DKC Atlas Forum

A few more...

Pics found on google, DKC2 BG from spriters resource.

http://www.spriters-resource.com/snes/dkc2/bgs.gif

I think the idea of a pirate map works better than a scroll.

Yes definitely. I just liked the rolled up edges of the paper in those 'scroll' examples. As long as the map in the background of the avatar is not disctracting it should be ok I think. Someone care to give it a try? All I got access to right now is lame MS Paint...

I shall take this task later

Don't double post. If you have something more to add, just edit it into the post you made earlier.

As for your design, the idea is that they aren't supposed to made from any pre-existing screenshots, ie. done by hand.

Sorry I should have explained myself a little better. Those images I posted are just examples of the kind of thing I was thinking might work, using maps as the main theme for the avatars. Just design an outline for a simple old style map from scratch and overlay a DKC character or whatever on top after changing it up a bit (so it's not identicle to the original image). I was thinking the 'overworld' images for each game could be turned into a map for the background of the avatars to look similer to that pirate map from DKC2 in the link I posted ealier.

But TechKid that is the general Idea, thanks!

Agreed; this isn't quite what we're after (for the reasons mentioned), but it's a good quality editing job, and a nice piece of visual brainstorming. I'm thinking of doing a 'polaroid' style background for the avatars to be displayed on (kind of like how the screenshots on the 'At a glance' panels look, on the level info pages), so let's concentrate on creating original artistic representations of the characters/objects/scenes themselves, rather than worrying about the border/background.

OK. Thanks for the clarification. Sorry if I caused things to get a little side tracked.

Don't worry about it. Every idea, even if not used, will help us brainstorm.

What i think would be really artistic is having the Avatars drawn realisticly or however you want, it doesn't have to be perfect but you can try your hardest to make it become popular.

Draft of avatar. DK and Diddy were added, originally it was supposed to make the booty bird parallel to Kiddy. I'm thinking I should add more kongs and detail, but perhaps change the background etcetera. Let me know what you two think. I would like this to be pretty much perfect.

Upon hindsight, get rid of the scanlines. That's next iteration.

I like your ideas, Tanager, and DK and Diddy should also match Dixie and Kiddy. Right now, the former pair is shining compared to the latter.

I noticed that. Thanks, though! I had completely forgotten for whatever reason. Thanks for the help. I got those two off of Spriter's resource.

Updated: I messed around a bit, but Squawks might make it too busy, and I think that he's off in scale. I think there needs to be more, but maybe I need to start over? Dixie and Kiddy still look funny due to the filter on in the emulator.