Hey everyone thanks for clicking on my post. people may know me from my map:grounded or probably what i like to do most on reach: making screenshots.
screenshots, what does it take to make a good one... creativity, effects and most of all: feeling.
FEELING? yup that's right what i mean with that is: a screenshot without an awesome effect can be great because of the feeling it gives you (say, it reminds the viewer of his glorydays on halo 2 for example, then the viewer gets a good feeling and will probably like the screenshot)
this is a very! hard thing to capture in your screenshot because everyone will probably feel different about your screenshot.
take this screenshot for example:
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=180705 63, the feeling to me, is great!
why?
- mark V with green color reminds me of halo 1 (great game)
- the place is sort of covered with walls, so i cannot see where this is on forgeeworld: which makes it a unknown area!
That's brilliant!... (when you can see where the screenshot is taken, it kills the feeling for the viewer.. Mark my Words!)
but: there were no effects used in this screenshot which makes it kinda dull, so why not move on to effects?
EFFECTS
the most important thing about effects is probably: go to breakpoint, pen and ink FX on, and then you can do a lot of things (here are 2 i did):
- push a jetpack in the snow and win a focking All Star!
- use the View
okay i'm not gonna tell you all my secret techniques but i think if you go to breakpoint + Pen and ink ON, and you just play with a couple of gadgets, weapons, vehicles etc. you will probably discover effects yourself that are amazing!
oh free tip just for you guys: use lights like u never used them before... think about that one.. ;)
now let's move on to CREATIVITY which is probably the most important factor to make a screenshot good.
especially for All stars.
Here is the ultimate example!!! (IMPORTANT)
okay so i was looking at the bungie.net blog and i saw Allstars were up, so i was happy and wondering what the subject would be.. The jetpack!
and when you see the subject you need to think:
- what are other people gonna make?
- how am i gonna be different?
- and how am i gonna make it look good?
i thought everyone was going to make pictures with spartans or elites with a jetpack flying in the air with some sort of cool effect... so i started thinking, and realised no one would probably make a screenshot where only the jetpack was featured.
so i decided to lay it on the ground on breakpoint, pen and ink... i was happy (although the hologram on the jetpack was a pain to avoid being seen in the picture)
i hope you guys all liked the guide and learned something, if there are any questions, feel free to ask..
have fun on reach!
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