Why was my pixel art rejected?
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Topic: Why was my pixel art rejected?
Posted By: capfal
Subject: Why was my pixel art rejected?
Date Posted: 28 February 2011 at 5:57pm
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My pixel art "Y an earthworm" was rejected? It says REASON: We're sorry to inform you that your submission does not meet our quality standards or the art needs revision for some miscellaneous reason. And if this is a mistake, can my submission still be entered into the contest? |
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Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 28 February 2011 at 6:51pm
 I see you're new to pixel art, so don't worry too much about things not being accepted just yet. Have a look around the site and find pieces you like, study them, work out what it is about those pieces that makes them good. I recommend having a look through http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11299 - this thread , it has a lot of interesting information and I would also recommend starting up a WIP thread in the forums. Anyway, yes, it was sent back for quality reasons, as stated. It looks very unrefined (the outline is particularly jaggy) and over-dithered, thus making it very noisy and hard to read. I like this piece from the gallery: ../pixelart/4595.htm">  It's a similar size and has a sort of similar subject matter. There's no dithering and it conveys a gooey/slimy feeling. However your piece, despite being a worm, comes across as being quite brittle and rough due to the heavily dithered texture. Did you use a reference for the worm? If not, and you wish to continue working on this piece (even though the challenge is over), google images is a great start. Here's a couple of images I found which I think could be useful: this and this (pile o worms). Anyway, try starting a WIP thread and continue working on this, or if you feel up to it, perhaps you could try entering this week's challenge. ------------- |