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Published: 2011-09-09 16:57:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 11857; Favourites: 751; Downloads: 245
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Trying to come up with not so literal titles...It took me so long to get these colors, so long.
Well hopefully here's some nostalgia for you.
And a huge dose of ridiculously bright, happy colors. I wanted to elaborate on this earlier sketch [link] Does anyone else like Emerald Hill's 2P racing mode music more than the original?
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I'm not sure if I commented on this already, but I love this picture.
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Thank you so much!! Β
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Glad you like it! Β It was definitely very nostalgic to make
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i love the colors!!
your welcome
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It looks absolutely gorgeous. Man, I'm jealous...
Every single detail down to perfection, the shading and the colours, oh how vibrant they are! The colours really make the image pop and the variety makes this picture a true masterpiece.
Very, very well done.
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I'm really glad you took the time to look at all the details here, despite the small size of the pic. Β Thank you so much man, I'm really happy you like it.
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All your work is awesome. So colourful.
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Thank you, thank you so much for looking
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Very nice colours. The blue tint in the background really heightens the depth
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Thanks man. Β Yeah, layering atmospheric-perspective-esque things in the far background is really fun as well!
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This brings me right back to the Genesis days 
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Who cares indeed! Genesis is still awesome~
Thank you
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People say it's just another Green Hill,not to me,It rocks!
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I tend to like Emerald Hill a bit more than Green Hill
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If there was one level I could chose to be in Sonic Generations,it would be Emerald Hill!
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I'd choose Hydrocity~
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lol I used to always get lost there,Now if we were talking deleted levels,Hidden Palace from S2 beta.
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It would be pretty awesome to see that level completed.
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I wish I could offer something constructive but this is sooo nice! I especially love the bright colors and even though there's a lot of detail it evokes a simplistic feel. And yes I do like the 2P music a lot but kinda hate playing the 2P stages lol
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Holy cow... I'd just happened to be looking through my past artwork and saw your comment here, without a reply from me! Β I'm so sorry, I must have accidentally deleted it from my messages those 10 months ago!!! (or else deviantart glitched out)Β
That aside... thank you so much! Β That's really interesting, what you said, that despite the detail it evokes a simplistic feel. Β Now that I look at it again, it's true! Β You don't like playing to 2 player stages?
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haha that's ok, happens to me too sometimes
I just don't really like the stages cuz the laps seem kinda short and then the obstacles can get really annoying especially when you're busy chewing out you're opponent and then get stuck XD
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Haha! 
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How do you come up with these backgrounds? They're so lively!
I really like how you made the flowers and the grass, but most of all, I love that bush in bottom-right corner. For some reason, they always stick out to me in the game and it's really nice to know that someone else notice them, too!
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Nothing will increase your sense of dynamic environments better than referencing insanely amazing speedpaint artists. Here's some of what I was looking at back when I was doing stuff like this: [link] (I have more among my favorites but that page shows the most concentrated amounts
The most important things I learned from those are layer layer layer elements behind each other to create dynamic shapes and to be able to exaggerated atmospheric perspective, and also to choose a sweeping motion for the environment to take. As in, just because the environment is horizontal, doesn't mean the shapes should be horizontal (like how I made the hills slope and sweep at a variety of angles). I hope that helps! I had a really tough time when I first dove into environments, so I wanna share with people what I learned so they can get the hang of it faster than I did!
Thanks! I always loved those bushes so I wanted to make it in the foreground
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That information was a real life saver! You see, I'm in the process of doing another scenery/fan zone picture and it would've looked really bland and straightforward had you not told me this. I might do an original picture afterwards just to further apply these tips. Thanks a lot!
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That's awesome! It's great when something you learned helps someone else! (especially if it was difficult to figure out) I'll be on the look out for those environments 
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Ah, good old memories of the Sega system. 
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Thank you, glad to revive some memories
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This looks like a really happy picture and really pretty. I can really feel a nice warmth from looking at this.
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Thanks so much 
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That's okay. You are a really talented artist
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love the amazing vividness of the colors!!
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The thing that really gets me looking at this now is the flowers in the foreground and how wonderfully jelly-like they are, like I could almost see them bobbing and undulating like a jellyfish. I don't remember if the flowers in Emerald Hill animated like the ones in the GHZ did, but I can see it now. xD
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I never looked at them that way, but you're right. I wish I had thought of that while I was doing it, I could've played the bobbing jelly flowers even more!
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Sweet memories.. I feel so fortunate to have played those games on their time, thanks pal for that, love the colors, lively as ever, smile pop ups after watching this!
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Ditto, dude. I'm glad this surfaced memories for you
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