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   Doing a bday present but really need help with my pixel, so far its OK but the lines aren't really smooth and I'm not sure what to do?

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acronym Seaman Joined: 30 July 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 28	Topic: WIP:Need Help Posted: 24 August 2010 at 12:03pm
	Doing a bday present but really need help with my pixel, so far its OK but the lines aren't really smooth and I'm not sure what to do?
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acronym Seaman Joined: 30 July 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 28	Posted: 24 August 2010 at 12:03pm
	Eyes are crap too.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 24 August 2010 at 12:33pm
	'Step' your lines to clean up some and then use color/AA to smooth. i.e., 1-2-3-4-5-7-9-11-8-6-4-2-1 like the right panel shows here. I'm sure the eyes are fine and once you shade and color block use color to further sculpt the shapes...GO!
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acronym Seaman Joined: 30 July 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 28	Posted: 24 August 2010 at 12:54pm
	*Originally posted by jalonso* 'Step' your lines to clean up some and then use color/AA to smooth. i.e., 1-2-3-4-5-7-9-11-8-6-4-2-1 like the right panel shows here. I'm sure the eyes are fine and once you shade and color block use color to further sculpt the shapes...GO! Sorry can you explain the 1-2-3-4-5-7-9-11-8-6-4-2-1 because I'm a right thicko and I don't understand. My hardest part second to time is drawing curved angles.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 24 August 2010 at 2:19pm
	Say you are drawing a line and begin to curve. At the point that you begin the turn make another line, say 9px The next line is 9px or less, say 7px The next line would be 5px Then 4px, then 3px, then 2px then 1px You can also have more than one of the same size so long as its going down in number. Any left over 'jags' you fix later in with AA if needed. GO, GO its a present! The jump between 1-2px depends on the tightness of the curve. Quickie sample :) Posting 2X pixels are much harder to show edits. I did it this time but ;) Edited by jalonso - 24 August 2010 at 2:20pm
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acronym Seaman Joined: 30 July 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 28	Posted: 25 August 2010 at 3:12am
	Thanks Jalonso for the help:)
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acronym Seaman Joined: 30 July 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 28	Posted: 25 August 2010 at 2:57pm
	Updated, still not happy with this. Just looks rubbish
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acronym Seaman Joined: 30 July 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 28	Posted: 25 August 2010 at 2:58pm
	Leg looks awkward too I know
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 25 August 2010 at 2:59pm
	Don't focus on the lineart only. Lineart is only part of a piece, coloring will help and then detailing will solve. Looking god :)
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acronym Seaman Joined: 30 July 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 28	Posted: 25 August 2010 at 3:03pm
	Do you honestly think it looks good?, I really think it looks rubbish at the moment and I'm not sure if coloring is going to help?. Maybe I'm tired but thank you Jalonso for your input but you think I should continue?.
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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 05 June 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 25 August 2010 at 3:43pm
	Just keep going. A good idea now would be to block in some basic shading, get a basic palette down, maybe 10-15 colors or so, and then show us again. Don't bother too much on getting perfect lineart for the legs, painting in some rough shapes will be much faster. You can keep the head lineart, but you might have to tweak it after all. Anyway just keep pixeling. And if you run out of pixels....baby, they gonna wish you hadn't
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bannanawalrus Commander Joined: 23 April 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 230	Posted: 26 August 2010 at 2:28am
	the legs look alright, the only slight things i can see is maybe the waist of them is a little too wide (his face/torso dont look that fat), and his right(our left)ankle is a bit awkward. but thats being critical. now is a good time to block in some basic colours and shading
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tormi1000 Seaman Joined: 09 August 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 38	Posted: 26 August 2010 at 4:12am
	Dude do not quite, this picture has a lot of potential and like snader said just keep going and it will turn out create :)
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 26 August 2010 at 8:18am
	*Originally posted by acronym* ... it looks good?...it looks rubbish...not sure...going to help?...I'm tired...should continue?. We know where you live and we will hunt you down and beat you up if anymore of this talk comes from you Go color, believe in yourself and use this thread for feedback. Edited by jalonso - 26 August 2010 at 8:18am
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bonehead11 Midshipman Joined: 26 February 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 94	Posted: 26 August 2010 at 8:55am
	You got to be kidding me...ITS MR. T!!!! Grrr YOU FOOL!!! Dude give him mohawk and some jewelry!!! Well you can, you can give this piece more awesomness, well at least for me,if you make him Mr.T in retirement, but its your piece, but your piece looks great, bring on the colours, you still can solve lineart issues when its coloured, sometimes even better. Edited by bonehead11 - 26 August 2010 at 8:56am
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