Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: zephiel87 on June 26, 2007, 04:56:37 am

Title: 1bit Space Pixel Arts
Post by: zephiel87 on June 26, 2007, 04:56:37 am
So I'm new here, but ive been spriting for a while,
I did theses recently.
this first:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/zephie87/bigplanet.png)
and this second:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/zephie87/bigsun.png)

so... what do you think?
Title: Re: 1bit Space Pixel Arts
Post by: EyeCraft on June 26, 2007, 06:04:59 am
Hello, and welcome to the forum. These are pretty cool, but the shading on the globe in the first one seems strange. What's causing the shadow to be irregular like that?
Title: Re: 1bit Space Pixel Arts
Post by: hopoo on June 26, 2007, 06:07:52 am
Probably the continents.
Title: Re: 1bit Space Pixel Arts
Post by: robalan on June 26, 2007, 02:07:56 pm
Wow, that's a massively active solar storm.  I feel sorry for whatever spaceship is close enough to photograph that. :lol:  I've done a bit of one-bit pixel art (mostly on my calculator in math class), and must say that these are quite nicely done.  However, I do echo EyeCraft's questioning of the shading of the planet.  It looks interesting, but it's kind of hard to tell what is what.  I know there's only so much defining you can do with one bit, but a clearer shoreline (if those are indeed continents) would probably help define them as such.  Anyway, these are really cool; I look forward to seeing more from you.
Title: Re: 1bit Space Pixel Arts
Post by: zephiel87 on June 26, 2007, 05:06:16 pm
yeah, its continents. i think its easier to see on the top one, the other should probably be smaller.

anyway, im glad you all mostly like them  ;)
Title: Re: 1bit Space Pixel Arts
Post by: EyeCraft on June 26, 2007, 08:24:33 pm
I think what trips me out about it is that the water is darker than the land where its close to the star, whereas the water should become brighter because it would be reflecting the light more than the landmasses.