[WiP] thedaemon avatar
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Printed Date: 23 February 2026 at 7:45pm
Topic: [WiP] thedaemon avatar
Posted By: thedaemon
Subject: [WiP] thedaemon avatar
Date Posted: 24 November 2007 at 12:14am
I figured I need an avatar so here is what I have so far. 11 colors pixeled in GrafX2. Please tell me what I can do to improve the image.  update:  newest update:  |
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Posted By: Solid Pixel
Date Posted: 24 November 2007 at 4:45am
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Your avatar is too large for one, the max size is 64x64, yours currently is 73x101.
The face is fine but the anatomy of the neck looks off. Secondly you can't tell were the neck begins and were the jaw ends. Shade in or outlining the jaw should correct the issue.
Also the shoulders are too small, maybe lengthening them would help, unless that was your intention then ignore that bit. On a positive note; I do like the innocent feel of it. Good luck.
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Posted By: thedaemon
Date Posted: 24 November 2007 at 9:45am
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It has no mouth, so no jaw. Ha, figures I would draw one too large. Thanks for the C&C. What do you think of the color choices? Does the dithering look stupid? Here i did a quick pixel of the character's full body within 64x64   |
Posted By: Demon
Date Posted: 24 November 2007 at 3:23pm
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Nice username. :P
------------- "At least we killed some boredom..." - Death Note. |
Posted By: MashPotato
Date Posted: 24 November 2007 at 5:44pm
I like this character, and think it looks quite nice so far!  I think a little more attention to be paid to the aa (it seems a bit haphazard in some places), and to the shapes in general. Remember to make shapes as close as possible to what you want, and use aa only to smooth. I did an edit (I removed the dithering and added 2 colours, so this may not be what you had in mind). My edit on right:  And I know your character doesn't have any arms, but I was having some fun and added some  Note that I am not very skilled at aa myself, so this is just an example, and some places look a bit dodgy on my edit. Hope this helps! ------------- http://theindiestone.com - the INDIE STONE |
Posted By: thedaemon
Date Posted: 24 November 2007 at 7:58pm
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Ok here is the latest update. Am I on the right track? I am still learning how to AA properly, not 100% worried about it yet in this stage, just trying to get the overall color's down and basic shading. Thanks for the paint over it has helped a bunch.
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 24 November 2007 at 8:01pm
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Great character. Worth mentioning again if this is an avvy for PJ its too big. 64x64 max. ------------- |
Posted By: MashPotato
Date Posted: 24 November 2007 at 8:06pm
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Definite improvement, the curves look more precise now
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Posted By: thedaemon
Date Posted: 25 November 2007 at 12:15am
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I fixed it to actually work as an avatar here. Guess I might update the other one to look like a card perhaps. Anyways, what should I do with the background? How is my AA coming? |