Penguin Paradise
Printed From: Pixel Joint
Category: Pixel Art
Forum Name: WIP (Work In Progress)
Forum Discription: Get crits and comments on your pixel WIPs and other art too!
URL: https://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1791
Printed Date: 10 September 2025 at 2:50am
Topic: Penguin Paradise
Posted By: Souly
Subject: Penguin Paradise
Date Posted: 09 March 2006 at 2:59pm
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My friend Punky has hired me to create some original buttons for his php forum. I'd like some critique and critism on the works. Anyways... Posting and Replying ------------- 
I am the jesus of PJ. |
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Posted By: Monkey 'o Doom
Date Posted: 09 March 2006 at 3:00pm
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AA the dark outlines on the buttons. I love the style though. ------------- http://pixelmonkey.ensellitis.com"> 
RPG is numberwang. |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 09 March 2006 at 3:19pm
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Those are great Souly <3. I disagree about the outline however, the
way you have them is best for a site where things are dynamic and
likely to move/change. Things I don't like are the red "x", its too
fat. On the first three try a wooden mailbox with icicles for the
"mail" with one of those little red flags on them and a "mitten"
(red,yellow/orange) for the PM, the penguin arm/paw/wing looks like a
black blob now. The icicles are a bit repetitive, maybe have 2/3 diff
versions.
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Posted By: Monkey 'o Doom
Date Posted: 09 March 2006 at 4:11pm
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To clarify, I meant to AA them with the blue dithering you have. Sorry for any misconceptions. ------------- http://pixelmonkey.ensellitis.com">
RPG is numberwang. |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 10 March 2006 at 1:16pm
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Hmm... Better delete button? -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 10 March 2006 at 3:00pm
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Soult that's a better size, but leave it red.
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Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 10 March 2006 at 7:23pm
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I just can't seem to make the PM or the E-mail look good. -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: Saiklor
Date Posted: 10 March 2006 at 7:45pm
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the e-mail outline is too light, light grey on light blue w/ white is all too similar could you make it a darker grey ouline? or think of something other than an envelope to represent e-mail? ------------- www.semesteratsea.com |
Posted By: PixelSnader
Date Posted: 11 March 2006 at 6:21am
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i'd use a darker purple-ish grey on the enveloppes, to create colour and darkness contrast.
why hasnt brian replied here yet? =P ------------- ▄▄█ ▄▄█ ▄█▄ ▄█▄ |
Posted By: Psychotic_Carp
Date Posted: 11 March 2006 at 7:31am
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Nice work but the icq one will have to be changed due to the way thephpbb works (it shows the icq status as a sep image) -------------  got game?
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Posted By: Brian the Great
Date Posted: 11 March 2006 at 11:22am
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Originally posted by snader Because I don't really have any C&C.
why hasnt brian replied here yet? =P |
Posted By: PixelSnader
Date Posted: 11 March 2006 at 5:42pm
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Originally posted by Brian the Great
Originally posted by snader Because I don't really have any C&C.why hasnt brian replied here yet? =P BUT IT HAS PENGUINS!! allso i just noticed that the text somehow doesnt fit correctly. looks a bit like soap-ad-text. ------------- ▄▄█ ▄▄█ ▄█▄ ▄█▄ |
Posted By: JJ_Maxx
Date Posted: 11 March 2006 at 9:21pm
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Always remember that the icicles will always be larger on the edges of objects because thats where most of the water comes from. Try to make more of an arc with the icicles.
Also, they're too pointy, icicles look better a little rounded. ;) ~ JJ |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 13 March 2006 at 11:57am
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Hmm.. I'm just failing at the tiny icons. :'[ -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 18 March 2006 at 1:09pm
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Also, I don't know what I'me going to put behind the logo.... -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: PixelSnader
Date Posted: 18 March 2006 at 1:51pm
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cracked pieces of ice in water with the occasional penguin on it? ------------- ▄▄█ ▄▄█ ▄█▄ ▄█▄ |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 18 March 2006 at 2:40pm
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exactly. ps. Nice to see you around Souly ------------- |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 18 March 2006 at 11:23pm
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Yeah, my laptop is still in the shop... -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: Aleiav
Date Posted: 19 March 2006 at 9:45pm
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How about making the words pop-out 3Dish by putting shadows beneath them? That might look cool.
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Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 21 March 2006 at 12:00pm
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Attempt at a new header...
I was going for a much larger scale then before. -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: Larwick
Date Posted: 21 March 2006 at 12:27pm
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How about on floating icebergs in the water by the text? -------------  http://larw-ck.deviantart.com">
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Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 21 March 2006 at 1:22pm
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Well see, that's going to get covered up by the user's penguin. And then you end up with a lot of blank space on the chip of ice if I was to do that. -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: Psychotic_Carp
Date Posted: 22 March 2006 at 5:38am
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Is the penguin going to be the notification for pm's ? if so you should have him saying "you have a pm" fill the berg up with the links and chunks of ice ------------- got game?
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Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 22 March 2006 at 9:44am
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No the penguin simply shows what your customized penguin looks like. -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 23 March 2006 at 12:27pm
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Hmmm, how's this for the links?
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I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: Monkey 'o Doom
Date Posted: 23 March 2006 at 12:41pm
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I like it. ------------- http://pixelmonkey.ensellitis.com">
RPG is numberwang. |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 23 March 2006 at 12:45pm
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So once the code is together the users penguin will go onto the image...
