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Pixel Art / Re: Zombie
« on: March 23, 2010, 09:09:40 pm »
I messed around with yours a little, and then a lot.



Ignore the head, I was just messing around, but what I wanted to convey was that your zombie was lacking correct anatomy.  Basically elongate the limbs and torso, and neck. 

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Pixel Art / Re: Self Portrait
« on: March 23, 2010, 06:45:10 pm »
Small update on the hair.  But more importantly, I forgot to say thanks to everyone who has helped me so far.  Thanks  :)



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General Discussion / Re: Question about dithering
« on: March 23, 2010, 06:06:09 pm »
No, nothing in specific.  Just imagine a color you're using in a particular piece.  What I'm asking is, wherever you place that color in the piece, if you dither with it, is it a more effective dither if it conforms with the same grid over the entire piece, or does it not matter and it's more effective to dither the particular section accordingly with no regards to the dither as a whole.  I use 50% dither as an example because(and correct me if I'm wrong) I consider it to be the basic form from which the other patterns (25%, 75%, etc) are built off of.

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General Discussion / Re: Question about dithering
« on: March 23, 2010, 05:44:47 pm »
Hm.  I suppose there isn't really a way to prove it.  But when I rapidly switch my eyes back and forth between the top two squares, the one on the left just seems(obviously at the pixel level it is) misaligned, and the set on the right seem to match better.

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General Discussion / Question(s) about dithering
« on: March 23, 2010, 04:45:39 pm »
I've always wondered this.  Does all of the dithering in a piece have to fit on the same grid to work effectively?  As in, if I have a 50% patch of red and yellow on the bottom-left corner, would it be more subtle if the yellow conformed to the same exact grid as say a 50% yellow and green dither in the top-right corner?

Basically what I'm asking is if it matters, and how much better would it look.  If I'm not being clear, I can definitely expound on this.

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Pixel Art / Re: Self Portrait
« on: March 22, 2010, 04:19:39 am »
Just an update.  Fixed the chin issue.  Hair and background are major wip, though


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Pixel Art / Re: Self Portrait
« on: March 21, 2010, 05:41:32 pm »
Update.

->

Lizzrd, I don't follow you.  Are you saying I should round it out more?

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Pixel Art / Re: Self Portrait
« on: March 21, 2010, 03:15:31 am »
Adding two colors helped a buttload.



I'm going to refine the shoulders and neck now but I'd like to know what you think.  Especially on the dithering, it's not quite up to par.

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Pixel Art / Re: Self Portrait
« on: March 20, 2010, 01:42:20 am »
I've applied your crits, and it was good advice.



But I cannot for the life of me get that eye right.  And I feel like the contrast isn't enough as I have it.  Any thoughts? 

Quote from: WM on March 18, 2010, 01:22:54 am
Fun fact: you can tell a lot about a person's thoughts and concerns about their face and appearance through self-portraits. People tend to exaggerate or 'set off' features that they are self-conscious or proud about  (:P). As for you, I can tell that you are focused on your nose, and are making it a little more prominent than it actually is. We naturally see noses as smaller, and when we sit down and draw (erm...pixel) a realistic face, it's a real wake-up call about how big noses really are.

I do recall constantly having disputes in my head because of this when I was younger, but I think the reason the nose turned out so big was because I paid it the most attention.  Interesting fact, though.

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Pixel Art / Self Portrait
« on: March 17, 2010, 09:45:07 pm »
It's been a ridiculous amount of time since I last pixeled.  In the meantime I've been working on my fundamentals, though not nearly as much as I should have been.  I got back into it and started this a couple of days ago, and here I am now:

OLD: NEW:

Using this old picture as a reference:



Obviously, I'm way off.  I fucked up pretty early on, and instead of fixing my errors I kept going and decided I'd fix them later.  It's a counter-productive habit.  I'd really appreciate it if you guys could critique this and tell me where I'm off.  I'd like to end up with something similar.  Thanks.

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