-= E M P E R O R =- [21 colors]

[Senad]

Here is my new pixel.. call it EMPEROR ! hehe.. post anything

Used 21 colors on the last update..





UPDATE


Here a new version, added more AA, dithering.. and made it more like metal.. is it anything better?


Thanx, anyway, I think Im done, hes not acctually suposed to be rambo ^^ but yeh here it is..
I also changed the palette at my friends home


Overall, Im proud of it, this is my third piece that I acctually made in this style, and I mean less colors, AA and dither.

Thanx everyone for helping, u helped me a lot.

Enjoy, BJ

[Akzidenz]

Is there a reference pic?

The shading and color seem fairly sloppy, especially the chest (it's a little pillowshaded).

To be honest, it looks almost like you colored a B&W photo in Photoshop and then had it auto-index the image to 21 colors. I'm not saying you did that, but it looks similar to the results I'd imagine one could get with that method. The palette is also pretty bland.

I think the lines are fine - but try working with some new shading and a new palette. And try to be a little more precise about where you're placing your pixels, a lot of them seem haphazard, like it's your first run-through and you're using a wacom tablet.

 

[Feron]

To be honest, it looks almost like you colored a B&W photo in Photoshop and then had it auto-index the image to 21 colors. I'm not saying you did that, but it looks similar to the results I'd imagine one could get with that method. The palette is also pretty bland.

i disagree.  the results from a photoshop would be a lot worse.

[Senad]

umm.. I dont use anything like you said, but first I made the character with 5-10 colors in paint.. then I made palette in paint shop pro, found faster colors becouse they looked pretty regular, then I started simple shading the person and anti-aliasing in ms paint.. I still have a lot to do, I planned doing some dithering too if I catch the time, and no, I didnt used the reference. His position may look a bit wierd, but I tried my best I think..

What do you think, should I dither it ? or make the shadings form not so round?

Thanx, BJ

[Malor]

I like the style of the peice, the shading does not flow very smoothly, but I like it none the less, and as I have learned, you usually dont dither meatl, to keep its shiney ness..unless it isent metal

[Akzidenz]

The dithering in the chest area helps a lot. The head still looks a little rough, a little stripey. You could dither the darker blue in the head area, or you could try to adjust the palette a little so that there's not as much contrast.

[Senad]

Updated version..


thanx, yeah I heard ppl dont dither metal.. anyway I tried here and I like the result, do you?

EDIT: thanx akz , ill do it right away

[Malor]

uhhh, maybe add lighter highlight tones?

opps.. akz sorta already said that

[MoD]

What strikes me as odd is the extremely dark shadow area in the upper middle of the chest. This, along with the dark shadow under his left (pectoral?) muscle makes it look like he's a woman and serves only to confuse the viewer. I like his right arm's dithering, though. Very nice there. Unfortunately, as you transition into the hand on that arm, you don't increase size and his hand looks like it was mutilated or is a bith defect.

[gliding]

What strikes me as odd is the extremely dark shadow area in the upper middle of the chest. This, along with the dark shadow under his left (pectoral?) muscle makes it look like he's a woman and serves only to confuse the viewer. I like his right arm's dithering, though. Very nice there. Unfortunately, as you transition into the hand on that arm, you don't increase size and his hand looks like it was mutilated or is a bith defect.

I disagree with that slightly because anatomy tells us that a woman's breasts are built much differently than that; however, I think it still doesn't look right. It almost has the semblance of blue alien skin: more-so than armor.