Pixel Joint Forum: Noob Artist! Need Feedback

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   I have no artist background, since i love pixel art, decided to teach my self. After reading some tutorials manage to make this! tried to work with Random dithering but later tweak it to this level. 

It's a Pixel Boulder, just want to know does it look like one?

please give me feedback on shading, choosing proper color palette and what more i can improve.

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iGamersbox Seaman Joined: 03 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Topic: Noob Artist! Need Feedback Posted: 22 July 2014 at 5:11am
	I have no artist background, since i love pixel art, decided to teach my self. After reading some tutorials manage to make this! tried to work with Random dithering but later tweak it to this level. It's a Pixel Boulder, just want to know does it look like one? please give me feedback on shading, choosing proper color palette and what more i can improve.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 22 July 2014 at 5:37am
	You have the right idea. You are over pixelling tho. For this size you don't have to do that. The colors are good but maybe not the most obvious colors for a boulder as these shades are too 'hot'. --- Moving to WIP section, k.
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Daruda Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 103	Posted: 22 July 2014 at 8:03pm
	Edited by Daruda - 22 July 2014 at 8:04pm
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iGamersbox Seaman Joined: 03 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 22 July 2014 at 10:34pm
	*Originally posted by Daruda* Thank you! I am glad i am on a right path just need little tweak you tutorial serve me best! Once again thanks for help.
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iGamersbox Seaman Joined: 03 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 23 July 2014 at 8:58am
	So, after from PJ community and feedback from jalonso,tutorial from Daruda helped me I remake this boulder again. Actually I call it lava boulder. Base Final What you guys think..!
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dyluck Commander Joined: 24 July 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 231	Posted: 23 July 2014 at 9:25am
	*Originally posted by iGamersbox* So, after from PJ community and feedback from jalonso,tutorial from Daruda helped me I remake this boulder again. Actually I call it lava boulder. Base Final What you guys think..! It's nice! This one looks less coockie and more marble shaped. :P I would try to improve even further the volume and depth.
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Daruda Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 103	Posted: 23 July 2014 at 1:21pm
	It's definitely better! It has a shape now. If you want to make a lava boulder, you need to make fire reflections and the rock more black, like in volcanoes. You can see what I mean in my avatar here. Well done, I'm happy you're improving. :D
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iGamersbox Seaman Joined: 03 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 24 July 2014 at 12:51am
	Thanks @Daruda i really need some practice on choosing a proper color palette to use! can you help me to find some tutorials on it.
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Daruda Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 103	Posted: 24 July 2014 at 2:48pm
	Try reading this. http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11299 and This http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10695 You can find other artist palette too, use them if you want. ( but at least credit them.)
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iGamersbox Seaman Joined: 03 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 25 July 2014 at 11:52am
	After few more tries I remake this lava boulder again keeping the palette as minimum as possible, as daruda suggested some tutorials, i have concluded that for starters i need to work with minimum color palette and if image size small avoid dithering (there is no point in dithering) Also want to know which one you guys like. I know I have long way to go! but I am really enjoying this Remake 1 Remake 2 Thank you all for the help! and daruda i picked the colors from your avatar i hope it's fine! Edited by iGamersbox - 25 July 2014 at 11:56am
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 25 July 2014 at 12:06pm
	Remake 2 looks nicer to me. When submitting to the gallery whenever possible make BGs transparent, k. Not a rule, it just looks nicer because of all the colored themes.
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Daruda Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 103	Posted: 25 July 2014 at 1:35pm
	Looks good, you're on the right track. I don't have problem about the palette. Just try to make it yours, my understanding of colors really improved after shifting to palette that I've made, what make every pixel artist unique is his way of understanding colors. About the piece: They lack a proper light source, you can see it in the 1st, the motive why the second looks better is exactly because it lacks a light source, it seems like it's too dark for a light and it's all lightened from the lava, but you need to shape at least a little your form to make it a builder, now it seems like you're watching lava from a hole. I hope that I've explained myself.
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jtfjtfjtf Commander Joined: 17 July 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 162	Posted: 29 July 2014 at 7:40am
	The 2nd one reads more like hot lava with the warm yellow insides contrasting the cooler purple rocks. I prefer that one for hot lava. The 1st one is more like cooling lava.
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