Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: HC_Bret_Measor on May 28, 2009, 05:10:36 pm

Title: [WIP] Tree Top Down
Post by: HC_Bret_Measor on May 28, 2009, 05:10:36 pm

Hey Everyone,
I am new here, I am very very new to sprite work, and I'm looking for C&C on my top down tree. :)
Thanks for your help/time.


(http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5797/treeumw.png)
By HC Bret Measor (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/redthunder69) at 2009-05-28

It looks like a bush :(

Title: Re: [WIP] Tree Top Down
Post by: HC_Bret_Measor on May 29, 2009, 06:17:38 pm

Well I've tried a few more times, and I just can't quite get it yet... I'll post something new soon.

Any helpful hints out there?

Title: Re: [WIP] Tree Top Down
Post by: JJ Naas on May 29, 2009, 07:22:22 pm

It still looks a bit square. The palette's good. The light source (Sun) being directly up above doesn't work, because if it were, it'd shed light on all visible leaves, thus casting hardly no shadows at all.

Title: Re: [WIP] Tree Top Down
Post by: Dr D on May 29, 2009, 08:13:49 pm

I'd say the problem is the shape of the canopy. It doesn't really work with an overhead game (unless you're very skilled?). Like you said bushes/trees/etc. will look very similar.

I'd say, maybe go for something a bit more natural looking, show some branches, maybe a bit of the trunk, if you can pull it off.