How did he do it?
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Printed Date: 02 November 2025 at 3:18am
Topic: How did he do it?
Posted By: HereForBeer
Subject: How did he do it?
Date Posted: 29 October 2009 at 11:36pm
Hey guys. I'm new here 
I'm not really experienced in pixel art, but I'm learning and I want to expand my knowledge.
I've created a piece to go along with an indie game that's being developed, and the creator did something to my piece that I can't seem to recreate. This is where you all come in. I need to know what he did! It seems he might have just added a blur filter to it, but all the filters I've added seem to blur it TOO much. I'll post the original that I made, and the altered version that he touched up. Hopefully you guys can shed some light on this.
  I like what he did, I like the softer outline it gives, but the loss in detail is bothersome to me. I want to keep the softer lines without losing the detail. I'm just looking for some direction, whether it be to download some new filters for photoshop, or whathaveyou.
Thanks!
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Posted By: Hapiel
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 2:03am
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I think he threw over a semi transparent green layer? That would make the dark parts brighter and the bright parts darker... And there might have been a gradient in that layer too. But these automatic changes make that the second armor can not be called pixel art any more. ------------- |
Posted By: HereForBeer
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 7:51am
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Originally posted by Lollige
I think he threw over a semi transparent green layer? That would make the dark parts brighter and the bright parts darker... And there might have been a gradient in that layer too. But these automatic changes make that the second armor can not be called pixel art any more. Yes, I agree. However, I do like what he did with it, even if it's "cheating" in a way. Thanks for the info, I'll play around with my original some more.
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 30 October 2009 at 4:57pm
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I suspect that he first isolated the black lineart then did a motion blur at 90degrees with a setting of .25 or .325. I hate that!!! You can create the same thing (even better) with pure pixels. ------------- |