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Quote BlackDragon Replybullet Topic: Dodge-esque Car [Done]
    Posted: 22 November 2007 at 3:51pm
 
Look, I found the original lines.
 
Holy crap, another WIP. I hope I finish this one ;)
Aaanyway, crits? Comments?
Also, I am going for the style of Varock's A Pixel With History.
 
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Edited by BlackDragon - 26 November 2007 at 2:51pm
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Quote l3m0n5 Replybullet Posted: 22 November 2007 at 7:37pm
so far its looking real good, although i still think you could pull off some more realism in the tire texture (if your going for realism, that is) but other than that, i can't wait to see how the color and shading turns out... :P
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Quote BlackDragon Replybullet Posted: 22 November 2007 at 7:59pm
Nah, not going for realism here.
Update!
 
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http://www.sport-cars.org/site_img/large/dodge-charger-daytona-rt-2.jpg


Edited by BlackDragon - 24 November 2007 at 10:20am
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Quote cthulhu Replybullet Posted: 23 November 2007 at 12:33am
Whoa, pixeling a car in perspective is tough enough, but with a fisheye lens effect... Good luck.  I'd suggest getting the normal perspective first, then tweaking the piece later to get the distortion. The way the left side bends up is distracting, and the back of the door jams right up to the rear wheel well. Bring it forward a few pixels, and it should be OK.

The front wheels look too large for the wheel wells, and the rear wheel looks too bulging, like it's overinflated.

The color and shading is working, though. Keep us posted.
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Quote BlackDragon Replybullet Posted: 23 November 2007 at 8:55am
Hm, I was a little worried about the perpective. Thanks for the comment.
Anyway, another update. Its starting to get into shape.
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Quote BlackDragon Replybullet Posted: 23 November 2007 at 4:56pm
Dither :D
I think I'm almost ready to submit.
Any C&C?


Edited by BlackDragon - 23 November 2007 at 4:57pm
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Quote cthulhu Replybullet Posted: 23 November 2007 at 9:55pm
This is coming along well. You might want to try some reflections and shadow under the car (refer to your green reference car). Others here are better at dithering, so I'll let them comment (of course, most will probably tell you not to dither, as I seem to read often). Further comments (with visual aid! ):



The front wheel (if turning) will be outside the wheelwell from this perspecitve. The rear wheel seemed like it was sticking out a bit much (I pushed it back in, and made some mark-up to fill the empty space). Also, you've showed the outline of the door, why not the hood? (also moved the edge of the door away from the rear wheelwell) The passenger side fog light looked out of place, and should be more in line with the opposite side. I outlined other details (maybe show interior, add lower grille back in, add a logo in the upper grille...).
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Quote BlackDragon Replybullet Posted: 24 November 2007 at 10:17am
Very helpful edit, I'll be sure to give you special thanks in the car's description!
I did most of the things you suggested, some things I left out because they didn't look right or was a stylistic choice.
I am having second thoughts about the dithering, but I dunno. I will upload a version without dithering soon, and compare.
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No dithering on this one.
Animation to compare.
 
Mmm, hueshift :D
Just playing around with things to make it look better, I think it does (a little bit).


Edited by BlackDragon - 24 November 2007 at 11:42am
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Quote thedaemon Replybullet Posted: 24 November 2007 at 5:26pm
I like the hueshift. I think the rear wheel looks odd being smaller and with more tire. If you were only drag racing the car I wouldn't think twice about it but if you drive it on the street or a track, it's not correct. Nice progress. I like the dithering rather than the no dithering image.
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Quote BlackDragon Replybullet Posted: 24 November 2007 at 5:50pm
Newest one. Touched up a bit everywhere,  Thanks for the crit, I wouldn't have noticed that.
 
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Quote MashPotato Replybullet Posted: 24 November 2007 at 6:10pm
This looks neat, I like the colors you chose
Some things I noticed:
-the hood on our left seem to be curved at the edge, while on the right it seems flat and there is a more defined edge.
-this seems like a race-y car, so should the car be lower to the ground? (I don't know much about cars, but I think that's the usual)
-the black bar under the grill seems to be a little to much to the right--I think it's because the slope above it indicates that it's a little more forward than the grill, but I'm not if I'm interpreting that correctly
-maybe try using one of the darker shades of grey for the tires
-the door seems to be lacking shading

Hope this helps, good work so far!


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Quote BlackDragon Replybullet Posted: 24 November 2007 at 6:32pm

Don't worry Mash, it helped! I'm not using a darker shades on the tire, its a stylistic choice.

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Quote BlackDragon Replybullet Posted: 25 November 2007 at 8:50am
Okay, I will submit in 24 hours if someone doesn't have any last critiques.
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Quote Pridack Replybullet Posted: 25 November 2007 at 9:31am
Make the back hubcap 1 pixel less wide so you can see the back of the tyre. Looks like there is half a tyre.
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Quote BlackDragon Replybullet Posted: 25 November 2007 at 9:45am
Better?


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Quote bugsy Replybullet Posted: 25 November 2007 at 9:54am
to me that front wheel looks a bit too thin, but dont take my word for it :P
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