Green Gem

Chroma

(Posted 2009) [#1]

Ok here's another try. Whadya think? Critique?

Edit: Hmm...just from posting it, it looks a bit washed out.

GfK	(Posted 2009) [#2]

Needs specular highlights. It doesn't look shiny.

Maybe just have a generic 'gems' thread instead of one for every color?

_Skully

(Posted 2009) [#3]

It needs animated sparkles and translucency (alpha :)

Chroma

(Posted 2009) [#4]

Hmm ok...specular's a good idea but it's got the translucency. It could stand to look a bit shinier.

Yar, one thread for gems good idea.

Yeshu777

(Posted 2009) [#5]

Chroma.

Check your email (one in your sig), maybe of use - maybe not.

Had some gfx left over from a project I was working on.

Chroma

(Posted 2009) [#6]

Thanks for the ideas yeshu! Nice designs.

Starting a new thread on gems. Please check it out and critique. Thanks.

Smurfpuss

(Posted 2009) [#7]

what program u do it in photoshop ?
is it scalebel to any size

Chroma

(Posted 2009) [#8]

I made it in Inkscape and yeah it's a vector, so it can be scaled to any size.

Smurfpuss

(Posted 2009) [#9]

well i dont know what functions inkscape has tho i use mainly adobe illustrator do ink scape have inner glow fx

Chroma

(Posted 2009) [#10]

Not natively that I know of. I'll look for something like that. But what I do is make a clone of the over shape, color it white, shrink it some and then heavily blur it and put the transparency at about 50% or so. Works decent I suppose.

Kryzon

(Posted 2009) [#11]

Looks nice, very clean.

It does look more opaque than translucent. That's because of the middle face. Perhaps making the gradient more contrasting?