Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: GrayAmaroq on February 10, 2016, 09:46:34 pm

Title: One of my first Pixelart! What do you guys think?
Post by: GrayAmaroq on February 10, 2016, 09:46:34 pm

This is one of my first pixelart i made, im new to it so dont expect to much. :)

(http://i.imgur.com/xI3sf8V.gif)

Title: Re: One of my first Pixelart! What do you guys think?
Post by: Atnas on February 10, 2016, 11:00:41 pm

Welcome to Pixelation! It looks very nice for a first pixel art.

The sword is moving at a linear velocity, try looking at the motion curves here: http://easings.net/

You could have it pull back slowly... then slam into the sword, for instance. Consider that when the sword hits the stone it might be touching the hole (that isn't presently drawn) and that will cause friction that will affect the velocity. If you do want the sword to actually enter the stone, consider just how much force that would require, or if you want the sword to have certain properties like heat that will cause the stone to melt, etc.

IMAGINE: A red hot magic blade hurtling towards the stone. It quivers up to the hilt after it strikes, and begins boring into the stone as lava dribbles from the edges of the sword. The molten rock lets off smoke as it cools and turns black.

 d:o

And how is the sword moving? What's doing this, who? If it's a wizard, think about his magic, and what type of control he has over objects. Does he simply apply forces to objects? Does he influence the movement with jerky movements, or in flourishes? Is he using a wand, or his mind? Is it some celestial event? Invisible person? Esper? Is the sword sentient, and will it think about how to enter the rock? Once you decide on this, ideas for how to put it into the piece will come much easier.

The style rules you've created for yourself in this piece are clashing. the sword is outlined in black, but the rock is exempt from these rules. What a special rock! Usually you reserve breaking the style to convey specific things, such as motion blur. There doesn't seem to be a reason for having one outlined and the other not.

Also, whatever you're using to move the sword is allowing it to rest at uneven pixel coordinates and it's eating rows of pixels.

Title: Re: One of my first Pixelart! What do you guys think?
Post by: GrayAmaroq on February 12, 2016, 10:44:16 pm

Update!  (http://i.imgur.com/GEAp69r.gif)

Title: Re: One of my first Pixelart! What do you guys think?
Post by: wzl on February 13, 2016, 12:08:42 am

Here's an attempt to visualize atnas suggestions. having the sword move more magically (hovering, rotating) and using lightning to imply magic is used to ram the sword into the rock.
i played around with the colors and added a background to unify it a bit more

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12237727/Art/wotp/grayamaroq_excalibur.gif)
not much to add since atnas already elaborated on everything

Title: Re: One of my first Pixelart! What do you guys think?
Post by: Decroded on February 13, 2016, 04:50:01 am

Nice edit  :y:
Seems begging for a little screen shake and some sparks as the sword impacts.

Title: Re: One of my first Pixelart! What do you guys think?
Post by: yaomon17 on February 13, 2016, 05:54:00 am

Yea, screen shakes would be cool
(http://i.imgur.com/oMdDYby.gif)

Title: Re: One of my first Pixelart! What do you guys think?
Post by: aamatniekss on February 13, 2016, 09:23:45 am

Those are some cool edits. However the edit by yaomon17 seems actually too powerful. I feel if a sword went into a stone with such power the stone would just shatter to small pieces. Maybe something between both edits would be the best

Title: Re: One of my first Pixelart! What do you guys think?
Post by: GrayAmaroq on February 13, 2016, 09:53:34 am

What do you guys use 4 the pixelart animations?

Title: Re: One of my first Pixelart! What do you guys think?
Post by: yaomon17 on February 13, 2016, 09:54:38 am

Graphicsgale.

Title: Re: One of my first Pixelart! What do you guys think?
Post by: wzl on February 13, 2016, 02:49:43 pm

Quote from: yaomon17 on February 13, 2016, 05:54:00 am

Yea, screen shakes would be cool
(http://i.imgur.com/oMdDYby.gif)

lol, you went totally overboard, but its amazing :D
excellent sword shading too, i will look it in detail

i'm using aseprite (http://www.aseprite.org/)

Title: Re: One of my first Pixelart! What do you guys think?
Post by: GrayAmaroq on February 16, 2016, 01:40:04 pm

Those do look way better then mine.. xD