Pixel Joint Forum: vector widescreen bg [NPA]

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Ensellitis
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Topic: vector widescreen bg [NPA]
Posted: 18 November 2006 at 6:34am

http://imagehost.blogpulp.com/images/1111635829.jpg
warning: that image is 270kb

1440x900 widescreen wallpaper...

c+c? suggestions?

[EDIT: fixed the link ~ Lar]

Edited by Larwick - 18 November 2006 at 6:44am

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Pixel_Outlaw
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Posted: 18 November 2006 at 11:37am

Hmm i see these areas.

Shadingon the left forearm seems a bit off too.

The watch face wouldn't be that round because it would have to tilt with the arm.

Also the brim of the hat gets thicher as it goes away from the viewer which is kind of bizzare.

The thumbs look smashed and skewed also.

I like it so far however.

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ceddo
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Posted: 18 November 2006 at 2:23pm

The guy looks pretty good, but the colors of the sky and grass are way too saturated in my opinion.

and the left arm needs work. All the rest is great (love the designs on cap and shirt).

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Anlina S.
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Posted: 18 November 2006 at 3:49pm

The clothing is kind of low contrast compared to the skin. The rays coming from behind the clouds hint at a rear light source, but I'm not really finding that apparent on any part of this piece except his far arm. The grass seems overly detailed compared to the style of the rest of the piece, and it kind of has a furry look to it. Definetely agree on the saturation issues. Some shadows and highlights on theclouds would be nifty - they have a very flat, paper-cut-out kind of look right now.

I dunno, this is hard to critique cause you're obviously going for a highly stylized look. I think a lot of the things I've pointed out could probably work as is, if they were consistent across the whole piece. I think you've got too many different things going though. The clouds and the sky make me think of the We <3 Katamari box art, the grass makes me think of a silouhette of some 3d hair modifiers, and the guy has a very typical vector traced photo look to it. I'd stick with either the vector trace look of the guy, or the extremely simple stylized look of the sky.

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jalonso
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Posted: 18 November 2006 at 8:04pm

Wow, that looks great.
I don't know about the unforminity of the clouds. maybe one shade on grey with a yellow backlight on the tops to belend with the rays?

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Ensellitis
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Posted: 18 November 2006 at 9:05pm

definately have some color adjusting to do after looking at this on my new laptop screen... will update in the next few days and post

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sk8m8trix
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Posted: 18 November 2006 at 9:21pm

im loving the grass

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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Topic: vector widescreen bg [NPA] Posted: 18 November 2006 at 6:34am
	http://imagehost.blogpulp.com/images/1111635829.jpg warning: that image is 270kb 1440x900 widescreen wallpaper... c+c? suggestions? [EDIT: fixed the link ~ Lar] Edited by Larwick - 18 November 2006 at 6:44am
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 18 November 2006 at 11:37am
	Hmm i see these areas. Shadingon the left forearm seems a bit off too. The watch face wouldn't be that round because it would have to tilt with the arm. Also the brim of the hat gets thicher as it goes away from the viewer which is kind of bizzare. The thumbs look smashed and skewed also. I like it so far however.

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ceddo Commander Joined: 01 June 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 466	Posted: 18 November 2006 at 2:23pm
	The guy looks pretty good, but the colors of the sky and grass are way too saturated in my opinion. and the left arm needs work. All the rest is great (love the designs on cap and shirt).
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Anlina S. Commander Joined: 30 June 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 139	Posted: 18 November 2006 at 3:49pm
	The clothing is kind of low contrast compared to the skin. The rays coming from behind the clouds hint at a rear light source, but I'm not really finding that apparent on any part of this piece except his far arm. The grass seems overly detailed compared to the style of the rest of the piece, and it kind of has a furry look to it. Definetely agree on the saturation issues. Some shadows and highlights on theclouds would be nifty - they have a very flat, paper-cut-out kind of look right now. I dunno, this is hard to critique cause you're obviously going for a highly stylized look. I think a lot of the things I've pointed out could probably work as is, if they were consistent across the whole piece. I think you've got too many different things going though. The clouds and the sky make me think of the We <3 Katamari box art, the grass makes me think of a silouhette of some 3d hair modifiers, and the guy has a very typical vector traced photo look to it. I'd stick with either the vector trace look of the guy, or the extremely simple stylized look of the sky.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 18 November 2006 at 8:04pm
	Wow, that looks great. I don't know about the unforminity of the clouds. maybe one shade on grey with a yellow backlight on the tops to belend with the rays?
	PJs FAQ <•> Sticky Reads
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 18 November 2006 at 9:05pm
	definately have some color adjusting to do after looking at this on my new laptop screen... will update in the next few days and post
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sk8m8trix Seaman Joined: 06 September 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 35	Posted: 18 November 2006 at 9:21pm
	im loving the grass
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