Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Zach on July 21, 2006, 05:49:02 pm

Title: my colors.. not my lines - and cycoploid is finished :P
Post by: Zach on July 21, 2006, 05:49:02 pm: (http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g23/artfocker/tomiaman.png)

credit mia to the lines <3
Title: Re: my colors.. not my lines
Post by: rabidbaboy on July 22, 2006, 12:18:29 am: how do you choose your colors?
i like those tones! :o
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Post by: Zach on July 24, 2006, 12:38:24 am: yah so i guess no one was into this then eh >.>
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Post by: lief on July 24, 2006, 12:40:05 am: a beautiful treatment of lower left face.
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Post by: Zach on July 24, 2006, 12:57:34 am: ty :)

yee been trying to mix colors more n stuff, very good results
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Post by: Tremulant on July 24, 2006, 01:38:53 am: Yeah, why didn't I post something here...?

These colours are, in my mind, completely brilliant, and I'd love to know how you chose 'em (beautiful as they are, I can't begin to imagine...). As lief said, the lower left face is pure sex, but the rest is almost equally great, and they're all damn impressive.
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Post by: Helm on July 24, 2006, 01:42:50 am: Whereas I like the colors and the designs (mia = sex) I just get a bit put off because none of the pieces seem close to being finished, and therefore I don't know why, I don't feel the incentive to post. Personally I'm fond of the girl most, and I wish to see her finished.
Title: Re: my colors.. not my lines
Post by: Zach on July 24, 2006, 01:44:08 am: yah i know bad habits, and i'm working on them.. i've updated cycloploid a little bit n stuff, but shit with me just takes a while xD

<3 though ty for the comments.. they help :)
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Post by: Helm on July 24, 2006, 03:25:42 am: I was thinking, that next to pencil doodling, pixel art is one of the fastest mediums in which you can go from initial concept to finalized image (around ~1 hour up to 3 for such pieces? Imagine doing oils or acrylics). If you find yourself not finishing small pixel art pieces like these consistently, I'm afraid you're going to have a problem with almost all other types of art. I'm not King Finisher either, but for what it's worth, I urge you to press yourself to finish these and cyclo.
Title: Re: my colors.. not my lines
Post by: AlienQuark on July 24, 2006, 05:13:09 am: Quote from: Helm on July 24, 2006, 03:25:42 am
I was thinking, that next to pencil doodling, pixel art is one of the fastest mediums in which you can go from initial concept to finalized image (around ~1 hour up to 3 for such pieces? Imagine doing oils or acrylics). If you find yourself not finishing small pixel art pieces like these consistently, I'm afraid you're going to have a problem with almost all other types of art. I'm not King Finisher either, but for what it's worth, I urge you to press yourself to finish these and cyclo.

I gotta fully agree with Helm here. Coming from experience, the average time I have taken on an acrylic painting or larger sized natural medium project, is probably upwards of 8-10 hours, depending on medium and technique, as well as subject matter. Pixel art is fairly fast in comparison, but comparing digital medium to natural medium gets a little tougher, especially considering the huge discrepency in technique (closest comparison would be pointilism, but even then... yeah)

As for the sprites themselves: I must say, those colour choices are insane, and yet they work SOOOO nicely. One thing I learned from working with natural mediums, which you never really get as much with pixels, is the subtle arrangement of seemingly nonsensical colours to make an amazingly natural looking piece. You've pulled this off superbly, it really kinda gives all of these a natural look, something I applaud you for intensely. I can't wait to see more crazy palettes from you.

Awesome job, lots of love.
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Post by: Helm on July 24, 2006, 05:19:30 am: Hello Alienquark. Welcome to the forums. Stay a while. Stay forever.
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Post by: Zach on July 24, 2006, 02:45:58 pm: (http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g23/artfocker/tomiaman2.png)

i thought i'd give him a defined jaw, i'm gonna mess with it more though to make it look more like it's falling apart though which i think would be cool..

god i <3 you guys ty for the comments :D
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Post by: Dra_chan on July 24, 2006, 08:00:08 pm: That pink and green shading looks very good ;)
Title: Re: my colors.. not my lines - and cycoploid is finished :P
Post by: Zach on July 26, 2006, 02:21:12 am: (http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g23/artfocker/cyclopoid2.png)

ty helm for scaring me sorta into finishing this :P
because no one wants to dig their own grave
Title: Re: my colors.. not my lines - and cycoploid is finished :P
Post by: David on July 26, 2006, 02:25:58 am: I do.

"The old hand position seemed much more natural."
Title: Re: my colors.. not my lines - and cycoploid is finished :P
Post by: Zach on July 26, 2006, 02:40:22 am: i know what you mean, but at the time i didn't think the old one looked that natural.. i think the position of it is what works though... i'll probably change it again
Title: Re: my colors.. not my lines - and cycoploid is finished :P
Post by: Helm on July 26, 2006, 08:34:06 am: Oh I like that a lot! Maybe the dither towards the end of the feet can be eased a bit, now it gives more texture than shading info, if that makes sense. Good job on finishing!
Title: Re: my colors.. not my lines - and cycoploid is finished :P
Post by: Zach on July 26, 2006, 02:27:22 pm: well the dither is supposed to be the straps to his "sandals", but i see where you could be confused with that