Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Kcilc on April 07, 2007, 04:49:46 pm

Title: Knightinshingarmor
Post by: Kcilc on April 07, 2007, 04:49:46 pm

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/Daroge/Portfolio/Knightinthickarmor.gif)

Please Crit this poor knight out of its misery.

Title: Re: Knightinshingarmor
Post by: Gil on April 07, 2007, 05:16:58 pm

If you really want shiny, you'll have to put your highlights next to dark shades.

No other crits, it's looking pretty solid. Good job.

Title: Re: Knightinshingarmor
Post by: AdamAtomic on April 07, 2007, 05:43:14 pm

neat!  I agree he could use a tad more contrast, and maybe move the shield out away from his body a bit, or angle it differently - it doesn't look like there is room for a whole arm in there.  Only other thing that strikes me a little odd is he appears to have a thick katana, rather than some kind of traditional european blade.  very nice start!

Title: Re: Knightinshingarmor
Post by: Kcilc on April 07, 2007, 06:53:37 pm

@Gil: Quite right, quite right. I'll fix that.

@AdamAtomic: I tried drawing a silhouette of its arm, and I see your point. About the sword, pure lazyness on my part.

[UPDATE-UPDATE]
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/Daroge/Portfolio/Knightinshinyarmor.gif)

addressed the issues mentioned above, and some other stuff too.   

Title: Re: Knightinshingarmor
Post by: Gil on April 07, 2007, 07:17:03 pm

The sword is out of perspective with the arm now. Nice edit...

Title: Re: Knightinshingarmor
Post by: AdamAtomic on April 07, 2007, 09:15:42 pm

I rather liked the old sword actually, it was just the tip that was making it read funny.  Anyways, keep at it!

Title: Re: Knightinshingarmor
Post by: alkaline on April 08, 2007, 04:07:52 pm

looks great, but i think you should finish the outline all around with at least the medium blue. dark outline and then AA grey in some places is kind of weird in my view.

Title: Re: Knightinshingarmor
Post by: ndchristie on April 08, 2007, 05:56:22 pm

Quote from: alkaline on April 08, 2007, 04:07:52 pm

looks great, but i think you should finish the outline all around with at least the medium blue. dark outline and then AA grey in some places is kind of weird in my view.

(http://www.artcyclopedia.com/images/raphael-transfiguration-study.jpg) History disagrees!

However, one of the things i've found in my own work is that traditional techniques that work well on paper do not work well in game art, where goals are different.  sprites need to come out of the picture in the most "ugly" of fashions in order to be readable and attractive in a game.

brownie points to the first person to name the artist and the work without looking at the URL

Title: Re: Knightinshingarmor
Post by: Ryumaru on April 09, 2007, 01:48:28 am

woo, i guessed raphael and was right, but i had to check. does that count?

Title: Re: Knightinshingarmor
Post by: ndchristie on April 09, 2007, 02:23:32 am

for a sophomore in highschool it does ;)

if you were an art historian, i might have to wonder ^^

Title: Re: Knightinshingarmor
Post by: Ryumaru on April 09, 2007, 02:27:29 am

ive never really been a fan of him, you know i mostly just kick it with da vinci and michaelangelo.
as for the image, i think its the best piece ive seen from you. kudos.