First Pieces
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=4238
Printed Date: 28 October 2025 at 3:43am
Topic: First Pieces
Posted By: Gryturd
Subject: First Pieces
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 7:01am
Hey guys, i have recently got into pixel art after doing a GCSE in graphics and because my little brother (Pixelator) has started doing it alot so i thought id give it a go and here are my first few peices so.... i class myself as a WIP so conscructive criticism is welcome   Bear in mind i made these in the worst computer room in my college that didnt have photoshop, only ye olde MS Paint so the things i could do were genuinley limited. So tell me, What do ya think for a first piece? |
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Posted By: Pixelator
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 7:40am
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Hehe, I have to admit you have done better peices in the past. *And ive done better poo's*. But default paint colours, or highly saturated colours are never good, unless used in a creative way. You stole my idea of a monster lol =].
And also, transparency is your friend!
Edit: You can change colours on MSPaint to a good pallette if you needed to. And lots of very professional peices use Paint.
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Posted By: Kfuchoin
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 12:04pm
| paint is the pixel art tool... any way that needs shadows o.o |
Posted By: Gryturd
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 1:24am
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Yeah i get ya, will try improve it and then re submit it, just it probably wont be until next wednesday when i can get on a drawing package in college
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Posted By: Gryturd
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 6:33am
There is a modified blue guy, feedback maybe?
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Posted By: Hapiel
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 6:40am
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Originally posted by Gryturd
There is a modified blue guy, feedback maybe? Much and much better!!  Maybe some dithering? and maybe remove the black line around it? |
Posted By: Di0xygen
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 7:35am
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I made an complete edit of the shading to show you how you could turn your pallete more intressting and give some more volume. bear with me it's far from a perfect rendition of the character you wanted to portrait and its far from a masterpeice, but its meant to show you how to use a slight antialiasing, subtle dithering and to pump up the contrast.
Also notice how I changed the hue for my shades toward red or blue. gives a more interresting feel to the colors.
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Posted By: Gryturd
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 7:45am
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Originally posted by Di0xygen
I made an complete edit of the shading to show you how you could turn your pallete more intressting and give some more volume. bear with me it's far from a perfect rendition of the character you wanted to portrait and its far from a masterpeice, but its meant to show you how to use a slight antialiasing, subtle dithering and to pump up the contrast.
Also notice how I changed the hue for my shades toward red or blue. gives a more interresting feel to the colors.
Thanks guys for your input. Ill give it a go, i like this rendition of it, even though it looks like he is climbing out of an egg or something, the yellow bit is meant to be his belly, but it still looks cool!
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Didnt want to double post so here is an update, I have given him feet and an angry expression!
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Posted By: Gryturd
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 6:47am
As no one has replied i took the advice from above and attempted dithering on it. Feedback please? Critique on how to make it better.
 Sorry for the double post
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Posted By: Hapiel
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 9:20am
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Originally posted by Gryturd As no one has replied i took the advice from above and attempted dithering on it. Feedback please? Critique on how to make it better. Sorry for the double post Shade left arm too, add some dark lines to the edge of the moster, it isnt the lightest place there :).. Zooom in the example image made and copy some idea's (just the idea's.. not the image..) |
Posted By: Gryturd
Date Posted: 21 May 2007 at 6:01am
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Well i took your advice and attempted adding the dark lines around the edges, so yer, Feedback, any other ideas are welcome aswell!
Thanks
David
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