Pixelation
Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Durrahan on May 17, 2016, 07:41:18 pm
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I've got a huge problem with the Blaster. It should resemble the DL-44, but I can't quite get it to work. Especially the muzzle.
When I'm looking at it as a whole, something feels off. Also I wasn't sure if I should use AA between black and white.
(http://i.imgur.com/59xkwmK.png)
I used the Coverart of Blake Stone as reference. I didn't want to put so much emphasis on the torso angle.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ec/Blake_Stone_Aliens_of_Gold_cover.jpg)
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Looking at a reference, part of it might be color choice and the lack of perforations along the muzzle of it.
(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/8/8c/Han_Solo_DL-44_TFA.png/revision/latest?cb=20151120014150)
There's other differences here too, and it doesn't contrast particularly well from the stormtrooper's hand. I'd recommend playing around with the blacks and greys there to try and create a more visually clear distinction between them.
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(http://i.imgur.com/hB9qss6.png)
I increased the lighting a bit of the blaster. I hope it's more visible now. I struggled a bit with the perforations, what do you think?
I also added some lighting to the hands and applied some minor AA to the black parts of the helmet. I thought the torso was a bit thin, so a increased it a bit in width.
Edit:
(http://i.imgur.com/y6Qy553.png)
I changed the posture a bit and added the end of the grip from the blaster.
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I think he looks great! (No expert here though)
I feel like the level of contrast should depend on size displayed. At the size initially displayed on my screen I would say to increase the contrast on the blaster even more. But when I blow up image/zoom in then the blaster contrast looks perfect!
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(http://i.imgur.com/i6aX4JT.png)
there, made the perforations a darker color and tweaked them a slight bit to wrap around the barrel.
The reworked lighting and colors look way better, so ace work there man!