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   Please give me helpful tips and pointers on how I may improve upon my artwork, thank you for your time.

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Kane Genji Seaman Joined: 19 July 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Topic: Potion WIP Posted: 24 July 2011 at 1:23pm
	Please give me helpful tips and pointers on how I may improve upon my artwork, thank you for your time. Health Potion Full: Empty Potion:
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Miumau0 Commander Joined: 26 January 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 118	Posted: 24 July 2011 at 1:31pm
	It looks just like all the "smallpotions" in games. Why not to give it an unique shape? Also i think the glass should reflect (dont know if it right word) more light. And heres reference what i mean with the light. And theres another Edited by Miumau0 - 24 July 2011 at 1:39pm
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MacNcheese Seaman Joined: 13 July 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36	Posted: 24 July 2011 at 3:13pm
	I agree with Miumau, don't get restricted in fear that people won't understand that it's a health potion and therefore making it a simple red bottle.Also, I made a quick edit because I needed some quick practice: Made them in two different styles.
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Kane Genji Seaman Joined: 19 July 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 24 July 2011 at 3:41pm
	I got the idea for the shape from Japanese Soda bottles. http://www.japanator.com/elephant/ul/10371-620x-MarblePOP1_2.jpg. Is it better or worse? Edited by Kane Genji - 24 July 2011 at 3:42pm
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Miumau0 Commander Joined: 26 January 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 118	Posted: 24 July 2011 at 4:00pm
	Better alot. :) Why not making it lil bit bigger? :)
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Kane Genji Seaman Joined: 19 July 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 24 July 2011 at 5:28pm
	The people I'm working for said it had to be within 32x32 pixels but I'll try to convince them that it would look better if I was allowed more leeway.
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Miumau0 Commander Joined: 26 January 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 118	Posted: 24 July 2011 at 5:33pm
	Ofcourse it must be 32x32 if you are doing it for someone/some project. And ofcourse you must do what your "boss" says :) After the project you can always study what you have done and then revisit the pixelpiece.
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ChrisButton Commander Joined: 10 September 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 371	Posted: 24 July 2011 at 7:11pm
	In my opinion you definitely need more contrast. Red loses so much saturation when you add white to it (for some reason), so you have to shift it over towards orange a bit to bring the saturation back. :-)
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Kane Genji Seaman Joined: 19 July 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 25 July 2011 at 11:48am
	Like this? I feel like the the shine I give the bottle doesn't look right, but I don't know what to do.
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Miumau0 Commander Joined: 26 January 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 118	Posted: 25 July 2011 at 12:01pm
	I think that it does not need than few colors for shading. I made edit with white highlight and dark red shade. Also made the cap littlebit darker.
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