01-29-2024, 05:33 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-30-2024, 01:59 PM by Sizz. Edited 6 times in total.)
This is a slightly different process than I usually use for my pixel graphics. I wrote an image processing project in python some time ago and dusted it off to see if I could get some cool sigs with it. I can give you more information about the project if you'd like. I'm happy to talk about it.
The process is as follows though:
1: Make a sig through the normal photoshop/gimp/photopea process and save it
2: Pick color palette for use in the image processing software: in this case I used the 4 color original gameboy palette
3: Run sig through the software. This step needs multiple iterations or retries as I need to go back and alter the sig's values in areas to give more contrast. Otherwise you have features like the fish in the background that get lost due to the very limited palette. Edit: using a fuller range of colors in the palette alleviates how much you need to alter the input sig if at all but brings with it its own problems.
Here's the input image for reference which doesn't need to be graded in my opinion although I'll leave that up to you.
Output for grading: The sig is now "pixelized" using only combinations of colors in the color palette.
The process is as follows though:
1: Make a sig through the normal photoshop/gimp/photopea process and save it
2: Pick color palette for use in the image processing software: in this case I used the 4 color original gameboy palette
3: Run sig through the software. This step needs multiple iterations or retries as I need to go back and alter the sig's values in areas to give more contrast. Otherwise you have features like the fish in the background that get lost due to the very limited palette. Edit: using a fuller range of colors in the palette alleviates how much you need to alter the input sig if at all but brings with it its own problems.
Here's the input image for reference which doesn't need to be graded in my opinion although I'll leave that up to you.
Output for grading: The sig is now "pixelized" using only combinations of colors in the color palette.