Still a WIP...



Thinking of making him inhale/sniff as the face is whipping back up rather than whatever its doing right now...

pixel art is for TV screens and computer monitors. use adobe illustrator/photoshop for posters and other printed media. it'd be great for a once upon a mattress RPG title screen though =P

I kinda agree with that...

If you want it pixelized, I think it needs to scream "pixels!"

Maybe try doing a super low-res 8-bit kinda thing...
This poster currently looks like it came from an old SNES Game, but I'm not really getting a pixel feel from it.

The play's a spin on the old story of "The Princess and the Pea", right? Maybe some mattresses stacked with a tiny green pea at the bottom? I think the play is supposed to be kind of a comedy, too. This looks a little too serious for a comedy.

Have you tried looking at other posters for the play? The all have a pretty similar motif: http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=once+upon+a+mattress+poster

I'm not sure. I've never seen it. It's cool you're using pixels, though. Not sure if it's the best way to go, but interesting.

Also, is the plural for mattress mattresses or mattri?

When making a character, I like to give it a somewhat dynamic stance right away, rather than a stiff-limbed DaVinci pose. This really helps me to give the character the right shape and proportions.

Doesn't that get in the way of rigging a character, though?

I'll see your "WTF" and raise you one "OMG!"



He never gets lost. His nipples always point north.

Hey guys!

I'm just curious... how do you guys go about starting off your larger sprites (portraits, larger linearts, etc)?
I remember on the old pixelation tutorial that a lot of sprites are traced in Photoshop to get a rouch outline, then refined, colored, AA'd, etc. However, I keep getting this vibe that tracing is really looked down upon, almost "cheating" in the pixel community...

Am I just paranoid about this? Or is tracing an acceptable way to begin your sprites? Or is it only looked down upon if you trace from existing, unoriginal pictures (IE just tracing a wario head or something and calling it a new sprite)?

I switch between tracing and starting from scratch depending on the size or if I feel comfortable enough not to use a traced sketch.

I know it's all about the end result, but I kinda wanted your opinions on this since I've been wondering about it for a long time.

Thanks!

-Ryan