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Deciton_Reven
Joined: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:41 am Posts: 1913 Location: In a candy coated heart of darkness. (free hugs!) Country:
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You should work on the names. They should either all be real sounding (4,5,6,8) or all be those stupid representational names (1,2,3). 7 is an exception in naming because you're expected to have one "nameless enigmatic mask wearer" in this kind of stuff.
Also "Kitana" doesn't have any vowels besides "a". See if you can figure it out.
Also, also, too much Japanese stuff.
_________________ When my eyes be rollin' The haters get goin' The seeds I'm sowin' With a smile I'm flowin' And if I be trollin' Ya never be knowin' 'Cause when the haters get goin' My eyes just start a-rollin'
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Sat Nov 09, 2013 8:26 pm |
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That One Sage
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:01 pm Posts: 1787 Location: Drawing for grades! Country:
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MGN Username: SageHarpuiaJDJ
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Currently Playing: The game of Life
Waifu: Beruka from Fates
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I've never been good at naming, so I'm opened to suggestions.
The game that the character's are from has a sorta Japanese setting, but I see what you mean.
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Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:51 pm |
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That One Sage
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:01 pm Posts: 1787 Location: Drawing for grades! Country:
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MGN Username: SageHarpuiaJDJ
Skype: SageHarpuiaJDJ
Currently Playing: The game of Life
Waifu: Beruka from Fates
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I'm trying to work on my outlining, so I tried a new method. I first draw curved lines in the curve that I want the part to bend, then I draw an oval, or a circle, around the line. I then proceed to edit the circle and add detail while I'm doing that. I think that this will help out with my anatomy issues. There's an unshaded sprite in the OP that's the result of this new method. I like how it came out, but it's up to you guys to determine if it's good or not.
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Sun Nov 10, 2013 12:06 pm |
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DJ Wizard Cop
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Joined: Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:38 pm Posts: 425
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Currently Playing: Chaconne
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It's certainly an improvement, but it is my personal belief that traditional mediums will help you improve faster. Pixel art is a very limited medium, because we have a limited smallest brush size and we have to work in a grid. I've seen many people try to "draw with pixels", and while some are satisfied with their results, I think it's simply impossible to do well. Pixel art is a lot more like painting with a really big brush than drawing, and I think that in the long run, any "drawing done with pixels" is going to be inferior to both a traditional medium drawing and pixel art that's aware of it's limitations. Practicing anatomy with pixels is certainly possible, but it's never going to be as free or as fast as practicing with a pencil in your hand.
Feel free to keep doing what you're doing, you'll get there eventually and as I said, your most recent work is a good improvement. You can always keep pixeling, but for improvement sessions I recommend using another medium.
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Sun Nov 10, 2013 12:51 pm |
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That One Sage
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:01 pm Posts: 1787 Location: Drawing for grades! Country:
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You make a good point.
I was actually thinking about learning how to draw again. I already got some supplies. I just need to learn a little more and look up some basic anatomy on thinks like faces and arms. I can't really show what I draw on the internet because I don't have a scanner. That's one reason that I don't draw, because I need good criticism and I don't have anyone that can tell me my flaws right now.
Thanks for your advice. I think I'm just gonna use my webcam when I want to show a drawing.
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Sun Nov 10, 2013 1:30 pm |
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That One Sage
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:01 pm Posts: 1787 Location: Drawing for grades! Country:
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Finished the male. I think I did a good job, but shading is one of my many weakpoints. The male's Win and the female's Zatara. Once again, need some new names.
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Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:12 pm |
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kb
Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:16 am Posts: 23226 Country:
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Call him Lose instead
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Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:14 pm |
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GamingGryffindor
Joined: Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:59 pm Posts: 2153 Country:
Gender: Anime Girl
Currently Playing: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Waifu: Mina Ashido
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Ghin (pronounced "jinn") for male.
_________________"Remember, believing in yourself is your magic."
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Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:17 pm |
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kb
Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:16 am Posts: 23226 Country:
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Wow that is: terrible
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Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:25 pm |
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Reix
Joined: Sun May 20, 2012 6:55 pm Posts: 914 Country:
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Can we see a version with colored outlines distinguishing shades? Like no dark orange between the blue and orange/dark purple between purple and white. I think it makes it look a bit cluttered. Also, I really like the shading on the arms, but it makes it look like his arms are distinguished from his shoulders/upper arms.
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Sun Nov 10, 2013 5:42 pm |
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That One Sage
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:01 pm Posts: 1787 Location: Drawing for grades! Country:
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MGN Username: SageHarpuiaJDJ
Skype: SageHarpuiaJDJ
Currently Playing: The game of Life
Waifu: Beruka from Fates
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First lines: I can do that. Second lines: I'll see what I can do and thanks for the comment.
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Sun Nov 10, 2013 6:04 pm |
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That One Sage
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:01 pm Posts: 1787 Location: Drawing for grades! Country:
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MGN Username: SageHarpuiaJDJ
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Currently Playing: The game of Life
Waifu: Beruka from Fates
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Update. Couldn't remove the outlines on the trim of the pants on the male because it would blend with the footguards.
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Sun Nov 10, 2013 7:20 pm |
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Reix
Joined: Sun May 20, 2012 6:55 pm Posts: 914 Country:
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Zatara's is far better than Win's. Add a tiny bit of lightish purple in her's to bridge, and use a tiny bit of the dark orange in the corners, but not a full outline.
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Sun Nov 10, 2013 8:02 pm |
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That One Sage
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:01 pm Posts: 1787 Location: Drawing for grades! Country:
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Skype: SageHarpuiaJDJ
Currently Playing: The game of Life
Waifu: Beruka from Fates
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Don't really know how to fix Win's orange detail beside redoing if it bothers me long enough, but I think everything else is peachy. I think.
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Sun Nov 10, 2013 10:06 pm |
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Deciton_Reven
Joined: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:41 am Posts: 1913 Location: In a candy coated heart of darkness. (free hugs!) Country:
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Carrying on the folds in the blue parts of the pants to the orange parts might help.
_________________ When my eyes be rollin' The haters get goin' The seeds I'm sowin' With a smile I'm flowin' And if I be trollin' Ya never be knowin' 'Cause when the haters get goin' My eyes just start a-rollin'
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Sun Nov 10, 2013 11:14 pm |
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