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Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: SirBilly on April 18, 2010, 02:57:44 am

Title: [WIP] Bird
Post by: SirBilly on April 18, 2010, 02:57:44 am
Howdy!

Another bird for you to chew on! Is it ready for Pixeljoint yet you think? If not so, I'd love to find out why! Thanksy you!

(http://i39.tinypic.com/2iqeeww.jpg)

EDIT1:
(http://i41.tinypic.com/16ks7k3.png)

EDIT2:
(http://i41.tinypic.com/15dvs6r.png)

EDIT3:
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2lbngur.jpg)

EDIT4:
(http://i41.tinypic.com/307ond0.png)
Title: Re: [WIP] Bird
Post by: skamocore on April 18, 2010, 04:04:08 am
Go back to #3, the cloud thing looks great, the curves really contrast nicely with the angles of the bird; maybe smooth it out a bit though.

The wings look nice, but the top half lacks volume in comparison.

Also, nice colours.
Title: Re: [WIP] Bird
Post by: SirBilly on April 18, 2010, 05:14:17 am
Go back to #3, the cloud thing looks great, the curves really contrast nicely with the angles of the bird; maybe smooth it out a bit though.

The wings look nice, but the top half lacks volume in comparison.

Also, nice colours.

Perhaps something towards this direction?

EDIT5:

(http://i43.tinypic.com/5eicg7.png)
Title: Re: [WIP] Bird
Post by: Dekthro on April 18, 2010, 08:00:58 am
New version is good. I like it.  ;D Maybe some anti-aliasing?
Title: Re: [WIP] Bird
Post by: SirBilly on April 18, 2010, 01:07:29 pm
(http://i41.tinypic.com/334oydc.jpg)

I guess AA looks better at some places, especially on the back and on the head. I really think the wing can be improved as well, right now it looks like a black gap on the bottom.
And I get the feeling that something is missing, it looks so simple.
Title: Re: [WIP] Bird
Post by: Larwick on April 18, 2010, 01:26:04 pm
I must say I really dislike the faux graffiti splodge styled background - I think you could get some really interesting shapes and forms into it if you went further with the detail. I'm imagining a larger array of smaller bubbles, more curves... hmm hard to explain. Not keen on the large cirlces and straight drips. Love the bird.
Title: Re: [WIP] Bird
Post by: SirBilly on April 18, 2010, 03:24:09 pm
I must say I really dislike the faux graffiti splodge styled background - I think you could get some really interesting shapes and forms into it if you went further with the detail. I'm imagining a larger array of smaller bubbles, more curves... hmm hard to explain. Not keen on the large cirlces and straight drips. Love the bird.

It isn't exactly hard to imagine there's a more suitable background for it, perhaps the 'splodge spray' is not the "one". Guess if there should be a background at all is should be somewhat in style with the bird, I'm thinking colours.

Here's my inspiration source http://mattsewell.co.uk/?p=744 (http://mattsewell.co.uk/)

And:

(http://mattsewell.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/rspb1.jpg)

Forest background? Clouds? The bird in a tree?

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Edited some more again. Played around with colors, mabye the backgrounds are to noisy and draws too much attention away from the bird.

Here they are anyways:
(http://i43.tinypic.com/2hd8tfs.gif)
Title: Re: [WIP] Bird
Post by: McClaneGames on April 18, 2010, 07:06:31 pm
Loving the second one.  First is too boring, third looks like someone spilled something and you're looking at it top-down, fourth is way too busy.  Keep up the good work!
Title: Re: [WIP] Bird
Post by: SirBilly on April 18, 2010, 08:51:10 pm
Thanks!

I peeped over at Google and searched for some real photos of 'Blue Tits', lol, and made a quick edit from what they looked like. It kinda looks like an parrot almost. Does it look better?

(http://i41.tinypic.com/23kc1zq.gif)

(http://ic2.pbase.com/g3/71/36871/3/54151593.04_Bluetit.jpg)
Title: Re: [WIP] Bird
Post by: allaze-eroler on April 18, 2010, 09:03:59 pm
ho it's that bird you were based on ? well, these bird have various pattern so, it's never same for some reasoin ^^; i have plenty bird of these during winter, i'm not sure if i will have more tomorrow... ^^;
Title: Re: [WIP] Bird
Post by: SirBilly on April 19, 2010, 03:06:07 pm
I think the previous idea is better than the latest update perhaps, the new ones aren't as simple, and I think the simplicity really makes this piece. Happy with the result I'm loading it up on PJ!