Hi folks! I'm a huge Atari ST fan and I've been working on some pixel art recently, and would appreciate some comments/criticisms, and suggestions for improvements if you can spare the time. I have been using an ST program called Degas Elite which is over 20 years old now! Bare in mind the STs limitations: 16 colours from a choice of 512.
This is based on a character drawn by Chris Bachalo and my first serious attempt at pixelling. Unfortunately I can't find the piccie I used as reference and have now lost all confidence in tackling the hair. So I moved on to this:
This one is based upon a black and white photo of a bald girl. I have elongated the features so it is less feminine and a little more alien! Not sure where to go with the background, but I am concentrating on the shading first. This one features my first grapple with 'ambient lighting'
and a dithering technique inspired by Exocet's pixel art (Atari ST artist).
Any comments on how to improve or further develop these pieces or stop me from making the same mistakes on future attempts will be gratefully recieved!
Thanks in advance,
StickHead