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Hi everyone, and welcome on the official page of my first resource pack:
- Cynips's Synesthesia -
(aka Cynesthesia, for the close friends)
This pack is a x512, hand-drawn with watercolor, pen, pencil, and love, fully black & white (or grayscale, depends of how you see it), playable, "hardcore", kind of faithful, colorblind friendly, themeless(unless you consider my color choices as a theme), imperfect... and still a WIP (however all blocks are 100% done + a lot of other stuff).
I've been working on it since about 1 year (around the 1.6), it represents hundreds of hours of work. But, you know, when you love you don't count the cost.
I know that this pack will certainly not became the most used, due to my bias and resolution, but I hope it will please to some of you and that you will want to give it, at least, a little try.
I will keep you update with new textures as regularly as RL allow me to do so.
Still a LONG way to go to get his pack "finished"...
Feedbacks and constructive criticism are appreciated (and needed).
Please keep this thread in a mannerly spirit.
Hope you enjoy!
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Why a black and white resource pack?
For several reasons. First, it's a challenge. Minecraft is a game which determines the player with its color code. So I wanted to try to make it understandable, beautiful and attractive but in an other way.
Secondly, but in fact this is a first priority motivation, I'm a drawer who solely work in black and white for more than 10 years. It's my things, how I love it and this constraint is the one in which if feel better.
I also always wanted to try to do textures, with my style and in B&W for video games, and I discovered this game and this community. So I started to experiement some textures and, one thing leading to another, here I am.
What about the technique? Why in a 512 resolution? I would never be able to run it!
All textures are rough sketched on paper with pencil, then drawn with pencil and then "put in colors" with (black)pencils & watercolor (and for those who ever use watercolor, you know it's a ****, it does not forgive missteps), then scanned, then refined to the computer with editing software and mouse for a (more or less) perfect tiling.
It's very time consuming and sometimes mind melting, plus I'm extremely perfectionnist, to make matters worse.
I work on 512mm squares (which is approximatively 600px after scan) and that's why I made my pack in this resolution, so I don't lose so much details. I tried to reduce size but even in x256 I found this dirty...
I'm really sorry if you don't have the technical possibility to run this pack...
Concerning the font, it's my own handwriting, hope you like it!
There are some flaws, besides ones which are inherent to hand-drawing (and scans of drawing...), in this pack, and I know them well. If I find the time and courage I will redone them but they're not my first priority. Namely:
-gravel is quite bad.
-lava is far from perfect.
-beacon is not my best texture.
-dark oak is maybe not dark enough.
-stained glasses (for now, they're just here for closing the blocks folder, but I will make them better, for sure. I already know what I want to do).
-furnace ON fire animation.
-maybe some tone adjustment.
+ Known bugs/other: some slice of sides are strange (E.g.: doors...) / sunflower leaves going through the flower/some repeating patterns (but I did what I could) / jungle;acacia;big oak leaves blocks are green in the inventory / there is still, for now, color in sky horizon at sunset and sunrise / sun can act weirdly and being way too bright / end sky and night vision (potion) at night are still kinda blueish / portal particles are still purpleish / redstone particles are multicolored / no rain sound since I changed rain texture (!!!???).
+ I didn't note that simple peonia was not implemented... So you can see it in blocks folder.
One thing to keep in mind because you may and certainly will notice this point, is that, due to the fact I started month ago in a dilettante spirit, textures are uneven. I'm a drawer who evolve between many way to draw (sometimes in the same day), so I started with my current way at this time and it changes as one goes along (and when I started to think about it more seriously). Plus my usual drawing "method" is way more dirty (not in a sexual meaning) and for this project I needed my textures to be cleaner for understanding reasons (I had lose the habit of making rough and drawings this much applied! ^^) . So textures alphabetically before hay block are kind of differents but at the end it's not very outrageous.
You even, if you stay REALLY close to first textures, may notice some square-shaped artefacts on these first textures. It's due to the fact that after several years of photoshop use, I discovered that "nearest neighborhood" (which you can approximately translate by "the nearest thing" in my langage) is not the "nearest quality" but the "nearest from garbage"... (Don't laugh at me, please.) But I didn't want to redone them.
