Pixel Joint Forum: Line Art Practice

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   Hi there!

I'm learning pixel art and I'm currently practicing line art.
One of the mini exercise projects I'm working on is drawing a horse, so I found this cartoon as a reference:

So, here's 4 passes inspired on the big horsey on the right (not trying to make an exact translation to pixels), before I got kind of blocked and didn't know how to improve on it (without adding color):

So, any feedback is welcome! I'm also wondering about:
Is the process right? Do you guys work in passes at all, or differently?
Is the face readable at all?
Should I not do line art in such a small canvas?
I had a hard time working with the hair, any tips on that?

Any comments are much appreciated, thanks! 

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gonzalodelgado Seaman Joined: 13 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Topic: Line Art Practice Posted: 14 April 2020 at 4:51am
	Hi there! I'm learning pixel art and I'm currently practicing line art. One of the mini exercise projects I'm working on is drawing a horse, so I found this cartoon as a reference: So, here's 4 passes inspired on the big horsey on the right (not trying to make an exact translation to pixels), before I got kind of blocked and didn't know how to improve on it (without adding color): So, any feedback is welcome! I'm also wondering about: Is the process right? Do you guys work in passes at all, or differently? Is the face readable at all? Should I not do line art in such a small canvas? I had a hard time working with the hair, any tips on that? Any comments are much appreciated, thanks!
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Blick Commander Joined: 21 June 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 389	Posted: 01 May 2020 at 4:16pm
	I'd say it's satisfactory. The purpose of lineart isn't necessarily to flesh out an idea to perfection, but to be the base to build upon. I think your work here presents the idea well, without being too complex. As you've said, it doesn't seem to call for more tinkering, the next step would appear to be blocking in color.

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gonzalodelgado Seaman Joined: 13 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 05 May 2020 at 10:12am
	*Originally posted by Blick* I'd say it's satisfactory. The purpose of lineart isn't necessarily to flesh out an idea to perfection, but to be the base to build upon. I think your work here presents the idea well, without being too complex. As you've said, it doesn't seem to call for more tinkering, the next step would appear to be blocking in color. Hey, thanks a lot! Yes, I think I was focusing too much on line art when I should've moved on to the next step, but I'm trying to practice different aspects of pixel art separately. I'm starting out, and trying to learn as effectively as possible :)
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