Pixelation
Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Opacus on February 08, 2009, 02:48:07 pm
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Here's my first personal piece in a while. I wanted to do something with rather over the top anatomy.
I really on one hand think I should practice regular anatomy alot more, but on the other hand this is way more fun to do. And I really wanna do a fun piece now.
I think I am getting better though, when it comes to anatomy and volumes? I don't know really.
Anyway, all pointers apreciated. I wanna keep the anatomy over the top, but of course I still want to keep the regular human muscle structure.
This was really inspired by this: http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/15585.htm
And a random image that popped into my head.
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9156/imgonnakillyoudead2ni9.gif)
Update 1:
(http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/5716/imgonnakillyoudead4aa1.gif)
Update 2:
(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2926/imgonnakillyoudead5xw4.gif)
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I like it, but the shorts look flat. Other than that good job.
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I like it, but the shorts look flat. Other than that good job.
Thanks. Yeah that was true, they're not finished yet. I hope they have more volume here though.
(http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/4717/imgonnakillyoudead8bl2.gif)
EDIT:
Finished?
(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6667/imgonnakillyoudead11jc1.gif)
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Nice. But the blades are lacking any sort of depth.
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How's this?
(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/8767/imgonnakillyoudead11xj7.gif)
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(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/staplefish/opac.png)
hola senor opacus. ;D this is pretty much a color edit. your colors right now are a bit dull and uncontrasted. so I upped the contrast and added some warmth to it. I might have exaggerated colors a bit much but it's to get a point across. also some of your muscles seem to be made up in some areas, as some of the shapes are a bit wonky. your outlines need to be worked on too but you can do that after finalizing the rest of it really.
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Nice job fixing the shorts, I like it a lot now. But I think you should keep your colors, they aren't very contrasting, but theyre easy on the eyes and I think they work. But that's just my opinion.
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(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/staplefish/opac.png)
hola senor opacus. ;D this is pretty much a color edit. your colors right now are a bit dull and uncontrasted. so I upped the contrast and added some warmth to it. I might have exaggerated colors a bit much but it's to get a point across. also some of your muscles seem to be made up in some areas, as some of the shapes are a bit wonky. your outlines need to be worked on too but you can do that after finalizing the rest of it really.
Thanks for the edit senor Alkaline :D
I agree that some of the muscles seem wonky, but I've looked up alot of references, charts of muscles and all that and I really don't know how to make it look better then this.
I've fudged it around alot and changed his arms almost every save I made, but it just doesn't seem to get anywhere.
I tried something again but it probably still doesn't work.
I can't agree with your colour edit though. I think the colours work as it is now. Warm colours really don't work on this in my opinion. It is after all, a homacidal, genetically enchanced, knives instead of arms maniac.
And giving it warm colours takes away the entire cold feeling I want him to have.
(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6725/imgonnakillyoudead12ny8.gif)
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Looking better. There's still some wonkiness with the feet. Looks like he's missing his heels.
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Opacus, You need to work on refining your pieces. This is one of the things separating you from being a really good pixel artist.
I made a little edit, and what I have done doesn't have to be the way you go about it,and you may not even like some of the things I've changed, but it still stands that more refinement is necessary:
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg310/Chriskhaos/ChrisKhaos%20pixel%20folio/Untitled-1.gif)
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Yeah, you're right.
I've been refining it more. Haven't had too much chance to do so, been busy with school, but I'll finish it soon.
(http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9964/imgonnakillyoudead16kr6.gif)
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Those muscles are looking a bit too much like balloons. I'm no anatomy expert, but Ryumaru's edit looks convincing. Also, (once you refine the volumes) I'd love to see some of those shades dithered. Yes, it's a style choice, but personally I'm distracted by the banding of the light.
Great work as always, Opacus! I admire your ambition. :)
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The perspective/pose confuses me a bit at the waist area, namely the top of the pants which is a straight horizontal line.
Then there's the head that's a bit hard to read. Is it half a sphere with texture? It needs more accuracy to what it's trying to tell.
The finish you've given to the muscles makes the upper body and arms very segmented, as if he was made out of metaballs. He looked more pleasing to me a few versions backwards.
Otherwise i like the guy though. Would fit well as a bad guy in turtles. Maybe make the blades bigger, more twisted. They look too flimsy and unpractical to be extensions to such a strong body. If they were more like hooks, their practical uses would increase a lot and he could do pull-ups
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(http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/6276/imgonnakillyoudead17tv7.gif)
Basicly I've been trying to find a bit of a balance, getting the right volumes while still not making it look like balloons. So far I've only changed the left arm (our view).
And I've also changed his upper body again. Hopefully making it look better.
I also sketched up some new weapons for him. A nice big spiky blade and a patented all-purpose set of scisors :D.
I still need to change the Bulb. And yes, it's indeed half a sphere. Though I'm having trouble figuring out a way to make this more obvious.
I also changed the pants a bit, does this fix the waist problem?