Pixel Joint Forum: My First Pixel Avatar

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   Hi guys, I'm new to this community and thought I'd submit my first proper avatar, all made using MS Paint (even the basic sketch). I made a progress bar also, to help with the judging. For the record, I did try a little dithering, antialiasing (all by hand of course), and selective outlining. Anyways, here it is: 

Btw, I cared a lot more about the face than the background, so the bg didn't really turn out great. So, what do you think? 

NEW ONE (Happier, lighter, smaller, and a more mellow background):

Better? Worse? Feedback is appreciated. 

Edited by Talexe - 21 August 2006 at 7:02am

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Talexe Seaman Joined: 21 August 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Topic: My First Pixel Avatar - Rate! Posted: 21 August 2006 at 1:24am
	Hi guys, I'm new to this community and thought I'd submit my first proper avatar, all made using MS Paint (even the basic sketch). I made a progress bar also, to help with the judging. For the record, I did try a little dithering, antialiasing (all by hand of course), and selective outlining. Anyways, here it is: Btw, I cared a lot more about the face than the background, so the bg didn't really turn out great. So, what do you think? NEW ONE (Happier, lighter, smaller, and a more mellow background): Better? Worse? Feedback is appreciated. Edited by Talexe - 21 August 2006 at 7:02am
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Souly Commander Joined: 13 December 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2451	Posted: 21 August 2006 at 1:26am
	Wrong forum. This belongs at the Work In Progress forum.
	I am the jesus of PJ.
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 21 August 2006 at 1:44am
	5 noobs out of 2
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Talexe Seaman Joined: 21 August 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Posted: 21 August 2006 at 2:06am
	Okay, okay, sorry...it's my first time here. How about some sensible, productive posts?
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 21 August 2006 at 2:35am
	*Originally posted by Talexe* Okay, okay, sorry...it's my first time here. How about some sensible, productive posts? oh yeah, thats the way to get people to want to help you out. anyways, i would like to see a better background... it will make it pop a bit more, backgrounds a very important in deciding whether a piece is ok or great
	ಠ_ಠ There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.
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Talexe Seaman Joined: 21 August 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Posted: 21 August 2006 at 2:39am
	*Originally posted by Ensellitis* *Originally posted by Talexe* Okay, okay, sorry...it's my first time here. How about some sensible, productive posts? oh yeah, thats the way to get people to want to help you out. anyways, i would like to see a better background... it will make it pop a bit more, backgrounds a very important in deciding whether a piece is ok or great I was considering putting a white border, like I did around the edge of the box, around the face. Would that work?
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 21 August 2006 at 2:48am
	i mean the entire background. the simple diagnal gradient is well over done... try some sort of pattern, scene, or something.
	ಠ_ಠ There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.
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Talexe Seaman Joined: 21 August 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Posted: 21 August 2006 at 3:15am
	*Originally posted by Ensellitis* i mean the entire background. the simple diagnal gradient is well over done... try some sort of pattern, scene, or something. I was mainly just practising on the face, but thanks, I'll bear that in mind.
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Buzz Midshipman Joined: 13 June 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 94	Posted: 21 August 2006 at 4:23am
	I'd say the face had a nice cartoony style. As far as I can tell the shading looks pretty good. Try some more anti-aliasing around the face as well. AS far as the backgroud goes, either make it more subtle to allow the face to stand out, or go for somethign a bit more complicated instead of the pseudo gradient bg. And all the things people haev said so far have been good, so don't worry. Keep Pixeling.

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Talexe Seaman Joined: 21 August 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Posted: 21 August 2006 at 5:18am
	Cool, I will. I'm only 13 though, so I doubt I'll ever be able to match up to the real big fish here. Not in the near future, anyway.
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cure Commander Joined: 23 March 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2859	Posted: 21 August 2006 at 5:30am
	Age has little to do with it. There are great pixelartists at every age. As for the art, I noticed about three black pixels leftover from the outline of his hair on (our) left side. I agree that that type of background is overdone, but were you to keep it, I'd suggest not having the random two pixel lines strewn in the otherwise perfect 45 degree angle, I don't quite see the reasoning there. Edited by ThereIsNoCure - 21 August 2006 at 10:35am
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 21 August 2006 at 5:40am
	pixel artists are every age, and besides, everyone starts out and improves over time
	ಠ_ಠ There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.
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Talexe Seaman Joined: 21 August 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Posted: 21 August 2006 at 6:11am
	They must be very talented to be able to create those advanced shapes, though. Starting another avatar now...but this time I'm gonna make it so it's actually small enough to fit here.
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Buzz Midshipman Joined: 13 June 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 94	Posted: 21 August 2006 at 1:40pm
	I'm 14, and I'd say you are better than me in certain areas such as color selection and use... But to your new avatar. Better bg, but too little contrast maybe, I can hardly tell between the two blues. I think that face is good, but I think the darker/red ish selout is a bit to intense, maybe take it a bit more to the orange side... Also, I'de get rid of teh white outline around the head and anti alias it, it'll look nicer. You could even just make the white outline bigger and anti alias everythign into the white, which is much easier.

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Talexe Seaman Joined: 21 August 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Posted: 22 August 2006 at 12:55am
	*Originally posted by Buzz* I'm 14, and I'd say you are better than me in certain areas such as color selection and use... But to your new avatar. Better bg, but too little contrast maybe, I can hardly tell between the two blues. I think that face is good, but I think the darker/red ish selout is a bit to intense, maybe take it a bit more to the orange side... Also, I'de get rid of teh white outline around the head and anti alias it, it'll look nicer. You could even just make the white outline bigger and anti alias everythign into the white, which is much easier. There wasn't really meant to be too much contrast on the background..it's meant to be more of a subtle thing. Anyways, I'm taking your comments on board, but for now I'm just going to start another avatar.
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