Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Basketcase on December 13, 2011, 02:27:36 am

Title: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: Basketcase on December 13, 2011, 02:27:36 am

(http://bb.xieke.com/files/cow2.png)

moo!

It's a forum avatar. Not sure how much extra I'll add. Maybe a BG? Yeah I think so.

Atnas told me to add hoofs so I'll do that.

Any other comments welcome!

Title: Re: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: milleja46 on December 13, 2011, 02:29:57 am

Add them hoofs dang you  :P it's needs some freakin' hoofs

Title: Re: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: Basketcase on December 13, 2011, 04:13:23 am

OK
(http://bb.xieke.com/files/cow3.png)

Title: Re: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: fortunato on December 13, 2011, 04:21:49 am

looks cute, but it almost seems like the cow just has a grass chinbeard, instead of eating the grass. maybe add a visible lower lip and have the grass coming out of it?

Title: Re: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: milleja46 on December 13, 2011, 12:06:23 pm

that and make the hoofs closest to us just a tad bit darker

Title: Re: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: Charlieton on December 13, 2011, 12:15:06 pm

I think you can ditch the black outline, though. It'll look better, and also fit in better with the style you have on the environment.

Title: Re: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: Basketcase on December 13, 2011, 04:37:33 pm

Added lip, removed outline and added gratuitous sky swirlies. Darker hooves didn't look right, so i'm trying the opposite: lighter back legs.
(http://bb.xieke.com/files/cow4.png)(http://bb.xieke.com/files/cow5.png)

Hey look at that, it tiles!

Title: Re: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: Charlieton on December 13, 2011, 05:03:16 pm

Cool! You could also add some highlights to the nose, which would probably be moist and thus give off light. It could help define its shape some more. Also, some simple shadows on the cow itself.

Title: Re: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: Basketcase on December 13, 2011, 10:30:49 pm

(http://bb.xieke.com/files/cow6.png)
Nose shinied. Tried shading the white close legs, didn't work. Cow shall remain unshaded!

I think it's about finished. Cow where are you?

edit: posted the wrong image d'oh

Title: Re: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: Seiseki on December 14, 2011, 02:16:56 am

Needs more cowbell ;)

Title: Re: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: fortunato on December 14, 2011, 04:18:51 am

Quote from: Basketcase on December 13, 2011, 10:30:49 pm

(http://bb.xieke.com/files/cow6.png)
Nose shinied. Tried shading the white close legs, didn't work. Cow shall remain unshaded!

i think it looks a bit odd with the two different colors/layers for highlight on the nose. the rest of the cow and everything else in the piece for that matter only has about 1 - 2 levels of depth color wise, so why should the nose have 3 levels? (does that levels thing make sense?) i think if you just had one color for the highlight on the nose it would look better. possibly one with not too much contrast on the main pink.

Title: Re: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: Cow on December 14, 2011, 07:14:30 am

Cute! I like it lots. I have 2 exams tomorrow and work but I'll try to finish yours tomorrow night. :-*

Title: Re: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: Cure on December 14, 2011, 09:10:18 am

suffering from sawhorse-syndrom, cows don't spread their legs like that. also, thought about adding an udder? the head feels a bit separate from the body, especially since cows have such heavy necks.

edit: just saw that it's a calf, so I guess udders aren't necessary. Though udders are the best part about making a cow.

Title: Re: Cartoon Calf for Cow
Post by: TheSouL on December 14, 2011, 09:18:45 am

Quote from: Cure on December 14, 2011, 09:10:18 am

suffering from sawhorse-syndrom, cows don't spread their legs like that. also, thought about adding an udder? the head feels a bit separate from the body, especially since cows have such heavy necks.

edit: just saw that it's a calf, so I guess udders aren't necessary. Though udders are the best part about making a cow.

It's a cartoon, I don't think that it's necessary to be like a real cow  :huh: