Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: CrazyMLC on November 11, 2007, 11:29:11 am

Title: [WIP] Cat, Waterbottle, and a Monitor.
Post by: CrazyMLC on November 11, 2007, 11:29:11 am

Hi, i got some pixel art here. Tally-ho!

(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7825/ultimatecatjs0zx1.png)

(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8120/waterbottleze5jd5.png)

(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8783/monitores4yz9.png)

These are original artworks, made from scratch.
I basically did everything with the pencil tool.
And actually, this is my first post!
 It seems that the usual backgrounds are green of "transparent" but I made these before I even knew about this forum.
so yeah, i'll probably edit my art if you notice any major flaws or something interesting to add.

hopefully my post has proper educate.

Title: Re: [WIP] Cat, Waterbottle, and a Monitor.
Post by: sharprm on November 15, 2007, 07:51:38 am

Not much to say except maybe the grey outline for monitor could be cleaned up a bit. Other than that nice pieces. About the cat, if its a picture of a statue of a cat, thats fine,
but if its a representation of an actual cat, maybe different eyes and legs would be better. Also, the ears are strange. I guess it is a statue of a cat, red cats aren't common.

Title: Re: [WIP] Cat, Waterbottle, and a Monitor.
Post by: CrazyMLC on November 16, 2007, 04:48:20 am

yeah, i could fix the ears. i might work on the ears.

thank you for the complements, and i'll also work on the monitor.

it is a statue thing.

Title: Re: [WIP] Cat, Waterbottle, and a Monitor.
Post by: bengo on November 16, 2007, 05:35:06 am

Though you say its hand-made, it doesn't, I'm guessing you used the fill tool and maybe the brush tool, either this or you're just using way too many colors, try to keep it simple:
(http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/9168/vampcatlp2.gif)

Also, I think you should use reference:
http://www.aleax.com/personal/alias/arcade/monitor.jpg
http://www.coffeeforless.com/images/uploads/evian_water.gif

Title: Re: [WIP] Cat, Waterbottle, and a Monitor.
Post by: CrazyMLC on November 18, 2007, 07:31:13 pm

thank you for the tips Bengoshia! (also, the monitor link doesn't seem to work)
i actually made the monitor and water bottle off of my monitor and an arrowhead bottle. yeah...

I'll tell you how i made the cat.  ;D

i made the outline and filled in the colors
and for the first version i had this
(http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/1339/catnj2.png)
(to tell you the truth, the reason it doesn't have a nose is that i didn't plan for t to be a cat)


then a friend of mine told me that the colors didn't look pleasant. so i changed the purple to red. (last time i used the fill bucket)

then i added a nose...

then i took about 6 colors and used them to shade the red, and i started shading more and more.
then i did the same with the yellow.
then i touched it up after about 3 weeks of me neglecting it.
and theres the finished product.

i  call it hand made because i made it with the magnifier tool in MSpaint and the pencil tool.

and i never use brush tools. they always mess up my outlines. i never use it in pixel art.