Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: John Colgrove on June 06, 2006, 05:24:41 am

Title: Help me
Post by: John Colgrove on June 06, 2006, 05:24:41 am

I need some critique on some pixel art I just can't get right. If someone could teach me how to shade I would be grateful. (http://forums.indiegamer.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=276&d=1149569841) I'm using graphics gale free addition so I can't do it in .gif. It's a basic enemy aircraft by the way.

Title: Re: Help me
Post by: Xion on June 06, 2006, 11:29:51 pm

Try .png and show us. There's no way we can help you with art if we can't see what you're doing wrong.

Title: Re: Help me
Post by: Godslayer on June 07, 2006, 02:04:07 am

Why cant you see it? Its right there.

Title: Re: Help me
Post by: Esker on June 07, 2006, 02:19:00 am

Other than the shading, which I'll leave for someone else to explain the biggest problem with these is that they're bland as hell. Try find some screenshots of top down shoot 'em ups and study them. They'll help you out a lot.

Title: Re: Help me
Post by: Billeh on June 07, 2006, 03:30:53 am

These are supposed to be space ships?

Title: Re: Help me
Post by: Xion on June 07, 2006, 04:44:58 am

Garr! It seems like every computer I touch has a problem displaying stuff 'till after I post saying I can't see it. Not even the hated red [x]

Sorry.

Title: Re: Help me
Post by: rabidbaboy on June 07, 2006, 05:12:46 am

honestly, those are boring designs.it looks like a toy airplane, or a torpedo, not a ship. also, i had to look at it for a long time to see that the difference between each spite in that sheet is the cockpit.make the design more exciting. ;D

Title: Re: Help me
Post by: John Colgrove on June 09, 2006, 01:15:26 am

oh that hurts  ::) That was my first piece of pixel art by the way. oh, what do you think of my shading anyway? By the way, sorry for the delay in response.