Pixelation
Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Phlakes on December 23, 2011, 10:38:02 pm
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Alright, I'm working on this for an internet acquaintance, and I'm pretty happy with it, but I feel like there are tons of things that could either be fixed or improved. So I figured I'd come ask you guys with all the creative juices.
It's supposed to be very simple, and have a 8/16 bit theme going on, so I want to avoid too much AA to keep it very crisp and pixely.
(http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/3817/1up3.png)
Basically, if you were going to take this and give it to someone to use as a logo, what would fix, change, or add?
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Way too similar to:
(http://www.lundmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/video-games-live-logo.jpg)
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Way too similar to:
(http://www.lundmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/video-games-live-logo.jpg)
Balls, I knew it really reminded me of something. I actually have one of the albums, so it was probably in my memory yesterday. Well... I can't decide whether to roll with it, change it, or just go back to the drawing board.
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I don't see a problem. Both work with the extremely similar subject matter ( retro games) and due to the nature of pixel art, they elements used to create them ( pixels ) are finite, so no matter what you do it's going to be " similar". But the font and treatment of the pixels is completely different. I've seen much more similar logos than the case here. I'd say just carry on.
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Alright, brightened the lighter greens here-
(http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/496/1up4.png)
And I tried changing the other letters. Too hard to read now?
(http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4638/1up45.png)
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That line of dark pixels round the curves of the U and P isn't doing you any favours.
I know you said that you were looking to avoid AA but you already have the colours for it and I feel it would make that title look so much better.
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just outta curiosity...what kinda documentary is the 1up documentary? is it like a TAS runs documentary or osmething? I'm having a hard time imagining what it could be about :blind:
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just outta curiosity...what kinda documentary is the 1up documentary? is it like a TAS runs documentary or osmething? I'm having a hard time imagining what it could be about :blind:
It was a gaming marathon for the Extra Life (http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?) charity.
And I AA'd the curves, looks much better, and the outer ones will be done once I put it on a transparency (want to finish it in Paint first, XP Paint is what the cool kids use). Also a bit of reorganizing for more visual appeal-
(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7115/1up5.png)