I SUCK AT PIXEL ART- why?
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Topic: I SUCK AT PIXEL ART- why?
Posted By: volcom
Subject: I SUCK AT PIXEL ART- why?
Date Posted: 26 August 2007 at 8:41am
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Ok, we'll i basically suck at pixel art. I just turned 13 and i still suck....I need some serious help, like for some reason i can think of ideas. Filling things are the problem. I see many diffrent styles like dythering, regular, and some other wierd one using about 3 colors and put em in a triangle and keep going. If anyone could make a small tut tha'd be awesome.
I also know about MS paint... we'll is this an advantage. Cuz i don't have it. Do you guys?
-We'll thats about it, i hope i get better soon. Everyone i ask was good from start. ------------- <WHERE AN OBAMANATION> |
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Posted By: PixelSnader
Date Posted: 26 August 2007 at 8:48am
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like oh my friggin god.
http://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=706 - http://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=706
i found some tuturials. it took me a stunning 5 seconds ------------- ▄▄█ ▄▄█ ▄█▄ ▄█▄ |
Posted By: Kfuchoin
Date Posted: 26 August 2007 at 8:54am
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l0ol snader don't be bad.. i just gotta tell you.. you wont be good at pixel art just beacuse you are 1 age older.. amm getting good i jsut a matter of practice i suggest you to move your piels to the WIP forum... so we can help you =) ------------- may the pixels be with you.. ~Kfuchoin eMo looking for people for an RPG info: http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4903 |
Posted By: Blueberry_pie
Date Posted: 26 August 2007 at 9:10am
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Being young won't make you worse at pixel art and growing up isn't going to make you better. From my experience, being young only makes you more likely to give up when things don't work out quickly. ------------- |
Posted By: Monkey 'o Doom
Date Posted: 26 August 2007 at 9:14am
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Also, if you have problems "filling shapes" it's a sign you lack knowledge of lighting and shading. You should go to pen and pencil and just carry a sketchbook. Look at how real objects are lit. See how a flashlight illuminates a ball. Look at things and see the details, both in the object's design and in how light reflects off of it. You can't become an ace pixel artist just by doing pixel art; practice is essential but only does good when you know what you're aiming for. And to know that you have to look around in life. You see things every day, but you need to take it one step further and LOOK at the things you encounter. You see your keyboard; look at the shadows of the keys and the subtle shading of the concave tops. Notice how light hits edges. Get a feel for perspective. Have trouble with textures? Get a good look at one IRL. Sketch it maybe. Look at it closely. See how it changes as you back away. You can do a lot to improve your art, but complaining about it is worth less than studying 3-year olds' crayon drawings. Get out there and see life, pixel what you see, improve.
EDIT: You don't have MS Paint? Are you running Windows? If so, it's probably at C:\Windows\system32\mspaint.exe ------------- http://pixelmonkey.ensellitis.com"> 
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Posted By: Kfuchoin
Date Posted: 26 August 2007 at 9:16am
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not in all cases B_P .. i'm young (14) and i don't give up in my things.. i stil lgot old projects that i'm working on them. but the age thing is true.. i know a guy that has 13 years and it's better than me.., but anboither thing that it's true.. time will make you be better... =) just practice.. and go to the WIP forums.. we'll help you =) ------------- may the pixels be with you.. ~Kfuchoin eMo looking for people for an RPG info: http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4903 |
Posted By: Larwick
Date Posted: 26 August 2007 at 4:09pm
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I dunno whether it's been said already, but if it has make sure you remember it.. you need to practice, you need to want to practice, and you have to be able to learn from your mistakes and take critisism. If you're really serious about it you'll be really good in a year, i suspect. You also need to practice your traditional media in art. And also many of the general things, such as human/animal anatomy (depending what you draw), colour theory, perspective etc etc... Good luck. -------------  http://larw-ck.deviantart.com">
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Posted By: Metaru
Date Posted: 31 August 2007 at 8:23am
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being young only means you have more time to improve. ------------- I ate leel's babies |
Posted By: leel
Date Posted: 31 August 2007 at 12:40pm
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<debbie downer> Maybe you just suck. </downer> Buy a good book, and study. Then practice. Then study more. Then practice for the rest of your life. Study some more.. And keep practicing. And no whining. ------------- |
Posted By: spartan_117
Date Posted: 01 September 2007 at 3:15am
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i started photoshop when i was 13 now im 16 and im a bit rusty in pixel art myself. my advice dont start pixelling yet follow the elfwood (www.elfwood.com) tutorials.in fact dont even start digital art. start with a pencil then move on to the computer. ------------- |
Posted By: Aleiav
Date Posted: 06 September 2007 at 11:55pm
| I'm 20 and I ain't all that good. :P And I know it's because I don't practice as much as I should. I'm not really trying to get "good" tbh, I do pixel art mostly for fun. To me it's fun to try and improve a piece. If I did it right from the get-go, I'd get pretty bored. XD |
Posted By: greenraven
Date Posted: 22 September 2007 at 3:07pm
 How do you NOT have MSpaint?!As for you 'sucking' or not: "Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum". Failure is just another step in the learning process, fail big, learn much, grow lots. -------------  "pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso 
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 22 September 2007 at 6:01pm
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Originally posted by greenraven How do you NOT have MSpaint?!Mac users never do :p ------------- |
Posted By: Hatch
Date Posted: 22 September 2007 at 7:19pm
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Originally posted by jalonso
Originally posted by greenraven Mac users never do :p How do you NOT have MSpaint?!
We're like lepers or smth ------------- |
Posted By: greenraven
Date Posted: 22 September 2007 at 7:51pm
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Ah, yes, that would explain it. But every time I hear someone mention a Mac all I can picture is the last Mac I ever used... an Apple II. So it gets kinda hard to imagine doing any real work.  ------------- "pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso
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Posted By: Monkey 'o Doom
Date Posted: 22 September 2007 at 8:01pm
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They just look prettier now. Functionality is similar. ------------- http://pixelmonkey.ensellitis.com">
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 22 September 2007 at 8:03pm
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Oh noes. I made my first pixearts (icons, b/w isometric) on my kick ass UD$2000 Apple II. Took breaks playing 'Glyder'.
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Posted By: greenraven
Date Posted: 22 September 2007 at 8:16pm
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All I can remember from my Mac II days is Oregon Trail, that game was a time bandit, good times.
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