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I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: Larwick
Date Posted: 23 March 2006 at 2:12pm
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Hmm, i think you should work on the ice a bit more aswel. Links look good btw. ------------- http://larw-ck.deviantart.com">
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Posted By: pixelblink
Date Posted: 23 March 2006 at 2:58pm
I don't think you should have it saying "PMS"  ... make it "PM" instead ------------- |
Posted By: Shark
Date Posted: 23 March 2006 at 3:16pm
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haha pms, add a reflection on the ice to make it feel well... like ice!
i dont think this penguin fits the style. i like the conept, but this needs serious AA. ------------- Snark, we love yuu. |
Posted By: Larwick
Date Posted: 23 March 2006 at 3:29pm
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Oh, and more 3dness. ------------- http://larw-ck.deviantart.com">
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Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 24 March 2006 at 9:33am
I remade a new penguin base... -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 24 March 2006 at 9:37am
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oh no, I like facing front way better, the blue colors too. ------------- |
Posted By: inkspot
Date Posted: 24 March 2006 at 9:50am
| The ice-block doesn't remind me an ice block somehow... Shade it, add some reflections etc, think about the shape of the edges and about the light, and don't add that awful penguin to it. |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 24 March 2006 at 9:51am
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Originally posted by jalonso oh no, I like facing front way better, the blue colors too. The site lets the user pick the color of the penguin. That's the black color...
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I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 9:37am
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Ok now I'm trying to make little icons for every forum. I'm having a tough time trying to make one for the Welcome Forum... I've so far made the Announcment forums.  But it's not that great... -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: kendi64
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 9:56am
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All of your things so far (sign, icons, ice) have a darker color outine that the darkest shade in the object. With the penguin, I think you'll have to have the black one have a black outline with a very dark grey for the shading of the penguin then a dark grey for the highlight - likewise for the yellow: darker yellow outline, a bit darker yellow for the shade and a little brighter yellow for the highlight color and the orange too. A suggestion (which I'm not sure if it will look right), perhaps the ice outline color for the border of the "white" part of the penguin and the light ice color for the shade color of the white then just plain white for the highlight white part. As for the links, they stand out well right now, but that may change when you develop the ice more The announcement icon looks good but its uneven. I notice its a 40x41, if you can widen it one more pixel on the right side, it will make the ! look more balanced |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 10:04am
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The penguins are fine. I'm not changing them anymore since I've already uploaded them to the site and began making items for them. Besides the fact I have no clue what you wanted me to do to the penguins in the first place. I'm re-thinking the cube thing for the icon. -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: E-Magination
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 1:29am
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I think some are an bit too pillow shading.
Beware Brian , You are not the only penguin lover!
o rly? |
Posted By: MurrMan
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 9:43am
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i think you should stick with the iceburg theme and have all the buttons floating in the water half submerged... And i don't think the pengiun really fits in with the rest of the stuff. the ice is realistic, but the penguin is illproportioned like a cartoon. he is also too flat. it think that might have been said be fore... i think that the penguin needs more work. just some constructive critizism... |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 06 April 2006 at 6:33pm
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Do you mean the new penguin looks too flat? Oh, right now I have no ideas for what I could use for new post/no new posts/locked icons... Here are the defaults... I really need to get an idea for what I should do here.    New Post No new posts Locked -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: Psychotic_Carp
Date Posted: 06 April 2006 at 9:37pm
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how about signs for them? ------------- got game?
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Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 06 April 2006 at 9:56pm
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Hmm? I'm going to completly re-make them as well as the icon. If not make them something completly different... -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: Brian the Great
Date Posted: 07 April 2006 at 2:47am
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For the icons: maybe have shiney icecubes for new posts and molten
icecubes for no new posts or something? Locked could have an icecube
with a big X engraved in it. Just a suggestion, no real pixel-wise crits. |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 07 April 2006 at 8:27am
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Hmm... Right now I've got all the forum icons squares. I was trying to get away from the whole square thing. D:  See, square. D: -------------
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Posted By: MurrMan
Date Posted: 07 April 2006 at 1:06pm
| A lock post should have a cave man frozen in a block of ice |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 10:55am
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Hmm, ok so I've moved off of layout and moved back onto the penguins. Now he wants some skins for the penguins, almost like neopets. So I've come up with...  As well as  Now I had to keep the beak and feet default color and size. Only because some of the beak and feet items add on a part of the beak or the foot. So.. yeah. -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: Sibix
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 2:43pm
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if you want it like neopets your gonna want penguins that people can be proud of owning.. no offence but i wouldnt be bothered about joining the site if thats what the pet was. make some more smaller ones with like special powers or effects and even clothes.???
just an idea |
Posted By: Shark
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 3:05pm
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i think maybe vector would be better for this project, would allow you
to resize the images without screwing them up. it also looks a bit more professional and is less tiem consuming. i am no way converting you from pixels, just for this project pixel art wouldnt be my first choise. The penguins dont really match the standard of your icons/buttons. If you do carry on with pixels, then i suggest you redraw the penguin. It doesnt look very penguiney and i dont like the view. i think the eyes need work aswell. they scareme a bit. also they are lacking in contrast and penguin texture. i would also up the saturation. ------------- Snark, we love yuu. |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 4:47pm
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Originally posted by Sibix if you want it like neopets your gonna want penguins that people can be proud of owning.. no offence but i wouldnt be bothered about joining the site if thats what the pet was. make some more smaller ones with like special powers or effects and even clothes.???
just an idea All the clothes are seperate. You choose a penguin and then start posting for "Cubes" It's like gaiaonline only penguins. And instead of an anime based forum, this one revolves around drugs and sex. Real life issues. :] The reason the penguins are large is because I want a deversity of clothes. And if I make them tiny the clothes will basically just be palette changes. -------------
I am the jesus of PJ. |