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Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Alucard on January 15, 2007, 05:50:36 am

Title: Original Gameboy Mockup Homage
Post by: Alucard on January 15, 2007, 05:50:36 am
I recently saw a thread with a piece of work that I really liked so I decided to take a part of it and remake it  ;D

The orginal thread and piece of work by Shifty McSly was my inspiration and guide can be found at http://www.wayofthepixel.net/pixelation/index.php?topic=1728.0

I than went from that to make the knight from the lower picture in a smaller form but still keep the same style since I liked it so much :lol:

This is completed piece
(http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/6739/trinitybloodsycthezx0.png)
Original I made

(http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3084/gbcknightza5.png)
GBC pallette version of mine (most recent)

(http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/500/trinitybloodsyctheoutlinj2.png)
Outline for editting or creating your own

Critism,questions,and edits are welcome

Also just a quick thank you to Shifty for making such a cool piece of work that kept me busy for a while  :P
Title: Re: Original Gameboy Mockup Homage
Post by: Checkworth on January 15, 2007, 08:22:01 pm
Teensy crit -- the shadow on the feet should probably be a shade lighter -- right now it's fairly indistinguishable from the feet themselves.
Title: Re: Original Gameboy Mockup Homage
Post by: Ryumaru on January 15, 2007, 08:42:20 pm
if you want to be emulating a gameboy color style, the most important thing is color count.  a gameboy color sprite can only have 4 colors, one must be for transparency.
i made an edit, take what you want from it:
(http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/6969/knightqx0.gif)
Title: Re: Original Gameboy Mockup Homage
Post by: Alucard on January 15, 2007, 10:31:42 pm
I have melded the two darker colors so I could make the correct GBC template which is now in the first post along with the original five color one

I also made the shadow on both lighter to make the feet more noticable

Nice edit and keep the comments coming
Title: Re: Original Gameboy Mockup Homage
Post by: Xion on January 16, 2007, 12:50:32 am
That new one still wouldn't work...Not unless you want to either have white be transparent (including the white that's making up his body) or just have no transparency.
It's 4 colors including transparency.
I think if you just replaced the black with the darkest gray and dithered the shadow it would comply with the GB limits.
Title: Re: Original Gameboy Mockup Homage
Post by: Alucard on January 16, 2007, 01:20:56 am
Ah ok well you wouldnt happen to know how to do transparency on Graphics Gale now would you  ???

Im still kinda new at making more serious pieces of work  :)

Also is this now correct?
(http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/942/trinitybloodsyctheic1me7.png)
Title: Re: Original Gameboy Mockup Homage
Post by: Xion on January 16, 2007, 02:19:45 am
Yes, that's it. Now, for some crits:
He looks like his legs are pointing kind of inward like he has to pee or something. I think if you pull his lower legs apart a bit, and point his feet outward, he'd have a more knightly stance. I also think it's weird that the cross on his chest has shading...is it indented?
He looks pretty holy to be an "Alucard"...
Nice, though.
Title: Re: Original Gameboy Mockup Homage
Post by: Alucard on January 16, 2007, 02:38:56 am
(http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3084/gbcknightza5.png)
Better?
Title: Re: Original Gameboy Mockup Homage
Post by: Xion on January 16, 2007, 02:41:03 am
Much.
Title: Re: Original Gameboy Mockup Homage
Post by: Alucard on January 16, 2007, 02:54:05 am
 :lol:

I might just turn this into an animation showing every change and step since Ive learned quite a bit and I think this is my best compared to the only other completed one I have posted on this forum and all my other random pieces

Remember more tips,edits,and comments are welcome    ;D