Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Joseph on December 01, 2006, 12:59:47 am

Title: [Nudity]Portrait help
Post by: Joseph on December 01, 2006, 12:59:47 am

I'm have quite a bit of trouble on this.
Showing a bit of progress with the face:
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a319/joseph_ch/pixel/own%20edits/portrait-help.gif)

I'm not only looking for some help on the face itself, but the palette as well.
Oh, and this is for a classic style rpg so try not to add too many more colors if you have to.  Feel free to edit in any possible way.

Title: Re: Portrait help
Post by: Souly on December 01, 2006, 01:06:29 am

Is her head shaved on the right side?  :huh:
Normally hair that long would drop from both sides.

I think some cheek bone and jaw structure is needed.
Right now she looks really flat.

Title: Re: Portrait help
Post by: Joseph on December 01, 2006, 01:33:52 am

better?  any suggestions on a palette?
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a319/joseph_ch/pixel/own%20edits/portrait-help2.gif)

Title: Re: Portrait help
Post by: Checkworth on December 01, 2006, 05:05:39 am

Easiest rule of thumb that I know for making colors "pop":

-- Make your shadows less saturated, darker, and tinted closer to blue.
-- Make your highlights lighter and more yellowish (or whatever light source color you've chosen =)

I find it specially useful on skin tones, doesn't seem to work so well for yellow hair and such things.

Best of luck =D (the new hair looks good!)

Title: Re: Portrait help
Post by: Joseph on December 02, 2006, 08:33:42 pm

I did a bit of palette testing and thought this looked pretty good.  I started on the chest area (which is where ill stop) and im unsure if I have the right amount of chest in the right place.  This is a first on female anatomy but personally, it could look better.
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a319/joseph_ch/pixel/own%20edits/portrait-help2-1.gif)

Title: Re: Portrait help
Post by: ZoSo on December 02, 2006, 09:38:00 pm

Usually the lips are places under the nose O_o, that looked pretty wierd, anyway all i did was change the colours and fix the lips and nose.. I hope this might help, your hugeshifting was a bit to hardcore in my eyes.. Yellow to Blue doesnt really go. Atleast not that directly. It gotta change through red-purple-blue. The skin colours were really good, the purple was a bit to strong yet again. Anyway, the eyes should be fixed.. Im sorry i cant tell you how since im not really the best on anime eyes..

(http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/3918/ejfewnbo8.png)

I just realized my sucked.. O_o, bleh.. sorry. I just took a shower and i gotta warmup a bit i might make a better edit later, this was after all made in some min.

Title: Re: Portrait help
Post by: Joseph on December 02, 2006, 09:56:03 pm

alright, heres yet another fix...
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a319/joseph_ch/pixel/own%20edits/portrait-help2-3.gif) adding 1 more color on the hair.

I'm sorry...I just got a little curious about her body so:
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a319/joseph_ch/pixel/own%20edits/portrait-help3.gif)Are her breasts too close to eachother?