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Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: leroy on December 20, 2011, 01:40:19 pm

Title: Disintegrating planet
Post by: leroy on December 20, 2011, 01:40:19 pm

I like to post my WIP's both here and PixelJoint forums for diversity.. anyway

(http://i.imgur.com/kP5tL.png)

v2
(http://i.imgur.com/RX5xT.png)

v3
(http://i.imgur.com/ln87m.png)

v4
(http://i.imgur.com/ydzcr.png)

Some asterism background based on this http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6POnqulCLbE/TVqUw5X2IlI/AAAAAAAAIDw/vX1h49KupH4/s1600/Otava.jpg (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6POnqulCLbE/TVqUw5X2IlI/AAAAAAAAIDw/vX1h49KupH4/s1600/Otava.jpg)

v5 Pretty radical color change here due to it not being 'planety' enough
(http://i.imgur.com/MNMPf.png)

v6
(http://i.imgur.com/gwN4q.png)

v6 with a simple frame
(http://i.imgur.com/xUiOB.png)

v7 with a better twirly
(http://i.imgur.com/ARMrP.png)

v8
(http://i.imgur.com/XyGrV.png)

v9
(http://i.imgur.com/kwMuf.png)

v10
(http://i.imgur.com/91wju.png)

v10.5
(http://i.imgur.com/fASWi.png)

v11
(http://i.imgur.com/RF7wv.png)

v12
(http://i.imgur.com/H9Cem.png)

v13
(http://i.imgur.com/IQYXz.png)

Title: Re: Disintegrating planet
Post by: Mathias on December 20, 2011, 08:49:47 pm

The magma core erupting is a nice touch.

Why the perfect spiraling debris into the left side? Makes it look like a something is sucking it in . . .

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J02uQeJwwfQ/TGdU12ej6wI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/rSp-wVNvKKk/s1600/megamaid-spaceballs.jpg)

Title: Re: Disintegrating planet
Post by: leroy on December 20, 2011, 09:14:36 pm

Yeah the original idea was to have it sucked into a wormhole of sorts, I may or may not still add that. Next I need to work on breaking up the dark background for the stars with some dithered spots and figure out how to position the whole thing and if I need to resize the canvas for it.

Title: Re: Disintegrating planet
Post by: Mathias on December 21, 2011, 01:44:50 pm

My biggest thing is the spherical shading on the planet. It seems a bit flat. I suggest less light hitting the planet's right-side, then maybe add a fringe of light, from a secondary light source illuminating the right edge.

Title: Re: Disintegrating planet
Post by: Mathias on December 21, 2011, 09:38:22 pm

(Sorry, I had to cull your superfluous posts)

Lookin neat. I like the subtle dither in the bg. Why blue for the secondary light? Seems like you'd just use one of your lighter beige colors for dat.

Title: Re: Disintegrating planet
Post by: leroy on December 22, 2011, 10:17:08 am

Quote from: Mathias on December 21, 2011, 09:38:22 pm

(Sorry, I had to cull your superfluous posts)

Lookin neat. I like the subtle dither in the bg. Why blue for the secondary light? Seems like you'd just use one of your lighter beige colors for dat.

I tried the beige but it just looked terrible to me.


EDIT: Latest one in the original post.

And I like to post the updates like that, makes it nice and easy to see the progress.  ;)




EDIT: Alternative ( aka me and the spiral had a falling out.)

(http://i.imgur.com/IJcQf.png)


And retry

(http://i.imgur.com/dFuoi.png)

Title: Re: Disintegrating planet
Post by: Phlakes on December 22, 2011, 08:10:16 pm

I actually like the one without the spiral. Makes it look bigger. Maybe add some magma to that. And I'm guessing the left side of the main body is WIP, because right now it look like the planet is being stretched like clay.

Title: Re: Disintegrating planet
Post by: leroy on December 22, 2011, 08:46:48 pm

Does it look less clay-like now? I added some craccckks.

(http://i.imgur.com/IQYXz.png)

Spiral stays though, I like it.  :P

Title: Re: Disintegrating planet
Post by: leroy on December 22, 2011, 09:12:28 pm

Think I'm going to call this done. Here's what it is now.

(http://i.imgur.com/K8q4A.png)

Thanks for the help err.. you two.  :huh: ;)
http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/67219.htm (http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/67219.htm)