CHALLENGE: Multi-Purpose Portrait

From challenge winner Kaiseto comes this week's challenge. Create either a 1/2 body or a 3/4 body portrait of a character that could be used during a dialogue sequence in a game. Some examples of this are shown here (Clockwise from top left: Disgaea, Disgaea 2, Prince of Persia: The Fallen King, The World Ends With You). Remember, the bottom-right image is an example of what not to do.

The character can be anything as long as it is capable of speech. The pixel art should be the character only. Everything outside the character should be fully transparent.

You are to make a portrait that can be used with multiple dialogs; the expression must be suitable for all three of the dialogues listed below:

• I have lost my crystal, will you find it and bring it to me? 
• We don't have much time left to save the princess.
• I am thankful for your help in my quest.

Canvas Size - Max 180 x 240.
Colors - Max 32.
Transparency - Required.
Animation - Optional.

Visual sample portraits.

NOTE WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE

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CHALLENGE RULES

• Participants have until this upcoming Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) to submit their entry (strict). Don't forget to check the 'Submit to weekly challenge' checkbox.
• Only new pixels allowed.
• Open to all members.
• Posting WIPs in this thread or in new threads in the WIP section is highly encouraged, but ONLY SUBMIT YOUR FINAL ART.

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CHALLENGE JUDGING

• Every Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) the previous week's entries are judged.
• Every week a new voting poll will be posted for previous week's entries.
• Winner announced the following week.

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CHALLENGE PRIZES/GOODIES

• Top three finishers will receive an award displayed in your PJ gallery profile for all to see and envy.
• Top finisher gets to call the following week's challenge...sweet.
• 'Participation' ribbons will be given for all who enter.
• No matter what happens you get challenged :)

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CHALLENGE VOTING

Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

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CHALLENGE AWARDS

The Multi-Purpose Portrait pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge!



Edited by jalonso - 06 July 2009 at 4:35am

Hmm, I have an idea...

May work on this for my first challenge...

Yuji

"The character can be anything so long as it is capable of speech"
Does that means that I can make a rock with a mouth? :P

Seriously though, this sounds fun. Got a few ideas in mind that might work.

Interesting, I'm in

Just an early WIP:


What do you guys think about it? Is it OK for a 3/4 body portrait?

It is obviously inspired by Lady GaGa's look, which I personally love.


Edited by susuwataris - 06 July 2009 at 8:43am

Early Wip.
Planning on giving him a huge sword on his back.

There will also be a version good for: "What are these strawberries doing on my nipples, I need them for the for the fruit salad!"

Nice work there asukicco =)

Great job on is so far man! And yeah, it does. Maybe you should make it a bit more pointy though?

Here's my wip



Something seems a little off to me, but I don't know, maybe it's just that it's not done. D:


*_* And asukicco, yours is looking amazing!! I can't wait to see it finished~

Damn it! D:

I'll... just go ahead and make my idea and hope I can come up with sense in the other line. :P

I am eager to see your work guys.

jeremy i am loving the shark ^_^

You people remind me of why i never did try entering a challenge XD.
Well i decided i must at least get one green ribbon :D, so im trying out this one



Still WIP of course

Yup i officially fail at folds :P, its still a WIP though, or else she would have arms XD

Jeremy, your shark looks AWESOME. :O

linx, I think you could fix the problem with the breasts by not putting such a harsh outline underneath them towards the midde.

eckered- looks kind of creepy but awesome work so far XD

Here's an update on mine. I'm happy with her hair for sure. Not sure about the dress yet... Also, fixed the problem with her head shape... I think. xD I got rid of the floating hairs because they were just distracting and didn't look too good. I might re-add them later. Dunno.

linx I did an edit of yours, which I kind of got carried away with but I included all the steps I took so hopefully thats of help

dont pay attention to the arms I just threw those on at the last second for the sake of having arms.  I couldnt tell whether you were trying to draw the body at a frontal view or 3/4 view because the face looked like it was at 3/4 but the body looked frontal.  But I figured that ussualy when people talk to each other they dont have their head and body turned different directions so I did it all in 3/4 view.  It might be good to draw a central line down her body to keep every thing in perspective, remember in 3/4 view the central line is closer to one side of the body.  You might disagree with the colors, but I tried shifting the skin a little towards purple and the shirt more towards blue so it would all go together with the purple hair.  Also I think you have too many colors on yours right now, some of the colors are too similar.  Hope that helps some.

eckered, that quote is halarious with that guy, cool idea.

dai, I think yours looks a little too gray all over.  Maybe try adding a bit of saturation to just either the shadows or highlights.  I mean I think its okay to have it desaturated but maybe not all over.

Added legs and played a lot with contrasts.
Mmmmh, shorts, I think he's quite handsome, ladies.

Here's my work finished



I know it won't work at all, but I don't have time to make another one.


@asukicco: that's totally beautiful!

Edited by susuwataris - 07 July 2009 at 10:21am

Here is my guy so far. It is in a comic book like style; this is my first time posting my WIP in for a challenge.

Eh, that's fine. If it doesn't fit in the challenge then I'll just submit it normally.

Thats great, Eckered, xD!

We have to save the princess!



Here's my concept art for a character portrait - I really love this challenge, Kaiseto, thanks!

Where's my crystal?



And here's a value (shading) render that I'm trying in mono.  I hope to convert to a hue (chroma) render when it's finished.

I'd love c+c on it - thanks!

p.s. - So many great works developing (Jeremy, your shark is terrific) that I'm really inspired to live up to them (Asukicco, dig your warrior).

Was that really made by you?

When I compare your pixelart and this, I see alot of deformations in your pixelart that are completely out of place and not compareable to the volume of this piece.

Simply comparing this to your thing are 2 different worlds,more or less, in terms of shading, so far.

EITHER that...or you have completely no idea how to shade :)!


Edited by Elk - 08 July 2009 at 8:35am

[sorry my connection is mischievous]


Edited by Manjaman - 08 July 2009 at 1:08pm

Wow O.o He's just enormous ! I don't see anything you could improve...

What I have so far :