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Pixel Art Feature Chest / Re: John Mueller's Oink [WIP][C+C]
« on: August 31, 2014, 04:59:35 pm »
Another try, it looks a bit cleaner but not very blended.

You can use this method if you need to cover large areas with smooth dithering transitions.
It gets the legwork done for you so you can focus on the image.


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Pixel Art / Re: [WIP] Pixel Snow Background
« on: August 30, 2014, 12:19:02 pm »

You got to put some snow on the mountains to make it snowy.
That giant dark mountain behind the tiny bright one also upsets the perspective a bit.
If you want fog, things become brighter the further away they are.

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General Discussion / Re: HD Index Painting in Photoshop
« on: August 29, 2014, 06:19:11 pm »
Like I said, I use photoshop cs2.
The one that's available for free. The old one.

Some 1-bit anims, using this method, would be awesome. Just like your avatar.

I was wondering how to do that and came up with a method using blend if ranges.



Rinse and repeat for each dither pattern layer.



And there you go. Non-destructive 1-bit dithering.


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General Discussion / Re: HD Index Painting in Photoshop
« on: August 29, 2014, 03:59:48 pm »


What else?
Let's perfect this system.

I thought the blend if option was bugged since it'll not treat the cut off values as transparency for masks but that's not how it works.
If you want to use the blend if transparency method, you need to include black in the color ramp.
Got a bit caught up in the "correct way to set up a ramp" large picture eyecatcher and missed when indigo said it so here's a ramp that supports the blend if transparency method:



This is just for clarities sake though, personally I prefer to take the dissolve spraycan hit and clean that up later.

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General Discussion / Re: HD Index Painting in Photoshop
« on: August 28, 2014, 12:43:38 am »

Oh so I get to have animated dither patterns now.
Well that's neat.


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General Discussion / Re: HD Index Painting in Photoshop
« on: August 27, 2014, 04:49:55 pm »
I have an older version of photoshop without the colorpicker that only picks from the current layer so I had to come up with a way to control dithering.



1) Set everything up as described and make a black to white gradient.
With the box selection tool set to a fixed size, select areas in which you see each color level and dithering respectively.

2) With your drawing layer selected, press ctrl+c and ctrl+v.
You will get a new layer with your palette.
Make sure to move this layer above the pattern and posterize thingamajig!

3) Feel free to lay your palette out in any way you are comfortable working with.
You can copy it just above the drawing layer to get a preview of the colors you pick from.

Edit:


I thought my photoshop was bugged at first but then I found out that you need to untick "Blend Clipped Layers as Group" for it to work.

Edit 2:
Never mind.
Seems like that blend if option is bugged on cs2 and won't count as "transparency" for clipping groups.
Pencil eraser is the only option then.

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Pixel Art Feature Chest / Re: [WIP]Blanket Octopus girl
« on: August 16, 2014, 10:13:26 am »
You're overcomplicating it, getting lost in the detail.



Those spots aren't everywhere, they are mainly just on the head so you don't need to put them on the tentacles and you should consider that if something goes on a tentacle, it'll also go on the arms and legs.
The bright goes down to the tentacles so why not make the face that color and keep it consistent until it reaches a limb?
Drop that spraycan and never pick it up again. There is no use for it pretty much ever.
Try picking up a bigger brush instead and block things out and recycle colors.
Don't use new ones for every new object or the picture will not look unified at all and be hard to edit.


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Pixel Art / Re: Requiring all feedback please!
« on: August 16, 2014, 08:56:51 am »
HELP ME
Well I gave you a palette which you ignored and gave you a reference which you ignored but I guess you're simply an impatient, visual learner?
Well then we'll do this step by step.

Can you do this?



This is the shape of a laurel leaf which we will be doing now since you didn't suggest anything else.
It is important to have a reference, especially if you're unsure about the subject.

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Pixel Art / Re: Requiring all feedback please!
« on: August 15, 2014, 06:40:29 am »
It looks like a laurel leaf so here's a reference for that if you need a guide to go by.

If that's not the type of leaf you had in mind, please provide the reference you went for.

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General Discussion / Re: Wacom tablet for pixel art?
« on: August 14, 2014, 04:37:15 pm »
Can you not et the bamboo one?

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