Pixel Joint Forum: WIP First Pixel Joint Pieces

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   I've been a huge fan of pixel art for a long time, hopefully my pieces will
get better.

first two submissions to this site require revision 
-any suggestions on how to improve?? 

(avator)

(random piece, taken from a t-shirt)

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flobdoobly Seaman Joined: 22 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Topic: WIP First Pixel Joint Pieces Posted: 26 June 2007 at 9:44am
	I've been a huge fan of pixel art for a long time, hopefully my pieces will get better. first two submissions to this site require revision -any suggestions on how to improve?? (avator) (random piece, taken from a t-shirt)
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Dutrho Commander Joined: 04 July 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 26 June 2007 at 9:47am
	there .jpg jpg's are bad, save as .gif or .png
	Mmmm.. Thats good placebo!
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Aleiav Commander Joined: 08 April 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2380	Posted: 26 June 2007 at 9:49am
	You took the last one from a t-shirt? What does that mean exactly?
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flobdoobly Seaman Joined: 22 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 26 June 2007 at 9:52am
	looked at the logo and did a pixel 'interpretation' i don't think i saved either of them as jpegs, dunno what happened there. :-S thanks!
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Christopher Commander Joined: 09 February 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 110	Posted: 26 June 2007 at 9:53am
	*Originally posted by Aleiav* You took the last one from a t-shirt? What does that mean exactly? Probably that he took the design from a t-shirt. As for the avatar, dont save files as jpg it'll skyrocket the color count.
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flobdoobly Seaman Joined: 22 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 26 June 2007 at 9:59am
	lol, i'm a 'she'. so, if i submitted the avator as a .gif , would it be accepted? or does the actual pixel art need improving?
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eckered Midshipman Joined: 16 October 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 61	Posted: 26 June 2007 at 10:16am
	i will guarentee you it wont get accepted as a .jpg, but i think that the pixel work needs some improving aswell.
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Blueberry_pie Rear Admiral Joined: 24 July 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2176	Posted: 26 June 2007 at 11:22am
	The image in her gallery here is a normal GIF file, so most likely PhotoBucket just automatically converted it.
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Aleiav Commander Joined: 08 April 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2380	Posted: 26 June 2007 at 11:54am
	*Originally posted by Christopher* Probably that he took the design from a t-shirt. Well DUH, genius. I wanted to know if it's an image color reduction or not. Edited by Aleiav - 26 June 2007 at 11:54am
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Metaru Commander Joined: 28 December 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 26 June 2007 at 3:37pm
	well, if you look closely on your first pice, you'll see she has no hips. her legs just hangs from the edge of the chair. about the second one... what i could say about the second one?...
	I ate leel's babies
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Monkey 'o Doom Commander Joined: 24 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2994	Posted: 26 June 2007 at 4:28pm
	@Metaru: I have an idea. The second one displays a bit of competent pixelling, but it really isn't anything to write home about. It's decent, but not impressive, because it's resized from a really small size and even then it wasn't doing all it could be with the pixels you have. Try giving the word a 3D effect, shadow, outline, or something else to add interest and antialias to make it smoother. (Unless you wanted a look that emphasizes the pixel-made quality, in which case it might be better to go for a 200% from the small version without lines separating pixels.) You could also add some color or texture; black and white is great and all, but it doesn't really scream ATTITUDE like some color schemes might.
	RPG is numberwang.
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flobdoobly Seaman Joined: 22 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 01 July 2007 at 7:56am
	thanks for all the comments, esp the person above :) i think i'm going to give up on that attitude one, it was a lame idea. here is how the piece has changed, it's most noticable on the duck and the chair outlines. any comments?? ...i know it's the worst animation in the history of bad animations. oh well. oh, and the no hips thing is on purpose, cause i'm quite little, and when i tried to add hips it just looked out of proportion etc. Edited by flobdoobly - 01 July 2007 at 8:02am
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K.s Seaman Joined: 29 June 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 34	Posted: 01 July 2007 at 8:09am
	it's pretty funny actually, i like it =D
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flobdoobly Seaman Joined: 22 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 01 July 2007 at 8:43am
	awwww, cheers! :D Edited by flobdoobly - 01 July 2007 at 8:42am
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leel Commander Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3001	Posted: 01 July 2007 at 9:20am
	make it faster, paper doesn't float in the air that long. and give it another quick bounce
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flobdoobly Seaman Joined: 22 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 01 July 2007 at 10:01am
	that really helped!! to... does a celebration dance thank you!! Edited by flobdoobly - 01 July 2007 at 10:03am
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 01 July 2007 at 10:04am
	I love this little ani. I wonder why it wasn't admitted outright (maybe the small gradient on the hair). I would finish the thought bubble on the right side edge of the last frame.
	PJs FAQ <•> Sticky Reads
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flobdoobly Seaman Joined: 22 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 04 July 2007 at 8:18am
	Well, i took on board Monkey 'o Doom's commento about changing the colour scheme (and trying to add some texture) on the 'attitude' piece and came up came up with this: however, i've had some really negative private messages etc. about it, and M'oD was all 'you should have sticked with the WIP thread, so here i am (!) asking for a bit of advice on how to improve this... ...sozzy.
	...why me?
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Monkey 'o Doom Commander Joined: 24 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2994	Posted: 04 July 2007 at 10:01am
	Well, I felt you could really make it something more if you gave it a bit more time in the forum. (BTW, you posted a .jpg of it there; change it before you get shot. ;) ) So I guess it would be a good idea for me to critique it a bit if I was saying that was what it needed. First off, you don't have much contrast as far as the text goes, and with the really pixel-emphasizing square quality you have you don't want to have subtle or unnoticeable shading. So turn the lighter text color to a near-white shade and then darken the shadow color some as well. It might be a good idea to make the background a more bluish or an indigo color to make the text pop out some more, as well. And there could be some shading on the holes in the A and D. I'd also like to say that the "loser" animation has come along a good way from its start. The only issue the animation part has now is that it's a little slow and because of that it looks kind of choppy.
	RPG is numberwang.
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Christopher Commander Joined: 09 February 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 110	Posted: 04 July 2007 at 11:14am
	*Originally posted by Aleiav* *Originally posted by Christopher* Probably that he took the design from a t-shirt. Well DUH, genius. I wanted to know if it's an image color reduction or not. Interpreting things isnt your forte.

