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MaxLan
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Quote MaxLan Replybullet Topic: 5 Color Soldier
    Posted: 05 September 2011 at 9:06am
Hi,

This is my first post here, my first work submitted here too. So, hi to PixelJoint community :)

This is a project I did this week, I took photoshop out for the first time in several months. I gave myself a challenge: With the use of 5 colors, I must do a soldier.

Critism and comments are appreciated.

Thanks :)

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Quote CELS Replybullet Posted: 05 September 2011 at 2:44pm
Well, I think you have very good pixelling technique and you've done great with only five colours. However, two things stand out to me.

1) The anatomy. I know that this hobbit / elf / whatever doesn't have normal human anatomy, but even so the arms seem very long compared to the legs. The upper arms seem a bit too long compared to the forearms (or forearms too short), and the stance is very weird indeed. It kind of looks like he's doing some lunges (google it). Finally, his leather (?) armour looks a bit too much like a naked chest, rather than armour, for my taste.

2) The shading is a bit uneven. The shadows on his neck and hair are quite strong, but his arms and legs are are almost pillowshaded. Some more dramatic (and consistent) shading would do wonders for this piece.

Hope this helps.
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Quote Qemist Replybullet Posted: 06 September 2011 at 5:31pm
I agree the armour looks more like a suit, but I like that :)

As far as anatomy goes for me.. Yes, legs might be a little small but hes sitting in a weird position.. crouched or something. Thing is, maybe you need to expose the side of the leg a bit, to make it seem longer? :)
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