Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: and2 on May 20, 2007, 04:33:10 am

Title: TREEEE!!!! CC very much appreciated.
Post by: and2 on May 20, 2007, 04:33:10 am

(http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2439/tree13uk8.png)
hmm.. i quite like the leaves, just not diggin' the Trunk  :-\

CC is much appreciated, i am just unsure of how to improve.

Title: Re: TREEEE!!!! CC very much appreciated.
Post by: Snippa on May 20, 2007, 08:02:18 am

looks awesome so far. :)
maybe a bit more light on the trunk would help?

Title: Re: TREEEE!!!! CC very much appreciated.
Post by: candiru on May 20, 2007, 08:12:08 am

Nice tree. The trunk is too dark overall, has too many colors and the shading is kind of random. The browns are weird, I think they're too reddish.

Title: Re: TREEEE!!!! CC very much appreciated.
Post by: ndchristie on May 20, 2007, 01:43:07 pm

for where i live, the trunk is fine, that's what all trees look like up here.

you begin to lose a lot of forms in the middle of the leafy portion, i would try to pull those out and separate them into distinct shapes.

Title: Re: TREEEE!!!! CC very much appreciated.
Post by: Chaos Tayoko on May 20, 2007, 03:00:29 pm

Sup and2, been a while. Well I know there are some mistakes, but i cant pick up on it. I can only hint on the trunk shape and color, and maybe the leaves needs to have more dynamic colors. If you go to the Recorded Pixel Pieces thread HERE (http://www.wayofthepixel.net/pixelation/index.php?topic=2144.0) and you watch Helms Platformer Mockup, at around 10 mins you will be able to see him make his tree. IMO is pretty amazing, and the recording is even better then a step by step WIP.

Good Luck.

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Post by: Advocate on May 20, 2007, 04:37:51 pm

He forgot to mention that this is for my game Shade Wood. He's the head gfx artist on the team, and doing a very good job at it too. I love his work.

Title: Re: TREEEE!!!! CC very much appreciated.
Post by: eck on May 20, 2007, 06:17:43 pm

advocate: your game is kinda irelivent to this topic...

and2:

i think one of the problems is that you have many colors withought enough contrast.  also, i think you should add some hard edges to the tree, to give it some 'charicter'.

also, i kinda feel like the leaves are pillow shaded, but i guess it looks alright anyway.

Title: Re: TREEEE!!!! CC very much appreciated.
Post by: Advocate on May 20, 2007, 06:24:37 pm

It's not irrelevant. I was just posting why he decided to make the tree is all. ^_^

I like it as is, but he doesn't like the trunk. Only thing I see wrong with the trunk is it's a bit dark compared to the leaves.

Title: Re: TREEEE!!!! CC very much appreciated.
Post by: Chaos Tayoko on May 20, 2007, 08:23:41 pm

Quote from: eck on May 20, 2007, 06:17:43 pm

advocate: your game is kinda irelivent to this topic...

and2:

i think one of the problems is that you have many colors withought enough contrast.  also, i think you should add some hard edges to the tree, to give it some 'charicter'.

also, i kinda feel like the leaves are pillow shaded, but i guess it looks alright anyway.

NVM....sorry

Title: Re: TREEEE!!!! CC very much appreciated.
Post by: and2 on May 21, 2007, 10:46:34 am

well iv worked the shape of the trunk a bit..
still needa change colours eh.
(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1452/tree14ld2.png)

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Post by: Advocate on May 22, 2007, 12:08:31 am

It looks better with a lighter contrast all over, imo.

(http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/8144/tree14ld20000sn4.png)

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Post by: Feron on May 22, 2007, 12:28:55 am

Quote from: Advocate on May 22, 2007, 12:08:31 am

It looks better with a lighter contrast all over, imo.

i'm gonna have to disagree on that.

Title: Re: TREEEE!!!! CC very much appreciated.
Post by: Advocate on May 22, 2007, 02:11:23 am

You have that right. But it's more fantasy-ish with a lighter contrast. And I just like it that way. ^_^