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Zoomrix
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Topic: Jack [Dither Practice]
Posted: 23 July 2005 at 10:16am

Alrighty! Meet Jack! I have made the lineart a long time ago, and just found it today and decided to color it and practice my dithering. Not much more to say but Tear it apart

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Posted: 24 July 2005 at 3:52pm

No comments but I still got an update.

Ok what I've done:

Tried making the colors a bit more interesting and added a few as well.
Removed the shading on the face because it looked weird and didn't bring up the shape of the face.
Since this is a cartoon, I didn't have a reference picture, and I want to keep the general shape of him as it is.
When I am done I will remove the black outlines and I'm pretty sure that the lines won't look as "dirty".

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Posted: 24 July 2005 at 5:50pm

I seen him yesterday but refrained from commenting because his facial shape bothers me by the way his face is set on it. >.<' I like the updated hair, less of a 'fake' blonde, and the new pants/shorts colors are better great work ^_^

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Posted: 24 July 2005 at 5:52pm

Yeah the face is only sketched on right now, it will all be colored with shades and stuff. Thanks for the comment.

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Posted: 24 July 2005 at 9:16pm

Well, I think I've done it :o

Thanks to you guys that helped me through it, I could've gotten the same result without you (no but seriously, I couldn't have)

I've got two versions, one with a darker bg, since I noticed how light it looks on plain white.

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Posted: 25 July 2005 at 2:13pm

I suggest making the face rounder. I know this is a cartoonish sketch idea but the jolt in his face looks a bit.. odd, and ill positioned. Lower it a tad and make it more curved.

Great dithering work, really. But I suggest smore more pallate contrast. That should make dithering all the more fun and serve it's purpose better. Otherwise, the image can come out blurrier.

Can't wait to see where you go with this!

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Posted: 25 July 2005 at 3:05pm

I was actually thinking it was done. And your comment seemed softer than lief's on the other forum. He practically yelled at me for dithering this way. And I think only the hair doesn't have enough contrast. Because I went from way too much contrast to little contrast

Thanks for your comment.

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Posted: 26 July 2005 at 1:10am

Well, I don't think yelling at anyone does anything to help them. ><

I think if you're going to do a peice with a lot of dithering, it could be very interesting to look at. Not everything has to look the same. The only thing I would suggest is maybe make the light source a little more dramatic to give it some more depth. I mean, by itself, it's not a bad peice at all. I don't have patience for dithering

and it's definately a cool looking character.

And yes, I agree. Contrast on the hair would look pretty boss. :)

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Posted: 26 July 2005 at 10:57am

I'm planning on doing a different kind of dithering that lief showed me on the other forums. It won't be checkboard dithering because he said if he sees one more piece like that he will kick my ass

and I will take your suggestion into consideration when I do that. Thanks.

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Zoomrix Commander Joined: 27 April 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 342	Topic: Jack [Dither Practice] Posted: 23 July 2005 at 10:16am
	Alrighty! Meet Jack! I have made the lineart a long time ago, and just found it today and decided to color it and practice my dithering. Not much more to say but Tear it apart EDIT: Finished versions (I hope) Edited by Zoomrix
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Zoomrix Commander Joined: 27 April 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 342	Posted: 24 July 2005 at 3:52pm
	No comments but I still got an update. Ok what I've done: Tried making the colors a bit more interesting and added a few as well. Removed the shading on the face because it looked weird and didn't bring up the shape of the face. Since this is a cartoon, I didn't have a reference picture, and I want to keep the general shape of him as it is. When I am done I will remove the black outlines and I'm pretty sure that the lines won't look as "dirty".
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Amythist Midshipman Joined: 11 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 48	Posted: 24 July 2005 at 5:50pm
	I seen him yesterday but refrained from commenting because his facial shape bothers me by the way his face is set on it. >.<' I like the updated hair, less of a 'fake' blonde, and the new pants/shorts colors are better great work ^_^
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Zoomrix Commander Joined: 27 April 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 342	Posted: 24 July 2005 at 5:52pm
	Yeah the face is only sketched on right now, it will all be colored with shades and stuff. Thanks for the comment.
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Zoomrix Commander Joined: 27 April 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 342	Posted: 24 July 2005 at 9:16pm
	Well, I think I've done it :o Thanks to you guys that helped me through it, I could've gotten the same result without you (no but seriously, I couldn't have) I've got two versions, one with a darker bg, since I noticed how light it looks on plain white.
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Aleiav Commander Joined: 08 April 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2380	Posted: 25 July 2005 at 2:13pm
	I suggest making the face rounder. I know this is a cartoonish sketch idea but the jolt in his face looks a bit.. odd, and ill positioned. Lower it a tad and make it more curved. Great dithering work, really. But I suggest smore more pallate contrast. That should make dithering all the more fun and serve it's purpose better. Otherwise, the image can come out blurrier. Can't wait to see where you go with this!
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Zoomrix Commander Joined: 27 April 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 342	Posted: 25 July 2005 at 3:05pm
	I was actually thinking it was done. And your comment seemed softer than lief's on the other forum. He practically yelled at me for dithering this way. And I think only the hair doesn't have enough contrast. Because I went from way too much contrast to little contrast Thanks for your comment.
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Aleiav Commander Joined: 08 April 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2380	Posted: 26 July 2005 at 1:10am
	Well, I don't think yelling at anyone does anything to help them. >< I think if you're going to do a peice with a lot of dithering, it could be very interesting to look at. Not everything has to look the same. The only thing I would suggest is maybe make the light source a little more dramatic to give it some more depth. I mean, by itself, it's not a bad peice at all. I don't have patience for dithering and it's definately a cool looking character. And yes, I agree. Contrast on the hair would look pretty boss. :)
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Zoomrix Commander Joined: 27 April 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 342	Posted: 26 July 2005 at 10:57am
	I'm planning on doing a different kind of dithering that lief showed me on the other forums. It won't be checkboard dithering because he said if he sees one more piece like that he will kick my ass and I will take your suggestion into consideration when I do that. Thanks.
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