Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: HughSpectrum on September 20, 2007, 11:52:57 pm

Title: Practicing Dithering...
Post by: HughSpectrum on September 20, 2007, 11:52:57 pm
(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2550/zakuwo3.png)

This isn't really a serious piece.  I just decided, "Hey.  Let's see how much I can shape that shoulder using just two colors."

So uh...  Yeah...  There isn't much.  Just a bunch of dithering
Title: Re: Practicing Dithering...
Post by: Saitus on September 21, 2007, 02:16:54 am
(http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3883/hjvlnx3.png)

Switched up the dark shade. Hue shift, looks a little better defined.
Title: Re: Practicing Dithering...
Post by: HughSpectrum on September 21, 2007, 02:28:03 am
Well, that seemed a bit...  Easy of a change (though, given the nature of the Zaku, I think I would rather hue shift the other direction and lower the luminosity a notch)...

I'm wondering, though.  Is there anything else wrong with how I dithered it?  I would like to know what is acceptable and what isn't acceptable when it comes to this sort of thing.
Title: Re: Practicing Dithering...
Post by: Sherman Gill on September 21, 2007, 02:46:08 am
Saitus! You're doing it wrong.
Your Cyan is far too light.
(http://lorne.lastchancemedia.com/Images/TricksandCrits/MachinaDither.png)
It's also really hard to get a non-rusty metal texture with dithering.
Title: Re: Practicing Dithering...
Post by: Saitus on September 21, 2007, 02:52:09 am
Ah yeah I suck. Paint doesn't have cyan and magenta and stuffs :[
Title: Re: Practicing Dithering...
Post by: HughSpectrum on September 21, 2007, 02:56:08 am
I don't mind the rustiness, since it's a Zaku and not a shiny Transformer or Gundam.  Plus, it's not meant to be serious.  I just wanted something really round to practice dithering on.

Here's my current edit:

(http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/3199/zakusz4.png)

Yeah.  I attempted to due a brownish hue shift instead of a blue one.
Title: Re: Practicing Dithering...
Post by: Sherman Gill on September 21, 2007, 03:04:45 am
Ah yeah I suck. Paint doesn't have cyan and magenta and stuffs :[
Huh? You know, you can use custom colors in Paint. Just gotta double click on a pallete entry and choose "define custom color".