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Casiopeia add-in intro screen

Postby helder7 » Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:32 pm

Following the idea of Casimo I started drawing a intro picture to be used in future add-ins/games for Casiopeia gets more popular.

I'm not good with pixel art but I let down the first draft:

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Below is a screenshot taken from the calculator:
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-Should I remove the bars at the top and bottom?
-What can be improved?

Demo to test on calc (basic)
Code: Select all
http://www.herosh.com/download/11125326/CPA.zip.html
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Re: Casiopeia add-in intro screen

Postby Casimo » Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:42 pm

I'll use this label in my future games and programs.
And to the improvement question:
You could try to dither the "Casio" like in the original logo, it could look more futuristic, but I don't know.

If you don't know what is dithering:
click: Show
this is a black square oncalc (I cannot show you a white square, that would be useless
XXXX
XXXX
XXXX
if you remove every second pixel, it will look a bit gray
X X X
X X
X X X

A better example is this:
original, with grayshades:
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dithered image with just black and white:
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I hope you know now what I mean.
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Re: Casiopeia add-in intro screen

Postby helder7 » Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:51 pm

I know what is dither. :D

I used a pattern of Paint to fill the letters and removed the two bars.
I also increased the x axis 1px(left) to be like the site logo.

Result: Show
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on calc screenshot:

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Demo (basic):
Code: Select all
http://www.herosh.com/download/11126647/CASIOPEIA.zip.html

Pattern used is not very concentrated thus does not make the logo too dark. I think it is nice.

I also tried to create an image directly converting the logo using a "dither" filter:
Result: Show
In pc picture looks nice:
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But oncalc no:
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Screen pixels are big (and the calculator has little resolution) to do a good dither effect.

I think the first image is ok or you think I should improve something?
I will also use it in future programs that eventually launch for fx9860.
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Re: Casiopeia add-in intro screen

Postby Casimo » Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:55 pm

I like it this way!
Oncalc, it looks good!
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