You may also notice some blurry areas on some textures and it's due to the fact that watercolors crinkled paper and it's a mess to scan neatly.
For several reasons. First, it's a challenge. Minecraft is a game which determines the player with its color code. So I wanted to try to make it understandable, beautiful and attractive but in an other way.
Secondly, but in fact this is a first priority motivation, I'm a drawer who solely work in black and white for more than 10 years. It's my things, how I love it and this constraint is the one in which if feel better.
I also always wanted to try to do textures, with my style and in B&W for video games, and I discovered this game and this community. So I started to experiement some textures and, one thing leading to another, here I am.
What about the technique? Why in a 512 resolution? I would never be able to run it!
All textures are rough sketched on paper with pencil, then drawn with pencil and then "put in colors" with (black)pencils & watercolor (and for those who ever use watercolor, you know it's a ****, it does not forgive missteps), then scanned, then refined to the computer with editing software and mouse for a (more or less) perfect tiling.
It's very time consuming and sometimes mind melting, plus I'm extremely perfectionnist, to make matters worse.
I work on 512mm squares (which is approximatively 600px after scan) and that's why I made my pack in this resolution, so I don't lose so much details. I tried to reduce size but even in x256 I found this dirty...
I'm really sorry if you don't have the technical possibility to run this pack...
Concerning the font, it's my own handwriting, hope you like it!
There are some flaws, besides ones which are inherent to hand-drawing (and scans of drawing...), in this pack, and I know them well. If I find the time and courage I will redone them but they're not my first priority. Namely:
-gravel is quite bad.
-lava is far from perfect.
-beacon is not my best texture.
-dark oak is maybe not dark enough.
-stained glasses (for now, they're just here for closing the blocks folder, but I will make them better, for sure. I already know what I want to do).
-furnace ON fire animation.
-maybe some tone adjustment.
+ Known bugs/other: some slice of sides are strange (E.g.: doors...) / sunflower leaves going through the flower/some repeating patterns (but I did what I could) / jungle;acacia;big oak leaves blocks are green in the inventory / there is still, for now, color in sky horizon at sunset and sunrise / sun can act weirdly and being way too bright / end sky and night vision (potion) at night are still kinda blueish / portal particles are still purpleish / redstone particles are multicolored / no rain sound since I changed rain texture (!!!???).
+ I didn't note that simple peonia was not implemented... So you can see it in blocks folder.
One thing to keep in mind because you may and certainly will notice this point, is that, due to the fact I started month ago in a dilettante spirit, textures are uneven. I'm a drawer who evolve between many way to draw (sometimes in the same day), so I started with my current way at this time and it changes as one goes along (and when I started to think about it more seriously). Plus my usual drawing "method" is way more dirty (not in a sexual meaning) and for this project I needed my textures to be cleaner for understanding reasons (I had lose the habit of making rough and drawings this much applied! ^^) . So textures alphabetically before hay block are kind of differents but at the end it's not very outrageous.
You even, if you stay REALLY close to first textures, may notice some square-shaped artefacts on these first textures. It's due to the fact that after several years of photoshop use, I discovered that "nearest neighborhood" (which you can approximately translate by "the nearest thing" in my langage) is not the "nearest quality" but the "nearest from garbage"... (Don't laugh at me, please.) But I didn't want to redone them.
You may also notice some blurry areas on some textures and it's due to the fact that watercolors crinkled paper and it's a mess to scan neatly.
About the version of this resource pack. I will stick to 1.7 for a long time because I want to continue on items/mobs/etc. I don't want to run behind Mojang updates forever. One thing at a time.
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-Can you update please / make mods support / make CTM / redone this texture because it's not fit my taste / put some colors / go faster / ... ?
The answer is NO.
-What is the meaning of "Synesthesia"?
It's a neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation. I'm refering chiefly to chromesthesia, which is a sort of synesthesia (sound-to-color). It's in the same time due to my wish to make image and sound on this resource pack, and also for having an absurd approach to this B&W pack (sound will maybe trigger some colors in you, who knows!?). But it's also because I'm always inspired by sounds for drawing and by drawings for making sounds.
-OMaGad, Yo're engleesh iz sooo bad, ow doz taht hapen?
