Pixelation
Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: ickylevel on January 26, 2014, 12:20:11 pm
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Hello,
I made these a while ago for my game (free) : http://www.moddb.com/games/gagalaxies
(http://media.moddb.com/cache/images/games/1/19/18781/thumb_620x2000/3.2.png)
You can download the full sources for the game as I am no longer working on it (the game is fully functional and bug free though)
Here is some of the content :
(http://i40.tinypic.com/ixbkfk.png)
(http://i42.tinypic.com/2m2gdxw.png)
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2zevux5.png)
I didn't spend too much time on the graphics as I was the only person working on this game, but I would like to have your C-C on how I could have improved my work. I am still quite newbie to pixel art.
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You have managed a convex highlight on the planets, but somehow you have done something strange on the gray alien head (I assume the head is supposed to be somewhat round, not flat like a pancake).
Either the highlight should be convex, meaning the light source is in front of the head, like this:
http://art-smart.townofmanchester.org/how_to/images/bubbles_shading.jpg (http://art-smart.townofmanchester.org/how_to/images/bubbles_shading.jpg)
Or else, if the head is back-lit, the shadow should be convex, like this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Sphere_with_soft_shadow.jpg/250px-Sphere_with_soft_shadow.jpg (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Sphere_with_soft_shadow.jpg/250px-Sphere_with_soft_shadow.jpg)
If both highlight and shadow are hollow, it means it is a pancake, doesn't it?
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Played around. Saw what happened if I try shading our alien gray friend to give more depth. Added an awkward aqua color for fun too :lol:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/850/j6ls.png)
Oh, and felt a longer neck compliments the face best for some reason too.
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The shadowing could have been better as its supposed to represent the shape of the object, you'r right.
My goal was to represent the head plus a part of the body to give an image of the full body characteristics. As I couldn't draw the full body (would take too much time).