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   Why do people always name their titles "work in progress"? What ELSE would you put into this section of the forum?

So, I've never really had to shade anything with so many folds and creases. Advice?

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xxmantisxx Commander Joined: 03 August 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 191	Topic: Ninja - Work in Progress Posted: 14 August 2012 at 5:45pm
	Why do people always name their titles "work in progress"? What ELSE would you put into this section of the forum? So, I've never really had to shade anything with so many folds and creases. Advice?
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H\|F Commander Joined: 14 March 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 363	Posted: 14 August 2012 at 7:06pm
	I believe the pants would look more ninja is they were tight after the knee. Also tight around the forearm like a gauntlets length.
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xxmantisxx Commander Joined: 03 August 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 191	Posted: 15 August 2012 at 5:09pm
	Ah, thank you kindly. Is this any better?
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H\|F Commander Joined: 14 March 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 363	Posted: 16 August 2012 at 6:04am
	Maybe to make it more action looking, try to have the katana.... Or sword (know he isn't samurai) pointing more downward/straight rather then up.
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Yuran Commander Joined: 10 November 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 329	Posted: 16 August 2012 at 6:44am
	I can not understand where the light source
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 16 August 2012 at 6:49am
	*Originally posted by xxmantisxx* Why do people always name their titles "work in progress"? What ELSE would you put into this section of the forum? NPA *Originally posted by xxmantisxx* So, I've never really had to shade anything with so many folds and creases. Advice? I would go with strong contrast/lighting with a piece this small to convey the texture of folds and creases.
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- Commander Joined: 12 May 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 120	Posted: 16 August 2012 at 10:14am
	Is that a flare on the top of the sword? Cause I think it needs to be longer with sharp edges like this one.
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Yuran Commander Joined: 10 November 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 329	Posted: 16 August 2012 at 12:36pm

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H\|F Commander Joined: 14 March 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 363	Posted: 16 August 2012 at 3:09pm
	I agree with Jal about the contrast. I feel like his legs could use some length.... I just feel like he should be more spidery (is that a word?) and thin.
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xxmantisxx Commander Joined: 03 August 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 191	Posted: 16 August 2012 at 5:19pm
	@Jalonso: Non-pixel art WORK IN PROGRESSES! HAH! @H\|F: I'm actually following a reference, and the sword is at that very angle. However, I agree on the "spidery" point and gave my best to fix it. @Artwark: Yeah, it's supposed to be a flare. Though honestly, I'd only added that at the last minute. I've now removed it ;) @Jalonso again: I see what you mean! However, I'm still not sure about how to light them to seem like they're actually folds. I gave it a try Yuran: First note, before posting, you should probably finish your sentence. Secondly, I tried to correct that mistake.
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Night Commander Joined: 29 January 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 168	Posted: 17 August 2012 at 2:44am
	I would suggest working a bit more on his clothing, making them more like the traditional ninja clothing perhaps. Another thing I think that you might want to move a little is his shoulder, the one visible to us, slightly more to the right. I also think that it wouldn't hurt if you would make his right hand visible, from the bottom. Here's an edit I added him also a shadow and made his sword somewhat curved(if it's a katana). Ah, and if you're going to keep this background colour, adding AA wouldn't hurt at all. :P edit* Oh, and as for the folds and creases, well, they wouldn't be very visible in this size, although, you can add some lines here and there to mark a fold or crease that you think would make it look better. Edited by Night - 17 August 2012 at 2:50am
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Yuran Commander Joined: 10 November 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 329	Posted: 17 August 2012 at 3:12am
	Cool, but he was heavy, it is more appropriate to hand battle-ax Edited by Yuran - 17 August 2012 at 3:13am
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H\|F Commander Joined: 14 March 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 363	Posted: 17 August 2012 at 4:54pm
	I agree with Night, very good edit! Once you get everything down this will be a very cool ninja Mantis.
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xxmantisxx Commander Joined: 03 August 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 191	Posted: 22 August 2012 at 7:52pm
	I tried not to make it a carbon copy After looking at a few references, I'd realized that there was no way to make the belt noticable unless it was a bright color (just as yours is). However, I'm highly curious as why the belt is shaded the way it is (with the two colors, placed so strangely) and why I couldn't seem to make it look nice any other way. The sword. My god, the sword. Thank you, you saved me with that one, Night. And, making the folds, I think I now understand it thanks to you guys. Also, Night, the right arm WAS visible. Apparently not enough, so I've now fixed that. I've no idea why I didn't use and Selective-Outlining. That's something that I've ALWAYS used, and in this one I had left it alone
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H\|F Commander Joined: 14 March 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 363	Posted: 22 August 2012 at 9:07pm
	Only thing is that night had the knee (left) turned in, and imo that looked nice.
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xxmantisxx Commander Joined: 03 August 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 191	Posted: 22 August 2012 at 10:15pm
	Indeed. Night DID have the left knee turned in. And it did look very nice. However, I don't really see a reason to flip it, do you? I'd sorta like for it to stay like this, with the knee outward.
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Noburo Commander Joined: 10 June 2014 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 279	Posted: 23 August 2012 at 2:06pm
	Try standing crouched in the same position as the ninja. You'll find that your center of gravity doesn't allow you to hold as strong of a balance in that position. While you can technically stand in that pose without falling, it's a bit nonsensical for a Ninja to be intentionally standing in a weaker pose while fighting. -Edited grammatical error. Edited by Noburo - 23 August 2012 at 2:07pm
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xxmantisxx Commander Joined: 03 August 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 191	Posted: 23 August 2012 at 4:07pm
	Touche, Noburo... You win this round...
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Friend Commander Joined: 01 April 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 710	Posted: 24 August 2012 at 6:39am
	the sword looks a bit too long so that it is goofy looking.
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xxmantisxx Commander Joined: 03 August 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 191	Posted: 25 August 2012 at 9:45am
	Yeah, that was a good point. Better now?
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Friend Commander Joined: 01 April 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 710	Posted: 25 August 2012 at 11:23am
	Yus, I think the last step is to just clean up the clusters, maybe add more contrast and maybe work on separating certain sections with more contrast or darker outlines like so
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xxmantisxx Commander Joined: 03 August 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 191	Posted: 02 September 2012 at 6:37pm
	I think that I'm going to post it now. Thanks everyone!
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