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Zorgus
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Topic: My first work
Posted: 15 August 2007 at 4:00am

Hi, im new.

this is my first work:

So what you think?

More shaded:

Edited by Zorgus - 15 August 2007 at 11:39pm

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jalonso
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Posted: 15 August 2007 at 6:20pm

Give it a stronger lightsource. Some wierd color jumping in the eye animations. I would have more colors on the body than the eyes.

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Larwick
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Posted: 15 August 2007 at 6:59pm

You need 3 colours for the iris, max.
You forgot you need to shade the eyeball itself too, as well as the eyelid.
It is flat, like a pancake. Why? Because you have shaded it like a pancake. I imagine he is not meant to look like a pancake, so you need to give him some shape and form with your shading, bring the highlights and shadows around his body.

Don't bother with the animation yet.

Good luck! Welcome to Pixeljoint!
I'm sure there's alot for you to learn here. :D

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johndoe239487
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Posted: 15 August 2007 at 11:09pm

I like pancakes as much as the next person but it doesn't look like a pancake to me. It is a good first piece and if you just work on it a little bit more it will be even better. I totally agree with the color thing and animation, forget about the animation for now and get more color into the body and less in the eyes.

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Zorgus
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Posted: 15 August 2007 at 11:25pm

Thanks im working on it now.

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Zorgus
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Posted: 15 August 2007 at 11:34pm

its more shaded:

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theguy
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Posted: 16 August 2007 at 4:19am

not enough yet bring the shading and highlights about at third into the body

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Lawrence
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Posted: 16 August 2007 at 12:12pm

You won't make it look less flat just by adding another colour to the shading. The body's middle shade takes up more room than it should and the change in brightness of the shades are both too drastic, giving it a beveled look. Lift up your arm so it's facing the nearest light source and compare it to how this piece looks.

Edited by Lawrence - 16 August 2007 at 12:13pm

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johndoe239487
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Posted: 16 August 2007 at 3:35pm

The simple way of shading that I use which I think works great because it is simple and easy to learn is to know which way the light is coming from and have shadows from the opposite direction.

This probably isn't the best way of doing it but it works great for new people such as myself. I did a quick sloppy edit just to show you what I mean.

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Larwick
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Posted: 16 August 2007 at 4:24pm

Originally posted by johndoe239487

I like pancakes as much as the next person but it doesn't look like a pancake to me.

Haha.. just to make things clear, i only meant in the way that it was flat, not that it actually looked like a pancake. Lawls.

OT but meh.

johndoe's pic shows your image with alot more depth, (i'm mainly looking at the eyeballs), make sure to study that zorg.

Edited by Larwick - 16 August 2007 at 4:26pm

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Zorgus Seaman Joined: 14 August 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Topic: My first work Posted: 15 August 2007 at 4:00am
	Hi, im new. this is my first work: So what you think? More shaded: Edited by Zorgus - 15 August 2007 at 11:39pm
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 12 January 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 15 August 2007 at 6:20pm
	Give it a stronger lightsource. Some wierd color jumping in the eye animations. I would have more colors on the body than the eyes.
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Larwick Commander Joined: 26 April 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4015	Posted: 15 August 2007 at 6:59pm
	You need 3 colours for the iris, max. You forgot you need to shade the eyeball itself too, as well as the eyelid. It is flat, like a pancake. Why? Because you have shaded it like a pancake. I imagine he is not meant to look like a pancake, so you need to give him some shape and form with your shading, bring the highlights and shadows around his body. Don't bother with the animation yet. Good luck! Welcome to Pixeljoint! I'm sure there's alot for you to learn here. :D

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johndoe239487 Midshipman Joined: 09 August 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 15 August 2007 at 11:09pm
	I like pancakes as much as the next person but it doesn't look like a pancake to me. It is a good first piece and if you just work on it a little bit more it will be even better. I totally agree with the color thing and animation, forget about the animation for now and get more color into the body and less in the eyes.
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Zorgus Seaman Joined: 14 August 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 15 August 2007 at 11:25pm
	Thanks im working on it now.
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Zorgus Seaman Joined: 14 August 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 15 August 2007 at 11:34pm
	its more shaded:
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theguy Commander Joined: 22 May 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 417	Posted: 16 August 2007 at 4:19am
	not enough yet bring the shading and highlights about at third into the body
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Lawrence Commander Joined: 30 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 481	Posted: 16 August 2007 at 12:12pm
	You won't make it look less flat just by adding another colour to the shading. The body's middle shade takes up more room than it should and the change in brightness of the shades are both too drastic, giving it a beveled look. Lift up your arm so it's facing the nearest light source and compare it to how this piece looks. Edited by Lawrence - 16 August 2007 at 12:13pm
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johndoe239487 Midshipman Joined: 09 August 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 16 August 2007 at 3:35pm
	The simple way of shading that I use which I think works great because it is simple and easy to learn is to know which way the light is coming from and have shadows from the opposite direction. This probably isn't the best way of doing it but it works great for new people such as myself. I did a quick sloppy edit just to show you what I mean.
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Larwick Commander Joined: 26 April 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4015	Posted: 16 August 2007 at 4:24pm
	*Originally posted by johndoe239487* I like pancakes as much as the next person but it doesn't look like a pancake to me. Haha.. just to make things clear, i only meant in the way that it was flat, not that it actually looked like a pancake. Lawls. OT but meh. johndoe's pic shows your image with alot more depth, (i'm mainly looking at the eyeballs), make sure to study that zorg. Edited by Larwick - 16 August 2007 at 4:26pm

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