Pixelation
Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: skeddles on December 14, 2006, 11:10:47 pm
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first is a pirate(lineart by gnarf)
(http://img303.imageshack.us/img303/2339/piratedk5.png)
how is the shading/colors? should i dither the stomach?
next is a king, which i might color
(http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/7134/untitledbj0.png)
how does he look? what colors should i use?what style?
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Wow. a really nice dithering job on that beard, my friend. You seem to be improving quite rapidly. (compared to your other threads? i guess?)
I think maybe add 1 more colour to the stomach, maybe 2. But don't dither with them, just do some AA'ing, otherwise you'd end up with a texture similar to the beard. Also, i'd remove the stripes from the peg-leg and make it more like a wood-texture.
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The shading on the belly and the legs is a little off - if I have time tonight I'll edit. Until then, there are a bunch of other people that worked with that lineart in the lineart thread, go check to see how they shaded.
The beard looks nice, and I really like the colors. :y:
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Wow. a really nice dithering job on that beard, my friend. You seem to be improving quite rapidly. (compared to your other threads? i guess?)
I think maybe add 1 more colour to the stomach, maybe 2. But don't dither with them, just do some AA'ing, otherwise you'd end up with a texture similar to the beard. Also, i'd remove the stripes from the peg-leg and make it more like a wood-texture.
thanx. i agree, every time i do i new pixel art, im amazed at how much better it is than the last one. practice practice practice in action.
and for the peg leg, i agree, i was fooloing around,zoomed in, and i didnt know what it would look like. then i zoomed in and i was like"ew."
it needs to be redone.
im not sure where i should add color to the stomach. do you mean add 1 to use as an AA color, or a whole nother layer of shading?
@Akzidenz- ya i still need to work on lightsources, and shading. i dont really have it down to a science....yet...
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you are gettin much better, ;) .. with the pegleg maybe have the stripes vertical istead of horizontal??
with your palette Id love to see a bit more warmth to your skin, just tweak your darker shades slightly more to the red..
haha beard's lookin good.
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That king is sweet ;D Is it alright if I color him?
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(http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7078/piratejv1.png)
updates:
changed skin tone
redid the pegleg
sheded real leg
That king is sweet ;D Is it alright if I color him?
sure
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The palette is pretty out there.. Nicely done. :y:
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besides the face, what else do i need to do before im done?
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besides the face, what else do i need to do before im done?
I'd suggest you sort that gut out. The lighting on it seems a tad strange.
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I'd suggest you sort that gut out. The lighting on it seems a tad strange.
im not sure how :-\
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done with face:
(http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1535/piratelx9.png)
still dont know how to fixe the stomach :-[
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It does seem to miss some depth, and the stomach size increases more at the bottom, kinda making it look like he has a bigger back at the bottom than at the top, where there's less pixels. Try and give him a more rounded look, beef up his arms and legs a bit, since it looks like, anatomically, the guy could collapse by his sheer mass. Additionally, try to fix the position of his eyes, seems unnatural one's in the middle and one's high. *Giggles*
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(http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/7811/piratemb9.png)
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is he done?
(http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/116/pirateyk5.png)
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I made an edit mainly reworking colours...
(http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/3226/pirateeditsh7.png)
I added another layer of highlights to the skin allowing more detail to be implemented into it (the belly button and eye brow). The darkest of the clothes and beard was made the same colour. The lightest colour for the skin and beard was also shared.
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I made an edit mainly reworking colours...
(http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/3226/pirateeditsh7.png)
I added another layer of highlights to the skin allowing more detail to be implemented into it (the belly button and eye brow). The darkest of the clothes and beard was made the same colour. The lightest colour for the skin and beard was also shared.
great. now you made a perfect one, so i cant realy learn from it or finish it without copying it.
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That is very much incorrect. It's as impossible to make a "perfect" piece of art as it is to teach a pile of rabid hedgehogs to tango.
Zeid washed out the colors on it, so the highlights are too big now, and much of the form is lost, the beard could be much improved with something better than a quick and easy dither, maybe actually draw in the curly hair? The shading, while not that bad, it not coming from any specific direction, there are no cast shadows, the anatomy is lacking in detail, the eyepatch's cord should probably not be a straight line, the side of the head and ear area is a bit confusing, the hands are messy, the pockets looks strange, more detail could be added to the pants, like laces and seams. I'm only getting started, and that doesn't even begin to cover stylistic choices and who knows what else.
But anyway, just do the best you can, and don't ever think you'll be able to make something that is "perfect."
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That is very much incorrect. It's as impossible to make a "perfect" piece of art as it is to teach a pile of rabid hedgehogs to tango.
Zeid washed out the colors on it, so the highlights are too big now, and much of the form is lost, the beard could be much improved with something better than a quick and easy dither, maybe actually draw in the curly hair? The shading, while not that bad, it not coming from any specific direction, there are no cast shadows, the anatomy is lacking in detail, the eyepatch's cord should probably not be a straight line, the side of the head and ear area is a bit confusing, the hands are messy, the pockets looks strange, more detail could be added to the pants, like laces and seams. I'm only getting started, and that doesn't even begin to cover stylistic choices and who knows what else.
But anyway, just do the best you can, and don't ever think you'll be able to make something that is "perfect."
i guess your right. i was on our crappy school computers, so it looked a lot better 8)
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(http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2689/pirateat2.png)
how is he now?
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I personally think it needs an extra shade to add more depth..
(http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/4533/piratepu4.gif)
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I personally think it needs an extra shade to add more depth..
(http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/4533/piratepu4.gif)
i think that makes the piece look, umm its hard to explain... well it make it look not as soft. i like it without the intense amount of light... now that i think about it..before it kinda looked like a pirate at sunset, especially since where the light source is coming from. and i like it like that.
i made one las edit, and i think im done.(http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/7021/piratele2.png)thank you guys for all of your help! ;D