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Starting out

Printed From: Pixel Joint
Category: The Lounge
Forum Name: Resources and Support
Forum Discription: Help your fellow pixel artists out with links to good tutorials, other forums, software, fonts, etc. Bugs and support issues should go here as well.
URL: https://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10825
Printed Date: 03 November 2025 at 8:26pm


Topic: Starting out
Posted By: Sylph
Subject: Starting out
Date Posted: 14 August 2010 at 9:01pm
Hi there,

I'm starting to learn how to make pixel art, and have read some great tutorials around the place.

One suggestion I found mentioned that it's good practice for newbies to start off by taking an existing picture, and modifying it to learn some basics.

My question is: If I practice in this way, and if I acknowledge it is for learning purposes, may I post the result somewhere to ask for feedback?

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I was admittedly rather enthusiastic, when I signed up to Pixel Joint I tried to edit the default 'no avatar' avatar to practice (a) using a given set of colours, and (b) dithering.

Here's what I did:
http://i33.tinypic.com/bey0wx.png

I got in trouble for it not being original work.. is there a way I can ask about techniques by citing images I have practiced on?

I think learning from good works could be very helpful for a beginner like me, but I'm not sure how to discuss doing so.

Thanks for your time :)



Replies:
Posted By: cure
Date Posted: 14 August 2010 at 10:42pm
you can post to the wip forum for feedback but an edit of someone else's work will not be allowed in the gallery.


Posted By: Sylph
Date Posted: 15 August 2010 at 4:59pm
Ah, thank you for the help :)!



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