(formerly) Blue skull WIP
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Category: Pixel Art
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Topic: (formerly) Blue skull WIP
Posted By: sroccaserra
Subject: (formerly) Blue skull WIP
Date Posted: 25 July 2011 at 8:58am
Hi, I'm new to pixel art, and I want to learn. Here's a small starter image I'm working on. I'd like to find a better palette with less colors (and a bit of yellow), find a better sense of light, and add texture. Or any hint that might help, thanks! |
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Posted By: Miumau0
Date Posted: 25 July 2011 at 11:49am
| Well, that small picture does not need that much colors. Try first add one bright highlight and one very dark shade. Then add two or three shades if neccesary. |
Posted By: sroccaserra
Date Posted: 26 July 2011 at 3:28pm
Thanks, I tried and I like it. What do you think? |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 26 July 2011 at 3:32pm
| now it's a green skull WIP :) |
Posted By: Miumau0
Date Posted: 26 July 2011 at 3:35pm
| Looks better but horrible with dithering. This small picture does not need dithering at all. :) |
Posted By: PureAwesomeness
Date Posted: 26 July 2011 at 3:57pm
| The shape and shading is really good, but the colours could use a little work. Right now there are a bunch of sharp angles that can be smoothed out. I think you'd want to either add another colour to smooth the transition more, or round out the angles and straight lines. (Well, unless that's the style you're going for.) |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 26 July 2011 at 5:29pm
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it's kind of too blocky to be a round skull, and too round to be a blocky skull.
You should perhaps gravitate more towards one or the other a bit more |
Posted By: sroccaserra
Date Posted: 27 July 2011 at 12:36pm
Thanks for the feedback, it helps. Here's another version. |
Posted By: sroccaserra
Date Posted: 27 July 2011 at 1:50pm
Small adjustments & removed the bg color. |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 27 July 2011 at 5:29pm
| niceeeeee you really improved the shape. the only thing thats glaring out to me are the eyes. shade them more! http://www.medical-illustrations.ca/images/1021_human_skull.jpg |
Posted By: sroccaserra
Date Posted: 28 July 2011 at 2:09pm
I added a candle, maybe with some more work it can become a gameboy game-over screen mockup? |
Posted By: cure
Date Posted: 29 July 2011 at 5:02pm
| are you using references? why is there no maxilla? |
Posted By: sroccaserra
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 12:25am
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No, I'm not using references, I guess I should...
The maxilla sort of came loose and was lost, I like to think of it as an old skull. |
Posted By: Phlashblazer
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 12:31am
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Cool i'm interested to see how this'll turn out! question: if the candle's above the head shouldn't it kind of skim over the skull more, don't know i just want to know personally... |
Posted By: ChrisButton
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 2:11am
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I think you meant the mandible became loose and fell off.
The maxilla is the part that the upper teeth connect to.. so without it
there would be no upper teeth is what Cure is trying to say. :-)
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Posted By: Lathien
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 4:10pm
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I like it, to me with no maxilla and nostril cavities it looks like it has no eyes and just has giant nostrils with teeth underneath...if that makes sense :D But I think the "forehead" highlighting is a little bright considering the shading on the rest of it. I really like what you've done with the shape of the skull though. |
Posted By: sroccaserra
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 1:16pm
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Thanks for explaining about the maxilla, I had it wrong as you suspected.
Back to the drawing board. |
Posted By: sroccaserra
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 3:10pm
No eyes and giant nostrils: I see what you mean, this is great! On this one I tried and added a maxilla though, and had to rework the teeth. What do you think? Note that the different elements of the picture are roughly positionned, the composition needs improvement I guess. |
Posted By: jeremy
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 4:44pm
here's a quick redraw of the skull, not only does yours not have a maxilla but it's also too squat - not tall enough and too long. |