Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: tbc90 on January 05, 2006, 03:14:46 am

Title: First Attempt
Post by: tbc90 on January 05, 2006, 03:14:46 am

This is a little JBL speaker i made. it is not very good, but im am just learning. Please Give me tips.

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b307/tbc90/JBLSpeaker.png)

Title: Re: First Attempt
Post by: Evan on January 05, 2006, 03:19:36 am

Hey Turner.

Well, for one thing, the outlines are really messy. Try and make them smooth and symmetrical, like one pixel thick. For tutorials and stuff, check the tools and tutorials thread in the General Discussion area.

I think that's the first thing you need to do, and then it will be easier to give crits on it.

See you at school tomorrow XD

Title: Re: First Attempt
Post by: tbc90 on January 06, 2006, 01:49:59 am

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b307/tbc90/JBLSpeaker222.png)

A revised version, but i am still haveing trouble getting the curve to look smooth. Any tips are appreciated.

Title: Re: First Attempt
Post by: tbc90 on January 06, 2006, 03:04:23 am

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b307/tbc90/guy.png)

Here is another one i just made I think it is allright but i would still like some sugestions.

Title: Re: First Attempt
Post by: Evan on January 06, 2006, 03:06:17 am

It's pillow shaded. I know you probably don't know what that means, but basically, it's shading your piece like it's a pillow. It starts with dark shading on the outside and then goes lighter inside. Unless you're pixelling a pillow, you shouldn't do it. I suggest you define a lightsource, and just try and shade as if it were a real thing.

But it's getting better.

Now I have to go pee and make some hot chocolate.

Title: Re: First Attempt
Post by: 125four on January 06, 2006, 10:26:32 am

I think you have the right idea with the shading on the guy, esp the head, but it's hard to see.
You need much more contrast between the lighter and the darker shades of your color. For the brightest shades, it may be a good to reduce the saturation too. To show you what I mean:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/coltfn/35d172c7.gif)
And like Evan said, clean up the outlines to be 1 pix thick.

Title: Re: First Attempt
Post by: tbc90 on January 07, 2006, 02:58:00 am

I tried to take your tip, here is the updated version.
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b307/tbc90/guy12121111111.png)

Title: Re: First Attempt
Post by: BoogieManX on January 08, 2006, 04:02:16 am

tbc, i suggest more contrast still. It looks better, but still not too good. Try searching google for some shading and line tutorials, so you can get the curves and things like that looking better.

Title: Re: First Attempt
Post by: Niss on January 10, 2006, 11:53:31 am

You might want to have a look into tut section here. There are tons of tutorials for the basics...
Drawing and pixelling are quite similar(I know I know this could be a discussion in itself) so you might want to practise on paper with a pencil...
So there's no edit from me - just some smart-assing...