User talk:Chieftain Alex/sandbox6

"this widget will be amazing when complete"

Okay, now I'm curious. What is it? —Ventriloquist 19:32, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

A map widget with both continents, all floors including dungeons and PvP arenas, and every marker I can find. -86.164.12.49 20:05, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Banners

Looking good! The purple ones are my favourites so far. Do you have any assets you can use to create something similar to the original -- i.e., magenta-purple with a gradient to darkness? I think the light-to-dark look is lovely, and I like how it's reminiscent of the fact we're facing Kralkatorrik (purple) and Balthazar (dark...? I guess? Smoke? Let's go with smoke) at the same time. --Idris (talk) 21:51, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

The original image i used for the current header is http://imgur.com/a/xehG3 - the lack of pyramids lets you rotate it any direction you like. I just really don't like the purple image we've been provided with. The way I'm doing it is trying to use the alpha channel from the original header (File:Skin header.png), dropping that in as the layer mask on whichever background, then using additional layers to adjust the colours... -Chieftain Alex 21:57, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Nice tip. I had a go: [[:File:User Idris header proposal 2.png]]. Not what I originally had in mind, but I got a nice gradient out of it and that's the main thing. --Idris (talk) 22:34, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Okay how about File:User Chieftain Alex skin header orange 5.png? Stuck two pyramids in there, cloned the fire layer, made the clone magenta, and faded it in on the left. -Chieftain Alex 17:19, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

Looks nice, but I'm not sure if it isn't too colourful now... How 'bout the magenta bit and the orange and blue makes way for purple (and then have it fade from purple to magenta since the area where the logo is placed should be a tad bit darker)? Tried my hand at something earlier but ragequit mid-way. Maybe tomorrow... talk 17:28, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

To be honest, I'm not a fan. You stuffed too many textures in and now it looks too busy. --Idris (talk) 17:40, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

No worries, I'm not an art student :< Someone else will manage. -Chieftain Alex 17:46, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

Do you think we've got enough proposals to submit to the community portal or... somewhere... so people can pick their favourite? I might have a go at adding some more -- we could use some sandy/desert options -- but I reckon we've got a good supply. --Idris (talk) 18:59, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

+ / -

• +++ I like multiple pyramids. Preferably some near the logo, and some further along.
• ++ I like dark reds and magentas - I'm not sure a light background makes the logo visible enough.
• - Avoid black.
• - Avoid anything where it looks like you've sprayed it with grass.
• - I suck at art.

We should open this up to the whole wiki. Currently the closest I'm happy to is File:User Chieftain Alex skin magenta 2.png (amazing self bias selector). -Chieftain Alex 20:46, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

Agreed that the whole wiki should be involved. My current favourite is (surprising bias strikes again!) [[:File:User_Idris_header_proposal_2.1.png]], though I really like Inc's [[:File:User_Incarnazeus_suggestion_2.png]] and [[:File:User_Incarnazeus_suggestion_3.png]]. I think Inc's proposals need a bit of polishing before they're ready to use, though. I'd be happy to do that if we end up choosing them. --Idris (talk) 21:06, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

Because other voices should always count:

• [14:20] <purple_llama> i'ma vote for these two: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/0/08/User_Idris_header_proposal_1.png
• [14:20] <purple_llama> https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/5/5d/User_Chieftain_Alex_steals_inc_suggestion_1.png

Note that those aren't my personal opinions. G R E E N E R 21:24, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

I like [[:File:User Idris header proposal 3.png]] and [[:File:User Incarnazeus suggestion 4.png]], they both represent the expansion's look imo. Yellow if we want a literal (desert) look and purple if we want to emulate the expansion look/launcher design. I think we should steer clear from strong reds, as they look too similar to the default theme we had. —Ventriloquist 21:32, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

I'd like to see a banner that represents more than one aspect of this expansion -- desert, crystals, and/or Balthazar. I think we could merge my proposal #3 and Inc's #4, perhaps with some extra assets stolen from the new launcher, to get something nice. --Idris (talk) 21:38, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

File:User Chieftain Alex skin header orange 5.png may hit those three themes in terms of colour, and might be a close enough match to use with File:Jackal.png as a side image.

New favourites: Any banner which can colour match with File:POF Mount KeyArt Final.png and File:POF Balth KeyArt Final.png.

I'm also a fan of moving to the darker side for this expansion. G R E E N E R 20:37, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

I love the colour scheme on the Balthazar image. I reckon that's the palette we should be aiming for: purple, magenta, and orange. --Idris (talk) 16:49, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Modified versions of those images would work for the main page? (flip one left-right) -Chieftain Alex 17:08, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

I was just thinking that! I've got some errands to run right now, but I'm going to post suggested backgrounds on the main page edit copy when I get back. --Idris (talk) 17:13, 10 August 2017 (UTC)