Mathias, a simple "this needs to be in low spec" would be sufficient, no?
I see no clear evidence of JPG artifacts either, where did you get this claim?
No. He needs help in coming to understand just what pixel art is, if he's mistaken these sprites so far for pixel art, by it's typical definition.
JPG artifacts, just a side-issue, but since you asked.
GO HERE for a version with brightness boosted and blown up to 400%. You'll notice the obvious 8x8 jpg artifacts. Bad because it means the artist is possibly degrading his image qualtiy as he works. Should be avoided at all costs. Though, I assume Figure only saved it in jpg for some presentational reason.
@Mathias, appreciate your input but figurestone is producing according to my technical spec, which takes precedence over arbitrary limitations. I do agree with two things you've said though, yes less colours could well do the same job (better, even); and scaling things down from a larger source image is a no-no. This may seem obvious, but figurestone's workflow needs some overhauling, which is why he's here. He is a graphic artist by profession but is dipping his toe into pixel art for the first time. Having just looked at your pixeljoint portfolio I do not think you have room to be cutting *anyone* down, particularly not on a forum where there are people who have been practising pushing pixels (professionally) for a quarter of a century.
Hi, NickZA, welcome to the party.
Hehe, Ironically, I disagree with both of your agreements, since they're both misunderstandings -If this
isn't intended to use a controlled palette, having less colors is no longer valid. The ship is gray and yellow. If anything, it could use
more colors, since precise index colors aren't even a consideration now who cares about color count? It's irrelevant.
For full color work, starting at 200 or 400% and scaling down to 50 or 25% is a brilliant way to get high detail into a small peice without monotonous manual detailing.
Cut down, what? Don't be silly. Leave those sensitivites behind when seeking honest feedback, grasshopper.