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Larry Bird

on: October 25, 2006, 12:45:31 am
Started this yesterday at school. It's supposed to be a sweating tea-drinking humanoid bird. I took a lot of liberties. Like the nipples and the hands. Color version to come soon, probably.


C+C would be appreciated. :-*
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #1 on: October 25, 2006, 01:01:33 am
I wouldnt conjoin the thight to the arm, and if its going to be that high up, then I advise you move the arms further inward.

Are those vestigal cornrows or tentacle feathers on his head?
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #2 on: October 25, 2006, 01:12:51 am
They're supposed to be slicked back feathers, instead of hair. So more of the former. :) But it's not really vestigial if it adds character, right? :P

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/mccow28/bird3-2.png
Better?

EDIT: Something's up with the pic. :-X Is it just my computer? Because on some it looks fine and sometimes it has a big grey patch under the arm. Dunno what would be causing it either.
« Last Edit: October 25, 2006, 05:35:36 pm by mccow28 »
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #3 on: October 25, 2006, 03:46:25 am
   The Gray patch must be some type of transparency issue I guess. The bird itself has a nice smooth texture to it, and I can't wait to see it colored. Now on to me bieng a jerk:

   I find it strange that his man-boobs, or the whole chest really, seem to be separated from the rest of the body, by that strange dark outline. If the look was to give the bird a little bit of sexy, saggage to the pectorals, I would slowly disinigrate, or blend(or Selout I suppose?) the mid-chest black outline into the brightest white you have shown.
   I also have noticed that there is a round circular shadow on the birds chest. My best guess is that the head is causing this shadow. However, if the beak is as long as it is right now, and if certain areas are bieng affected by some light source, then shouldn't the shadow be longer towards the middle, mainly casted be the beak itself? At the moment, it seems like a normal head is causing the shadow on the chest. Then again, you might be going for something different, so I could be wrong. That, and I also get the feeling that his left leg is longer than right for some reason...
   But again, this could be due to the fact that it's still in a grayscale period. Would totally love to see this guy in whacked out colors, sorta to parody the c64 Yus character though!..
   
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #4 on: October 25, 2006, 02:08:07 pm

I tried to fix a few things. Did I succeed?

There's no reason for the grey patch to be there, I'm trying to fix it. :ouch:

EDIT: I put it in Paint and saved it from there. Got rid of the grey splotch.
« Last Edit: October 25, 2006, 02:18:28 pm by mccow28 »
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #5 on: October 25, 2006, 04:13:41 pm
Sorry, I'm real crappy at describing what I see. what I meant was the line on his chest that seems to combine both breasts together. If you don't mind, here's an edit to show what craziness I've been talking about:


I had to do it quick, mainly cause I'm fixing to take off to work in a little bit. I just edited the chest region, and tried to make the dither pattern in the "thigh" region a little cleaner ( I couldn't find a proper way to do it, though...). I also gave the beak a little more shine to it to better define the curve, as I did to the his legs and arms...The top edit is the version with the beak casting the shadow on his chest, and the bottom edit is without the beak shadow on the chest to show what I was talking about in the breast region...But basically, thats what I trying to get across. Again, I may be misinterpereting the piece, so I apologize if this isn't the type of criticism you were expecting...
Still can't wait to see it colored though!
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #6 on: October 25, 2006, 04:48:10 pm
That's great critique, thanks a lot. :) I love what you did with the beak, looks a lot better. There was supposed to be second nipple, but it's not very obvious. I'll whip up an edit soon.

EDIT: Not very obvious. Not.
« Last Edit: October 25, 2006, 05:03:15 pm by mccow28 »
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #7 on: October 25, 2006, 06:18:47 pm

Double post. [oh noes]
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #8 on: October 26, 2006, 07:19:38 pm
Heh, boobage. It looks much better now, and I like the beak job's dithering. I wish you could use another background color, or transparency to replace the bright pink color he's standing against. My eyes, the pain!!...Great improvement, though...
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #9 on: October 27, 2006, 12:53:31 am
I couldn't transparofy it with any of the programs I have [only have free Graphics Gale], but I made it a better bg color, similar to this forum's.


Similar to the preview window color at least. ^_^


Think I might have a simple color scheme like this.
« Last Edit: October 27, 2006, 01:22:50 am by mccow28 »
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #10 on: October 27, 2006, 02:12:42 am
i dont think that adds enough to the piece, imo. if youre gonna add color you might aswell go all out, or atleast more than what you have there.
my edit really isnt much just me playing with colors really. :P
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #11 on: October 27, 2006, 02:27:11 am
Not bad, but the purple sticks out like sore thumb on my monitor. I'll play around with a crazier palate soon. :)
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #12 on: October 27, 2006, 03:25:15 am
it doesnt have to be crazy by any means, i just think why add just a dabb of color? its like greyscale on a tinted screen.
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #13 on: October 28, 2006, 12:32:48 am

Better or worse? :durr:
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #14 on: October 28, 2006, 12:53:10 am
The lightest shade ont eh side of the face that kinda looks like a crack is really bugging me...I'm not sure if it serves any purpose, btu it just doesn;t blend well.

Oh, and I love the colors  :)
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #15 on: October 28, 2006, 03:25:04 am
In terms of color, I was thinking more along the lines of...

The bird in the left is your version, except I decided to remove the AAing where his right arm was creating that shadow, as it looked a little strange(forgot to mention it in the last crit). Also, your green version of the bird looked great, except the strange reddish hue in the piece is really throwing it off atm. Oh, and sorry if I'm taking this editing a little too far. I'm also learning about as much as you are in this subject of choosing colors, so maybe I'll benefit from this piece also!...Great job...
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #16 on: October 28, 2006, 11:00:20 am
I wish I could dither like that. ATM, I'm still more of a spriter instead of pixel artist.:S
That said, great job. To ALL of you.;D
OT: I like these Holloween-themed emoticons, even if we never celebrate it where I'm from. They're so crazy. :D
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #17 on: October 28, 2006, 04:30:27 pm

I'm fairly happy with this coloration. I'd enjoy to call this finished sometime in the near future.  :)
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The lightest shade ont eh side of the face that kinda looks like a crack is really bugging me...I'm not sure if it serves any purpose, btu it just doesn;t blend well.
You mean the sweat? :huh:
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #18 on: October 28, 2006, 04:33:23 pm
Looks more like a vein to me.
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #19 on: October 28, 2006, 04:47:10 pm
taking away the sweats shadow helps alot.
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #20 on: October 28, 2006, 04:56:47 pm
It wasn't mean to be a shadow, it was mainly meant to help the sweat 'pop out', or give it a bit of depth. Which I do think worked. I did make it a little less noticable, though.

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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #21 on: November 03, 2006, 01:22:32 am
Shouldn't he be playing basketball?
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #22 on: November 03, 2006, 04:04:46 am
I was wondering if anyone was gonna notice that. :P
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Re: Larry Bird

Reply #23 on: November 03, 2006, 11:51:21 pm
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Shouldn't the light come from upwards? I thought so from the beak.
It there anything that shows otherwise? :-\ If so, let me know.
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