Pixel Joint Forum: 8 Color Music WIP

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Pumpkinbot
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Topic: 8 Color Music WIP
Posted: 27 November 2009 at 5:49pm

I was listening to "Blackout" by Muse when making this. Any suggestions?

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Posted: 27 November 2009 at 7:20pm

Welp, I know very little about pixel art, as you know.

But I would suggest maybe adding a little more to the background, if you can, and maybe giving the band some shadows? It looks like they're part of the background, although that could be what you were going for.

Very nice, though! I really love the planet, it looks really cool. Also very elegant notes.

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Posted: 27 November 2009 at 7:46pm

I would make the background a tad lighter as I didn't even notice the band until Odinod talked about it and I went looking.

Also, I may have this wrong but I only count seven colors. Three planet colors, black, blue, purple, and dark purple in the background.

Edited by Ryath - 27 November 2009 at 7:47pm

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Pumpkinbot
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Posted: 27 November 2009 at 10:06pm

Originally posted by Ryath

I would make the background a tad lighter as I didn't even notice the band until Odinod talked about it and I went looking.

Also, I may have this wrong but I only count seven colors. Three planet colors, black, blue, purple, and dark purple in the background.

Cool, another color for the band. ;D
EDIT: Better?

Edited by Pumpkinbot - 27 November 2009 at 10:13pm

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Posted: 28 November 2009 at 3:27am

Nice, but the challenge calls for someone listening to music.

You may have some screen calibration problem too (or is it me?), I didn't see the band at all in the first version, the 2 darkest colors are almost undistinguishable to me.

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Pumpkinbot
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Posted: 28 November 2009 at 12:29pm

Originally posted by Manupix

Nice, but the challenge calls for someone listening to music.

You're saying when a band is playing a song, they're not listening to it? ;)

Originally posted by Manupix

You may have some screen calibration problem too (or is it me?), I didn't see the band at all in the first version, the 2 darkest colors are almost undistinguishable to me.

It may very well be my computer. It seems that my pixels themselves dither. It's hard to describe. Or it could be the fact that my computer is 32-bit, while my dad's laptop, which is 64-bit, doesn't seem to dither like that.

EDIT: Changed some dithering.

Edited by Pumpkinbot - 28 November 2009 at 12:31pm

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Pumpkinbot Commander Joined: 05 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 202	Topic: 8 Color Music WIP Posted: 27 November 2009 at 5:49pm
	I was listening to "Blackout" by Muse when making this. Any suggestions?
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Odinod Seaman Joined: 25 November 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 27 November 2009 at 7:20pm
	Welp, I know very little about pixel art, as you know. But I would suggest maybe adding a little more to the background, if you can, and maybe giving the band some shadows? It looks like they're part of the background, although that could be what you were going for. Very nice, though! I really love the planet, it looks really cool. Also very elegant notes.
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Ryath Seaman Joined: 25 September 2023 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 30	Posted: 27 November 2009 at 7:46pm
	I would make the background a tad lighter as I didn't even notice the band until Odinod talked about it and I went looking. Also, I may have this wrong but I only count seven colors. Three planet colors, black, blue, purple, and dark purple in the background. Edited by Ryath - 27 November 2009 at 7:47pm
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Pumpkinbot Commander Joined: 05 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 202	Posted: 27 November 2009 at 10:06pm
	*Originally posted by Ryath* I would make the background a tad lighter as I didn't even notice the band until Odinod talked about it and I went looking. Also, I may have this wrong but I only count seven colors. Three planet colors, black, blue, purple, and dark purple in the background. Cool, another color for the band. ;D EDIT: Better? Edited by Pumpkinbot - 27 November 2009 at 10:13pm
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Manupix Commander Joined: 05 November 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 771	Posted: 28 November 2009 at 3:27am
	Nice, but the challenge calls for someone listening to music. You may have some screen calibration problem too (or is it me?), I didn't see the band at all in the first version, the 2 darkest colors are almost undistinguishable to me.
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Pumpkinbot Commander Joined: 05 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 202	Posted: 28 November 2009 at 12:29pm
	*Originally posted by Manupix* Nice, but the challenge calls for someone listening to music. You're saying when a band is playing a song, they're not listening to it? ;) *Originally posted by Manupix* You may have some screen calibration problem too (or is it me?), I didn't see the band at all in the first version, the 2 darkest colors are almost undistinguishable to me. It may very well be my computer. It seems that my pixels themselves dither. It's hard to describe. Or it could be the fact that my computer is 32-bit, while my dad's laptop, which is 64-bit, doesn't seem to dither like that. EDIT: Changed some dithering. Edited by Pumpkinbot - 28 November 2009 at 12:31pm
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