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Pixel Art / Re: New art from a new guy
« on: December 20, 2015, 05:46:10 am »Alrighty so DISCLAIMER: I, JaCkJoKeZ, by NO MEANS, consider myself a full fledged pixel artist, but hell, I'll throw my 2 cents in
Soo here's my advice;
- First, the anatomy of the shoulders seemed a bit, off. So I added a pixel layer on top of the poncho to make it look like his shoulders were higher up. This, also makes his arms look more natural while keeping your style.
- I tried fixing the shading and the draping of the poncho thing to try and make it look more natural. If I may suggest, look at some western movies online for inspiration on how light reflects on them for reference. Also, check out a game called Secret Ponchos. You might get some inspiration, even if it's not pixel art. Also Wild ARMS and Wild ARMS XF might give you some inspiration too. *PSST!*.. that one has pixel art!
- Lastly, since the gun IS metal, and metal reflects light fairly simple, I TRIED, to emphasize the fact that the object in his hand is a pistol two ways. 1) The hand has a pixel of shading suggesting he's holding his hand outward and his index finger is on the trigger. 2) I tried shading the pistol so that the pistol go down in shades as it gets closer to the ground
- Lastly, I tried to fix the anatomy of the legs because it was also a bit off. His legs were spread a bit too far apart so I tried keeping the pose, but less dramatically.
- Lastly, I put his hand on his belt because well... he's a motherf#@king cowboy and it's cool lol. I love westerns.
I hope this mountain of text was worth at least a tiny bit of critique, other than that I like the style and colors!