Pixel Joint Forum: Misc Stuff and a Turtle Sprite

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   Hello there, I'm new, the name's Zack... and I write music but I'm taking a break from the norm and attempting to learn pixel art after years and years of infatuation with it.  Be gentle... 

Edit - This sprite is my main focus for the time being...my guinnea pig for getting the lighting right... probably proportions too. :p

This were all done first before I read any tutorials or asked advice from a friend that suggested the tutorial+forum: 

This one I just did about 5 minutes ago trying to adhere to what the tutorials I read had said, but I think I'm missing something somewhere...

I'm not sure what to work on next as far as what object to attempt to pixel, I know I was making a bad habit out of pillow shading and I'm trying to practice not doing it but it seems as though top down view graphics inhibit my ability to do so.  Any suggestions on what I should try working on first?

Edited by zackp - 22 July 2011 at 8:53pm

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zackp Seaman Joined: 22 July 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Topic: Misc Stuff and a Turtle Sprite Posted: 22 July 2011 at 3:11pm
	Hello there, I'm new, the name's Zack... and I write music but I'm taking a break from the norm and attempting to learn pixel art after years and years of infatuation with it. Be gentle... Edit - This sprite is my main focus for the time being...my guinnea pig for getting the lighting right... probably proportions too. :p This were all done first before I read any tutorials or asked advice from a friend that suggested the tutorial+forum: This one I just did about 5 minutes ago trying to adhere to what the tutorials I read had said, but I think I'm missing something somewhere... I'm not sure what to work on next as far as what object to attempt to pixel, I know I was making a bad habit out of pillow shading and I'm trying to practice not doing it but it seems as though top down view graphics inhibit my ability to do so. Any suggestions on what I should try working on first? Edited by zackp - 22 July 2011 at 8:53pm
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Miumau0 Commander Joined: 26 January 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 118	Posted: 22 July 2011 at 3:20pm
	try to choose another light source, now it's pillowshaded, and it does not look so good. Here is some tutorials about basics :) http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11299
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zackp Seaman Joined: 22 July 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Posted: 22 July 2011 at 6:13pm
	Yeah... I have a hard time using less color and keeping the light source consistent while I'm shading... Working on this turtle sprite though to try and practice it on something with more of a predetermined shape to it.
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Friend Commander Joined: 01 April 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 710	Posted: 22 July 2011 at 6:43pm
	gosh why do you use that purple background when doing pixel art?? it can't be helping you. Do you know how to transparify your backgrounds? If not, I or anyone else can teach you. I LOVE your turtle guy though. If it gets cleaned up, it can be amazing
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Friend Commander Joined: 01 April 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 710	Posted: 22 July 2011 at 6:48pm
	and perhaps you might want to change the green shading on the turtle's shell to something darker, or closer to brown. I don't see why he'd have green shading on his shell unless his skin is light emitting lol
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zackp Seaman Joined: 22 July 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Posted: 22 July 2011 at 8:19pm
	Thanks, glad you like it. :) I made his shell a little narrower and lowered the saturation on the greens, as well as removed the texture on the shell until I can get the shape of things pretty close to where I want it. :p Also changed the hideous background from magenta to tan/brown. I used the magenta because of how many sprite sheets I've seen use it over the years so it was an impulse to do the same thing I've seen... won't happen again. :D I agree on the shell, I think I'm going to try making it brown to offset it from the rest of the turtle, similar to how the front of the shell is yellow.
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Miumau0 Commander Joined: 26 January 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 118	Posted: 22 July 2011 at 8:30pm
	I suggest to make another of it's legs just one color ( I mean dark ) to see which one is righ and which one is left.
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Friend Commander Joined: 01 April 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 710	Posted: 22 July 2011 at 8:45pm
	oh, I'm very new to pixel art, I didn't know the magenta background had its use or anything? The shell on the turtle guy is much better sized now!
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zackp Seaman Joined: 22 July 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Posted: 22 July 2011 at 8:52pm
	I just saw it a lot on stock sprite sheets and such along with some forms of green. I think it was mainly art intended for Rpg Maker 2k, because it was designed to use magenta as transparency. Anyway, played with colors some more, probably not much of a noticable difference but I did take the latest suggestion and made one leg darker than the other... definitely helped the depth. Tried to smooth the legs out similar to the rest of the sprite as well. :p
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Friend Commander Joined: 01 April 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 710	Posted: 22 July 2011 at 8:58pm
	wow that was quick! Just add texturing, small detail/last refining and he'll be done! I'm amazed on how quick you did this. It took me over 10 hours to get my avatar like I want it :-)
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