Island Feedback and Showcase Thread

[VelveteenCat]

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[Dunquixote]

my almost finished bamboo forest :3 still got my new 5 bamboo shoots to plant... i would use them for a bamboo shoot lamp, but i need more then 5.. i want to make more then one..

i think some bushes would look good in the gaps... but which ones?

Oh wow that looks very nice! maybe the pink camelia to match the path you are using? the path’s shape and color (from the picture) make me think of that particular bush. or maybe a bush with a red, yellow orange color to go with the potted plant’s color.

 

[Bluelady]

my new landbridge... i used imperial fence... does it look any good?

Hey, I just wanted to ask what you were planning to do with that area? While I agree with @Moritz that land bridges usually look better vertically, I think that it may work if you’re doing a theme more rural-looking like a canal for a farm or rice paddies.

Spoiler: Some real life examples. These aren’t my pics.

Sorry if this opinion is bad or irrelevant. I just wanted to give you some food for thought.

 

[bestfriendsally]

Hey, I just wanted to ask what you were planning to do with that area? While I agree with @Moritz that land bridges usually look better vertically, I think that it may work if you’re doing a theme more rural-looking like a canal for a farm or rice paddies.

Spoiler: Some real life examples. These aren’t my pics.

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Sorry if this opinion is bad or irrelevant. I just wanted to give you some food for thought.

i don't know what i want yet.... i've got jakey, sally, poppy, marina & ketchup's houses over there right now...
but there's also a beachside over there



i just wanted a new bridge... & i did this & i like it :3

 

[bestfriendsally]

Oh wow that looks very nice! maybe the pink camelia to match the path you are using? the path’s shape and color (from the picture) make me think of that particular bush. or maybe a bush with a red, yellow orange color to go with the potted plant’s color.

thanks :3

oohh.. those might be nice :3 i might do that , the pink camelias :3

that's just natural grass... i don't have a path down yet... but i'm planning to use this -

almost leading through to the actual mini-pond :3

i've put some bushes next to the bridge at the entrence...
i kinda forget what they were... i'll get back to you when i check :3

 

[bestfriendsally]

Oh wow that looks very nice! maybe the pink camelia to match the path you are using? the path’s shape and color (from the picture) make me think of that particular bush. or maybe a bush with a red, yellow orange color to go with the potted plant’s color.

it was the red camellia bush that i put at the entrence :3

 

[bestfriendsally]

is this too much path do you think?

i know i put it down... i do like it... but now i wonder if i put down too much of it...




i used this instead

 

[KayDee]

is this too much path do you think?

i know i put it down... i do like it... but now i wonder if i put down too much of it...




i used this instead

I don’t think it’s too much and it fits the area really well. Looks great!

 

[bestfriendsally]

I don’t think it’s too much and it fits the area really well. Looks great!

aww, thanks :3

 

[bestfriendsally]

i was thinking about making a cliff-top meadow of all things *in the back of my mind*... but then i'd have to move some things & ajust some things...

starting from here

moving the well to the meadow

& have it end... like ... around..near the the bridge.. but not too near to it...

 

[maria110]

So, I have a gothic island with a cemetery. In one part of it, I have the outdoor bath but I feel weird having an outdoor bath there. Any suggestions for what should replace it? More western style headstones? Should I use a custom path that looks like a pond? Try to make a real pond (it would need to be small)....

 

[Bluelady]

So, I have a gothic island with a cemetery. In one part of it, I have the outdoor bath but I feel weird having an outdoor bath there. Any suggestions for what should replace it? More western style headstones? Should I use a custom path that looks like a pond? Try to make a real pond (it would need to be small)....

Yeah, you can do either of those options if you don’t feel like terraforming a pond. Some other alternatives could be a fountain, one of the pond stones or a birdbath? Perhaps the Kerokero bridge if you don’t mind the bright red color and zen aesthetic.