I'm not a native english speaker and my english is still a WIP as well, so I make mistakes. But I try my best to improve myself, so if you spot frightful missdeed in this OP and you want to help me, please send me a message (or better, a PM) wherein you correct me. Thanks in advance.
-Why do you write (with (so (many (parenthesis))))?
I don't know, it's an habit. Plus my ideas (and mind) are full of parenthesis with sub-ideas. ^^
The answer is NO.
-What is the meaning of "Synesthesia"?
It's a neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation. I'm refering chiefly to chromesthesia, which is a sort of synesthesia (sound-to-color). It's in the same time due to my wish to make image and sound on this resource pack, and also for having an absurd approach to this B&W pack (sound will maybe trigger some colors in you, who knows!?). But it's also because I'm always inspired by sounds for drawing and by drawings for making sounds.
-OMaGad, Yo're engleesh iz sooo bad, ow doz taht hapen?
I'm not a native english speaker and my english is still a WIP as well, so I make mistakes. But I try my best to improve myself, so if you spot frightful missdeed in this OP and you want to help me, please send me a message (or better, a PM) wherein you correct me. Thanks in advance.
-Why do you write (with (so (many (parenthesis))))?
I don't know, it's an habit. Plus my ideas (and mind) are full of parenthesis with sub-ideas. ^^
Concerning legal stuff, go read down there please.
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In arrears, I want to make all this pack fully black and white.
Then, when I will finish textures (you can easily imagine it'll not be for tomorrow), and since I'm also musician and foley artist, I ardently want to make sounds and music for my resource pack. But unfortunately it will not be any time soon due to the time it take and the quantity of files...
{For now, I just have to do a little break to be involved a little more seriously in my RL works.}
Then, when I will finish textures (you can easily imagine it'll not be for tomorrow), and since I'm also musician and foley artist, I ardently want to make sounds and music for my resource pack. But unfortunately it will not be any time soon due to the time it take and the quantity of files...
{For now, I just have to do a little break to be involved a little more seriously in my RL works.}
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PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE DOWNLOADING.
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For using this resource pack, you absolutely need to download MCPatcher.
Go to this page and download the last version:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/resource-packs/1226351-14w11b-1-7-10-1-7-2-1-6-4-and-earlier-update-6-27
WARNING: You have to download the official Minecraft version you want with the Minecraft launcher(and lauch it once) first.
Install it by double clicking, let all the boxes checked, select a version of 1.7 (I personnaly use the 1.7.4).
Then launch Minecraft and select the new profile called MCPatcher.
Go to your options, select "Resource pack" -> "Open a resource pack", place Cynips's Synesthesia.zip file in it, close the windows. On the left window of the resource pack menu, click on the icon when it display an arrow. It will move it on top of the Default resource pack in the right column. Click "Done". And WAAAIIIT (x512 are long to load and make your game react like it's freezing for a while, but don't panic).
Enjoy!
Go to this page and download the last version:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/resource-packs/1226351-14w11b-1-7-10-1-7-2-1-6-4-and-earlier-update-6-27
WARNING: You have to download the official Minecraft version you want with the Minecraft launcher(and lauch it once) first.
Install it by double clicking, let all the boxes checked, select a version of 1.7 (I personnaly use the 1.7.4).
Then launch Minecraft and select the new profile called MCPatcher.
Go to your options, select "Resource pack" -> "Open a resource pack", place Cynips's Synesthesia.zip file in it, close the windows. On the left window of the resource pack menu, click on the icon when it display an arrow. It will move it on top of the Default resource pack in the right column. Click "Done". And WAAAIIIT (x512 are long to load and make your game react like it's freezing for a while, but don't panic).
Enjoy!
Important: By downloading and/or using my 'Cynips's Synesthesia' resource pack, you agree to my licence and conditions of use, as laid out in my 'Legal' section hereafter.
The practices of 'direct linking' or re-distribution are not allowed under the terms of use. If you wish to share this pack with others, you must link to this thread instead.
THIS PACK IS CURRENTLY ONLY EXCLUSIVE TO:
MINECRAFT FORUMS Resource Pack Section linked above (please visit and show some support if you can).
