Pixelation
Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Folis on July 11, 2010, 04:20:57 pm
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(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8990/sapphire.png) (http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2240/sapphirev.png)
Here you can see my first piece of Pixel Art ever !
It's done in crappy MS Paint. Constructive Critique very welcome.
EDIT: The new edit is next to the original so you can compare it. I used different colors and a different shading method.
The texture is left out to make a smoother surface, also I added a palette if you wanna mess around with the colours.
It's a .. no not a trap, but a sapphire
Again C&C ;)
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ok... so, not to be mean on purpose, but what is it?
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I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be a jewel or jem of some soft. If this is so, then I suggest killing the dithering all together -- dithering creates texture, which is (probably) not what you want when trying to make shiny jems. :)
Also, try replacing the shadows with a more purpleish blue, and the highlight with a warm, such as yellow. This will make it much more dynamic.
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Indeed, making a darker/lighter shade by just adding black/white isn't very pleasing. Try using different colours to shade things.
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I'll do a Edit when I' back home again :]
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Honestly, I liked the first one because the dithering added a sense of the crystal being CLEAR. It was really cool.