Smooth Stones (from stone tiers) tileset

Long gentle curves are just hard to make look smooth. Some curves work, some don't. I usually resort to anti-aliasing.

Stone Tiers was a beautiful level. The graphical style was refreshing. Most levels, even custom graphics levels, adhere to strict 24 by 24 pixel architecture. Unfortunately, our Juni doesn't navigate curves all that well, and the objects can't handle them at all. But still, it's nice to get away from the blocky landscapes sometimes.

I think you should release your set for public use. Asking permission to use it isn't a big deal, but it is a small deal. A new and unsure level designer may just opt for default tiles leaving your beautiful tiles unused and forgotten. If you love something, set if free.

Oh, there IS an image in minmay's post.     Guess I should pay more attention to my own freekin threads. 

Yeah, the problem is, as egomassive said, there doesn't seem to be a good way of doing it.  For simplicity purposes, I've decided not to go with transparent or antialiasing, and the method I am settling on actually looks a lot like yours, minmay.  It seems I have to go with those "parts where the little segment things get longer then shorter then longer" because otherwise the outline is polygonal rather than round.  It does look rough, but I can't find a better solution and want this tileset done so I can move on to the other 3 tilesets I've been planning out... wait, I forgot one.  4 tilesets. 

As for my snafu on the public use issue... well, I'm not sure yet.  I realize I'm being a little possessive, and I'm not sure why.  I think for now I'll keep it "ask permission" at least for now.  After all, if someone is new to Knytt stories, I'm not sure they should be messing with smooth stone tileset quite yet anyway.  I find it takes a bit more planning and rework than the standard tilesets.

Anyhow, thank you all very much for the comments.   

Ok, I've got the black lines smoothed out, but they really bug me for some reason.  They just look too smooth, too nicely polished... too computer rendered maybe.  I can't quite figure out what it is, but comments would help I think.  Maybe there is nothing wrong with them and my perfectionism is getting to me.  I'll just post the screen shots for now and see what you think.

These screen shots illustrate that the "smooth stones" can actually be rather sharp and cave like too.  

Also, I'm experimenting with a new bush builder.  My old one has some minor conflicts that bug me.  Eventually I'll be using something like this for a giant tree builder I'm working on.  I really like using modular designs rather than a tree that must be used the exact same way every time.  The old bush design is on the left for comparison.

Thanks for any input guys.

Loved the level, love this tileset. Awesome job! I do agree with minmay on the outlines, but not enough to dislike the tileset.

I prefer the old trees. Repetition is more obvious with the new brush. The edges of the foliage look like they were cut out of the pattern with scissors. Makes it look flat despite the texture in the pattern. I suggest restricting big highlights to the top edge, and make them relate to the edge. The same goes for the shading at the bottom. In the middle I'd fill with a much less pronounced pattern. If you look at the Forest Thin tileset by Fredrik Andersson (appears in Riku Island level by Kohdi) The interior is just a solid color, but it works. Plus, The splotchy coloring on the old brush was a better match for the simple highlighting/shading on the ground tiles.