Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Matt on April 29, 2009, 08:24:04 pm

Title: [WIP] First try
Post by: Matt on April 29, 2009, 08:24:04 pm
Hi,
For my first post, I show a test that I begin on PsX2 and
I have tested Hallibell of Bleach:

http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hallibell.png
(hm insert image mode don't work? :o)

My images are not really good, I know.
I accept any comments that might help me better myself as a Pixelart.
(My english is veryyy[...]y bah, i know xD)

Title: Re: [WIP] First try
Post by: Emtch on April 29, 2009, 08:41:43 pm
Posting the picture for you.
(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/7836/hallibell.png)

I lacks a ligthsource and contrast. And it's very hard to read, what are those things on the chest? Arms or tits?
Can make an edit tomorrow.
Title: Re: [WIP] First try
Post by: Shrike on April 29, 2009, 10:37:59 pm
Sorry to lack constructive criticism, but it truly looks as if you just put tits on someone else's man sprite.  Can anyone explain that?  Chest is very confusing.
Title: Re: [WIP] First try
Post by: Matt on April 29, 2009, 11:15:27 pm
I used this image as a model:

http://zolo.lapunk.hu/tarhely/zolo/kepek/espadahalibel.png (http://zolo.lapunk.hu/tarhely/zolo/kepek/espadahalibel.png)

I was not sure how to do chest, I try several times but I can not do something to 'correct'.
I do not know if my way is good, but I always try to make the 1st black lines for the contours (clothing, arms, etc.),
then I apply a dark color for each part and I finished putting bright colors to set the shadows.

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you just put tits on someone else's man sprite

No xD.
Title: Re: [WIP] First try
Post by: Dr D on April 30, 2009, 12:08:48 am
I used this image as a model:

http://zolo.lapunk.hu/tarhely/zolo/kepek/espadahalibel.png (http://zolo.lapunk.hu/tarhely/zolo/kepek/espadahalibel.png)

Uhh, wrong link?
Title: Re: [WIP] First try
Post by: Matt on April 30, 2009, 12:14:06 am
I used this image as a model:

http://zolo.lapunk.hu/tarhely/zolo/kepek/espadahalibel.png (http://zolo.lapunk.hu/tarhely/zolo/kepek/espadahalibel.png)

Uhh, wrong link?

hm, it works for me °°)
Title: Re: [WIP] First try
Post by: JonathanOfDrain on April 30, 2009, 01:56:15 am
Doesn't work for anyone else.
Try uploading things to imageshack.us or even photobucket.com

The .png you linked us to is replaced with a flashing green and white image that says lapunk.hu
Title: Re: [WIP] First try
Post by: Mathias on April 30, 2009, 04:25:16 am
The ugly truth here, is that you need to worry about basic pixelling methods and not characters. I know you like chars, and chars are fun. But you used 88 colors just to shade his/her(?) left leg, alone. I used photoshop to count. It's basically NPR at this point - NON PIXEL ART. I know this was unintentional, but it underlines the necessity of starting with the basics. OVERLOAD OF INFORMATION (http://www.wayofthepixel.net/pixelation/index.php?topic=3467.0).
Title: Re: [WIP] First try
Post by: Matt on April 30, 2009, 09:56:37 am
I have upload the pic:
http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss244/Jeekounet/espadahalibel.png (http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss244/Jeekounet/espadahalibel.png)

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The ugly truth here, is that you need to worry about basic pixelling methods and not characters. I know you like chars, and chars are fun. But you used 88  colors just to shade his/her(?) left leg, alone. I used photoshop to count. It's basically NPR at this point - NON PIXEL ART. I know this was unintentional, but it underlines the necessity of starting with the basics. OVERLOAD OF INFORMATION.

I will try with another software (GraphicsGale maybe), while following the tutorials for the basics of starting Pixelart because I read nothing about the basics.
Title: Re: [WIP] First try
Post by: Shrike on May 01, 2009, 02:06:22 pm
I used this image as a model:

http://zolo.lapunk.hu/tarhely/zolo/kepek/espadahalibel.png (http://zolo.lapunk.hu/tarhely/zolo/kepek/espadahalibel.png)

I was not sure how to do chest, I try several times but I can not do something to 'correct'.
I do not know if my way is good, but I always try to make the 1st black lines for the contours (clothing, arms, etc.),
then I apply a dark color for each part and I finished putting bright colors to set the shadows.

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you just put tits on someone else's man sprite

No xD.

Listen to Mathias.  And don't use the above form to pixel.  DON'T use outlines, plot out your basic shading in grayscale or something then recolor and rework.  At this size outlines are too big and clutter everything up, and are noisy.
Shrike