Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: ryuuzaki on October 10, 2015, 04:21:31 pm

Title: [C+C] Old Martial Artist
Post by: ryuuzaki on October 10, 2015, 04:21:31 pm

I feel like tha shading on the gray parts is wrong, how can I improve it?
Do you guys see anything else that could use some edits? I was working on it changing alot of things till I run out of ideas.
(http://i.imgur.com/g5qPmfm.png)

Title: Re: [C+C] Old Martial Artist
Post by: heyguy on October 10, 2015, 07:40:19 pm

I think your character is lacking tertiary detailed like wrinkles on his clothes. I'd assume there'd be wrinkles on the pants, especially where the pants meet the feet/shoes. Speaking of shoes, his left shoe/foot looks a little weird. I'd recommend finding reference of a man wearing a similar get up. And looking at martial artist shoes and how other pixel art characters draw feet. Right now your foot looks a little "mushy".

Your limbs look a little mushy and stretchy too. I'd recommend checking out some anatomy images to help you with the body. Something about the arms look off to me. I'm no anatomy master but the placement of those elbows and length of the arms look off to me.

Title: Re: [C+C] Old Martial Artist
Post by: Decroded on October 11, 2015, 06:34:41 am

in terms of shading it doesn't make much sense.
the front leg for example, the top would be brighter than the shin and the knee would usually be the highlight (sharp edge) but its darkened at the knee which makes it look like a balloon.

Title: Re: [C+C] Old Martial Artist
Post by: ryuuzaki on October 11, 2015, 09:28:43 pm

(http://i.imgur.com/dHcmPLl.png)
Experimented with shading + edited some parts.
Any better now?

Title: Re: [C+C] Old Martial Artist
Post by: Decroded on October 12, 2015, 11:21:23 am

instead of words, here's a quick edit from a similar thread i was trying to show some stronger lighting...
(http://i.imgur.com/WUK5DBR.gif)