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    Posted: 04 July 2015 at 6:30am










I'm working on this piece right now, and I want it to be perfect.Please share your thoughts on it.Alternative hosting: 1 2 3 4Gallery submission here: http://pixeljoint.com/pixelart/96655.htm 













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Quote SuperTurnip Replybullet Posted: 05 July 2015 at 12:08pm
I wouldn't recommend aiming for perfect. My best work has never happened because of aiming for perfect. It's an impossible goal, so learn to love where you are before you try and climb that mountain. :)

Nice full-blue palette. As it's monochromatic, you have to be really really careful about tone to evoke a mood. Composition is utterly key. Thinking about objects or things is tricky, because it's inviting to have a list of stuff to have and work on each piece separately. But in something that's very technical, you have to think in terms of shapes of colour and how they relate to one another.

For a canvas this size, dithering doesn't make a very good transition between tones (it reads as detail rather than blending), so be sparse with it or avoid it entirely. You have a handful of colours. Use them together to highlight the important elements of your scene (glowing tank, man silhouetted against it rather than completely lost in the background, for on possible example).

As a fun challenge, could you try doing this with no outlines? ;)
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Quote scorched Replybullet Posted: 05 July 2015 at 2:32pm
@SuperTurnip, thanks for such a comprehensive answer. By 'perfect' I meant appealing to a tempted PJer's eye :-)
Challenge accepted, stay tuned :-)
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Quote scorched Replybullet Posted: 10 July 2015 at 2:16pm
Here comes another revision...
Feel free to express your opinion on any aspect of my work.
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Quote jalonso Replybullet Posted: 11 July 2015 at 4:20pm
You can and should revise all you need.
This is the best way to improve so don't ever be shy.

Try to place each pixel a little bit slower and with more precision. You are still a little sloppy in your placement but have been improving so keep at it.
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Quote scorched Replybullet Posted: 11 July 2015 at 4:48pm
Thanks, jalonso.
I'm not over yet
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Quote scorched Replybullet Posted: 17 July 2015 at 4:27pm
I've returned with an other version of the pic. It's nearly finished.
Still I'm open for critique.
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Quote scorched Replybullet Posted: 25 July 2015 at 2:18am
Finally made a gallery submission. Please rate
http://pixeljoint.com/pixelart/96655.htm


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