Hey Guys,

I was wondering if I could get some expert opinions. I had a question about anti-aliasing. I know I am going to incur some scorn when I describe how I have handled it. What I've done is create a new layer in the project file and then use the anti-aliasing line tool to create smooth outlines over my original artwork. This automatically utilizes transparency effects and when flatted introduces a handful of shades that were not manually chosen and thus I can see how it's not precise, which precision I am learning is a key principle in pixel art.

The method I use is incredibly fast and by using layers I can avoid mucking up my original art. I feel that I have been able to smooth over edges quite well using this.

So now for my question. I was wondering how the expert pixel artist on these boards handle anti-aliasing. What advantages do these particular methods have? Thank you for your time =)

Thanks,

Bkeegan

You're right, I'll fix those, I can at least add the original images - perhaps I was a bit aggressive.

EDIT: I've re-added what I could recall to the original thread.

Think about it from my perspective for a second. I make a thread looking stating that I'm a noobie and  for C&C, my first response is unwelcoming (i know that's not the spirit of pixelation). It then gets mostly ignored. I go to other threads and I try to provide some C&C (of course due to my experience level, what I can do is limited, but still trying to contribute) My stuff only gets some proper C&C when I inadvertently draw attention to myself by wrongly defining the scope and dithering.

So I got some good feedback from Helm and rawsushi and I tried to make it clear that I was both very appreciative and willing to try their suggestions. Helm suggested that I take a more purist approach (even if in the end I don't want to be that) so I tried using a limited palette of colors.

And then I get accused of "taking helpful replies and blowing them out of proportion into something negative", what the crap? I was even polite to the guy who actually responded in a negative way. That was really what tipped me over.

EDIT: I've given it some thought and cooled down a bit. I'd like to apologize to pixelation community. I didn't intend to cause issues, I just want to be a better pixel artist. If you guys would accept my apology and move on from this I would like to continue to be apart of this community.

Dusty, please reread my posts I was nothing but appreciative and polite about the feedback I got.

And you're at that point, sadly. When dealing shiny objects, it's best to use dithering sparingly if at all. As not to derail this thread even further, I'll do a quick edit and post it in the "[WIP] Small icons..." thread.

I was put to an ultimatum to use dithering and less shades....so that's what I did =p.

Agreed though, it's noticeable.