Can I help with Some Pixel Art?

[Adrinus (OP)]

"I'm not the best, but I'm fairly competent at pixel art and small graphics.  Is there any chance I could help by making some bespoke icons for the game?

The ones that strike me as most handy would be the main window's button icons.  I'm also happy to do a couple different resolutions in case there's any future updates which add different scaling modes for the interface. 

If you don't mind rough sketches, I can also do loads of random races. "

EDIT:

So it's easy to find. I'm updating this post with all the relevant links and info.
Here's the files in a zip for future when/if Steve gets some free time to add custom themes. I might not be around or paying attention then, so I want to make sure the work is accessible:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/rms598yxrejoed4/Aurora_Art.zip/file

[vorpal+5]

Examples?

[Ayeshteni]

If anyone could come up with a new fictional flag pack, that would be grand.

Aye.

[Steve Walmsley]

Any images for use in the game are very welcome

Races are 215x175

Flags and Ship icons are flexible in terms of size.

[Adrinus (OP)]

I'll get to work.     Will post back when I have a substantial amount to show.   

EDIT: First Bit of Progress.    Starting with very simple shapes and such, for a minimal design.   


https://i. gyazo. com/c1f3a7e72b3eb641dc5893bfee6f1505. png

[Adrinus (OP)]

I'm a bit over half-way done here.   These are the first 16 icons so far:



Happy to hear critique. 

EDIT: Also. . .  While trying to come up with an appropriate image for the "Race Window" button, it occurs to me that perhaps that whole thing should be called "Faction".

[Demonides]

BRO this is epic :love:

[JacenHan]

Here is the fixed image (users with less than 10 posts can't use links/images as an anti-spam measure):

Those look really good! My only suggestion would be that some of them, such as the class design and ground forces images, are a little bit "busy"; they might be more recognizable if they had a less cluttered interior and more distinct outline. Missile design and system view are my personal favorites of these ones.

[muzzlehead]

Those look really good! My only suggestion would be that some of them, such as the class design and ground forces images, are a little bit "busy"; they might be more recognizable if they had a less cluttered interior and more distinct outline.


+1

[firsal]

These look really good! Hope Steve puts these into the game in future patches

[idefelipe]

Totally agree.. very nice work!!

[Steve Walmsley]

When I finally get ahead of the bugs, I will look at how to import different icon schemes.

[TMaekler]

Except the "Create Project" (which looks like a submarine to me), I like them all. You can get what menu they lead to without reading the name (except the submarine). Hats off 

[Adrinus (OP)]

Thanks for the feedback, I'll take it in stride and re-design the "busy" ones and the "submarine" into more obvious and less "busy" versions.   I'll probably finish off the rest of them before I go back to revise, so feel free to keep commenting as you notice things. 

[Erik L]

Honestly, for me the flask symbolizes science/research.