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Pixel Art / Re: I'm new and would like some advice on a piece.
« on: December 08, 2013, 03:08:37 pm »
Night, thanks for all the great info.  I will dive into your suggestions when I wake up.  They make a lot of sense and your example really "pops".  I don't really have the proper vocabulary, but it really adds a lot of "life" to the character.  I like what you did with the mouth a lot, it adds a lot of dimension.  I never thought about seeing the cheek/back of mouth.  It makes total sense, I'll chalk that up to a beginner mistake  :-[

I just thought I would post some progression images.  I started out with a really rough sketch, and photographed it, scaled it and outlined it.  The first image is when it was really rough, but at a point I thought I would save as a base point.  I got a little excited and didn't save before this point. 

The second is some plainer coloring I did:

 The third is some attempts at dithering (pretty bad haha). 

I decided at this point to split off and make the image in two different styles.  The first is the one I posted on the purple background.  The second direction was more "outlined" sprite type, if that makes sense.


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Pixel Art / I'm new and would like some advice on a piece.
« on: December 08, 2013, 01:50:15 pm »
Hello, I'm the new guy  :)

I have messed with image editing for around 15 years and have a grasp on basic things but am completely new to pixel art.  I have read several tutorials and have managed to make this:



It is a boogieman creature that started as a funny story for my niece and sort of warped into my online avatar.  A little about him (it's relevant to the art).  He is kind of a material that you may think of like a dolphin's skin.  He moves with locomotion like how a slug/snail would.  If I were to be realistic, I don't imagine him leaving a slime trail as he moves, so it's not exactly like a slug either.  He also has dark yellow "spots" but I still need to put them in.

I know I still need to try to do some anti aliasing based on a tutorial by Derek Yu, the one with the luchador lawyer, and also final touches and such.  I may try to animate this in the future for an animated avatar.

1.  I would like a little constructive criticism for this pixel art.  I am new to pixel art and really am just "winging it" off of a few tutorials.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
2.  I would like some advice on making him look rubbery/"dolphin skin" for lack of a better word.
3.  Even though he doesn't secrete slime for locomotion, in your opinion would he look better with a wetter looking base?
4.  Any advice on making him look more like something from a Sega Genesis or Super Nintendo era character or cut scene even?

Thanks!

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