WIP - Surpassing myself?
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Category: Pixel Art
Forum Name: WIP (Work In Progress)
Forum Discription: Get crits and comments on your pixel WIPs and other art too!
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Printed Date: 27 February 2026 at 12:49am
Topic: WIP - Surpassing myself?
Posted By: Jimmy Bojangles
Subject: WIP - Surpassing myself?
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 4:33pm
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Alright, I'm trying to get better, so I decided to draw a robot, based off a previous try. I don't really want any CC on the first, older one, but I'd love anything you could say about the second. Help is greatly appreciated.
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I used a slightly larger canvas for the second. I think it looks better, personally, but again, any comments are great. |
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 4:42pm
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Its more dynamic and has more style to it, kudos on that. I see some mini steps to AA which is the better thing I notice. It would be great if you experimented with other details such as lineart coloring or even more metallic effects. Perhaps color usage refinements and experimentation too. I realize this is quite small and there isn't much room to explore. Some improvement is shown but you can go further than that. ------------- |
Posted By: Jimmy Bojangles
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 7:33pm
Thanks for the crit! Here's a small edit, I changed a little stuff, that may make it look better..
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 7:46pm
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yup, what you did is very good. I think you can exaggerate that contrast way more. You have 4 greens and 4 reds (I thinks) 3 of each is probably better. Here I would also try more difference in the grays to add contrast and definition too. ------------- |
Posted By: Hatch
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 8:11pm
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I think it would really help if you softened some of those strong black outlines on everything.
Also, your second  ) color is sooooo similar to your black that it's almost pointless.------------- |
Posted By: Jimmy Bojangles
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 8:16pm
Alright, another edit. I was trying to think of what I could do to contrast it better. I changed the metal colour completely, and changed out one red and one green. It makes it shiny. I don't know if this'll make it better or worse, honestly.
:EDIT: Oh, just saw the post above me. I'm terrible at making non-black internal colours work. I just can't get it to look right. Any help would be awesome. :edit2: erk, just noticed something, and this is an update. Fixed the AA, which was too dark. 
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 5:00am
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So much better looking now : ) c'mon try playing with the lineart color with like you did the colors. ------------- |
Posted By: Jimmy Bojangles
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 11:16am
| I really have no idea what to do for lineart. I'm lost with that. |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 11:32am
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I can make an edit if you'd like. I however just know you can do it yourself without one. Zoom into this sprite by adarias for example ../ws/player.asp?u=full/variations.gif">  notice the lineart is colored differently depending on where light hits the lineart or even the color within the lineart itself. You are using just black (teeny weeny bit of gray) Yesterday I was talking about reducing extra colors in the greens and reds, well you may add a few colors back in now but probably don't have to. Use what you have and add only when needed. *suggestions not orders, as usual. EDIT: adarias pixel not shown for comparison only for technique. He sucks at pixelart ;) ------------- |
Posted By: Jimmy Bojangles
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 12:42pm
Alright, I tried, and I have no idea weather I failed horribly, or if I did alright.
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 1:08pm
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You did great! I knew you could do it. It's really awesome that you taught yourself. I hope you can see the better quality this has brought to your robot. I know its not really, really obvious in this particular example. This exercise is more for future pixels and to get better and better with each project. Not too mention bigger sprites too. Remove BG submit to gallery and on to the next  ------------- |
Posted By: Jimmy Bojangles
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 1:32pm
| Alright! Thanks for all the help Jalonso, I doubt I could've thought to do all that by myself! |