Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: berkovski on December 17, 2007, 09:24:41 am

Title: newcomer into pixel art
Post by: berkovski on December 17, 2007, 09:24:41 am

Hi folks,my name is Peter,i'm from Bulgaria(Europa) and i start do pixel art 3 weeks ago, i want to share with you guys my 3rd pixel art,it take me around 6 hours.I do this for fun and i realy enjoy when draw them.C&C are welcome, and i'll appreciate any kind of advices.Thank you!
(sorry for my bad english)

(http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/7933/2copywr1hk7.gif)

(http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4915/mimi2zc6bs7.gif)

Title: Re: newcomer into pixel art
Post by: Demeno on December 17, 2007, 05:02:16 pm

First off, it looks pretty good... Your drawing skill isn't at all bad.

But there are some pixel-art issues to deal with:

1. A lot of lines are jaggy, I'd suggest checking out Derek Yu's tutorial a better understanding - http://derekyu.com/extras/pixel05.html (http://derekyu.com/extras/pixel05.html)
2. The AA is'nt done right, again I'll refer you to Derek Yu's tutorial, I think it explains things in an excellent way - http://derekyu.com/extras/pixel10.html (http://derekyu.com/extras/pixel10.html)
3. Don't work on a big image and then make it smaller, start small to begin with.

Good luck...

Title: Re: newcomer into pixel art
Post by: berkovski on December 18, 2007, 04:58:19 pm

Quote from: Demeno on December 17, 2007, 05:02:16 pm

First off, it looks pretty good... Your drawing skill isn't at all bad.

But there are some pixel-art issues to deal with:

1. A lot of lines are jaggy, I'd suggest checking out Derek Yu's tutorial a better understanding - http://derekyu.com/extras/pixel05.html (http://derekyu.com/extras/pixel05.html)
2. The AA is'nt done right, again I'll refer you to Derek Yu's tutorial, I think it explains things in an excellent way - http://derekyu.com/extras/pixel10.html (http://derekyu.com/extras/pixel10.html)
3. Don't work on a big image and then make it smaller, start small to begin with.

Good luck...

Thanks for the help buddy,i'll check out Derek tutorial,i hope to help me to make better sprites,and now i begin with my next sprite and i'll show here my progress.
Cheers

Step 1 - sketch

(http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/369/bobooriginalzx6.jpg)

Step 2 - outlining and coloring

(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/895/bobooriginalti8.jpg)(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6605/bobooriginaldsk8.jpg)

Step 3 - the fun starts here.....(in progress) :)

Title: Re: newcomer into pixel art
Post by: berkovski on December 21, 2007, 04:05:18 pm

Hello again, i want to show you one pixel avatar who i made,the art is not mine, it is at one friend of mine called Ivan Koritarev a.k.a Drazen and i have his permission to use his avatar like i want,i post it here because i want to learn how to make good AA,since i read the Derek Y. tutorial i do some practices but i don't like the result, i made something wrong and i can't understand what is it!Please someone to explain me like at dummy what I suppose to do?I will try to join in gameloft studio her ein Bulgaria next year, and I realy want to improve in pixel art and to get that job, it's realy import to me.Thank you in advance!

(http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5624/avatarte0.jpg)  (http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/7418/drazenaw1.gif)

 

Title: Re: newcomer into pixel art
Post by: berkovski on December 21, 2007, 07:23:05 pm

Step 3 - lineart

(http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/4209/bobopixelartlineartmn7.gif)

Step 4 - begining with simply colors

(http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2122/bobopixelartcolor1qw9.gif)

Step 5 - shading and finish touches - finish but may be not for now.

(http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1958/bobopixelartcoloredef3.gif)(http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2198/bobopixelarttransprncyih2.gif)

Tell me guys and gals what you think?