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Ensellitis
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Posted: 09 July 2005 at 10:57pm

Ok, I am working on a site for my photos/pixel art... I started with the navigation:

That picture of me won't be there when I am done, I am going to be using CSS to drop him in dynamically and to describe links when they are hovered on. This piece isn't quite done, but please tear it to pieces so I don't make a crappy site

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kankki
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Posted: 10 July 2005 at 1:50am

Why should just 2 breeds be broken on the top?

Well, duuuh, I can eat spam if I have to!

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Ensellitis
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Posted: 10 July 2005 at 2:03am

Originally posted by I

This piece isn't quite done, but please tear it to pieces so I don't make a crappy site

Cause it's not done, I am currently doing about 5 pieces all at once... Including coloring that Mech lineart...

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Ensellitis
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Posted: 15 July 2005 at 9:19pm

Ok, X'ed that last design, going for a more ISO approach...

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Can't decide if I should make the dark areas brick and the red wood, or something along those lines...

Also, how do you all do ISO lines for joing on the inside? Meaning theses:

IMAGE

Using the dark outline color always looks odd to me...

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blue
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Posted: 15 July 2005 at 10:43pm

I think the best way to do the "joining on the inside" is to, instead of doing a line, pick a lightsource and shade different parts differently...

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TACW
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Posted: 17 July 2005 at 7:13am

That or use a darker red for that area. ;) When it comes to this kind of stuff for me I just make it up as I go XD.. Your site is gonna look good either way you do it. XD

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Ensellitis
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Posted: 19 July 2005 at 12:08am

NO! I can't make up my mind!

But this is what I am going to use... And ideas on how to improve it? I was thinking of doing something on the outer border... Like maybe dither it outwards or something...

Also need ideas on how to liven that header up a little...

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Monstara
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Posted: 19 July 2005 at 12:17am

If you wanna liven it, since I suspect you don't wanna use any other colors, you should put in some white, e.g. some crazy lines.
Good so far though. Might be hard to read at higher resolutions, but looks fine to me.
and for the inside lines, yes, I think you should use a darker red.

Instead of doing it brickwork, you can try making this thing into a console game. But that's just me

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pixelblink
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Posted: 19 July 2005 at 12:30am

I'd liven it up building maybe getting some bevel on that text. Add a layer and put it to about 20 opacity and add some white and opposing black lines to whichever sides you want. Also, personally, the grey doesn't do it for me. It's a drab colour and it doesn't punch it if you know what I mean. Get a nice lighter contrasting colour in there somehow. Also, maybe add some icons to the menu system to add some spunk. Dunno, but I hope this helps :)

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Ensellitis
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Posted: 19 July 2005 at 2:47am

It helped alot! I updated:

It was a pain to redo the AA on the balls, so you better like green =)

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pixelblink
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Posted: 19 July 2005 at 3:03am

the green TOTALLY makes it pop! I don't know why you've put all the images together like this though. It'd be much MUCH easier to combine them together on the site so you wouldn't have to keep redoing the animation. The animation itself could've been with a transparent background so you could mess around with various colours to get what you need.

All in all though, it's looking great dude!

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TACW
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Posted: 19 July 2005 at 8:16am

Wow, pretty cool man. :)

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Monstara
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Posted: 19 July 2005 at 8:20am

Sorry, I don't dig the green, but that's just me.
IMO it just doesn't go that great with the red. apart from that - great work.

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pixelblink
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Posted: 19 July 2005 at 12:40pm

Green was made to go with red.

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Ensellitis
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Posted: 19 July 2005 at 2:37pm

Green and red are the colors used in my computer case, so it fits in that way too =)

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PixelSnader
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Posted: 19 July 2005 at 4:56pm

green and red are kinda complimentary colours, yeah, so they usually go together nicely. though i kinda feel this red to be to dark

allso, the menu is really plain right now, and i dont like the header font. i like the ide of pixelating the letters, but make it more spiffy then just bloating the letters 3x and adding a black edge. (im aware that you kinda shaded it, but its barely noticeable)

