Pixelation
Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: kakikukeko on May 02, 2007, 12:00:00 pm
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Hi,
After a bit more than one month of training I decided to give a go at what I would really like to be able to do.. sprites..
I find this soOoooo difficult.. and obviously I need a lot of practice, :crazy:
I decided to give a go to Adam's pixeling test (http://kakikukeko.free.fr/images/pixel_test.png),
so before criticizing the sprite below, please have a look at it (http://kakikukeko.free.fr/images/pixel_test.png) first..
(http://kakikukeko.free.fr/images/pixel%20test2.png)
any help, edit or whatever will be greatly appreciated :)
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Hi Kaki :D
This is a very nice sprite, especially for a first. The character is quite recognisable and the sprite is fairly readable.
I did an edit to show how perhaps it could be improved. Don't necessarily take my word for it, I'm learning too. ;P
(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7205/blerpoesng8.png)
I think in a small sprite, contrast is key. Large areas of contrasting colours with small amounts of aa, instead of buffer shades increases the form's readability.
I think you could incorporate some different hues into other ramps for aa purposes, like the middle blue for aa between the green shades. Just things like that. Yeah. ;P
Also, was your posting at exactly 10PM (Sydney time) intentional?
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Thx for comment Presley,
about the different colors to AA (like you did with the blue on the trousers) I actually thought about it and didn't do it on purpose..
I' m actually a bit confused about it..
it's something I learnt here mainly from Helm, to use different colors and use them to AA.. but for a sprite, I was wondering if it's a good idea, as it seems sometimes, you can change the palette to create new colors for a nw sprite.. then what happen to the trousers if you decide to make its shirt pink.. ?
about the changes of light on the pant, I like how you did it, but it lost the appearance of the ref imo(the folds).. Also I feel the back leg is now his left one.. (the opposite of what I did )
and about the highlight on the stick.. I was really tempted to do it and didn't because 1:, on the ref, it doesn't seem shiny, 2: I 'm afraid it add a detail that could be understood like a gem or something.. 3: in animation, I was afraid it would be a swinging dot that would distract...
I like how you did the head tho, especially the beard..
I found the 'eyes' pretty difficult to do as I don't really understand them on the ref.. I think you did a good job on this part..
now I 'm far from saying that I'm right on everything.. :) cause seriously, I'm not that happy of the result.. even tho most of what I did is done after thought..
(except for the arms I think they are too long now :crazy: , and a pixel on the front shoe that doesn't seem right ;D )
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I think you've done a good job of capturing the likeness. :y:
If I were you though I'd try to bring in some more black, to make it resemble the original art style a wee bit more.
(http://i10.tinypic.com/623hm5j.png)
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Thx for comment Presley,
about the different colors to AA (like you did with the blue on the trousers) I actually thought about it and didn't do it on purpose..
I' m actually a bit confused about it..
it's something I learnt here mainly from Helm, to use different colors and use them to AA.. but for a sprite, I was wondering if it's a good idea, as it seems sometimes, you can change the palette to create new colors for a nw sprite.. then what happen to the trousers if you decide to make its shirt pink.. ?
about the changes of light on the pant, I like how you did it, but it lost the appearance of the ref imo(the folds).. Also I feel the back leg is now his left one.. (the opposite of what I did )
and about the highlight on the stick.. I was really tempted to do it and didn't because 1:, on the ref, it doesn't seem shiny, 2: I 'm afraid it add a detail that could be understood like a gem or something.. 3: in animation, I was afraid it would be a swinging dot that would distract...
I like how you did the head tho, especially the beard..
I found the 'eyes' pretty difficult to do as I don't really understand them on the ref.. I think you did a good job on this part..
now I 'm far from saying that I'm right on everything.. :) cause seriously, I'm not that happy of the result.. even tho most of what I did is done after thought..
(except for the arms I think they are too long now :crazy: , and a pixel on the front shoe that doesn't seem right ;D )
I thought the leg was the closest leg, sorry. I think Junkboy fixed that readability problem in his edit though :D I don't like the pants at all in my edit, I was just trying to make them more readable only ;P
I'm still a newbie so it's cool if you call nay on something I edited, this applies to anyone I suppose.
Thanks.
Junkboy, those pants are sweet. :y:
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thx to you Presley :)
Junkboy, I've been watching your edit for a long time and i can't see anything wrong... :y:
everything you changed is better!
I don't know why I didn't think of using more black...! :ouch:
thanks a lot :)