Pixel Joint Forum: CHALLENGE 7/18/2011: Rainbow Cheapskate

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   Thanks, i was going to do a more realistic rainbow, but decided to let my imagination run a little wild lol, rainbow roads, rainbow rivers..
Hmmm i might change it though, maybe more wider and better, It'll fit/blend with  the whole scene if its more like a real rainbow.

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artistictiger Midshipman Joined: 28 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 46	Posted: 20 July 2011 at 3:20pm
	Thanks, i was going to do a more realistic rainbow, but decided to let my imagination run a little wild lol, rainbow roads, rainbow rivers.. Hmmm i might change it though, maybe more wider and better, It'll fit/blend with the whole scene if its more like a real rainbow.
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Imagician Midshipman Joined: 04 July 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 78	Posted: 20 July 2011 at 3:37pm
	Just couldn't let the aft foot alone 0:) I think it was the shading that bothered me; now I like it better. I also took out the freedom to see how some cracks would add to the pot and I thought the hat could take some shadow from the pot as well. I understand I have probably gone a little further than I would maybe like someone do something to my art, so sorry If you feel I i meddled with your piece too much ;). Just wanted to see how it looks (I'm not even sure the cracks are better, maybe they are to tiny/detailed for the style of the picture). That should be it for now, looking forward for your comments (I guess :D) Edited by Imagician - 20 July 2011 at 3:37pm
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MacNcheese Seaman Joined: 13 July 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36	Posted: 20 July 2011 at 6:54pm
	Playing around with the palette :)
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Jinn Rear Admiral Joined: 15 June 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Posted: 20 July 2011 at 7:42pm
	Sorry to disappoint you guys, but I'm going back with the 1st palette cuz I'm not quite happy with the current one.... Also, I love what you did on his left foot, Imagician! So I'm following your idea. But I'll keep his right foot the way it was, with some little tweaks. And I like the way you rendered the symbol with some "bevel light". So I'm following it too! Thanks a lot, pal! ^^ Edited by Jinn - 20 July 2011 at 7:45pm
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eghost Midshipman Joined: 19 June 2018 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 99	Posted: 20 July 2011 at 7:48pm
	@Mac: Very nice...:) Good texturing throughout, though the petals at the top of the flower get a bit confusing...
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PixelPocket Seaman Joined: 20 July 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Posted: 20 July 2011 at 11:00pm
	Here is a WIP i just whipped up when I saw the topic name. Now I realize how much I hate colour restrictions D:
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Mrmo Tarius Commander Joined: 12 February 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 367	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 1:53am
	Made some edits to my pic, namely, removed the dark area on the left completely. Will have to look into the proposed palettes, thanks for the advice! :D edit here's a color combo that I find kinda pleasing, and it is also not very drab: Edited by Mrmo Tarius - 21 July 2011 at 2:28am
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Imagician Midshipman Joined: 04 July 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 78	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 2:29am
	Glad I could help :). Anyway, about the Pound-symbol. I really wouldn't use the dollar sign, for two good reasons. Not only I would consider the dollar sign out of place for reasons of context and culture (like using it on an Aztec or Arabic treasure chest or in a Roman picture), I would also think of using the Pound sign as a real funny joke, _exactly because_ there's normally a dollar sign. Imagine for instance drawing a graphic novel and there's some greedy guy in it who is chinese. And in some certain point in the story he sees the opportunity to make money, and then, ka-ching, Yen-signs (¥) pop in his eyes instead of dollars! I wouldn't simply consider this fitting, but instead a really funny twist on / adaption of the usual "cliché". See, the thing is to take tropes and symbols etc., and then to match them to your context. But then again, that's just my opinion ;)
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jeremy Rear Admiral Joined: 25 November 2024 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 1704	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 3:08am
	(Ireland uses the Euro)
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Mrmo Tarius Commander Joined: 12 February 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 367	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 4:34am
	Here's a weird game-like concept. Space for the gui reserved on the right! :)
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onek Commander Joined: 19 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 416	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 4:42am
	the crosses remind me too much of the Red Cross sign ... looks hospital-ish now otherwise nice
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Mrmo Tarius Commander Joined: 12 February 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 367	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 4:48am
	Oh, they are the placeholders for the controller commands you'd need to press :) They've arrows on them now ;) edit something like this: Edited by Mrmo Tarius - 21 July 2011 at 5:02am
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Imagician Midshipman Joined: 04 July 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 78	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 4:57am
	Yeah.. ehm, Ireland has the Euro... right, I knew that, of course But, before that, they had the Irish Pound: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_pound So I'd suggest to stick to the classic currency... Anyway, have you seen any Leprechauns exchanging their Pounds to Euros back in '99? (hope I got this figure right at least )
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Jinn Rear Admiral Joined: 15 June 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 9:15am
	Then, since theres no point for $, what about a Clover instead? It's the leprechaun's symbol after all! I do like the Pound symbol. But I'm afraid people don't link it to money. I wouldn't. Edited by Jinn - 21 July 2011 at 9:40am
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eghost Midshipman Joined: 19 June 2018 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 99	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 9:29am
	@Mrmo: Interesting palette edit on your original, but I want to play the mockup now...:P @PixelPocket: (EDIT: Sorry 'bout that) Try desaturating the red some, and changing the black to a dark, desaturated purple...Otherwise looks interesting... @Jinn: Clover looks great! Nothing more too add... I see +1 vote in your future... Edited by eghost - 21 July 2011 at 10:07am
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PixelPocket Seaman Joined: 20 July 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 9:46am
	Yeah the clover looks amazing, and very fitting. And even so, using the Pound sign, OR even the dollar sign would be slightly inaccurate anyways, right? Since the leprechaun has a pot of GOLD not and specific currency, right? So basically the clover is the perfect symbol in my opinion. It's also more visually appealing then the others.
