how do you put this... thing on your head?
yep! we got another Skull

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/Skull97/bkrnd.jpg?t=1191140317

Um? What was that link for? But yeah, I guess it's OK if it's a hat.

Kay, this any better?

 

I tried what you said, also tried to make the visser look more visser-like.


Edited by Skull Master - 01 October 2007 at 5:45am

What? No it doesn't. I use photobucket all the time... silly boy.

About the hat: it doesn't look like one. It doesn't really look like anything.


Edited by pixelblink - 01 October 2007 at 11:21am

I know, I just use Photobucket those few times because Imageshack was having problems, here's a non-Jpeged one:



I will edit the visser later, I got to do mah' homework now... T_T

...and Photobucket is fine with .gif too. never had problems with it...

regarding the piece:
It's pretty hard to imagine where exactly the head would fit in.
I'd work out a circular shape that clearly fits on you every-day human head.


Edited by Squirrelsquid - 01 October 2007 at 4:00pm

Update:



I made the hat more "Hat shaped" and I inproved on the shaiding, what do ya' think?

1) donno

2)

3) I don't quite know how to with out it ending up looking flat...

making a quick show and tell, brb

#1-yours
#2- The lineart I mentioned being dirty in pink. I also recolored the rest of that line using greys instead of the black. Desaturated the reds here too. You have too many reds there, btw. 2 at least are not needed.
#3+4- cap with a tail thing. Your cap is actually ok except for the pink line where your line there is actually opposite to it. I suggest changing this so it 'looks' like a hat. Use this yellow part of the hat to make more sense of the red things, whatever they may be.


ps: the dithering when zoomed is actually pretty good. Some areas show skill. I was surprised by this for some reason. Good job.

EDIT: #2 also has some added contrast to the grey color ramp


Edited by jalonso - 01 October 2007 at 7:45pm

@l3m0n5-thx for the new siggy :p

*I'm making another edit right now, actually XD

@ jalonso :

Thank you for showing me how to do the bill, I wasn't quite sure how.

PS.: your picture REALLY helps, thanks a bunch!

It's looking better all the time.
The flap/thing just doesn't look right, at all.
Please, please, once and for all, explain what that is?
why is it there?
why is it needed?
Couldnt red eyes compensate?

I would first refine the lightsource on the hat. before taking another step.
A good opportunity to smooth (aa or selout or combo) your edges.
This won't look good on a BG and if you aren't aware I let nothing in with uselss BGs, ya know.


E: You didn't answer


Edited by jalonso - 02 October 2007 at 5:00pm

*adds the red 'thangs' to the list of PJ mysteries never to be solved 

Too much flow.
You'd have to figure absorbsion would take place since you do not
have a slick surface (told you to figure out the lightsource, didn't I).
Right side blood to the bill with the right eye just beginning to flow, I'd say.

then EXPLAIN that you ... ehm... """"""hat""""" is made of leather.

It's improved greatly from your first attempt, nice work   I think there's too much blood on the brim; for example, how is the blood flowing upward so much?  For the lightsource issue, i think more shadow could be added to the cap portion to our left; notice how the brim is in shadow at that point, but the light on the cap seems to go much further.  I'm not great at lighting, but it seems a bit off there.

EDIT: written before the edit


Edited by MashPotato - 02 October 2007 at 6:35pm

*goes to make an edit/sample.
**because you are really trying :)
brb

Quick edit to show you what I mean:


EDIT: updated


Edited by MashPotato - 02 October 2007 at 6:49pm

oh noes, I've been mashed 



So very quick and rough because I want you to figure it out.
I did first lightsource
Secondary, if you feel brave ; )
And gravity blood flow. I may be slightly off.


Edited by jalonso - 02 October 2007 at 6:56pm

What's AA? *Prepares myself to be bricked*

Like this???