CURSE/FORGE Resource Pack Section: linked in MCF page (please visit and show some support if you can).
PLANET MINECRAFT Resource Pack Section (here).
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All rights reserved.
International Protection:
This work is internationally copyrighted under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
For more information please visit: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/text.jsp?file_id=283698
For anything other than personal use please read:
'Cynips's Synesthesia', this resource pack(henceforth "textures and-or music/sounds" or "The resource pack"), is the sole property of its author (Cynips, henceforth "Owner" or "The Owner") or work by other authors by which material is being used with consent.
Remixing for public use reduces the originality of 'Cynips's Synesthesia'. Permission will not be granted for use of the Owner's textures and-or music/sounds in 'mix' or 're-mix' packs.
URL shorteners or other attempts to make money off the Owner's textures and-or music/sounds (selling, selling modified versions, adfly, sharecash, etc.) are strictly forbidden.
Direct linking to my downloads (ie. linking directly to my MediaFire/Dropbox download) is strictly forbidden. Direct linking causes the Owner and users problems when old versions of my pack are used and the most up to date information, always available at 'Cynips's Synesthesia' thread on the Minecraft Forums, goes unnoticed.
If you wish to use the resource pack for an adventure map you are creating, you must direct users to download the resource pack from my thread, it is forbidden to direct link or redistribute the resource pack or by having your own filesharing download link.
If you do not accept the terms and conditions of use outlined in this section you are not permitted to download or use The resource pack.
In the event of my extended absence from the Minecraft Forums, 'Cynips's Synesthesia' remains copyright and the property of the Owner (Cynips).
Unless you know for a fact that I have been deceased for a minimum of 50 years at the time you wish to use this pack...
TL;DR: You can only use this resource pack for your personal use.
You can use it for "Let's play", "Showcase", and adventures map, only if you specify clearly the full name of the pack and the link to this official page in your description (direct links to downloads are forbidden). Monetization of videos is only allowed with the provision that doing so doesn't jeopardize or otherwise infringe on my copyright, and that all other provisions of the terms of use are obeyed.
You can not do anything with this work outside of in-game use (E.g.: remix packs, textures editing, redistribute it with or without adfly, hosting the pack for your server, claim it's yours, etc...). NOTHING.
If you list me, make and display vids, show pics of the pack in action, you MUST credit me and link back to my thread here, but DO NOT redistribute my pack (or any part of it) or claim the work as your own, or link directly to my downloads (only link to my thread here)
The only place authorized to distribute The resource pack is in this PlanetMinecraft official page here (+ in Minecraftforum.net official and in Curse/Forge official mentioned above). If you find this pack somewhere else, complete or partial, please report and/or tell me. I will not post this pack anywhere else, and if it happens I will let you know that clearly here.
I will soon put my TAU emblem, and conditions that follow, here.
International Protection:
This work is internationally copyrighted under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
For more information please visit: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/text.jsp?file_id=283698
For anything other than personal use please read:
'Cynips's Synesthesia', this resource pack(henceforth "textures and-or music/sounds" or "The resource pack"), is the sole property of its author (Cynips, henceforth "Owner" or "The Owner") or work by other authors by which material is being used with consent.
Remixing for public use reduces the originality of 'Cynips's Synesthesia'. Permission will not be granted for use of the Owner's textures and-or music/sounds in 'mix' or 're-mix' packs.
URL shorteners or other attempts to make money off the Owner's textures and-or music/sounds (selling, selling modified versions, adfly, sharecash, etc.) are strictly forbidden.
Direct linking to my downloads (ie. linking directly to my MediaFire/Dropbox download) is strictly forbidden. Direct linking causes the Owner and users problems when old versions of my pack are used and the most up to date information, always available at 'Cynips's Synesthesia' thread on the Minecraft Forums, goes unnoticed.
If you wish to use the resource pack for an adventure map you are creating, you must direct users to download the resource pack from my thread, it is forbidden to direct link or redistribute the resource pack or by having your own filesharing download link.
If you do not accept the terms and conditions of use outlined in this section you are not permitted to download or use The resource pack.
In the event of my extended absence from the Minecraft Forums, 'Cynips's Synesthesia' remains copyright and the property of the Owner (Cynips).
