Material-collection
Printed From: Pixel Joint
Category: Pixel Art
Forum Name: Collaborations/Challenges
Forum Discription: Submit pixel art project ideas/templates or contribute to an existing pixel art collaboration.
URL: https://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5178
Printed Date: 10 September 2025 at 2:25am
Topic: Material-collection
Posted By: Squirrelsquid
Subject: Material-collection
Date Posted: 12 October 2007 at 11:39am
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I dunno if anyone did something like that, but I just thought it could be a good idea: Sometimes I wonder how I should shade different materials; at the moment I'm trying to figure out a good shading method to shade Ice. So I wondered if it would be a good idea, if we made small pixeled material objects. Like a cylinder in [insert fancy material here].over the time there could spawn a pretty vast collection of shading types, that could come in handy, if you realy have no idea how to shade something. If I'm not the only one thinking this is a good idea, I could provide a template. here's the ever expanding list of materials: stone(floor) rock shiny metal dull metal brushed metal rusty metal gold plastic grass wood glass ice molten rock smoke fire flesh skin fur here's the large template:  small one will follow. |
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Posted By: leel
Date Posted: 12 October 2007 at 11:43am
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hmm I like it! Perhaps you should make a list of materials so people can get started, and add on to the list as we go ------------- |
Posted By: eghost
Date Posted: 12 October 2007 at 11:47am
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Good thought...I actually have an ice block (four color) that I could clip out and post if you want....Don't know what level of realism you're wanting though... |
Posted By: Squirrelsquid
Date Posted: 12 October 2007 at 11:52am
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Originally posted by eghost Good thought...I actually have an ice block (four color) that I could clip out and post if you want....Don't know what level of realism you're wanting though... well the level of realism is up to the creator of the material. I mean there's no reason why there could be 3 to 10 types the same material in different styles. good thought about the list, I'll write some up and put them in the first post. |
Posted By: eghost
Date Posted: 12 October 2007 at 12:35pm
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I'm mostly pleased with it...Though you'll definitely need to zoom in...
Ice:
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 12 October 2007 at 1:57pm
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Good idea, makes for cool reference material, color choices and style choices. Great for when bored too. @Squirrel, if it takes off there's a 'goldie' star in it for you :D ------------- |
Posted By: greenraven
Date Posted: 12 October 2007 at 2:11pm
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Not bad, here's some more you can add to the list: Feathers, anyone try to pixel a bird before?  Oil Computer chips/electronics, Matrix kinda stuff when you're inside a computer. -------------  "pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso 
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Posted By: Pixel_Outlaw
Date Posted: 12 October 2007 at 3:02pm
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Just keep in mind that for best results, Saturation values should very as well as Value.
Materials in real world reflect light differently in different directions due to the surface characteristics. Rubber is pitted and reflects light in all directions this means that the Specular value is lower. I've been studying OGL materials very closely and you gain an appreciation for material properties. Artists somethimes can't understand why things appear the way they do and my interest in graphics programming has helped immensly with understanding how materials work. The more pitted or rough the surface the less light will be reflected back to the viewer's eye. Meaning more midtons (more colors or more dithering whatever you prefer). ------------- http://www.shmup-dev.com/forum/"> 
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Posted By: Squirrelsquid
Date Posted: 12 October 2007 at 3:47pm
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thanks for that information P_O. I added the large template, a small one will follow soon. |
Posted By: Pixel_Outlaw
Date Posted: 12 October 2007 at 4:27pm
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No worries. Thanks for considering it.
I think people need to think in terms of materials rather than "colors".
For example chrome is a material not a color.
Colors are concpts like
-red
-blue
-teal
where Materials are
-chrome
-gold
-clay
I must applaud your efforts to make a general material dictionary. I'm currently working on a 3D materials library for myself. ------------- http://www.shmup-dev.com/forum/">
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Posted By: BlackDragon
Date Posted: 12 October 2007 at 5:59pm
 Some rocks and a block of ice, in a cartoony style.
More to come, hopefully.
------------- "A little pain never hurt anyone." - Blueberry_Pie |
Posted By: BlackDragon
Date Posted: 13 October 2007 at 1:59pm
 Update! More!
Cylindrical state added.
Plastic texture added.
Rusty metal texture added.
Weed added.
3 tiles added, grass, water, dirt.
Sorry for double post. But its a day later, so its ok i guess.
EDIT: Even more. Added an arm (skin ref), oil, and shiny metal. Also updated plastic. ------------- "A little pain never hurt anyone." - Blueberry_Pie |
Posted By: AdrianJensen
Date Posted: 13 October 2007 at 8:43pm
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I like this idea. There should me a wide verity of shapes(including some complex ones), and we do each material in every shape. After we've collected a large amount of shaded shapes, someone could use them in a tutorial. ------------- My gallery lives here: http://www.pixeljoint.com/p/8355.htm?pg=1&sec=icons |
Posted By: tuaarita
Date Posted: 15 October 2007 at 8:13am
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well i suck at pixeling human hair, anyone wanna help me out? :P i want to learn something like FF Tactics and Tactics Ogre portrait's kindahair. tho maybe i should just study screenshots :P ------------- I'm running in the desert, running in to the sun, running out of blood and I'm going numb. |
Posted By: theguy
Date Posted: 17 November 2007 at 3:46am
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I'm using the template at the top but now that I've seen everyone making there own I think I should try that aswell
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Posted By: volcom
Date Posted: 15 December 2007 at 5:56pm
not a good piece of gold...i made it in a gem like form. I really need to know how to make these kinds of things ------------- <WHERE AN OBAMANATION> |