Mermaid Zelda
Printed From: Pixel Joint
Category: Pixel Art
Forum Name: WIP (Work In Progress)
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Printed Date: 09 September 2025 at 2:13pm
Topic: Mermaid Zelda
Posted By: ~n__n~
Subject: Mermaid Zelda
Date Posted: 11 May 2008 at 8:47am
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Zelda, while taking a swim in Lake Hylia, finds a cursed necklace and puts it on, unknowing of what she will become.
The neckless suddenly starts glowing; Zelda starts to feel relaxed, while her legs come together and grow gills and scales-- Before long, Her transformation is complete.
Comenting on the actual piece, I think I could have done better on the tailfin.
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Posted By: Aleiav
Date Posted: 11 May 2008 at 8:53am
| This doesn't look like pixel art. |
Posted By: Larwick
Date Posted: 11 May 2008 at 9:06am
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Originally posted by Aleiav This doesn't look like pixel art. Why not? Looks ok to me. -------------  http://larw-ck.deviantart.com">
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Posted By: Metaru
Date Posted: 11 May 2008 at 10:07am
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78 colors so far... not a good numer. many colors were wasted in the skin and hair(actually half palette is browns and pinks), so i reccomend you to reduce your color palette. is not that hard, you just need to unify similar colors. by the way, you have a serious porblem with the anatomy. while the face and torso are quite well done, the hair is messed, same for her left arm. the hair is so messed that it appears that it looks like you drew the face over some other drawing's hair because they don't match(either size and pose, they just simply don't match). its like a giant wig(?). The left arm is messed in his pose, a pose wich is basically unnatural. since its a 3/4 view, the left arm is suposed to partially 'hide' behind the torso in a way that only the elbow could be visible. the way you drew it doesn't match the pose of the image. D: so, in resume, i would strongly reccomend you to use a good reference. colors are ok, but i would avoid that messy dithering you've used for the scales and try something more credible. the current one looks more like a mineral surface rather than a fish tail. there's a WIP thread around that worked in a subject similar to this(a japanese mermaid, if i'm not wrong), it maight be a good idea to check it and get some ideas on how to make those scales. best regards from Metaru ------------- I ate leel's babies |
Posted By: Aleiav
Date Posted: 11 May 2008 at 12:28pm
| I dunno, maybe the way it's shaded looks a little odd to me. *shrug* |