Pixel Joint Forum: Help me out

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1234ewout
Seaman
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Topic: Help me out
Posted: 15 November 2011 at 10:13am

Do you guys like it.
Can you gif critism and mayby edit it if you want.

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cure
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Posted: 15 November 2011 at 5:38pm

be careful not to overuse black outlining, especially if the rest of your palette is relatively bright. it tends to flatten the image. instead, worry more about conveying volumes using shadows and highlights, according to a specific light source.

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mdog95
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Posted: 15 November 2011 at 6:07pm

To add on to what cure said, the colors don't have an eye-catching pop that makes somebody just want to stare at it, if you know what I mean. Use more colors like in this image one of my favorite artists, Priok, made:

The colors in this pop out a lot more. Try adjusting your palette, then do what cure said and get rid of the black outline. Hope this helps.

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1234ewout
Seaman
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Posted: 16 November 2011 at 1:47pm

what about this one

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cure
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Posted: 16 November 2011 at 2:43pm

what about the first one? just hoping this thread doesn't turn into one where the artist jumps around all the time and we never see any of the various works get any stronger.

that being said, new one looks much better. my only crit is to use more contrast in some areas. the highlights in the purple could be brighter, and the black parts are all too dark. there also seem to be a zillion colors, so... work on that. will be much easier to manage your palette if you are conservative with your colors.

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jeremy
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Posted: 16 November 2011 at 4:16pm

Also it's using over 400 colours somehow. Did you use any "dirty" tools? Like partial opacities, automatic AA, etc?

Edited by Jeremy - 16 November 2011 at 5:24pm

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jambox_josh
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Posted: 17 November 2011 at 12:34pm

please tell me you didn't convert this from a .JPEG did you? if you use so many colors it's a lot more difficult for use to edit/show you ideas for changes -_- I agree with cure about contrast in colours. but cannot suggest changes for your pallet since it is currently +256 colours

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coolsarahkry
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Posted: 19 November 2011 at 9:23am

ewout, is that a pokemon fusion? If so, I don't think those are allowed.

If not, please don't take offense.

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Partack
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Posted: 19 November 2011 at 12:26pm

Originally posted by Jeremy

Also it's using over 400 colours somehow.

quick off-topic question, how did you find out it had over 400 colours? did you download it and check it's properties? or are you using some kind of browser extension?

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cure
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Posted: 19 November 2011 at 1:42pm

http://www.hivemind.in/pj/specs/

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1234ewout Seaman Joined: 15 November 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Topic: Help me out Posted: 15 November 2011 at 10:13am
	Do you guys like it. Can you gif critism and mayby edit it if you want.
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cure Commander Joined: 23 March 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2859	Posted: 15 November 2011 at 5:38pm
	be careful not to overuse black outlining, especially if the rest of your palette is relatively bright. it tends to flatten the image. instead, worry more about conveying volumes using shadows and highlights, according to a specific light source.
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mdog95 Commander Joined: 14 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 150	Posted: 15 November 2011 at 6:07pm
	To add on to what cure said, the colors don't have an eye-catching pop that makes somebody just want to stare at it, if you know what I mean. Use more colors like in this image one of my favorite artists, Priok, made: The colors in this pop out a lot more. Try adjusting your palette, then do what cure said and get rid of the black outline. Hope this helps.
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1234ewout Seaman Joined: 15 November 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Posted: 16 November 2011 at 1:47pm
	what about this one
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cure Commander Joined: 23 March 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2859	Posted: 16 November 2011 at 2:43pm
	what about the first one? just hoping this thread doesn't turn into one where the artist jumps around all the time and we never see any of the various works get any stronger. that being said, new one looks much better. my only crit is to use more contrast in some areas. the highlights in the purple could be brighter, and the black parts are all too dark. there also seem to be a zillion colors, so... work on that. will be much easier to manage your palette if you are conservative with your colors.
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jeremy Rear Admiral Joined: 25 November 2024 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 1704	Posted: 16 November 2011 at 4:16pm
	Also it's using over 400 colours somehow. Did you use any "dirty" tools? Like partial opacities, automatic AA, etc? Edited by Jeremy - 16 November 2011 at 5:24pm
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jambox_josh Midshipman Joined: 12 May 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 78	Posted: 17 November 2011 at 12:34pm
	please tell me you didn't convert this from a .JPEG did you? if you use so many colors it's a lot more difficult for use to edit/show you ideas for changes -_- I agree with cure about contrast in colours. but cannot suggest changes for your pallet since it is currently +256 colours
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coolsarahkry Midshipman Joined: 23 June 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 90	Posted: 19 November 2011 at 9:23am
	ewout, is that a pokemon fusion? If so, I don't think those are allowed. If not, please don't take offense.
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Partack Commander Joined: 20 October 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 260	Posted: 19 November 2011 at 12:26pm
	*Originally posted by Jeremy* Also it's using over 400 colours somehow. quick off-topic question, how did you find out it had over 400 colours? did you download it and check it's properties? or are you using some kind of browser extension?
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cure Commander Joined: 23 March 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2859	Posted: 19 November 2011 at 1:42pm
	http://www.hivemind.in/pj/specs/
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