First attempt at pixel art
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Category: Pixel Art
Forum Name: WIP (Work In Progress)
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Topic: First attempt at pixel art
Posted By: ARNOLDandGERALD
Subject: First attempt at pixel art
Date Posted: 14 February 2015 at 7:14pm
This is my first attempt at pixel art. I looked at a few tutorials and what not, but I basically winged it. Suggestions/constructive criticism welcome. Any links to tips, tutorials would be great too. Thanks. |
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Posted By: devinaaron
Date Posted: 14 February 2015 at 7:27pm
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I like it. It's simple, and simple sometimes can be the best.
All in all, its good for your first. Only one problem, something about the outline of the ponytail isn't right. But all in all. Goodjob! :) |
Posted By: ARNOLDandGERALD
Date Posted: 14 February 2015 at 7:46pm
| Thanks! Is the hair tie not being outlined what you're referring to? |
Posted By: SuperTurnip
Date Posted: 15 February 2015 at 3:09pm
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Hello, and welcome to the forum! I agree wholeheartedly with devinaaron, in that it's a lovely simple start. The thing that stands out to me in terms of criticism is that this is a very small sprite, so including black outlines inside the main outline can take up a lot of space. You didn't do it around the hair tie of the boots, and that's fine. Some outlines can work, and I'd say some places really do need the definition, but full black is a little intense. Another thing to think about is that dithering is much less effective at smaller scales. Try using shapes of colour, or "clusters" for lighting and shading rather than dithered patterns.
Happy pixeling! |