<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/7758/graphics-gale-selfportrait-my-first-attempt-at-pixel-art/ Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:59:37 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/121256/#p121256 Terbografx says:
Analog wrote:
Terbografx wrote:

chillout panda for the win big_smile

It's my true form!

]]> Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:59:37 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/121256/#p121256 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/121254/#p121254 Analog says:
Terbografx wrote:

chillout panda for the win big_smile

]]> Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:25:58 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/121254/#p121254 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/121232/#p121232 Terbografx says:

]]> Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:36:54 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/121232/#p121232 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/121166/#p121166 Terbografx says:
ant1 wrote:

i think some of the black outlines in that picture are a bit distracting. not everything needs black outline!
but apart from that it is good

I tried to do some selout/AA:

]]> Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:14:22 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/121166/#p121166 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/121049/#p121049 ant1 says:

i think some of the black outlines in that picture are a bit distracting. not everything needs black outline!
but apart from that it is good

]]> Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:21:21 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/121049/#p121049 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/121023/#p121023 Terbografx says:
r4c7 wrote:
ui wrote:

@terbografx, well np big_smile... im glad than that helped you. Another advice will be, check what other artists are doing. See the details that some artists add, how they manage the colors, how they use the textures, the sizes of the pieces, etc.... I recomend http://www.pixeljoint.com and http://www.wayofthepixel.net
And the best advice is... practice big_smile... practice and practice... this will improve anything you decide to do.

Definitely recommend these sites.

Your pieces look great, but try playing with adding more colors. It seems that you are only using about 2 colors for each area, so working with more, not too much, may make shading more defined and allow you to practice more with more techniques to define texture.


I've done a couple with two-color transitioning shade, but haven't perfected it yet.

I tried it again tonight, though!

]]> Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:01:49 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/121023/#p121023 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120833/#p120833 r4c7 says:
ui wrote:

@terbografx, well np big_smile... im glad than that helped you. Another advice will be, check what other artists are doing. See the details that some artists add, how they manage the colors, how they use the textures, the sizes of the pieces, etc.... I recomend http://www.pixeljoint.com and http://www.wayofthepixel.net
And the best advice is... practice big_smile... practice and practice... this will improve anything you decide to do.

Definitely recommend these sites.

Your pieces look great, but try playing with adding more colors. It seems that you are only using about 2 colors for each area, so working with more, not too much, may make shading more defined and allow you to practice more with more techniques to define texture.

]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:09:24 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120833/#p120833 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120817/#p120817 Terbografx says:
ant1 wrote:

you are pretty good i like your pictures

Thank you, and I'm glad!

]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:08:39 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120817/#p120817 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120816/#p120816 ant1 says:

you are pretty good i like your pictures

]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:05:29 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120816/#p120816 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120784/#p120784 Terbografx says:

]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:22:46 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120784/#p120784 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120776/#p120776 Terbografx says:
8-Bit-Rex wrote:

Yeah dude no worries I think your Leo looks great! It's just something to keep in mind as you progress. It's a technique that gave me a lot of inspiration when I first started.

Thanks, man!

]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:41:32 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120776/#p120776 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120749/#p120749 8-Bit-Rex says:

Yeah dude no worries I think your Leo looks great! It's just something to keep in mind as you progress. It's a technique that gave me a lot of inspiration when I first started.

]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:20:52 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120749/#p120749 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120719/#p120719 Terbografx says:
8-Bit-Rex wrote:

Something I really liked once I started experimenting is using different patterns for dithering instead of the typical 1x1 pixel checkerboard technique. It's really a huge and easy way to bring a lot of personality into your pixel art. You can see it in the head of ui's little bird up there.

Edit: By dithering I mean that checkered pattern you have on Leo's nose for shading. I know I had no freaking idea what the term dithering meant when I first started haha...just making sure yagotme.

I've been meaning to get more into dithering. I've just been using the 1x1 since I'm still relatively new to it.

]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:19:19 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120719/#p120719 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120662/#p120662 8-Bit-Rex says:

Something I really liked once I started experimenting is using different patterns for dithering instead of the typical 1x1 pixel checkerboard technique. It's really a huge and easy way to bring a lot of personality into your pixel art. You can see it in the head of ui's little bird up there.

Edit: By dithering I mean that checkered pattern you have on Leo's nose for shading. I know I had no freaking idea what the term dithering meant when I first started haha...just making sure yagotme.

]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 02:04:00 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120662/#p120662 <![CDATA[Re: Graphics Gale Self-Portrait: My first attempt at pixel art]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120602/#p120602 ui says:

@terbografx, well np big_smile... im glad than that helped you. Another advice will be, check what other artists are doing. See the details that some artists add, how they manage the colors, how they use the textures, the sizes of the pieces, etc.... I recomend http://www.pixeljoint.com and http://www.wayofthepixel.net
And the best advice is... practice big_smile... practice and practice... this will improve anything you decide to do.

]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:45:47 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/120602/#p120602