Link to the Past more than I should have. I'd put it down to the fact I was figuring out how to create the tileset and I had a lack of references/inspiration at the time. I have not traced anything, but if you feel it's too close to the original, you can take that version down.
Since then, I've figured out how tiling works and the overall style has changed a lot. I'd put it down to me referencing less and having a bigger variety of influences.
The style right now is still a WIP though, but I definitely have an idea of where I'm going to take it and what I plan to add with the rest of the tileset and others to come.
On another note, thanks for your help with sorting stuff out. :)
I will admit that participating in name calling was not the way to go, in which I should have provided sources of inspiration and evidence that the artwork was created by me when Undesired first called me out.
I guess the fact his callout was so blunt, that I took him more so as a troll than someone actively trying to rid the website of infringing artwork. My other reason is because of the fact he never provided any feedback on making my artwork more original/better. Since I got no reply after asking him for suggestions, I came to the conclusion that he was likely a troll.
As for my sources of inspiration, the main ones are Link to the Past and Hyper Light Drifter. Other artwork inspired me too, but I do not have links to their original sources. Instead of reposting them, I'll try and find the original sources and include links to them within the main post.
Hopefully, once I've updated the main post with these changes, I won't end up getting this kind of conflict again. x3
Thanks, your replies so far really are helping new comers like myself out loads. /s
Seriously though, your comment with pointing out my artwork is a copy of "insert example" was very blunt. If you included some suggestions and a reason why, then new comers on the site like myself would be more keen to listen to you than regard you as a jerk. Though, if this is how the entire community on this site is, then I'm not surprised you have issues with submitters recently.
Anyway, for the current artwork in this post - if you really fear my first version and attempt at tilesets risks the website's entire existence, then I'll replace the images as soon as I can tomorrow.
I never wanted to get on people's bad sides when I first posted here. I was just looking to post art that would get better over time as I worked on it more. :P And y'know, so others could use it themselves.
I have redone a whole lot more of the tileset since I last posted here.
So while the jerk was useless in helping me out, they did make me rethink about how I wanted the tileset to look for myself. Which right now, I'm going for an alien-esque art style that will look innocent, but also have a dark side.
Those features of the tileset are currently being worked on, such as ruins, etc.
Still keeping the Zelda cartoon aspect though, but with the mix of other themes and styles, it should be refreshing for others to use in the future! x)
Still working on altering the tileset's look to be more unique, but the 16x16 limitation and my plan to use the simplistic/cartoon style makes what I've produced look like I've just taken the game's sprites still. Guess I'm gonna have to tweak the perspective and patterns for everything.
I apologise for coming off as a scammer ripping tilesets from a link to the past.
My true intentions is to make something inspired by it's cartoon style. With the tileset I've started drawing being a generic fantasy forest, I guess I've created something that looks like I've taken the original, altered the colours then altered the sprites.
Do you have any suggestions yourself in terms of making it unique? Or is the style I've taken overall too similar to link to the past?
Thanks and I apologise for coming off fishy. I'll redo what I can so that the content I've created will be seen as my own.
@MedicineStorm I was referring to the original submission that Undesired said was too dangerously derivative of Link to the Past. The biggest part I referenced was the initial tree trunk. Same for the cliffs. But I've since redrawn them from the original version.
@unwashedmend Thanks! The tree designs took awhile to make, but I'm really happy with how they turned out.
The big black lines on the outside when they are joined together has really helped me to see how I'm going to make the objects and scenery stand out from the ground.
A few of the tiles like the stone path are something I'm not a huge fan off, so I plan to play around with it some more again.
@MedicineStorm In terms of the first version of the artwork, I referenced Link to the Past more than I should have. I'd put it down to the fact I was figuring out how to create the tileset and I had a lack of references/inspiration at the time. I have not traced anything, but if you feel it's too close to the original, you can take that version down.
Since then, I've figured out how tiling works and the overall style has changed a lot. I'd put it down to me referencing less and having a bigger variety of influences.
The style right now is still a WIP though, but I definitely have an idea of where I'm going to take it and what I plan to add with the rest of the tileset and others to come.
On another note, thanks for your help with sorting stuff out. :)
I apologise for the way I handled the situation.
I will admit that participating in name calling was not the way to go, in which I should have provided sources of inspiration and evidence that the artwork was created by me when Undesired first called me out.
I guess the fact his callout was so blunt, that I took him more so as a troll than someone actively trying to rid the website of infringing artwork. My other reason is because of the fact he never provided any feedback on making my artwork more original/better. Since I got no reply after asking him for suggestions, I came to the conclusion that he was likely a troll.
As for my sources of inspiration, the main ones are Link to the Past and Hyper Light Drifter. Other artwork inspired me too, but I do not have links to their original sources. Instead of reposting them, I'll try and find the original sources and include links to them within the main post.
Hopefully, once I've updated the main post with these changes, I won't end up getting this kind of conflict again. x3
Thanks, your replies so far really are helping new comers like myself out loads. /s
Seriously though, your comment with pointing out my artwork is a copy of "insert example" was very blunt. If you included some suggestions and a reason why, then new comers on the site like myself would be more keen to listen to you than regard you as a jerk. Though, if this is how the entire community on this site is, then I'm not surprised you have issues with submitters recently.
Anyway, for the current artwork in this post - if you really fear my first version and attempt at tilesets risks the website's entire existence, then I'll replace the images as soon as I can tomorrow.
I never wanted to get on people's bad sides when I first posted here. I was just looking to post art that would get better over time as I worked on it more. :P And y'know, so others could use it themselves.
Thanks for the more constructive feedback man!
I have redone a whole lot more of the tileset since I last posted here.
So while the jerk was useless in helping me out, they did make me rethink about how I wanted the tileset to look for myself. Which right now, I'm going for an alien-esque art style that will look innocent, but also have a dark side.
Those features of the tileset are currently being worked on, such as ruins, etc.
Still keeping the Zelda cartoon aspect though, but with the mix of other themes and styles, it should be refreshing for others to use in the future! x)
Still working on altering the tileset's look to be more unique, but the 16x16 limitation and my plan to use the simplistic/cartoon style makes what I've produced look like I've just taken the game's sprites still. Guess I'm gonna have to tweak the perspective and patterns for everything.
I apologise for coming off as a scammer ripping tilesets from a link to the past.
My true intentions is to make something inspired by it's cartoon style. With the tileset I've started drawing being a generic fantasy forest, I guess I've created something that looks like I've taken the original, altered the colours then altered the sprites.
Do you have any suggestions yourself in terms of making it unique? Or is the style I've taken overall too similar to link to the past?
Thanks and I apologise for coming off fishy. I'll redo what I can so that the content I've created will be seen as my own.