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Pixel Art / Re: Pixel metal
« on: January 08, 2012, 06:21:48 pm »
hey there, very nice icons
i think your black outline is not helping a lot. i recommend you, taking it out, unless you are following a style or something, or if you relly want to keep it.
About the ring's bright, take a look at this pic:
Look at the constrast between the shadows and the lights. Notice how suddenly from a bright gray, you go to a darker one, and then suddely again, you have the white spark. In the back of the ring, you have also the darkest gray that keeps making contrast with the rest of the values.
The thing is, if you want to make something look bright, you have to play with the sudden contrasts between lights and shadows. Take a look at a fork, a bowl or some metal thing around you right now. Look at the brights. You will see how it may gradually come from darker grey to lighter gray, and then suddenly the white spark appears.
Hope you find it usefull
i think your black outline is not helping a lot. i recommend you, taking it out, unless you are following a style or something, or if you relly want to keep it.
About the ring's bright, take a look at this pic:
Look at the constrast between the shadows and the lights. Notice how suddenly from a bright gray, you go to a darker one, and then suddely again, you have the white spark. In the back of the ring, you have also the darkest gray that keeps making contrast with the rest of the values.
The thing is, if you want to make something look bright, you have to play with the sudden contrasts between lights and shadows. Take a look at a fork, a bowl or some metal thing around you right now. Look at the brights. You will see how it may gradually come from darker grey to lighter gray, and then suddenly the white spark appears.
Hope you find it usefull