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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Topic: Pure Pixel Art Page... Posted: 09 July 2005 at 10:57pm
	Ok, I am working on a site for my photos/pixel art... I started with the navigation: That picture of me won't be there when I am done, I am going to be using CSS to drop him in dynamically and to describe links when they are hovered on. This piece isn't quite done, but please tear it to pieces so I don't make a crappy site
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kankki Commander Joined: 26 March 2005 Location: Finland Online Status: Offline Posts: 195	Posted: 10 July 2005 at 1:50am
	Why should just 2 breeds be broken on the top?
	Well, duuuh, I can eat spam if I have to!
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 10 July 2005 at 2:03am
	*Originally posted by I* This piece isn't quite done, but please tear it to pieces so I don't make a crappy site Cause it's not done, I am currently doing about 5 pieces all at once... Including coloring that Mech lineart...
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 15 July 2005 at 9:19pm
	Ok, X'ed that last design, going for a more ISO approach... IMAGE Can't decide if I should make the dark areas brick and the red wood, or something along those lines... Also, how do you all do ISO lines for joing on the inside? Meaning theses: IMAGE Using the dark outline color always looks odd to me... Edited by Ensellitis
	ಠ_ಠ There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.
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blue Midshipman Joined: 08 June 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 67	Posted: 15 July 2005 at 10:43pm
	I think the best way to do the "joining on the inside" is to, instead of doing a line, pick a lightsource and shade different parts differently...
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TACW Midshipman Joined: 07 July 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 60	Posted: 17 July 2005 at 7:13am
	That or use a darker red for that area. ;) When it comes to this kind of stuff for me I just make it up as I go XD.. Your site is gonna look good either way you do it. XD

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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 19 July 2005 at 12:08am
	NO! I can't make up my mind! But this is what I am going to use... And ideas on how to improve it? I was thinking of doing something on the outer border... Like maybe dither it outwards or something... Also need ideas on how to liven that header up a little... REVISED, SEE BELOW Edited by Ensellitis
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Monstara Commander Joined: 01 July 2005 Location: Bulgaria Online Status: Offline Posts: 179	Posted: 19 July 2005 at 12:17am
	If you wanna liven it, since I suspect you don't wanna use any other colors, you should put in some white, e.g. some crazy lines. Good so far though. Might be hard to read at higher resolutions, but looks fine to me. and for the inside lines, yes, I think you should use a darker red. Instead of doing it brickwork, you can try making this thing into a console game. But that's just me
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 19 July 2005 at 12:30am
	I'd liven it up building maybe getting some bevel on that text. Add a layer and put it to about 20 opacity and add some white and opposing black lines to whichever sides you want. Also, personally, the grey doesn't do it for me. It's a drab colour and it doesn't punch it if you know what I mean. Get a nice lighter contrasting colour in there somehow. Also, maybe add some icons to the menu system to add some spunk. Dunno, but I hope this helps :)
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 19 July 2005 at 2:47am
	It helped alot! I updated: It was a pain to redo the AA on the balls, so you better like green =) Edited by Ensellitis
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 19 July 2005 at 3:03am
	the green TOTALLY makes it pop! I don't know why you've put all the images together like this though. It'd be much MUCH easier to combine them together on the site so you wouldn't have to keep redoing the animation. The animation itself could've been with a transparent background so you could mess around with various colours to get what you need. All in all though, it's looking great dude!
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TACW Midshipman Joined: 07 July 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 60	Posted: 19 July 2005 at 8:16am
	Wow, pretty cool man. :)

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Monstara Commander Joined: 01 July 2005 Location: Bulgaria Online Status: Offline Posts: 179	Posted: 19 July 2005 at 8:20am
	Sorry, I don't dig the green, but that's just me. IMO it just doesn't go that great with the red. apart from that - great work.
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 19 July 2005 at 12:40pm
	Green was made to go with red.
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 19 July 2005 at 2:37pm
	Green and red are the colors used in my computer case, so it fits in that way too =)
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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 05 June 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 19 July 2005 at 4:56pm
	green and red are kinda complimentary colours, yeah, so they usually go together nicely. though i kinda feel this red to be to dark allso, the menu is really plain right now, and i dont like the header font. i like the ide of pixelating the letters, but make it more spiffy then just bloating the letters 3x and adding a black edge. (im aware that you kinda shaded it, but its barely noticeable)
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