Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Terley on July 25, 2006, 10:42:15 pm

Title: female face - wip
Post by: Terley on July 25, 2006, 10:42:15 pm

I don't get many responses here usually but whatever, heres a new image.. please dont be too negative..

(http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4238/terbc1.png)

Made a bit more progress... tis now a sword (with only basic colouring atm)
(http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6982/pic8iy7.png)

Im going to try add a sprite of this character in the bottom right.. then add in a background.. detail the border.. finish the hair (as thats only roughly drawn out too..) and touch up anything that doesn't look right  8)

(http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/2690/pic8bn2.png)
?? background ??

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: GOODNIGHTdestroyer on July 25, 2006, 10:49:33 pm

I'd like to see it without that signature stuff on it. Because from what I can see it looks prett good.

Her shoulder seems kind of odd, unfinished?

Do you have a copy without that stuff on it?

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: Matriax on July 25, 2006, 10:52:00 pm

Hey good work, i like very much the hair and the AA.

But seems unifinished not¿?

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: Lick on July 25, 2006, 11:03:23 pm

It looks nice, really love the smooth dithering on the cheeks and the eyes are very 'challenging'.
A few points that can be improved:
1. Eyes don't look at the camera, destroys the 'challenging' way they look. Bummer!
2. The hair looks a bit dull, the shininess of that highlight comes out of nowhere (if you compare with the rest of the hair). Maybe you could make the second lightest shade brighter.
3. Seems like you forgot to do her sholder? It's still in line art.
4. Yes, somethings missing. Maybe you need to decorate the piece a bit. Flowers, candy, blood, whatever.

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: Terley on July 25, 2006, 11:09:48 pm

before anyone else posts, its a work-in-progress..  :-[ some parts still aren't done yet..

I worked on it from the original linework

(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/206/pic4cl3.png)

any ideas on wht else to add ??

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: Godslayer on July 25, 2006, 11:25:09 pm

Holy crap, you're Terley?

I wondered how an artist so talented unexpectedly popped up on TIF.

That explains it.

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: Terley on July 25, 2006, 11:38:33 pm

oh cheers gs, im not tryin to be sneeky.. im just using another alias till my Terley account is unbanned.. im on a temporary ban for admitting to sharing runescape accounts with my brother.. even tho i havn't played for years and years.  :-X

you wont get rid of me that easily  :D

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: Terley on July 26, 2006, 04:03:22 am

little update from various comments..

oh anyone like this idea for a background? kinda suits it I thinks, but I'll decide tmz when I continue ..

(http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/2690/pic8bn2.png)

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: JWW on July 26, 2006, 04:16:53 am

i really like the colours in this, but with the latest update I see no reason to keep the bar running down the piece.

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: Terley on July 26, 2006, 04:26:09 am

its a sword  :-\..

an unfinished sword..

forget about convincing me to get rid of it and spend hours constructing the rest of the face. I like it like that  >:(

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: alkaline on July 26, 2006, 04:50:01 am

aww - seeing the sword by itself and not seeing anything below confuses the piece. like the colors, but the sword just makes it weird. maybe if it were coming up at a lower angle, or if it wasn't the same width the whole way through - i don't know, i would probably get rid of it. it's not like it would take hours...hopefully   8)  besides, that's what art is all about! making it better!

I think the sword confused your bottom half too. it looks far too much to the left. expand it to the right more.

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: Faceless on July 26, 2006, 11:10:38 am

Maybe it's just me, but I think she looks somewhat like she has stubble.

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: Larwick on July 26, 2006, 11:50:47 am

Quote from: Faceless on July 26, 2006, 11:10:38 am

Maybe it's just me, but I think she looks somewhat like she has stubble.

Hmm, i was just about to say. I think you could break that up by making the shadow go along a bit more diagonally, then adding some light on the side of her face a bit more... not sure if that's physically correct, but you need to break up the stubblish look somehow.

It does look really great... lol, reminded me of Xena >.<

Like most however, i'm not keen on the sword. It would probably look better once coloured, but at the moment it just seems in the way and awkward.

Neway, keep it up.  :D

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: Pawige on July 26, 2006, 03:17:18 pm

I noticed the same stubble thing as well. I think it's because it darkens so much down there by the jaw. I think if there's that much light hitting her forehead, there should be approximately the same amount hitting her jaw and mouth, the only thing casting much of a shadow would be the nose.

Title: Re: female face - wip
Post by: DrDerekDoctors on July 26, 2006, 07:44:19 pm

Another vote for an unshaved shemale here. But otherwise lovely.