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Pixel Art / Re: Mark II
« on: February 12, 2009, 03:06:11 am »
Lookin' good so far.

I think the reason you might be having trouble making him look shiny is that he's already pretty light colored. I noticed you already have pure white in there (something you might wanna stay away from in the future), so any further white highlights blend right in.

To counter that, I suggest making him darker so any highlights will pop out and make him shiny. I also think he could benefit from some more contrast and color variation. I love the purple around his eyes... why not move that into the shadows to make his light bits pop out more as well as to add more interest? After all, straight color ramps aren't all that engaging.

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Pixel Art / Re: [wip] taste the rainbow. smoke the rainbow.
« on: February 08, 2009, 03:56:34 am »
Well, the area between his eyes is kind of confusing. I can't tell what's going on around there... is he furrowing his brow? Does he have a nose? I think you should clean up that bit to make it more readable.

Love the geometric shapes on his forehead and cheek, though.

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Pixel Art / Re: The Inn - [wip]
« on: February 08, 2009, 02:08:04 am »
Your work's great--I especially like the purplish shadows... I think it adds a lot of dimension and interest not to have just straight color ramps. I also love the shadow cast by the balcony dealie on the main building.

However, the trees really pop out (in a bad way). They seem overly contrast-y and even a bit shiny with the yellow highlights and blueish-greenish shadows. I'd substitute the highly saturated yellow-greens for something softer and perhaps more blue.

I also think you don't need to delineate every leaf on the viney things scattered about the grounds. Leaves aren't always neatly separated; more overlap could make them look more natural.

But keep up the great pixelling! :)

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Pixel Art / Re: The Lovers [WIP]
« on: January 11, 2009, 09:10:58 am »


I edited the woman's chin a little so she didn't look so deformed, edited the man's legs, and added in a bouquet.

That damn thing is driving me crazy; I feel the hand gets lost inside of it and isn't very readable. The man also needs a hand.

I decided to keep her looking away from him; not because it looks better but because I'm lazy as hell.


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Pixel Art / Re: The Lovers [WIP]
« on: January 10, 2009, 02:23:46 am »
Quote from: Tobe on January 09, 2009, 06:58:27 pm
I agree with dogmeat. Right now she kind of looks like she wants to leave the guy...probably not what you were looking for.

That was actually what I was going for in the beginning  :P I even had her shoulders turned away from him, but I figured it might unify it more if her body was turned toward him.

But after flipping her horizontally, I do agree that it has much more dramatic impact when she's looking at him.

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Pixel Art / Re: The Lovers [WIP]
« on: January 09, 2009, 03:59:40 am »
Thanks so much for the crits, they've been really helpful. But darn, I'm a slow pixeller.

He still has a big baby head and he's still all dark and broody and the color count is still dangerously inflating.

Comments? Critique? Hopes, dreams, fears?

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Pixel Art / Re: Simple female portrait 90X120
« on: January 09, 2009, 03:56:37 am »
I love the colors and character here, it's looking pretty good. I'd suggest some AAing to smooth things out, especially on the bridge of her nose and on her ear. Personally, I think dithering might do more damage than good, especially on her forehead. It might look better as is, but I guess you'd have to play around with it to find out.

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Pixel Art / Re: The Lovers [WIP]
« on: January 06, 2009, 03:31:55 am »


Hell, I'll worry about her skirt later. I fiddled a bit with her nose - not much, though. Started the guy... I can't seem to get the style I used for the woman on him. He looks creepily childish. Is it the hair? The eye?

And the color count is edging up there. I'll fiddle with that.


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Pixel Art / The Lovers [WIP]
« on: January 05, 2009, 02:46:51 am »


I have honestly no idea where I'm going with this, other than I'm trying to get a late afternoon sort of feel. Obviously, the background is very WIP... I just want to get the woman good before I move onto anything else.

Are her face/hair readable? I was going for a Marie Antoinette style with the hair.

I especially need help with her dress. I've not a clue how to shade fabric well  :P

Thanks so much!

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Pixel Art Feature Chest / Re: [W.I.P] Vertical Adventure - Platformer mock up
« on: January 05, 2009, 02:25:44 am »
It looks nice so far - do the different kinds of rock tile do anything different?

I'd suggest adding more detail to the character, especially to his hair. If the the back of his head is has defined locks of hair, I think the front should too. He blends in a little with the background, especially the orange one. Maybe a lighter shade of blonde will be in order?

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