Pixel Art - Rawr. - VGF

Alink - VCR Man. VCR. · 11-05-2004, 07:48 PM

I aint got a sprite topic, nor a pixel art topic in this forum, so no lockey. Rawr.

I drew this for Nintendo Mania. I'll post more of my beautiful work in a little while.

Comments... they are welcome.

dux_is_me · 11-05-2004, 11:50 PM

< Not a pixel art rater at all, but looks good.

ludwigvan · 11-06-2004, 12:05 AM

hastily and sloppily drawn in MS paint. The faces on the humanoids look funny, the O's hat is messed, and his thickness is never consistent. Same with the mage guy's cane or whatever. It took me a minute to realize that the Kirby's wings were wings, and that's only because I've seen the sprite. The blue guy's head is all scrunched and much smaller despite being almost completely in front. I could probably go on.

Alink - VCR Man. VCR. · 11-06-2004, 01:27 AM

^ hastily and sloppily my arse. Oh well. I like it, so that's all that matters. Any other comments?

Oh, here's another piece of work I did :

I drew this pixel by pixel.. took like 5 hours ;P

ludwigvan · 11-06-2004, 02:13 AM

I don't like the second one, but you can tell that it's had more work than the first one. As for the first one, if not hastily, sloppily. It's not the work of a pixel craftsman, taking his time, doing it pixel-by-pixel. I'll tell you that.

The second one, just a tip for next time, cloth doesn't fold like that, the mage's hands need shading, a cloth cap doesn't shade like that with that light source, the arms are too short, and are almost entirely detached from the torso. The mage hat has no depth whatsoever. Nor does the ground. Tree leaves or whatever look strange. And how'd you do that sky? The sky doesn't look too pixel-by-pixel to me.

[ November 06, 2004, 01:17 AM: Message edited by: LvK ]

Alink - VCR Man. VCR. · 11-06-2004, 02:43 AM

That was one of my first ones. On another forum, it's currently my sig. ;P

Most of the stuff you said is just my style of drawing, pillow shading and shorter arms and legs. Not sure why I like drawing like that... Thanks for the critiscm though ;P

ludwigvan · 11-06-2004, 12:06 PM

that's not pillow shading.

Alink - VCR Man. VCR. · 11-06-2004, 03:00 PM

It is sort of in a way... it's the only way I thought to describe it.

Sim Kid · 11-06-2004, 06:25 PM

Pillow shading is when you outline something in one colour, then put an outline under the other outline in a lighter shade and so on and so forth.

(If I weren't lazy, I would go look for an image)

Alink - VCR Man. VCR. · 11-06-2004, 08:31 PM

Oh... I've heard different explanations of it on different boards...

MUSHMAN · 10-20-2007, 10:20 AM

Can't see the first one but I like the art on the secound one

11-05-2004, 07:48 PM	#1
Alink - VCR Man. VCR. Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Behind The Wall Of Sleep. Gender: Posts: 768 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 4,507.99 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 4,507.99 Donate	I aint got a sprite topic, nor a pixel art topic in this forum, so no lockey. Rawr. I drew this for Nintendo Mania. I'll post more of my beautiful work in a little while. Comments... they are welcome.

11-05-2004, 11:50 PM	#2
dux_is_me Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Colombia, with an O. Gender: Posts: 796 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 1,292.23 Bank: 14,762.93 Total Points: 16,055.16 Donate	< Not a pixel art rater at all, but looks good.

11-06-2004, 12:05 AM	#3
ludwigvan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The well of wishes. Gender: Posts: 5,444 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Points: 10,298.44 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 10,798.44 Donate	hastily and sloppily drawn in MS paint. The faces on the humanoids look funny, the O's hat is messed, and his thickness is never consistent. Same with the mage guy's cane or whatever. It took me a minute to realize that the Kirby's wings were wings, and that's only because I've seen the sprite. The blue guy's head is all scrunched and much smaller despite being almost completely in front. I could probably go on.

11-06-2004, 01:27 AM	#4
Alink - VCR Man. VCR. Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Behind The Wall Of Sleep. Gender: Posts: 768 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 4,507.99 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 4,507.99 Donate	^ hastily and sloppily my arse. Oh well. I like it, so that's all that matters. Any other comments? Oh, here's another piece of work I did : I drew this pixel by pixel.. took like 5 hours ;P

11-06-2004, 02:13 AM	#5
ludwigvan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The well of wishes. Gender: Posts: 5,444 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Points: 10,298.44 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 10,798.44 Donate	I don't like the second one, but you can tell that it's had more work than the first one. As for the first one, if not hastily, sloppily. It's not the work of a pixel craftsman, taking his time, doing it pixel-by-pixel. I'll tell you that. The second one, just a tip for next time, cloth doesn't fold like that, the mage's hands need shading, a cloth cap doesn't shade like that with that light source, the arms are too short, and are almost entirely detached from the torso. The mage hat has no depth whatsoever. Nor does the ground. Tree leaves or whatever look strange. And how'd you do that sky? The sky doesn't look too pixel-by-pixel to me. [ November 06, 2004, 01:17 AM: Message edited by: LvK ]

11-06-2004, 02:43 AM	#6
Alink - VCR Man. VCR. Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Behind The Wall Of Sleep. Gender: Posts: 768 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 4,507.99 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 4,507.99 Donate	That was one of my first ones. On another forum, it's currently my sig. ;P Most of the stuff you said is just my style of drawing, pillow shading and shorter arms and legs. Not sure why I like drawing like that... Thanks for the critiscm though ;P

11-06-2004, 12:06 PM	#7
ludwigvan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The well of wishes. Gender: Posts: 5,444 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Points: 10,298.44 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 10,798.44 Donate	that's not pillow shading.

11-06-2004, 03:00 PM	#8
Alink - VCR Man. VCR. Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Behind The Wall Of Sleep. Gender: Posts: 768 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 4,507.99 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 4,507.99 Donate	It is sort of in a way... it's the only way I thought to describe it.

11-06-2004, 06:25 PM	#9
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 6,869 Thanks: 9 Thanked 54 Times in 29 Posts Points: 31,336.04 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 31,836.04 Donate	Pillow shading is when you outline something in one colour, then put an outline under the other outline in a lighter shade and so on and so forth. (If I weren't lazy, I would go look for an image)

11-06-2004, 08:31 PM	#10
Alink - VCR Man. VCR. Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Behind The Wall Of Sleep. Gender: Posts: 768 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 4,507.99 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 4,507.99 Donate	Oh... I've heard different explanations of it on different boards...

10-20-2007, 10:20 AM	#11
MUSHMAN Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Somewhere in the solar system of the star Sol Gender: Posts: 2,779 Thanks: 73 Thanked 77 Times in 63 Posts Points: 1,373.77 Bank: 10,304.03 Total Points: 11,677.80 Donate	Can't see the first one but I like the art on the secound one