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Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: skeddles on February 13, 2007, 12:40:29 am

Title: giant jalepeno!
Post by: skeddles on February 13, 2007, 12:40:29 am
 :D

for my science fair project.
so far i have the lineart:
(http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/974/untitledzq8.png)
anything i should change before i shade it?
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: Elk on February 13, 2007, 12:30:38 pm
you should work on the lineart more :X
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: Kame on February 13, 2007, 01:20:54 pm
Here's an edit fixing the massive problems with the lineart:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/kame_gamez/jalapeno.png)

Could still bear a good touching-up before and during coloring.
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: Larwick on February 13, 2007, 01:38:51 pm
Personally i think it's an extremely boring shape for something so large. Either add some jazz to it, or make it 10x smaller. Also, make sure you look at your references carefully..  :y:
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: Kame on February 13, 2007, 02:40:57 pm
Quote from: Larwick on February 13, 2007, 01:38:51 pm
Personally i think it's an extremely boring shape for something so large. Either add some jazz to it, or make it 10x smaller. Also, make sure you look at your references carefully..  :y:
Well, Jalapeņos are pretty boring. Some of them are kinda bumpy, but that's really left until the shading stage. But yeah, it'd make a better 21x48 IMO. Very small.
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: Xion on February 13, 2007, 08:55:00 pm
I preferred the original's curved bottom.
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: Rox on February 13, 2007, 09:42:38 pm
Quote from: Xion Night on February 13, 2007, 08:55:00 pm
I preferred the original's curved bottom.
Me, too, but there was a point with it. The original looks more like a stubby pepperoni. Jalapeņo usually aren't curved. They're a very boring thing to draw... I guess they could be curvy, but again, then it looks more like some other type of hot thing, and not like a jalapeņo...
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: ptoing on February 13, 2007, 09:54:39 pm
Jalapenos (can't be arsed to make a ~n here) are not that even, they are ever so slighly bumpy. Plus they are quite shiny.
Also for something like this, why do you even need lineart. Just block in colours after or while looking at reference.

Just made this in about 5 minutes, picking colours as I went. From here colours could be refined and the whole thing could be polished, as in aa and such.
(http://www.ptoing.net/jalapeno.png)
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: Jad on February 13, 2007, 10:16:48 pm
Shine-wise, there's a certain sexiness in the unrefined form actually. It makes me think of sweet jalapeņos (yay for ņ) as they should :]

Great edit, you! <3
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: skeddles on February 13, 2007, 11:00:03 pm
Quote from: ptoing on February 13, 2007, 09:54:39 pm
Jalapenos (can't be arsed to make a ~n here) are not that even, they are ever so slighly bumpy. Plus they are quite shiny.
Also for something like this, why do you even need lineart. Just block in colours after or while looking at reference.

Just made this in about 5 minutes, picking colours as I went. From here colours could be refined and the whole thing could be polished, as in aa and such.
(http://www.ptoing.net/jalapeno.png)

ugh..... yours is perfect, i cant make anything even close to that good
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: Feron on February 13, 2007, 11:11:41 pm
Quote from: skeddles on February 13, 2007, 11:00:03 pm

ugh..... yours is perfect, i cant make anything even close to that good

well atleast try.  you may even get better along the way.
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: skeddles on February 13, 2007, 11:20:45 pm
Quote from: Feron on February 13, 2007, 11:11:41 pm
Quote from: skeddles on February 13, 2007, 11:00:03 pm

ugh..... yours is perfect, i cant make anything even close to that good

well atleast try.  you may even get better along the way.
im gonna try my way first, by shading the outline, and dithering, mainly because i need some practice dithering on something big. we'll see how it comes out.
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: Cow on February 13, 2007, 11:30:32 pm
I don't think you really need dithering on a jalapeņo. :-X Just sayin'.
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: skeddles on February 14, 2007, 12:11:44 am
Quote from: mccow28 on February 13, 2007, 11:30:32 pm
I don't think you really need dithering on a jalapeņo. :-X Just sayin'.
i know....

(http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5589/untitledxe0.png)well, thats the best i could do, where do i  go from here?
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: AIGuy on February 14, 2007, 02:26:45 am
Redo the big black line part.  It's ugly.
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: robalan on February 14, 2007, 03:23:27 am
Just to note, jalapeņos are usually green.  Nice try, though I agree that it would probably be better smaller.

[EDIT] Looked up jalapeņos on Wikipedia: "During a growing period, a plant will be picked multiple times. As the growing season comes to an end, the jalapeņos start to turn red. The fresh market is for green jalapeņos and red jalapeņos are considered inferior. Growers either discard the red jalapeņos into the ground or use them for the production of chipotles." [/EDIT]
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: Xion on February 14, 2007, 03:51:40 am
Don't forget the shiny white specular hilights. Make the shading kinda lumpy, too, sorta like in Ptoowing's pepper.
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: rabidbaboy on February 14, 2007, 04:51:08 am
Might I suggest a rotting jalapeno instead?
It might add interest and detail to the jalapeno, given that it's a very large piece.
Title: Re: giant jalepeno!
Post by: SCiDT on February 14, 2007, 05:41:45 am
Ok where you go from here as you asked.

Study the other jalapeņo and see what is done differently. Notice that ptoing made it allot smaller. Which you might want to consider doing.
Then also learn from the pallet as like mentioned you need the white hi lights.

Good luck bot bad for a first pixel piece, just keep practicing.