Pixel Joint Forum: My first steps

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   Hi!

I am new to making pixelart although I watch this board for quite a
while. At first I "only" wanted to hire a pixelartist to work on the
graphical part of my game, Townsmen. But over time, I started to take a
peek at the WIP-section also. Now, because nobody was willing to work
with me, I finally decided to create the pixelart myself. So, I read
through this
tutorial and took my first steps. I really like what I am doing
because it is a welcome change to programming. Anyway, here is what I
am having problems with right now:

1. Dithering of a sphere:

To me, the sphere looks way to "noisy" I tried different color
variations but was never able to make a good transition but at the same
time add enough depth to it.

2. Windmill

My first "bigger" project. There are a few things I am not happy at all
with. First, the whole body looks really dull and boring. As the body
is not straight, I think bricks and wood as a texture won't do. But
what else? Second, The half sphere at the top doesn't look good at all.
Any suggestions on this? Third, I really want to add many little
details to it, but I can't think of any, a windmill can probably have.

Many thanks,

Max

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imaxcs Midshipman Joined: 22 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Topic: My first steps Posted: 16 April 2006 at 11:04am
	Hi! I am new to making pixelart although I watch this board for quite a while. At first I "only" wanted to hire a pixelartist to work on the graphical part of my game, Townsmen. But over time, I started to take a peek at the WIP-section also. Now, because nobody was willing to work with me, I finally decided to create the pixelart myself. So, I read through this tutorial and took my first steps. I really like what I am doing because it is a welcome change to programming. Anyway, here is what I am having problems with right now: 1. Dithering of a sphere: To me, the sphere looks way to "noisy" I tried different color variations but was never able to make a good transition but at the same time add enough depth to it. 2. Windmill My first "bigger" project. There are a few things I am not happy at all with. First, the whole body looks really dull and boring. As the body is not straight, I think bricks and wood as a texture won't do. But what else? Second, The half sphere at the top doesn't look good at all. Any suggestions on this? Third, I really want to add many little details to it, but I can't think of any, a windmill can probably have. Many thanks, Max
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Shark Commander a.k.a. Feron Joined: 02 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2136	Posted: 16 April 2006 at 11:55am
	the spehere you have seems reversed. there shood be a spot of light in the middle of dark ness, getting darker away from teh source. however u have a dark spot surrounded by light. check out spriteart.com's tutorials, they have an amazing sphere tut there. try adding texture, ie bricks or wood to the windmill. good start tho.
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leel Commander Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3001	Posted: 16 April 2006 at 1:00pm
	you can build round things with brick.. I dont know something about the windmill doesnt seem right.. i think maybe it's the perspective, but i cant put my finger on it. Try googling some reference pics to see what details it should have. Shark, ithe sphere is reversed because the light seems to be coming from behind, not front like you described.
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Bifur Commander Joined: 15 April 2006 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 194	Posted: 16 April 2006 at 1:13pm
	i think the "wings" things of the windmill is crooked ,its not going along with the perspective , im not sure if its this but is indeed wierd
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Shark Commander a.k.a. Feron Joined: 02 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2136	Posted: 16 April 2006 at 1:19pm
	check out this for texture on the windmill http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=871
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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 05 June 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 16 April 2006 at 2:29pm
	wood is a very good texture for a windmilll. try making some beams stick out in a round pattern on various heights. they have such stuff.. allso there usually is a bit of a house nes to the mill (connected to the main cylinder)
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0xDB Commander Joined: 15 March 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 209	Posted: 17 April 2006 at 12:05pm
	to the mill: Either redraw the wings to make them fit to the perspective of the door or move them a bit to the right, so that they get centered with the top, because then the perspective wouldn't look so wrong anymore.(the wings currently seem to face the viewer) Also try to do 1:1 lines on the wings to see if that would look smoother. AAing the whole thing would also be good and to make it less dull you might want to use more contrast.
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