Day 7 - Making backgrounds for Ren'Py game. Choosing a screen resolution.

Here is a background made by manipulating a photograph I did a while ago as a test, it didn't turn out as I wanted it to:

First background attempt

I like the colour, but not the filter. Also this image is in a widescreen resolution (1920x1080) and I'm probably going to make the game in 1024x768, for the smaller filesize and compatibility with older computers. I'll have to see how it looks on phones before I go too much further with creating backgrounds, as I might change my mind on the resolution after that.

Experimenting with different filters, mostly 'cut out' I have created a few more potential backgrounds, I'll test some out in the game to see if I think they'll work.

Background made with cut out filter

Background made with cut out filter - saved as limited colour gif

As the photos I'd taken were all in the widescreen resolution and I didn't really want to crop them I added a 50% transparent layer at the bottom, which is where the game text box will be.