Blood Stained Sword (WIP)
Printed From: Pixel Joint
Category: Pixel Art
Forum Name: WIP (Work In Progress)
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Printed Date: 23 October 2025 at 5:33am
Topic: Blood Stained Sword (WIP)
Posted By: Pixel-Dragon
Subject: Blood Stained Sword (WIP)
Date Posted: 29 December 2007 at 10:37am
Hi, this is my second entry.  Please C&C and give suggestions!
 Thanx
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Posted By: greenraven
Date Posted: 29 December 2007 at 11:28am
Okey dokey.  Well the sword is facing left, so shouldn't the blood be dripping down? I think that's pretty much it from me, good luck.  -------------  "pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso 
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Posted By: Pixel-Dragon
Date Posted: 29 December 2007 at 11:36am
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Originally posted by greenraven
Okey dokey. Well the sword is facing left, so shouldn't the blood be dripping down? I think that's pretty much it from me, good luck. Umm... yeah... thats why I put it in the work in progress bit... because its a work in progress... in other words... to be continued next time I decide to get off my ass and carry on. I will eventually start the blood dripping, when the time is right. (When i can be assed)
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Posted By: greenraven
Date Posted: 29 December 2007 at 11:37am
Take your time, lord knows I did. 
------------- "pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso
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Posted By: Larwick
Date Posted: 29 December 2007 at 11:43am
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He realises it's a WIP, if you post it here you're expected to post updates whenever you can. He can't read your mind whether you were gunna start on the drips eventually or not.
Good luck with your piece. -------------  http://larw-ck.deviantart.com">
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Posted By: BlackDragon
Date Posted: 29 December 2007 at 11:49am
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Many crits, be prepared...
Well, I think the blood is fine like that. It could be from a stab, and not much blood actually stays on the sword after the stab. As for the design of the sword, it is boring. Spice it up with some gold or jewels or a different handguard or blade or something. Lighting. LIghting is off, the blade says the light is coming from the top, while the hilt and handguard are pillowshaded (light directly in front). Colors. Too many colors, two or three different shades would do.T The blood should be desaturated (more grey, dimmer) Well, thats all I got, for now. Good luck in this and don't give up. I will edit once I can get on my REAL computer and not this Wii ------------- "A little pain never hurt anyone." - Blueberry_Pie |
Posted By: Pixel-Dragon
Date Posted: 29 December 2007 at 11:55am
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Maybe i was a little harsh... sorry man.
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Posted By: greenraven
Date Posted: 29 December 2007 at 12:10pm
Nah, it's fine.  But in the future if you're planning on adding something to a piece that isn't currently there, let us know, we can't read your mind... not yet at least.  ------------- "pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso
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Posted By: Pixel-Dragon
Date Posted: 29 December 2007 at 12:22pm
you'll find out a lot of strange things if you read my mind. It would be as bad as Gordan Ramsay's atitude. 
I spiced up the sword a little bit. Do you like? Please give me some c&c people.
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Posted By: Monkey 'o Doom
Date Posted: 29 December 2007 at 1:47pm
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I would suggest lengthening the blade and the hilt; a sword is generally longer than what you have now, and it doesn't look like there'd be much room for a hand right now either. I also notice that the blade isn't shaded quite right for its shape. The way light bounces off of it now suggests it to be a cylinder, while it's actually something like an extruded diamond. Show the planes of the blade and differentiate their lighting instead of just gradually going from light to dark without respect to the form you're trying to represent.
You might also consider changing your palette some: pure greys, while great when used to blend wildly different hues, aren't very interesting to look at. Consider tinting the sword to a more bluish color or giving it a reddish glow. Anything to make it look more interesting. You might even want to try showing yellowish highlights and blue shadows to hint at a yellow lightsource like a torch or bonfire. As for the red, it's very bright and not really the color of blood. Make it a little less saturated (saturation is distance from grey and more saturated colors stick out more like vibrant red and blue flowers under bright light, while neutral or dull colors are rather unsaturated) and also darken it just a little. ------------- http://pixelmonkey.ensellitis.com"> 
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Posted By: funcravers
Date Posted: 31 December 2007 at 12:04pm
| It's still quite boring like BlackDragon said. Keep those jewels there but add a centerpiece gem. right where the blade and handle meet. |
Posted By: 5L1V3R
Date Posted: 31 December 2007 at 12:46pm
the cross part looks a little too long, maybe shorten it a little (but keep the gems). the blood looks a little cheesey, try adding more color to it to make it more indepth and gorey 
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