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Imagician Midshipman Joined: 04 July 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 78	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 11:22am
	Very good idea about the clover. But: Shouldn't it be four-leaved, symbolizing luck? ;)
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Imagician Midshipman Joined: 04 July 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 78	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 11:27am
	Add. Info: Just looked up http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamrock, this seems to be three leaved by definition, being a symbol for Ireland. Nevertheless, the wiki article on Clover says, four leaves are a symbol for luck. When I look up 'irish clover' on Google Images, I get three and four leaves as well. Searching for 'irish shamrock' gives mixed results, too, with seemingly a prevalence of three leaves, though.
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Jinn Rear Admiral Joined: 15 June 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 11:43am
	I think I got a good reason to go for three leaves.
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PixelPocket Seaman Joined: 20 July 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Posted: 21 July 2011 at 12:22pm
	I did two more, and I'm not even sure what to go with anymore. Also I played with the palette of the other one more. I tried one more desaturated one with the purple-ish background instead of black. I also did a happy-go lucky candy rainbow one. -.-
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artistictiger Midshipman Joined: 28 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 46	Posted: 22 July 2011 at 2:58pm
	Updated! Hmmm.Would be kind of nice animated...May give it a try..If i feel up to it lol
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ekobor Commander Joined: 20 February 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 194	Posted: 23 July 2011 at 10:51am
	*Originally posted by Imagician* Add. Info: Just looked up http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamrock, this seems to be three leaved by definition, being a symbol for Ireland. Nevertheless, the wiki article on Clover says, four leaves are a symbol for luck.When I look up 'irish clover' on Google Images, I get three and four leaves as well. Searching for 'irish shamrock' gives mixed results, too, with seemingly a prevalence of three leaves, though. The Shamrock is three leafed (leaved?), and is the symbol for Ireland and Leprechauns by right of history and lore. The four leaf clover is (necessarily) four-leafed, and is a symbol for luck, but not particularly Irish or Leprechaun-y. (It comes in handy sometimes to have an Irish Pa)
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onek Commander Joined: 19 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 416	Posted: 23 July 2011 at 1:41pm
	Four-leaf clover The four-leaf clover is often confused with the shamrock. While the four-leaf clover is a symbol of good luck, the three-leafed shamrock is mainly an Irish Christian symbol of the Holy Trinity and has a different significance.[5]
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cure Commander Joined: 23 March 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2859	Posted: 23 July 2011 at 3:08pm
	According to Irish legend, the druids in Ireland looked at the shamrock as a sacred plant because its leaves formed a triad. Three was a mystical number in the Celtic religion.Then St Patrick, who was thought to be born in Wales, used the shamrock in the 5th century to teach people about Christianity as he travelled around Ireland. He told people that each of the three leaves illustrated the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit of the Holy Trinity. Old Irish manuscripts make no reference to this in connection with St Patrick, so this is likely to be pure mythology. In the 19th century it became a symbol of rebellion against the English and began to be strongly associated with Irish identity. Apparently anyone wearing it risked death by hanging. - - - - In 1620, Sir John Melton wrote: "If a man walking in the fields find any four-leaved grass, he shall in a small while after find some good thing." tl;dr 4-leaf clovers have connotations of luck, shamrocks have connotations of Ireland. Leprechauns have connotations of luck and Ireland. Edited by cure - 23 July 2011 at 3:16pm
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