Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: fxokz on August 12, 2014, 08:46:50 am
Title: Requiring all feedback please!
Post by: fxokz on August 12, 2014, 08:46:50 am
What needs improvement here? Everybody in my previous pixel art works has been like "NEEDS MORE COLOR CONTRAST!!!" and all of that sort of talk so i decided to give it a go with a leaf.. (http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag236/illminded2/Leaf_zpsdd4b603d.png)
Please show me reworks give me some constructive feedback
Edit: Im trying to make it look juicy and delicious. (for a game)
Title: Re: Requiring all feedback please!
Post by: HarveyDentMustDie on August 12, 2014, 10:23:50 am
Because the way you've shade this it looks like some exotic nuclear fruit cut in half. That highly saturated green (and those spots) doesn't help at all. Leafs don't have this dark brown "branch" which also contributes to fruit look. You have 25 colors here which is a lot for simple leaf. Green area in the middle of the leaf is too thick and dark green on the bottom make leaf rounded (in 3d space). Also you have some pillow shading here.
Read this http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11299 (http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11299) find better reference and try again.
Title: Re: Requiring all feedback please!
Post by: fxokz on August 12, 2014, 11:26:08 am
Man, as i red through your reply i literally couldnt stop laughing. Everyone in the room i was in were looking at me. Ahaha man you are a legend. But yeah. So i should reduce the colors. I dont really know how to create and work with color palletes. But hey since you know what you are talking about can you make a leaf similar to mine? So i can use it as a guide? (In terms of coloring)
Title: Re: Requiring all feedback please!
Post by: 9_6 on August 12, 2014, 11:44:14 am
No the idea is that you do it. And use this palette if you have problems limiting your colors:
(http://i60.tinypic.com/28vq1d2.gif)
Title: Re: Requiring all feedback please!
Post by: HarveyDentMustDie on August 12, 2014, 05:11:00 pm
I don't have the time right now to make edit (maybe later). Use what I've already tell you and 9_6s color palette and try by yourself. It's the best way to learn.
Title: Re: Requiring all feedback please!
Post by: LarkoftheRiver on August 12, 2014, 10:32:32 pm
I might toss in my own edit as well. There is a ton of noise in your image, and so many colors that are similar (I counted 49 shades of green, and 21 shades of brown). I normally try to limit myself to about 5 colors per shade (five greens, etc).
Title: Re: Requiring all feedback please!
Post by: fxokz on August 13, 2014, 07:18:53 am
Im looking forward to all of your versions :D
As soon as i get the chance i will fix the leaf. With that specific color pallete only. Sorry for the bad leaf. I hope you guys understand that im new and that i do what i see. Im not quite sure on how to make the leaf look a little puffy but i tried atleast (and miserably pillow shaded)
anyone?
Title: Re: Requiring all feedback please!
Post by: Crow on August 15, 2014, 06:29:41 am
Don't use to many colors, try to use interesting shapes, and all of the above advice ;) Now it's your turn!
Title: Re: Requiring all feedback please!
Post by: fxokz on August 16, 2014, 03:51:59 am
Wow man that leaf you made is like x10 better than mine, here i made this one with only 5 colours. i still feel like its a metal shield shapes as a leaf. HELP ME
Well I gave you a palette which you ignored and gave you a reference which you ignored but I guess you're simply an impatient, visual learner? Well then we'll do this step by step.
Can you do this?
(http://i62.tinypic.com/14o7iua.gif)
This is the shape of a laurel leaf which we will be doing now since you didn't suggest anything else. It is important to have a reference, especially if you're unsure about the subject.
Title: Re: Requiring all feedback please!
Post by: fxokz on August 16, 2014, 09:10:40 am
9_6 i tried to save the image as a .png but it didnt work and it had some issues with photoshop as a .gif also the image you uploaded, ill try again. Thank you for the outline also.