Pixel Joint Forum: Zero ~ Black Flowers (Drakengard 3)

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I'm working on fanart of Drakengard 3's protagonist, Zero, because she's so pretty ;_;
(An image of her is available  here.)

 I'd like some feedback on composition and also on the hair.

First, here's the concept sketch: 

And my progress so far:

I'm not sure if the top flower and bars make it better or not. It looks rather empty without, but maybe that simplicity is good? What do you prefer?

Also, if you have any suggestions on how to improve the shading of the hair, that would be appreciated. I like the hair but I feel like it could be improved...

[EDIT] New progress:

Changed the palette and added other arm! Now going to continue shading the clothing and draw in the dragon. Once Mikhail is in there we can see if the background elements add to the piece or clutter it. 

Edited by serrival - 06 February 2014 at 2:31pm

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serrival Seaman Joined: 30 May 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 31	Topic: Zero ~ Black Flowers (Drakengard 3) Posted: 06 February 2014 at 9:27am
	I'm working on fanart of Drakengard 3's protagonist, Zero, because she's so pretty ;_; (An image of her is available here.) I'd like some feedback on composition and also on the hair. First, here's the concept sketch: And my progress so far: I'm not sure if the top flower and bars make it better or not. It looks rather empty without, but maybe that simplicity is good? What do you prefer? Also, if you have any suggestions on how to improve the shading of the hair, that would be appreciated. I like the hair but I feel like it could be improved... [EDIT] New progress: Changed the palette and added other arm! Now going to continue shading the clothing and draw in the dragon. Once Mikhail is in there we can see if the background elements add to the piece or clutter it. Edited by serrival - 06 February 2014 at 2:31pm
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 06 February 2014 at 9:31am
	The layout of the one with the BG items is nice but the flower placement reads like a hat. Just me...hating the palette.
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serrival Seaman Joined: 30 May 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 31	Posted: 06 February 2014 at 9:36am
	Haha yeah, that's why I'm worrying about the flower XD If you have suggestions for the palette I'd love to hear them too! I'm not very good with color honestly, so if there's a way to improve that'd be great.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 06 February 2014 at 9:41am
	Colors are really personal choices so I was just giving some feedback. The pink ramp is kinda nice but the mauve ramp is dirty and muddy. However, the thing I find here is that its far too monochromatic yet the pink ramp doesn't justify it. Play with this and see the links at the bottom too. Other similar utilities in the links section of the gallery under coloring. http://www.pixelfor.me/crc/ E: All the pieces in your gallery have nice palettes and even very creative ones :/ Edited by jalonso - 06 February 2014 at 9:42am
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serrival Seaman Joined: 30 May 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 31	Posted: 06 February 2014 at 9:56am
	I just had a freak-out over that link, oh my god. THAT IS AMAZING. I'll play around with it and adjust the palette. Thanks so much!! @ your edit: Well, I don't upload the pieces that don't look nice to the gallery ^_^;; Edited by serrival - 06 February 2014 at 10:00am
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 06 February 2014 at 10:03am
	I can't find it now but one of those links allows you to upload your own art. Use a greyscale version for best options.
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serrival Seaman Joined: 30 May 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 31	Posted: 06 February 2014 at 11:31am
	Made the palette changes and also put in her other arm! Probably going to have a small dragon in her hand. The image looks much stronger now, with more powerful colors. Thanks again for the link, Jalonso~ ( ˃ ヮ˂)ノ
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Friend Commander Joined: 01 April 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 710	Posted: 06 February 2014 at 1:59pm
	this piece benefits very highly with a background. Your concept sketch is vastly superior as of now because your pixel technique most notably lines are very poor in the pixel version. You have lots of jaggies and unbalanced lines going on, destroying the nice shapes of the drawing
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serrival Seaman Joined: 30 May 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 31	Posted: 06 February 2014 at 2:05pm
	This piece is still in progress so of course it's not quite refined yet =w= The only area which has been worked on is the skin+hair. The rest is still in the rough since I was working on composition, placement, and so on before doing detail-intensive work.
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