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Quote chess Replybullet Topic: beginning of a head
    Posted: 26 October 2006 at 1:11pm
what do u think about the beginnig of this head?

i know its punky



the rest of the hair will be editet if u all think that my style to make this hair is good enough.

u can see the edited hairparts? :)

plz post much

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Quote PixelSnader Replybullet Posted: 26 October 2006 at 1:12pm
i'd ditch the line tool and make all your curves etc youself

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Quote chess Replybullet Posted: 26 October 2006 at 1:15pm
what do u mean? it should look so harsh! :)

i dont understand!?
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Quote Skull Replybullet Posted: 26 October 2006 at 1:21pm
I like the shading style you've done on the hair.
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Quote Blick Replybullet Posted: 26 October 2006 at 10:13pm
i dont understand!?

Stop using the line tool. As in the tool that makes lines. You know, the tool creating an infinite amount of points between two points of your choosing.

Your edges are very angular because of this line tool dependence. I agree that you should become acquainted with the pencil tool and make more organic, natural shapes before these harsh edges become a bad habit.
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Quote scottfro Replybullet Posted: 26 October 2006 at 10:48pm
i think the straight lines are sorta a stylistic thing that doesn't necassary hurt the peice.  depends if they are intentional or laziness....
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Quote PixelSnader Replybullet Posted: 27 October 2006 at 3:14am
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Quote chess Replybullet Posted: 27 October 2006 at 4:56am
this harsh style is what i wanted ok?

if i want to make smooth curves i had done it

but thx!

the shading is very cool i guess and i want to do it on the rest of the hair too

what do u think?

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Quote EyeCraft Replybullet Posted: 27 October 2006 at 5:20am
Cool , reminds me a bit of Tetsuo from the movie Akira.

Ear is too low, hair shouldnt connect to the jawline at the bottom like that, needs a neck.
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Quote chess Replybullet Posted: 27 October 2006 at 6:08am
hey eyecraft thx!

the ear isnt started^^i worry about the hair.. it is complicated to do this good

i am still working and will post a new pii soon.

is everybody content with the started hairshading?
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Quote EyeCraft Replybullet Posted: 27 October 2006 at 7:15am
You should dullen the lines in the hair as they get close to the face, they are too stark right now.
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Quote chess Replybullet Posted: 27 October 2006 at 8:19am
i don`t understand this sentence sry^^

the thing with the neck is right.

plz explain what u mean eyecraft
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Quote EyeCraft Replybullet Posted: 27 October 2006 at 8:59am
Yeah sure just a sec, I'll do an edit...



Really simple edit; basically just AA'd the highlights in the hair, and faded them towards his forehead.


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Quote chess Replybullet Posted: 27 October 2006 at 9:05am
oh! very friendly!

i will look at it;)
if its good i will clone it so that i dont work on a pic that was ure work

(and i bet that it will be very good(suck up to u )

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Quote EyeCraft Replybullet Posted: 27 October 2006 at 9:10am
Well I didn't do alot...I'm starting to think I really need some sleep... Hope my edit gave you a clearer idea of what I meant.
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Quote chess Replybullet Posted: 27 October 2006 at 9:21am
yes its good but i can do that alone.. but thx;)

some other comments here?

plz post, i need c&c otherwise i can not really start this project;)

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Quote Blick Replybullet Posted: 27 October 2006 at 4:51pm
The harsh look is really just not aesthetically pleasing. It makes it look rigged, and the colors are really bland, but that's something you can take care of later. I'd also suggest shading with flat colors rather than dithering for now, because if you want to change something about the shading later then you'll probably have to redither all of it.
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Quote Akira Replybullet Posted: 27 October 2006 at 5:15pm
i actually like it, if you handle it well it'll look shweet. keep it up :D
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Quote chess Replybullet Posted: 28 October 2006 at 5:43am
i think the style of this one is not everybodys thing but it mustnt;)

here it is and i think its nearly finished now:



c&c plz

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Quote chess Replybullet Posted: 29 October 2006 at 6:02am
cool it is good enough?

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Quote Blueberry_pie Replybullet Posted: 29 October 2006 at 6:25am
The teeth really need some shading, and not just the few pixels of grey you have now.
I also think the piece would look better if you replaced the black outlines by selout, or at least a darker colour.

The background is pretty nice.
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Quote chess Replybullet Posted: 29 October 2006 at 6:26am
no i need a harsh outline but thx! yes the teeth will be done they are looking flat
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Quote chess Replybullet Posted: 30 October 2006 at 9:55am
i guess that he is maybe finished except there is nobody who has to say something about it?
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Quote Souly Replybullet Posted: 30 October 2006 at 10:04am
Shade the teeth, do the eyebrows, and get rid of the black outline on the ear.

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Quote chess Replybullet Posted: 30 October 2006 at 10:10am


eyebrow ready.
teeth shaded enough?

is the ear ok now?
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Quote Souly Replybullet Posted: 30 October 2006 at 10:15am
The eye looks too plain now.
I think you may need a pupil.

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Quote chess Replybullet Posted: 30 October 2006 at 10:29am
i never do pupils^^ i will add this:



i think its better and its without pupils
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