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Aleiav Commander Joined: 08 April 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2380	Posted: 04 July 2007 at 5:12pm
	Perhaps not, but being a smart ass is.
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flobdoobly Seaman Joined: 22 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 05 July 2007 at 2:19pm
	well, I had a go with what Monkey'o Doom suggested: I then thought, hey hang on a sec, I could animate this: then i had a go at de-dodgifying the shadows: any commentos?? I know none of them are perfect but I have taken onboard the crits as best as I could. I'm very very VERY grateful to everyone who's been helping me out!! oh yeah, and i finally got photobucket to save the still image as a gif!! celebrates ...i did a two frame animation of it, sorted!! ===EDIT: oh POOOOOOOOOOO i can see there's a fault with the last picture on the 'A'. cruuuuuuuuuuuuud. That is sooo smelly.==== Edited by flobdoobly - 05 July 2007 at 2:22pm
	...why me?
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Hatch Admiral Joined: 05 August 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1387	Posted: 05 July 2007 at 3:22pm
	In addition to the problems with your "A", the animation loop is slightly off. It jumps a bit. Also, it might look better if the red bars were black, to make it look like caution tape. You'd have to rethink the colors of your letters, though. Lastly, all three Ts appear to be identical. It might be more interesting to look at if you varied them a little. Having said all that, it's a vast improvement over your original. Definitely more Attitude in this one. EDIT: Grammar. EDIT: I just noticed the third T is actually one "pixel" shorter than the rest. I think my point remains valid, though. EDIT (Yet again): I just noticed that all three Ts are, in fact, slightly different. Boy I'm a cretin. Though the fact that it took me three edits to notice suggests that my point is, in fact, still valid. Valid, I say! Edited by Hatch - 06 July 2007 at 10:15am
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flobdoobly Seaman Joined: 22 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 07 July 2007 at 6:44am
	lol!! I'm reluctant to change the 'T's, because how I've drawn it is exactly how the logo looks...once i get my &!*@#~; animator to !£$%^{# work i'll post the result of your comments in the next edit ...that caution tape idea was inspired hatch, thankyouthankyou!!
	...why me?
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Metaru Commander Joined: 28 December 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 07 July 2007 at 7:07am
	what software are you using for animations?
	I ate leel's babies
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flobdoobly Seaman Joined: 22 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 07 July 2007 at 7:49am
	embarassed EASY GIF ANIMATOR 4.2 i know it's a bit rubbish but it works for me; all I need is to put the pictures together with timings and put transparency on everything and it does that. go ahead. laugh. I can't find anything better which is cheap. here are the improved attitudes, couldn't decide which one was better: OR really loved that caution tape idea :]
	...why me?
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Aleiav Commander Joined: 08 April 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2380	Posted: 07 July 2007 at 1:12pm
	I dunno, the animation seems more annoying than anything. >.<
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BlingShyne2 Midshipman Joined: 21 June 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 47	Posted: 07 July 2007 at 1:21pm
	Hey, I think that for never pixeling before you avatar is really good! Here's a tip though, as soon as the paper hits her head, make her head bob down real quick about 1 or 2 pixels, for that flinching kind of motion, ya know? I think that would add something to it. Also, take the paper, and every other fram rotate it 90 degress, or finer rotation if you have something better than paint (I don't ) And as for the Attitude thing, It's looking better but I think it would look ALOT better, if you scaled it down. Like, take it, re-do it, and make every individual square as big as a single pixel, because it's not a bad idea, just with the clashing yellow and black colors, that big, as a signature or something, would be REALLY annoying and irratating to look at on a forum. Good luck!
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