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Snip
It's suppose to be a male sprite. I'll try your suggestions about the arms and the AA.


Ahhh! I'll be honest I thought they were boobs as well, the way they are chiseled out makes them look very feminine. They also might be a little too low, not entirely sure, or many just too big.

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Pixel Art / Re: First Pixeling in a year [C+C]
« on: January 01, 2016, 09:51:08 pm »
So which direction are you aiming for, Digivoxel?

Hmm... Well, I can say for certain the game wouldn't contain any 3D objects. Everything would be done in pixel art. So I guess the real thing here is how the actual game's objects, like buildings, trees and etc would be laid out. I guess my biggest inspiration would be Golden Sun, but a little more space between objects for fighting/etc. I love the aesthetic in Golden Sun, and this was kind of the original approach.

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Devlogs & Projects / Re: 2d Development Frameworks/suits/engines
« on: December 31, 2015, 11:15:51 pm »
@atnas
mind you, i didn't say i don't care about the games. I don't want to play web-based, in browsers. I want an offline available standalone desktop application.  ::)
Stuff about Browsers or something

To add on to what @Atnas said, @Wzl a lot of browser games can be played offline ;) Of course you would need to have that browser.

A good example of this is google chrome. If you have google, turn off your internet. Then on the browser attempt to go to google.com. You should see a dinosaur. Press Space I think twice and you'll be playing a browser game offline ;)

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General Discussion / Guide to Hiring and Taking Jobs
« on: December 31, 2015, 11:08:05 pm »
So, with a recent post I was reading, stemming from 2009 crazy, right? I know this is something a lot of people new to the industry face, but also people who are veterans face this as well. I wanted to write up a guide to help new artists as well as new creators/planners, basically anyone who wants to approach an artist. However, this is a guide based on my personal experiences, and is most likely not universal. The least this guide will do is to prepare you for being scammed.

Scamming
Scamming goes both ways, an artist can take pay without doing a single pixel of work, and an entire game can have tilesets and animation without a dime in the artist's bank account. The best way to approach situations is to understand that there is no side that is screwed over more than the other. Artists have been screwed over and so have producers, but the best defense is to see the signs ahead of time.

Payment
A standard payment method today is Paypal. However, payment practices are different. Some people will only get paid once the work is fully done. Some will take 50% up front and 50% at the end; the list goes on. If you're not interested in taking payment, you can easily skip this step and head onto the next. However, if you are taking money, understand that Paypal is a safe place to accept money, but it is not without fault.

Unlike donations through paypal for streaming, chargebacks for art work are extremely hard to prove. Chargebacks are when the payer attempts to take their money back, claiming no work was done, or their credit card was stolen, and etc. On the downside, more often the money is retracted without contacting the other party. However, if you are a victim of a chargeback, you can contact Paypal with information. If you had completed a lot of art, have email proof of exchanges of art as well as information about the agreement to pay for the art, you will get your money back quick. So please follow this simple step guide before accepting art.
  • Receive text agreement (email is best) asking for your work in exchange for money.
  • Have evidence of your emails or messages with the person with your art or any work you've done.
Following these steps almost always guarantee's your money back, though these are not fail-safe ways methods. For example, if it is a stolen credit card, you probably wont get the money back.

Stolen Art
With advancements in google technologies, it's easier to see if art has been stolen. For most works you can reverse google search images in order to find their origin. Don't be afraid if they appear in the search, it's possible they posted their work on other websites. However, try to make sure if the account is linked to the artist contacting you. If the person contacting you by email is called DanielCraig188 and the person on the forum is called JamesDean, create an account and PM JamesDean, asking if they are the artist emailing you. If not, let the artist know there is someone using their art to try and steal money.

Research is CRUCIAL
If you don't research, you are to be blamed. If you searched for their art, or you looked up their company, than they did a good job at hiding their intentions. Not everyone is a scammer, it's rare to get scammed, so don't feel like you have to be on pins and needles 100% of the time. However, you should approach every partnership as a partnership. Understand that the person you're dealing with could run off with your money, trusting them is okay, but being prepared has never killed anyone.

It happens to everyone
A lot of people have had their work stolen, been asked to do a job and received no payment, even though they were contracted for payment. It doesn't matter if you're dealing with a random person on the internet, or someone who has worked in games companies. But never be afraid to tell your story.

If you believe you are being scammed and the person is not contacting you after payment, please reach out to them, but also websites their work is on. Most members will help try to get into contact with that user. If anyone has anything else to add, please feel free to share.

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Pixel Art / Re: First Pixeling in a year [C+C]
« on: December 31, 2015, 04:29:30 pm »
Actually, what I learned about posing at the best option is really to have an action figure or something to pose in order to get a great body pose, then studying it to make sure everything looks good. I might have to pick up a figma figure and pose it for animations haha

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Pixel Art / Re: First Pixeling in a year [C+C]
« on: December 31, 2015, 02:30:34 pm »
@Ambivorous
You made me realize one of my biggest mistakes. The eyes were above the ears by 1 pixel, which broke a lot of the perspective! I also changed the stance a bit, to be more dramatic, opening the chest, and etc. This is what I came up with so far, but the problem here is that the stance is showing a lot more turned to the side, while the head is still face forward, looks kind of awkward to me.

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Pixel Art / Re: First Pixeling in a year [C+C]
« on: December 31, 2015, 01:06:33 am »
Well it seems that you are going to do a major rework inspired by Atnas's edit, but here are my thoughts on what you did so far:
Yep, I've been doing a lot of rework, trying to get a better stance utilizing this silhouette method.


This is the point I'm at right now, I've gotten a stance and fixed a lot of the anatomy flaws in the original. However, I believe the stance is still very forward-facing. I don't feel like it's Action-RPG-y enough, so I'm trying to solve that perspective problem a bit more.

Fixed the perspective problem I believe:

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Pixel Art / Re: First Pixeling in a year [C+C]
« on: December 30, 2015, 10:34:40 pm »
SNIP

I getcha now, what I'm going to do is I'm going to study some Roman statues to look for some very strong poses, then try to figure out how to translate that to pixel art. Thanks for the high-res art to demonstrate as well!

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Devlogs & Projects / Re: 2d Development Frameworks/suits/engines
« on: December 30, 2015, 05:22:25 pm »
One of my guilty pleasure's is BYOND

BYOND
Very introductory to languages, if you learned OOP, you should be able to pick up this game quite easily. Art assets, maps, and etc are handled well in the engine. Plus it's extremely easy to port over to online-multiplayer. I would say that's probably the best part, if you're interested in learning about online development.

Cons
The library is flooded with resources from 2007 that either don't work, or straight up have no comments about variables or procs. Also previous games that you made will eventually break with updates to the system.

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Pixel Art / Re: First Pixeling in a year [C+C]
« on: December 30, 2015, 05:13:38 pm »

Here's an updated version. I took the info from Gil about the legs and made them a bit more dynamic. In doing so, the arms looked too large so I down-sized them as well. When that was done, the chest looked way too big, so I shifted the pixels down a bit, and then per fiancee's request I gave him a bit more of a waist.

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