Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Atrophy on September 12, 2009, 10:11:37 pm

Title: [Slight WIP] Face
Post by: Atrophy on September 12, 2009, 10:11:37 pm

Well.. a few days ago. I started a sorta self portrait.. and then got stuck because I'm lacking in skin colors with this.. Soo.. here is what I have sofar..
(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/2706/facex.png)(http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/797/facer.png)

Yeah.. i think it overall got worst cause I tried to fix the eye and such.. and it just turned out bad.

help pl0x!

Title: Re: [Slight WIP] Face
Post by: Varish on September 13, 2009, 12:33:42 am

I think you are concentrating too much on polishing it without getting the forms down first. Also, all the colors make it seem kinda blurred. I think the eye should be bigger, the nose is pretty undefined, and the mouth is too big.
I tried to make an edit. I didn't use a reference so it's basically my perception of what a face should look like versus yours, and it's prety crap. But, be that as it may, maybe you can get something from it.
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/9812/facee.gif)

Title: Re: [Slight WIP] Face
Post by: Atrophy on September 13, 2009, 02:51:52 am

should of stated that the face is meant to appear like that.. since its the way I was smiling when i took the picture..
(http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v350/124/67/640623321/n640623321_834768_7403.jpg)

Title: Re: [Slight WIP] Face
Post by: Helm on September 13, 2009, 02:53:22 pm

the picture is blurry, but your face is still a bunch of geometric planes

(http://www.locustleaves.com/n640623321_834768_7403.png)

try to interpret what you see as volumes not as symbols.

Title: Re: [Slight WIP] Face
Post by: Atrophy on September 13, 2009, 08:18:05 pm

I tried to interpret it as volumes.. but most likely.. did it completely wrong, so it this what you sorta meant?
(http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5629/facenx.png)

Title: Re: [Slight WIP] Face
Post by: Scribblette on September 13, 2009, 10:46:36 pm

*loves being able to understand what Helm said thanks to all the reading he's been doing*

Hi Atrophy. Looks like a big improvement to me.

The proportions seem off to me when compared to the photo, though. I think your hair is a tad taller (~ one and a half nose-bridge heights, from bridge), shading between the nose/cheek may be too gentle, worth a couple pixels less hair next to the eye on the right, and your chin perhaps should be a little shorter (not the same length as your nose to bridge) and the cleft less emphasized.

That's at a glance, anyway - compared not to Helm's edit but the original photo, you've elongated your face & caricaturized your chin.

Title: Re: [Slight WIP] Face
Post by: Atrophy on September 15, 2009, 11:11:00 am

Thanks Scribblette. I understand the hair. But currently.. it's the least of my worries.. I wanna make sure the face is smooth and flows well yet still keep a semi realistic look. But it is noted.
(http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3376/facedz.png)
I believe I'm headed in the right direction on smoothing it out a bit. and with the colors.. I hope.

Title: Re: [Slight WIP] Face
Post by: Atrophy on September 19, 2009, 05:14:41 pm

well.. work and social life have kept me busy.. but while waiting to go to this stupid wedding today.. I got around to finishing it up for the most part.

(http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7465/facewu.png)

Edit:
When I look at it in the forum.. the dithering looks REALLY noticeable.. when in GG it doesn't?