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Pixel Pixels! Yay! Also a beginner spriter whale

Discussion in 'Art' started by D.M.G., Feb 22, 2018.

  1. D.M.G.

    D.M.G. Master Astronaut

    I never thought I'd ever post a thread in this section x)
    Welp, let's see how it goes.

    So people! I recently started to do lil' pixel stuff, mostly weapons.
    And I want to improve.
    So, seeing that this weekend, I'll be on holiday for 2 weeks, I'd like y'all to give me suggestions, be it weapons, creatures or such, to do sprites of.

    BEWARE THO! Don't expect sommfink fantastic from the very beginning
    I started quite recently, so I'm still experiencing

    That being said, I'm all in for constructive critics, good or bad, but please don't forget what I said above.
     
  2. MistyTheNeko

    MistyTheNeko Ketchup Robot

    Make a nice scythe? :nuruhappy:
     
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  3. D.M.G.

    D.M.G. Master Astronaut

    I'll get on that tomorrow :D
     
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  4. MilkCalf

    MilkCalf Supernova

    Could you make sword with two blades? I'm curious what you'd come up with.
     
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  5. Tyle

    Tyle Existential Complex

    Draw something by hand then recreate it in pixels. I'm in for pixel-o-vision.
     
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  6. D.M.G.

    D.M.G. Master Astronaut

    Symmetrical or no? :D

    Lucky you, I was planning on that ^^/
     
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  7. MilkCalf

    MilkCalf Supernova

    Maybe non-symmetrical. I don't have a strong opinion either way.
     
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  8. D.M.G.

    D.M.G. Master Astronaut

    Hammer4.png E-Mag Rifle.png Angsnell.png spade.png Thief's Crescent.png
    Here's stuff I've done :D
     
  9. MistyTheNeko

    MistyTheNeko Ketchup Robot

    Very nice!
     
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  10. LeoBreg

    LeoBreg Scruffy Nerf-Herder

    Hello, I'm a pixel art bully and let me start by saying.
    It good you took the step of making pixel art, but these are bad.
    You've made too many colors which make it blurry all the while the colors are bland and with the shading being pillow shaded.
     
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  11. D.M.G.

    D.M.G. Master Astronaut

    I get what you say

    Now, whaddya suggest so that I can improve?
     
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  12. D.M.G.

    D.M.G. Master Astronaut

    swoirde.png New stuuuf! :D
     
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  13. Waffle-Chan

    Waffle-Chan Guest

    Some crit: Try to study color schemes for one. Having more than a few base colors makes it distracting and chaotic. Kinda gross too. Try making the lightning maybe a green? And maybe they handle could be bronze?

    Just to make it clear, I agree with him here (although, I wouldn’t state it like that). The pillow shading really doesn’t look too good at this resolution. Also, try making your weapons less...protagonist-y. What I mean is this: When an inexperienced person makes a character (in writing or drawing), they are likely to make their hair multicolored, their eyes an abstract color, their clothes “unique” and strange, etc. Some of your weapons are like this, especially that last one.
    1.) It is a uniquely bladed, double pronged, double sided sword
    2.) It has about 6 different colors
     
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  14. D.M.G.

    D.M.G. Master Astronaut

    Thing is, this weapon is meant as a joke toward the fact that he said my color choice was bland x)

    As for the Protagonist-y side..
    Welp, I just like to give a unique feel to each of my weapons
    Not to mention I don't like much doing basic stuff
    Now, you'll have to explain pillow shading, cos I dunno what this is
     
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  15. LeoBreg

    LeoBreg Scruffy Nerf-Herder

    Attached Files:

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  16. D.M.G.

    D.M.G. Master Astronaut

    saber.png Is that better then? Tried a bit in a terraria style
     
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  17. LeoBreg

    LeoBreg Scruffy Nerf-Herder

    upload_2018-3-1_3-19-1.png I highly suggest you make a color palette without changing the alpha value. Just leave the value at 100 and never touch it.
     
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  18. D.M.G.

    D.M.G. Master Astronaut

    How should I shade then?
     
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  19. LeoBreg

    LeoBreg Scruffy Nerf-Herder

    you have to define where your light source is, then shade it bases on where the light is.
     
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  20. D.M.G.

    D.M.G. Master Astronaut

    Alright

    Oh btw, just a head on: I'm fully for you giving me advices and such, but don't forget that I am, as stated, a beginner, and as so things that are obvious for you ain't for me, if you see
     
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