Hey guys. Decided I would get working on my pixel skills some more.  If you want to call it that. Anyways here's a few minutes of work. I think it's the sky palette but something doesn't seem right. Hopefully I can work on my textures more this piece. Anyways here it is.

Hey, thanks for the great edit. Definitely like what you did with the guy's shadow. Here is my update. Is it ok if I use your sky palette onek?

Here is a quick update. I feel like i'm copying you onek, but I can't help it your edit is so lovely. You summed up what I had in mind. Anyways here.

Yea I think i'm going to try a different texture. Don't want to be a copy cat.

Ok another update. Need to rework the sky. Looking up ref's now. Just changed a few things. And thanks manupix that means a lot coming from you.

Sorry for triple post guys. Little color update, not sure if I like it.

agree with manupix, look up references! and should rly change the cliff, in tone and execution...
changing the compostion would also bring u a good deal further with this, change the dimensions, id say u cut of a lot of the right part, i think it would add an air of oppresion which could suit the pic quite well, also u get rid of a few thousand (!) pixels and its gonna be a whole lot easier to call it finished some day

suggestion



Edited by onek - 28 February 2010 at 1:51pm

Ok guys thanks for the comments. Still working on some things but here's a basic edit. You were right about the canvas thing, can't believe something like that how much it changes the feel of a piece. Anyways here we go.

Urgh.  Wikipedia is always hard to understand.
I found this website a lot easier to understand.

But yeah, I found that pretty cool.  -psst, kenpokis, take that into consideration-


Edited by TheRobinHood - 02 March 2010 at 2:19pm

Most people find rectangles that are roughly between a square and a rectangle that's twice as long as it is wide to be the most aesthetically pleasing. Well, most of the time, maybe. That's it. Sometimes it looks good, sometimes it doesn't. The absurdly precise figure of 1.61803398874989484820 is hogwash. Just do what looks good.

Little bit of a color edit, I really need help on shading the cliff. Studied your edit a little onek but still can't figure out how to get it to look right. Anyways.

I like it, actually, looks like it has really good potential. The very top of the piece looks a little bit scribbly, though... perhaps cleaning it up? :P

I really can't get a good shading for the back of the rock. Would it look alright to leave it like it is?



Edited by kenpokis - 09 March 2010 at 2:24pm

lol hey thanks might work on this a bit more now.

Edit:
[-.-] I hate rock I hate rock I hate rocks!!! I've been looking up a bunch of refs but I still can't get this right. I have no idea what to do. Any help is greatly appreciated.


Edited by kenpokis - 09 March 2010 at 4:33pm

Rocks can be tough, be patient and don't give up. I think that ref by Roller pretty much explains it all : |

it's probably more convincing to use the midtone on the tops of the rocks, the lightest tone for the fronts and a darkest for the backs. take a good look at onek's reference, you can indeed generally reduce the amount of coulours of the cliffs to three, but because the rocks are quite square the colours never go Lightest->Mid->darkest which gives them a semi round feeling, rather it goes:

Lightest->mid
Darkest

try to emphasize the shape you imagine the rocks to have. Clearly define in your head where it's upside is, where it's front is and where it's back is and then show that through shading.

think 3D!

good luck

Thanks for the tip jalonso. Will try to edit this tomorrow. 

One month and this is what you show us...Chop, Chop!