Help with this Creature
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Category: Pixel Art
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Topic: Help with this Creature
Posted By: pavul
Subject: Help with this Creature
Date Posted: 20 July 2018 at 4:05pm
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hello fellas, im trying to crate a creature, but i dont like the way i have been coloring it, can you give some sugestions of what can i do to improve this, thanks in advance...
https://s8.postimg.cc/4kas4oaol/creature2.png |
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Posted By: chimchooree
Date Posted: 23 July 2018 at 1:25pm
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It looks like you are completely drawing every little outline then trying to shade according to your outlines. Pixel art, especially for little things, is more symbolic and suggestive than realistic and explicit. All the dark lines make your creature look small and flat. Try to suggest segmentation by shading with pixel clusters instead of outlining each section. It will help add depth. Also, all the dithering and broken internal lines add a lot of rough, messy texture.
It would also help to study an example image of the texture you are going for. Is it squishy like a caterpillar (https://i.imgur.com/6VanBOV.jpg) or armored like a centipede (https://i.imgur.com/PDIeYa9.jpg) or slimy like an earthworm (https://i.imgur.com/ZDX3GRv.jpg)? *** I'm still learning, too, so hope this helps you. Here's a quickie version of the ideas.(If you don't want me touching your art, I can remove the image.)  
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Posted By: pavul
Date Posted: 24 July 2018 at 6:44am
| thans chimchooree, i think yours seems better than mine, and you are free to modify as it helps me to what im missing |