Pixel Joint Forum: Ratz (W.I.P)

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ZmanZ
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Topic: Ratz (W.I.P)
Posted: 18 January 2007 at 4:51pm

Name: "Ratz"
Colors: 26
Time: 1hr 30min

Name: "Princess"
Colors: 30
Time 30 min.

Please help me improve.

-Zack

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EyeCraft
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Posted: 18 January 2007 at 9:25pm

Hello there. You seem to have a habit of gradient-shading, which is especially prominant in the first image, the second one is a bit better, but still fraught with it; you need to pay more attention to the 3D form of the things you are shading.

Here's a bit of a quick edit to give you an idea of the planes:

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ZmanZ
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 11:46am

Is that any better?

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leel
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Posted: 21 January 2007 at 12:33pm

He has no feet.. and I dunno, it still seems like you just shaded everything like cylinders. The clothes are never this stiff and solid looking, add some folds, wrinkles.

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Monkey 'o Doom
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Posted: 21 January 2007 at 1:19pm

I think the princess could use some added contrast and she has rather boring lines. They're boring because you have two vertical lines that persist throuth the sprite. Try adding some puff to the skirt and bend to the arms to fix that problem.

You also have some unneeded colors. There's a grey for the eyebrows that's not needed and the blue of the eyes isn't either; you can't really make it out if you're not specifically trying to tell what color the eyes are. Try a green instead, one from the dress.

RPG is numberwang.

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ZmanZ Seaman Joined: 29 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Topic: Ratz (W.I.P) Posted: 18 January 2007 at 4:51pm
	Name: "Ratz" Colors: 26 Time: 1hr 30min Name: "Princess" Colors: 30 Time 30 min. Please help me improve. -Zack
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EyeCraft Commander Joined: 07 July 2005 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 425	Posted: 18 January 2007 at 9:25pm
	Hello there. You seem to have a habit of gradient-shading, which is especially prominant in the first image, the second one is a bit better, but still fraught with it; you need to pay more attention to the 3D form of the things you are shading. Here's a bit of a quick edit to give you an idea of the planes:
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ZmanZ Seaman Joined: 29 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Posted: 19 January 2007 at 11:46am
	Is that any better?
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leel Commander Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3001	Posted: 21 January 2007 at 12:33pm
	He has no feet.. and I dunno, it still seems like you just shaded everything like cylinders. The clothes are never this stiff and solid looking, add some folds, wrinkles.
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Monkey 'o Doom Commander Joined: 24 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2994	Posted: 21 January 2007 at 1:19pm
	I think the princess could use some added contrast and she has rather boring lines. They're boring because you have two vertical lines that persist throuth the sprite. Try adding some puff to the skirt and bend to the arms to fix that problem. You also have some unneeded colors. There's a grey for the eyebrows that's not needed and the blue of the eyes isn't either; you can't really make it out if you're not specifically trying to tell what color the eyes are. Try a green instead, one from the dress.
	RPG is numberwang.
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