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Re: [WIP] First try.

Reply #10 on: May 16, 2007, 04:16:50 pm
The biggest problem is that it's overdithered, he looks like he is made from canvas almost. Also I do not get what's going on in his face, what with the strange nose and such.
There are no ugly colours, only ugly combinations of colours.

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Re: [WIP] First try.

Reply #11 on: May 16, 2007, 04:44:29 pm
There is no nose there ... the yellow thing is his mouth :)

I guess I got carried away with dithering, this things happen when you learn something new - you want to use it everywhere...

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Re: [WIP] First try.

Reply #12 on: May 16, 2007, 04:47:44 pm
To me that yellow thing read like the underside or tip of his nose. I am pretty sure that I am not the only one. Readability is one of the most important things in pixelart.
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Re: [WIP] First try.

Reply #13 on: May 16, 2007, 05:34:26 pm
Actually it’s his teeth. And to be honest I don’t know how to fix it. Any suggestions?

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Re: [WIP] First try.

Reply #14 on: May 16, 2007, 05:53:29 pm
Look again at yosh's edit, and his control of outlines. In pixelart, you can't define every shape with a 1 pixel outline, all with the same color, because you just don't have the room. Careful usage of outline colors, or complete removal of these, help increase readability and amount of detail.

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Re: [WIP] First try.

Reply #15 on: May 18, 2007, 09:53:15 am
I think, this one the final :)

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Re: [WIP] First try.

Reply #16 on: May 18, 2007, 02:53:53 pm


Great reference. In case you come back to this:

You should just try to follow your reference more for the face. Don't introduce new colors, kinda hint at details.

I don't think the outline you have (reflected light) looks good. Maybe if you make it brighter in some regions than others it would
work better. Or get rid of it.

Make skin look more like skin by introducing flaws like moles.
Modern artists are told that they must create something totally original-or risk being called "derivative".They've been indoctrinated with the concept that bad=good.The effect is always the same: Meaningless primitivism
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Re: [WIP] First try.

Reply #17 on: May 18, 2007, 03:09:11 pm
Good progress I see ))
But with his teeth. Ptoing is right - it's not light understand... look as strange nose. Try remove strong line on chin to mouth and face is obtain a less fractional - something like on sharprm but more less this line on face.

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Re: [WIP] LuckyF's pixel Dump

Reply #18 on: May 23, 2007, 06:46:34 pm
Since I don't like to create many threads, this one will be my dump :)

I read some tutorial about basic shapes in iso pixel art and decided to draw some cubes and stuff. And I guess I got carried away a little ……. So here’s the result.

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Re: [WIP] LuckyF's pixel Dump

Reply #19 on: May 24, 2007, 01:45:02 pm
nice... it's Ultra Magnus! or perhaps not :) Optimus Prime tis his name  :lol:
I like the coloring, but I also don't like it  :D
Perhaps you could add some hint that he's made out of metal?
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