Stone Sprite
Printed From: Pixel Joint
Category: Pixel Art
Forum Name: WIP (Work In Progress)
Forum Discription: Get crits and comments on your pixel WIPs and other art too!
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Printed Date: 24 April 2026 at 12:51am
Topic: Stone Sprite
Posted By: Cozzmy13
Subject: Stone Sprite
Date Posted: 10 August 2014 at 12:55am
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This is my first attempt at pixel art: Stone Sprite:  I used 5 colors I think. I must note that I know how shading goes IRL and that I do other types of texturing on daily basis rather than pixel art. Criticism is very appreciated. |
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Posted By: HarveyDentMustDie
Date Posted: 10 August 2014 at 4:06am
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I can recognize maximum 3 colors here and you have 6 colors + transparency. That's because colors are too similar and there's lack of contrast. Shading in pixel art is different than in classic digital art where you can just use blend tools, here you should try to avoid using similar colors cause they make things look blurry. Here's good example (tutorial for this is unfortunately taken down):  |
Posted By: DawnBringer
Date Posted: 10 August 2014 at 10:48am
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Jump into the timemachine:
https://web.archive.org/web/20130214211735/http://kiwinuptuo.deviantart.com/art/Pixel-Art-Tutorial-Shading-184136991 - Tutorial |
Posted By: HarveyDentMustDie
Date Posted: 10 August 2014 at 7:12pm
| @DawnBringer this literally blows my mind. I didn't even know such thing exists. Very useful tool. :) |
Posted By: Cozzmy13
Date Posted: 11 August 2014 at 5:48am
Better? I think I should make the bright color brighter. @DawnBringer I'm not sure if i can use that tut. I am trying to make stone that points upwards and is/looks sharp, something like stalagmites. |
Posted By: jtfjtfjtf
Date Posted: 11 August 2014 at 7:57am
| I agree that there should be more contrast between the different tones in your stalagmite. |