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Vectomon
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Quote Vectomon Replybullet Topic: A forum avatar.
    Posted: 14 July 2010 at 11:46am
So, I haven't pixelled in a long time, and I'm kinda rusty. Here's an avatar I made for a forum.



It started a starry sky, but somehow it turned into a maniacal techno-thingie.
I'm not sure how to improve it, so I'd like to ask for some critique. Thanks in advance!
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Quote Squirrelsquid Replybullet Posted: 14 July 2010 at 11:59am
looks good so far - only the banding on the green forehead emblem has a bit of banding.

you could also darken the darker teeth color just a tiny bit and use it as a highlight on the face itself.
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Quote Vectomon Replybullet Posted: 14 July 2010 at 12:03pm
I'm sorry, as I said, I'm still rusty. What's the meaning of "banding"?
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Quote Squirrelsquid Replybullet Posted: 14 July 2010 at 12:05pm
I'll just copy and paste what I wrote in another topic:
Banding: Banding is basicly, when rows of pixels form, like this:
XXXXXXX
YYYYYYYY
ZZZZZZZ

or
XZY
XZY
XZY
XZY
XZY

it's bad because it will always look not sharp, and not smooth too, since it makes the pixel resolution apparent.
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Quote Vectomon Replybullet Posted: 14 July 2010 at 12:27pm
Oh, I see. Thank you for the explanation.
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Quote W M Replybullet Posted: 14 July 2010 at 1:29pm
"It started a starry sky, but somehow it turned into a maniacal techno-thingie."

Haha I love that!

Could you add in a shade for the green? I think it would really help with the eyes. (btw, are the details in the eyes supposed to be sunken in, because that's how my mind keeps seeing it; it has something to do with the black.)


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Quote greenraven Replybullet Posted: 14 July 2010 at 6:32pm
Our avatar size is 64x64.
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Quote Vectomon Replybullet Posted: 14 July 2010 at 6:57pm
It's not for this forum.
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