Pixelation
Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Araņa Feliz on May 03, 2017, 12:27:42 am
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hi everyone
This is my first attempt of a character portrait. i got some problems with the hair(still does not convince me) and the shadows. i ve seen a lot of hair tutorials but... i dont get it
(http://i.imgur.com/n312BDs.png)
Any critique in another aspect of the drawing is welcome
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Remove the hair entirely and start that bit over, you've got hairline and texture problems you need to work with so it doesn't look like a bunch of melted chocolate.
If you post without the hair on I'll do an illustrative gif showcasing what I mean.
Also, the cloth facemask looks really out of place, like it both constricts the bottom of her face inward as well as not having proper shading on it.
EDIT: also hey welcome to the forums, I'm mystery meat!
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Here is
(https://k60.kn3.net/8190ABFEF.png)
And about the mask, its the outline of what I want it to be, the base i mean
oh, and thanks for reply!
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Ah, hm.
Well, first problem I'm noticing is you seem to be just freehanding it. Fill out the head as if she's bald first, then post that!
Once that's done, figure out the hair lines! Basically, the hair lines are the big divides on our scalp where hair stops and starts. There's parts on the left and right side of your hair, for example, and your hair usually stops at the forehead too!
The concept here is to try and figure out those bigger groups so you have an easier time directing hair in a believable way.
An illustrative example I made:
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/259202471648296974/309197809041670145/jackal.gif)
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Ah, hm.
Well, first problem I'm noticing is you seem to be just freehanding it. Fill out the head as if she's bald first, then post that!
Once that's done, figure out the hair lines! Basically, the hair lines are the big divides on our scalp where hair stops and starts. There's parts on the left and right side of your hair, for example, and your hair usually stops at the forehead too!
The concept here is to try and figure out those bigger groups so you have an easier time directing hair in a believable way.
An illustrative example I made:
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/259202471648296974/309197809041670145/jackal.gif)
hey, i made low res version of the face, what do you think?
(http://i.imgur.com/7to0po3.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/Iv1jEh1.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/fvfYwvt.png)
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thaaat's just a circle. you're using the hairline right for the part since the lines are supposed to be the edge of the hair source, but it didn't look like you were going for an afro here.
You don't need to do it exactly like me, people's hair parts differently! here, I redid this based on your original post:
(http://imgur.com/h3FMTH9.gif)
This one is, as usual, a bit lazy (especially the highlighting, yikes) BUT! The big thing these help with is where hair starts to drape down, where parts in the hair are, and natural places to slap down mussed up hair bits.
Hope that helps!
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OK
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thaaat's just a circle. you're using the hairline right for the part since the lines are supposed to be the edge of the hair source, but it didn't look like you were going for an afro here.
You don't need to do it exactly like me, people's hair parts differently! here, I redid this based on your original post:
(http://imgur.com/h3FMTH9.gif)
This one is, as usual, a bit lazy (especially the highlighting, yikes) BUT! The big thing these help with is where hair starts to drape down, where parts in the hair are, and natural places to slap down mussed up hair bits.
Hope that helps!
Another try
(http://i.imgur.com/02ORwV8.png)
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Looking better, but remember that her hair isn't on a flat plane towards the camera! Her scalp curves away, with it how it is right now it looks like the top half of her head is looking down while the rest is looking almost straight-on!
Keep poking at it though, you're getting close! The hair grouping itself looks excellent, just re-work the angling!