Sunset
Printed From: Pixel Joint
Category: Pixel Art
Forum Name: WIP (Work In Progress)
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Printed Date: 12 September 2025 at 9:41pm
Topic: Sunset
Posted By: allekille
Subject: Sunset
Date Posted: 16 May 2012 at 12:32pm
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First, i am new to pixel art, so i know my project is not so good. Second, i need your advice on how to make this pixel art project more realistic. http://www.siz.co.il/">  Thank you for help  |
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Posted By: elTzimmy
Date Posted: 16 May 2012 at 3:36pm
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well, I'd say you should start with basic stuff like color gradation in the sun, sky and water. clouds too, now that I think of it.
think of the sun as a lamp, then make it gradually darker from there. there's a tutorial on how to pixelate around here somewhere (the forums); in there you can various types of patterns to use in color change. also, try to select a palette and stick with it. hope it helps. |
Posted By: greenmango
Date Posted: 16 May 2012 at 5:53pm
| The palette looks way too saturated for nature. Honestly, a colour may look washed out on your palette but once you put it into your piece it definitely creates a more natural look. Your sense of light seems pretty good but you need some texture (especially the water and clouds)and some dithering to smooth it out. Good luck :) |
Posted By: allekille
Date Posted: 17 May 2012 at 7:56am
http://www.siz.co.il/"> is it better? my water is so static, i dont know how to make them feel more like a real water |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 17 May 2012 at 9:49am
use references. For starters, your colors are all wrong ;D 
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Posted By: Adcrusher
Date Posted: 17 May 2012 at 2:06pm
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Yeah definitely use references, they help so much. So basically I made a color edit for you.  First off, 600x600 is giant. You don't want to be making a scene that large it will take forever. I reduced it by 50% but 300 by 300 is still really big. I would suggest a 150 by 150 to start. When you look at the sun, it's not an orange ball. It's so bright that you can't even look at it. I would also move it a little bit farther above the horizon for a beginner, you don't want to get into sunsets yet. Everything turns red purple and orange its crazy. As for the water, I wouldn't worry about motion right now, get the basic shades and colors down first. Ok so, as an object moves farther away from you, the atmosphere gets in your way. This gives the object a tint of whatever color the sky is. In your case, you want to farthest out what to be brighter and duller, because the sky is bright and dull. Go outside and look at a far away mountain (if you can) They aren't deep green like the grass and trees, they will be desaturated and have a blue tint to them. Good luck with your piece! |