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Style Study :: Kenneth Fejer

on: August 03, 2006, 05:04:48 am
well i decided that i'd do a style study on Kenneth Fejer since he's pretty high up there on my hero list.  I wanted to see exactly how he does his stuff, and the best way to find out is to do it yourself.  So while looking at lots of fejer art, I made this mockup mixing his style with a little bit of my own.



things I learned:
- with Fejer, its all about selout.  Almost every element in his art uses lots of selout techniques.  and black is used seldom
- bright highlights are usually a no-no in this style, instead, think flat shapes that suggest 3d forms.
- usually, you have a base-colour and a bright-colour for every element.  you use those to shade with, and all the other colours go to the outline (which is usually 2 or 3)
- Use simple shapes heavily, and keep it constant throughout the mockup (I could have done better at this).  This also includes simple patterns

well yeah, thats about it
C+C as usual

-Dan

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Re: Style Study :: Kenneth Fejer

Reply #1 on: August 03, 2006, 05:23:10 am
I commend you on studying the work of a fellow pixeller so closely that you can match their stuff pretty adeptly. I don't have much critique for this, it is very good for what it is.

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Re: Style Study :: Kenneth Fejer

Reply #2 on: August 03, 2006, 06:03:50 am
wow, it looks very kenneth fejer, it even has the airbrushed background.  :)
I wouldn't mind seeing more of these studies.
I bet kenneth fejer would do a good job critiqueing it, where is he..

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Re: Style Study :: Kenneth Fejer

Reply #3 on: August 03, 2006, 06:05:50 am
Well done.  I wish your mockup was a real game though.

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Re: Style Study :: Kenneth Fejer

Reply #4 on: August 03, 2006, 06:42:13 am
Well done.  I wish your mockup was a real game though.

This is the mark that one has achieved true Kenneth style!

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Re: Style Study :: Kenneth Fejer

Reply #5 on: August 03, 2006, 06:47:59 am
 That's really KF style! Nice work Indigo. The color choices are so alike KF's.

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Re: Style Study :: Kenneth Fejer

Reply #6 on: August 03, 2006, 07:57:03 am
Well done.  I wish your mockup was a real game though.

This is the mark that one has achieved true Kenneth style!

Indeed! You win, Indigo!

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Re: Style Study :: Kenneth Fejer

Reply #7 on: August 03, 2006, 09:16:49 am
Nice one Indigo Kudo's for someone :P

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Re: Style Study :: Kenneth Fejer

Reply #8 on: August 03, 2006, 09:52:37 am
You achieved the style really well.  I like it.   

Was this based on my suggestion?
Back from hiatus, just remembered how excellent this community is at forming technique in a fledgeling artist of any kind.

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Re: Style Study :: Kenneth Fejer

Reply #9 on: August 03, 2006, 03:45:37 pm
I hope KF will comment this =)