 

[VelveteenCat]

So, I have a gothic island with a cemetery. In one part of it, I have the outdoor bath but I feel weird having an outdoor bath there. Any suggestions for what should replace it? More western style headstones? Should I use a custom path that looks like a pond? Try to make a real pond (it would need to be small)....

I love gothic islands!
It's a bit hard to give advice without pictures, but the outdorr bath kind of looks like a pond already, so depending on how you decorate around it, you could easily integrate it.
It also depends on what kind of cemetary you are going for - more ancient or modern? Like the user above suggested, birdbaths are very cute, a fountain would make it look more grand. Otherwise statues could work.

 

[maria110]

Yeah, you can do either of those options if you don’t feel like terraforming a pond. Some other alternatives could be a fountain, one of the pond stones or a birdbath? Perhaps the Kerokero bridge if you don’t mind the bright red color and zen aesthetic.

I like the simple well but it doesn't show water or movement, of course. Hmmm.

Here's a photo of the area. I like the outdoor bath but I just think it's kind of weird to think people would want to bathe in a cemetery. But maybe they do, lol.

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I love gothic islands!
It's a bit hard to give advice without pictures, but the outdorr bath kind of looks like a pond already, so depending on how you decorate around it, you could easily integrate it.
It also depends on what kind of cemetary you are going for - more ancient or modern? Like the user above suggested, birdbaths are very cute, a fountain would make it look more grand. Otherwise statues could work.

Here's a photo. Thanks for the advice!

 

[VelveteenCat]

I like the simple well but it doesn't show water or movement, of course. Hmmm.

Here's a photo of the area. I like the outdoor bath but I just think it's kind of weird to think people would want to bathe in a cemetery. But maybe they do, lol.

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Here's a photo. Thanks for the advice!

i actually kind of like the outdoor bath there. Maybe push it a bit further away from the path, surround it with some flowers and shrubs and perhaps a birdhouse and a bench and it looks like a peaceful little pond where visitors can take a break and connect with nature. If it bothers you that the item is technically a bath, you could indeed terraform a small pond or just place a birdbath and a small sitting area.

 

[Bluelady]

I like the simple well but it doesn't show water or movement, of course. Hmmm.

Here's a photo of the area. I like the outdoor bath but I just think it's kind of weird to think people would want to bathe in a cemetery. But maybe they do, lol.

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Here's a photo. Thanks for the advice!

I agree with @Cotton Candy Cat, perhaps the problem with the bathhouse is it’s placement. The other suggestions that they made also sound amazing.

I’m not sure if this will help, but I use the outdoor bath as a decoration for Ken’s house in my island. I just placed some cobblestone path, bamboo, a tall lantern, and a tea set (zen style) to make the area appear like a zen corner.

 

[bestfriendsally]

i gave up on doing my meadow... i don't know why i thought i could do it... building it in the area i was in is too complicated

 

[Moritz]

i gave up on doing my meadow... i don't know why i could do it... building it in the area i was in is too complicated

I would keep going!
Half the fun of this game is working on things as time goes on.

You can always Improve and refine it later.

I'm sure I speak for pretty much everyone when I say their island designs have changed a lot over time. And even parts they once loved got reworks later.

Nothing is ever perfect straight off the bat so don't worry about being it

 

[bestfriendsally]

I would keep going!
Half the fun of this game is working on things as time goes on.

You can always Improve and refine it later.

I'm sure I speak for pretty much everyone when I say their island designs have changed a lot over time. And even parts they once loved got reworks later.

Nothing is ever perfect straight off the bat so don't worry about being it

it was gonna be a cliff meadow....

i'm in the process of destroying it... & i'm gonna try again some other time... :3

 

[bestfriendsally]

I would keep going!
Half the fun of this game is working on things as time goes on.

You can always Improve and refine it later.

I'm sure I speak for pretty much everyone when I say their island designs have changed a lot over time. And even parts they once loved got reworks later.

Nothing is ever perfect straight off the bat so don't worry about being it

it's just that ...well... it just looked weird for some reason... ...