Unless you know for a fact that I have been deceased for a minimum of 50 years at the time you wish to use this pack...
TL;DR: You can only use this resource pack for your personal use.
You can use it for "Let's play", "Showcase", and adventures map, only if you specify clearly the full name of the pack and the link to this official page in your description (direct links to downloads are forbidden). Monetization of videos is only allowed with the provision that doing so doesn't jeopardize or otherwise infringe on my copyright, and that all other provisions of the terms of use are obeyed.
You can not do anything with this work outside of in-game use (E.g.: remix packs, textures editing, redistribute it with or without adfly, hosting the pack for your server, claim it's yours, etc...). NOTHING.
If you list me, make and display vids, show pics of the pack in action, you MUST credit me and link back to my thread here, but DO NOT redistribute my pack (or any part of it) or claim the work as your own, or link directly to my downloads (only link to my thread here)
The only place authorized to distribute The resource pack is in this PlanetMinecraft official page here (+ in Minecraftforum.net official and in Curse/Forge official mentioned above). If you find this pack somewhere else, complete or partial, please report and/or tell me. I will not post this pack anywhere else, and if it happens I will let you know that clearly here.
I will soon put my TAU emblem, and conditions that follow, here.
If you want to make a showcase, please precise that's an early WIP, put a link to the Minecraft Forum Official Page in your video description, and give me the link so I can embded the video in it.
(Also, please read entirely my terms & conditions).
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This great community of Minecraftforum.net (especially the resource pack section), for the good spirit floating here.
citricsquid for this site and help.
Glimmar for giving me want to throw myself headlong on the creation of the texture pack, sharing of some legal terms and his friendly help.
Alvoria for all his technical and wise advices, great tutorials and kind help.
qmagnet for his resource pack test map (official page here: http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/resource-packs/1243823-1-7-4-resource-pack-test-map).
c-hay77, fish95 and DeDelner for their great shaders screenshots, as well as all the people who share pics of their map with this pack.
Of course, Bupropion (for her encouragement, feedbacks and love), Popiiix and Mike for their feedbacks and support.
And obviously all musicians who played in my ears along all these hours of works, all my art furnitures, editing softwares and of course Mojang (even if they have not made my life easy sometimes!).
citricsquid for this site and help.
Glimmar for giving me want to throw myself headlong on the creation of the texture pack, sharing of some legal terms and his friendly help.
Alvoria for all his technical and wise advices, great tutorials and kind help.
qmagnet for his resource pack test map (official page here: http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/resource-packs/1243823-1-7-4-resource-pack-test-map).
c-hay77, fish95 and DeDelner for their great shaders screenshots, as well as all the people who share pics of their map with this pack.
Of course, Bupropion (for her encouragement, feedbacks and love), Popiiix and Mike for their feedbacks and support.
And obviously all musicians who played in my ears along all these hours of works, all my art furnitures, editing softwares and of course Mojang (even if they have not made my life easy sometimes!).
FOR MORE CONTENT AND NEWS ABOUT THIS PACK PLEASE CHECK ITS MINECRAFTFORUM.NET OFFICIAL PAGE HERE:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/resource-packs/2091395-x512-1-7-cynipss-synesthesia
| Progress | 55% complete |
| Game Version | Minecraft 1.7.4 |
| Resolution | 512x |
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I fav and diamonded
Did you try the x256 and x128 versions?
And it looks beautiful. :D
For some reason, however, the birtch leaves show up green. I'm using Mcpatcher, so I don't know what's wrong
Don't worry, I want to finish it (at least the visual part, first). But it's awfully time-consuming and furthermore this days I can't work on it, I have RL stuff to do...
Hmmm, for the birch problem, I don't know what's happening. I don't have this problem (I'm on 1.7.4). What is the version you use currently?
It's happening with all tree leves except oak and dark oak.
Also the lighting is yellow. The sun is blue
The swamp grass and water are green as is the Covered forest's. I can take screenshots for you, my Mc is open right now.
And no, I understand! Afterall, this is just a project. It's a funthing to do, not something you should put life things aside for. But man. I really am loving this pack. It's been a long time since I've been this excited to play.
And I'm really happy to know that you enjoy it that much! :)