Pixel Joint Forum: WIP Otter Nigma

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I'm trying to improve this piece to make hit the gallery but I'm not sure about how to do it. I'm also going to make a 200x200px version. I aready made some improvements since my first try. I made some changes on the hat since last version. So, anything I could do to make it look better ? Will also appreciate some advice to make it 200x200.

Btw I already took a look at the tutorials..

Edited by Enigma - 11 August 2011 at 5:00pm

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Enigma Seaman Joined: 10 August 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Topic: WIP Otter Nigma Posted: 11 August 2011 at 4:45pm
	I'm trying to improve this piece to make hit the gallery but I'm not sure about how to do it. I'm also going to make a 200x200px version. I aready made some improvements since my first try. I made some changes on the hat since last version. So, anything I could do to make it look better ? Will also appreciate some advice to make it 200x200. Btw I already took a look at the tutorials.. Edited by Enigma - 11 August 2011 at 5:00pm
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Melee Midshipman Joined: 06 August 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 63	Posted: 12 August 2011 at 12:19am
	He looks a tad flat. I did a quick (and lazy) edit on the shading. I feel like it's coming either from behind him a bit or directly at his right side, so I added a lot more dark onto his right side. I'm not sure of how an otter's face is shaped, so no guarantees there. (You might want to grab some references. ^^) From where I saw the light source, most of the otter is cast in shadow. This'll help him look a lot less flat. You can even go and pop darker shadows into those shadows... like between the neck/face/thing and arm. But shading it more will help a lot. : )
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Enigma Seaman Joined: 10 August 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Posted: 12 August 2011 at 6:07am
	Added more shadow, moved the hat just a bit so it's more centered. Otters are quite slim while mine is bulky but I'm okay with that. Edited by Enigma - 12 August 2011 at 6:09am
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Enigma Seaman Joined: 10 August 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Posted: 29 August 2011 at 9:51am
	Made the shadow more dark. I feel that it needs another shadow on the body, am I not right ?
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Melee Midshipman Joined: 06 August 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 63	Posted: 02 September 2011 at 2:47pm
	That's a lot better. :D And yess, I think it could definitely use more shadow, like extended across the chest, not just between the arm and body.
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