Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: staticfields on January 08, 2007, 10:10:23 pm

Title: My first attempt at pixel art - redoing a wallpaper in pixel.
Post by: staticfields on January 08, 2007, 10:10:23 pm: I made this is GraphicsGale, and I used five colors to make this.
(http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/8137/tree320nk7.png)
Here's the original source.
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/6752/wintercs8dj4xp738oq4.png
I'm going to try to pixelate some photographs I like while adding my own style to them. When I get more accustomed to this I'll start creating work from scratch.

So let me know what you think. I'm open to suggestions.

Edit: Ok, it's up on imageshack. I've used waffleimages for awhile on other message boards without a problem until now.

Edit #2: Rehosted this after checking to make sure it was in perfect .png quality.
Title: Re: My first attempt at pixel art - redoing a wallpaper in pixel.
Post by: eck on January 08, 2007, 10:12:20 pm: both of your links dont work.
Title: Re: My first attempt at pixel art - redoing a wallpaper in pixel.
Post by: staticfields on January 08, 2007, 10:14:00 pm: Quote from: eck on January 08, 2007, 10:12:20 pm
both of your links dont work.
I'm using waffleimages to host these, and I can see them just fine. Is there a certain imagehost on this site that we're recomended to use?
Title: Re: My first attempt at pixel art - redoing a wallpaper in pixel.
Post by: eck on January 08, 2007, 10:28:04 pm: Quote from: staticfields on January 08, 2007, 10:14:00 pm
Quote from: eck on January 08, 2007, 10:12:20 pm
both of your links dont work.
I'm using waffleimages to host these, and I can see them just fine. Is there a certain imagehost on this site that we're recomended to use?

o'rly?

(http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/2413/brokenlinkxw9.png)

try imageshack.us...
Title: Re: My first attempt at pixel art - redoing a wallpaper in pixel.
Post by: Kren on January 08, 2007, 11:36:17 pm: I can see it perfectly, the sky is missing dithering.
Title: Re: My first attempt at pixel art - redoing a wallpaper in pixel.
Post by: Jamie on January 09, 2007, 12:08:05 am: Quote from: Kren on January 08, 2007, 11:36:17 pm
I can see it perfectly, the sky is missing dithering.

That's because he rehosted them on imageshack and edited his post ;)
Title: Re: My first attempt at pixel art - redoing a wallpaper in pixel.
Post by: staticfields on January 09, 2007, 12:12:48 am: Quote from: Kren on January 08, 2007, 11:36:17 pm
I can see it perfectly, the sky is missing dithering.
I'm unsure on how I should go about on dithering the sky. I've seen it used on a character's clothes and skin in a more checkerboard and rigid pattern. I'd like the have the different colors in the sky merged more, but I still want to remain using the five colors, not a variation between them. I'm going to check some tutorials on dithering.
Title: Re: My first attempt at pixel art - redoing a wallpaper in pixel.
Post by: Feron on January 09, 2007, 12:42:32 am: Quote from: staticfields on January 09, 2007, 12:12:48 am
Quote from: Kren on January 08, 2007, 11:36:17 pm
I can see it perfectly, the sky is missing dithering.
I'm unsure on how I should go about on dithering the sky. I've seen it used on a character's clothes and skin in a more checkerboard and rigid pattern. I'd like the have the different colors in the sky merged more, but I still want to remain using the five colors, not a variation between them. I'm going to check some tutorials on dithering.

read up on AA, palettes, lightsourcing whilst your there. Anatomy of trees would help too.

plus this forum has a zoom feature and i, as with most of the other users, would prefer to see this at 100%.
Title: Re: My first attempt at pixel art - redoing a wallpaper in pixel.
Post by: Zolthorg on January 09, 2007, 12:42:56 am: you... do realize it's jpeg'd right?

it's way more than 5 colors
Title: Re: My first attempt at pixel art - redoing a wallpaper in pixel.
Post by: ep on January 09, 2007, 04:35:47 am: I think you should take another look at the image you are trying to reproduce as a pixel. You have the general theme with the 'tree' on the side but you are lacking any of the style, as well as some of the placement. I understand you are trying to add your own style to it as well but I think you should make it much smoother, dither transitioning and what not.