Pixel Joint Forum: "The Limb"

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   Hello!

This is my first piece that I have tried. I understand that it's rough
around the edges and can use improvement. Does the overall scene have
promise?

Thanks

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Lonesome_Drifte Seaman Joined: 30 December 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Topic: "The Limb" Posted: 30 December 2009 at 1:35pm
	Hello! This is my first piece that I have tried. I understand that it's rough around the edges and can use improvement. Does the overall scene have promise? Thanks
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Manupix Commander Joined: 05 November 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 771	Posted: 30 December 2009 at 3:23pm
	Beautiful! Great composition, nice colors. But yes, it's jaggy, and mostly because it is far, far too big! Esp for a first piece. It would take you days just to clean up, more days to shade properly, and even more to refine. I'd suggest to redo (or resize) it at max 100x200 px. That's quite confortable to work with, even on the large side already. Then you'll have to think of a light source and shade accordingly. The trunk has a good start, with light from the top. Birds and leaves should follow that. Colors look a bit separate: I'd suggest to introduce some dark blues to link the greens and purples, and some reddish purples to link, well, reds and purples. And/or reddish browns. Or greys. You've got 27 colors so far, 5 more can't hurt, but try not to go beyond that.
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Pragz Commander Joined: 09 August 2009 Location: Ireland Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Posted: 30 December 2009 at 7:56pm
	Yes yes, something much smaller would be better. Something like this size, maybe: (Oh, and you might want to drop the saturation/contrast in the background. It'll make the limb and all its' details pop more.)
	Hello - I'm new here. :)
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jeremy Rear Admiral Joined: 25 November 2024 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 1704	Posted: 30 December 2009 at 10:25pm
	Wow, massive :D Something half the size is still impressive, otherwise you might end up giving up :P To handle the background, desaturated silhouettes like in this piece might work, since you can work in cool jungle leafiness :B
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