Pixelation
Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Jaramelon on September 01, 2015, 11:26:42 am
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hello. i've been pixelating this for a while, and i see something is wrong with my pixelart, but can't detect what exactly it is. does anyone know?
(http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah117/Jara_de_Nooijer/drawing3_zpscrldibj3.png)
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The hair has pillow shading and lighting issues.
See this: http://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11299
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i tried, but i dont know how to see where the light comes from.
this is it now
(http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah117/Jara_de_Nooijer/drawing90_zpskxdjcvth.png)
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i tried, but i dont know how to see where the light comes from.
That's up to you. From the speculars in the eyes already, it looks like the light might be coming from the top right.
Are you using a reference? If not, it would help a lot.
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thankyou :D i used references yes, but it's really hard to do the shadows for me in such complicated shapes as this. like, i can do circles. i've learned that on school lol. but this..
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i dont know how to see where the light comes from.
This highlights a fundamental problem. Before you try something as complex as a human face, you should learn the basics of how light works and how basic geometric forms are lit. practice drawing spheres, cylinders, and cubes in perspective and according to a distinct light source.
Right now you don't know how to think in 3d or know where shadows and highlights should fall, so what you have is a flat image made up of symbols rather than forms. You need to teach yourself to think about the form and planes of objects, and where light strikes those planes. There are exercises to cut down on symbol drawing, such as drawing an image upside down, but I'd also recommend you use photo references when you're working so that you can study how features actually look.
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it wasnt that bad was it
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Don't try to think of it in terms of good or bad.
It's more about the knowledge and tools you have at your disposal.
The execution of the image shows that you are missing out on some useful stuff.