I'm so impressed by everyone this week 

not sure if I'm using too many props here. was thinking about a totem pole for the healer

That warrior and dog are amazing, especially for isometric sprites. One of the best iso sprites I've seen at that size. Kudos! You've gotten so much better compairing to some of your previous stuff.

@Dastal: the backbag thing of the goblin could be a bit darker, I guess it'd look better if you remove there the lightest tone. Also the perspective of the warriors shield seems a bit strange (compared with the arm).

@Delicious: yeah I am also thinking I improved a lot.

the witch and the thief were the sprites I did in a more half-assed way and I had also in mind overworking them a bit what I did now.




Edited by Cyangmou - 01 October 2011 at 2:55am

@newGuy: There is this kind of "long" straight horizontal line in the silhouette of the thief's hair. It makes it look wierdly geometric. Maybe pull the curvature youv'e to the right of it a bit more to the left or something.
I like the colors and the inventors pose is great, sitting on the floor, scratching his head, you know it's the inventor just from the pose, very nice.

@Peelz: Love the warrior. Afros are awesome. =D
The mage's arms seem a bit short, and the rose in his mouth is hard to make out, not sure how to change that though.. maybe make it the only thing with a black outline in that area.. dunno.

@failureboy: This is probably purely subjectiv because I like pole arms =), but I'd go with the halberd. ...hm, maybe change the staff instead to just a blue orb if you don't want two upright items.




I tend to choose mostly dark colors and not notice, so first I fixed the palette. Sketched the rest of the party, so I'm currently going for mage, warrior, healer, creature.
Mage is final I guess, got a bit more volume into him by shading him more like I would Paint und completely dropping the outline approach.
Warrior seems a bit blurry compared to the mage, will try adding more contrast to the details.
I prefer the left Helmet but I can't get it quite as readable as I'd like it to be. Not sure about the shields.
Breast plate.... I don't even know what to say, complicated.
Critique is always welcome. =D

P.S. RUNNING OUT OF TIME! AAHH!!

Cool, Iso characters, Cyangmou!



Almost done.
Time to refine some details, AA, etc...

TWO QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE, NOT RELATED TO MY ART:

- Imageshack.us
It would appear that if you don't subscribe for their service, you only get a limited amount of space with which to save art. One of my above pieces just went awol, and I can't figure out why (the thumbnail on the site disappeared). So I assume I'll wanna pay for the service? I guess another question is if anyone here has a suggestion on where/how to save artwork for free. I assume facebook doesn't do that (at least, in my limited research I couldn't figure out how to get a direct link). Sorry for the dumb question but I'm new to this.

-As far as submitting art, the rules ask that we only submit FINISHED pieces, and yet some of the entries that have been submitted have already a) been commented on and b) been changed post-submission. All I'm wondering is if there's some etiquette I should be aware of? The feedback here has been great, but some of the feedback in the submitted areas is good too (it's about getting as much good feedback as possible :D)

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@Cyamgmou, the only problem I have with your piece is that the thief's sword sort of looks like his belt sash, at least from a distance.

@PaTheGrub, I agree the top helmet reads the best, although if you use it you should change the direction so that the warrior is looking in the same place as everyone else. I also like the top shield the best. As for the rest I sympathize. Nail down the rest of his armour and then go back and simplify the breastplate, work on the pixel clusters, it seems to never end sometimes, I know. Also, I'd say don't worry about making his sword glow if you're running out of time. The creature is great.

@Levaunt, that's a really cool theme. I'm sure you'll get some votes. Maybe add an arm to the mummy. Good simple shadow effect.

Thanks, Airstyle. So I'll just start deleting images starting from the earliest Wips until I have enough space. Good to know.

It still doesn't hurt to try. I know I can't compete with those guys either, but attempting to do so increases my own pixel-pushing prowess. Instead of trying to win, I use it as a learning experience, so I can get C&C from other pixel artists. Do the same. Then, once you find that you've established your own style of pixel-pushing, treat them as a competition. It will be healthier then...

Edited by Adam - 01 October 2011 at 5:42pm

Edited by crozier - 01 October 2011 at 9:04pm

This is so not the idea of the challenge. The challenge is for you to hone your skills, the awards are just a taste of competition (sometimes distasteful though) so that people try to do their best. You shouldn't heed too much on who wins. After all it's too easy to cheat and win, if winning is the only motivation.

Baboon Thief done!

Edited by Sergiotron - 02 October 2011 at 10:20am

cool colors, Tanuki. Hope you finish in time.

Sergio, I take pseudo-partial-executive-credit for your baboon thief (w/headband) XD

Well... I'm not gonna make it in time, but I'll definitively finish them. Here's how far I got:



I really dislike the alternative helmet's design, so I guess I'll stick with the less readable one. Fiddled around with the breastplate but couldn't make it work yet.

Creature is still work in progress. It was supposed to be a gemstone/crystal golem but I've yet to learn how to draw and shade crystals so it'll be a whatever-it-looks-like-when-its-done golem. =)

All perfectionism aside I'm very satisfied and actually quite surprised how everything so far turned out.

Thanks for the critique and inspiration everyone!

@failureboy,  thanks for that cool idea!