/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4603569
Posted this in a couple other threads.
Drew it to let my followers know I didn't die.

I tried.

I used to have fun just fucking around with pixel art. Maybe I should try again, but it's been years.

I used to make minecraft 1.12.2 texture packs, been doing drawing fundamentals. Figure pixel art would be a good release since I like SNES games but don't play any games anymore. Made this tonight.

>>4603569
Goddamnit I keep seeing you guys make the same simple mistakes over and over in these threads. Screw it, I'm starting board pixel art lessons. I'll start by resorting this dog. Today's lessons is GRADIENTS and why you don't (and the rare cases you do) use them in pixel art.

>>4606361
Nice anon, I'm waiting for lessons
>>4604594
I'm similar, only dabbled a bit years ago and want to expand, but I have different responsibilities now that pressure me a bit and currently have no clear idea about what should I create

>>4604353
Cute!

>>4603569
>>4606361

OP actually did a better job animating compared to me so ignore my lazy wag.

Terms I will be using:
AA = anti-alias
Shadow shape = a general mass and shape defined by an area in shadow
Pillow shading = an undefined light source, specifically used for lighting done from the side of the camera/viewer

Alright lads here we go. I'm not just gonna touch on use of gradients, and use my dog-redo as a jumping board to touch on a variety of topics. First let's establish what pixel art is good for and what sort of goals you should have and how to achieve them. Pixel art, in most cases, is the down-sizing of a subject that requires simplicity to achieve readability. Some rules that apply in painting and character design apply here too. Your first goal is to be readable. This can be achieved in various ways. Contrast, colour, silhouette, and for pixelart specifically, outline. Sometimes context can also be important. Think for example of a table in terraria. Without the background with different furniture or a house the sprite itself might simply read as a square.

There's a couple of key things in pixel art that are very important. Because you're working on a small size you want your design to be readable. Don't be afraid to exagerate and play around with proprtions and really push your design. The goal of pixel art isn't to be eealistic. What OP did with the gradient is much closer to something you'd see irl. It makes his sprite look flat, especially because he hasn't created a light source. There's two key things you can use to make your sprites pop. Your colour, and your shadow shapes. Not all succesful sprites use these extensively but it's an easy way to make your work pop and be readable and fun to look at. Start thinking of your palletes and colour choices in terms of complementaries. Use gradiation sparingly and preferably in backgrounds, and try and keep your contrasts sharp so the sprite doesn't become muddy. (1/2)

>>4606889
(bleh, looking at my sprite now there's actually quite a few issues especially with tying in those greens and reds but whatever, moving on)

(2/2)

Think about your light source and use it to your advantage to block in big shadow shapes this will help your sprite feel like it has more volume and look less flat. Don't be afraid to be a bit bolt with your colours. If you're working with the colour red don't be afraid to shade your shafows in a subdued green, or deader purple, for example.

Because I rushed my dog redo s-rite I actually made several wrong choices. See how I sdded those harsh bits of fur on the belly or big sploches of lighter fur on the ear? This is unecessary texture that clutters my sprite. Be careful where and when to add this as it instantly draws your eye on a flatter sprite, or does the exact opposite for a busier one. Areas of interest, like the face or a weapon will contrast the rest of your design.

Think about why you're creating the sprite you're ceeating and what its purpose is. >>4603717
For example had a well-defined idea behind their work, and knew the vibe they were going for. See how he uses a lot of tecture on the clothes but leaves the face with a big light shape from the front? This creates hierarchy in the composition, allowing you to move from the horse's face, to the cup snd then the tablet. >>4603569 What is the purpose of OP's dog? Yes, it's a cute dog wagging its tail, but my eye doesn't know where to look, the handling of the entire dog is the same, there are no shapes to guide my eye or light to tell me in what sort of space this dog exists. Don't be afraid of hard contrasts. Because of the small size they are your friend, amd will instantly give your viewer more information about what you're trying to convey.

>>4603569

>>4606889
>>4606903
Ty for the quality posts! If you're up to discussing successful sprites or pixel art in the future, that would be awesome

>>4607128
Ay homeboy you got a blog?

>>4607693
Nope I'm just post on here.

>>4603717
Working on sprites for my doom mod

I made >>4606105

I tried to do a isometric church, gameboy style. Just fucking around. Any suggestions?

>>4608387
good shapes but i would go easy on the dithering. no need for checkerboard skeletons at this scale
>>4610899
looks very nice and clean, except the grass or flowers and the bush have soo much texture, chaotic. I thought the bush was a rock at fist, the flowers are barely visible. Try to move away from the many chaotic 1px dots pattern

>>4608387
good shapes but i would go easy on the dithering. no need for checkerboard skeletons at this scale, read the guide above, it applies to this piece very much. >>4606889 >>4606903
>>4610899
looks very nice and clean, except the grass or flowers and the bush have soo much texture, chaotic. I thought the bush was a rock at fist, the flowers are barely visible. Try to move away from the many chaotic 1px dots pattern

>>4604594
I bought Aseprite and did a little messing around with a mock game using a 4-color pallet at the original gameboy's screen resolution.

>>4610992
how much of a dumbass to you have to be to not be able to clock that over dithered mess isn't a screenshot put though a filter, it's full of stray pixels

>>4610992
Okay, thanks for the Bush advice. I'll refine it and move onto another sprite.

>>4607149
Sure man! I'll pop in thread again next week to talk a bit more about pixel stuff. I don't really visit /ic/ out of the dad threads but I'm always down for more pixel discussion. I'm really passionate about the medium and it makes me sad when people don't know how to handle the medium, because it has so much potential and can be easy to learn. Glad to see more people being enthusiastic about it.

>>4611912
I'm here to learn and get feedback so I can quickly improve.

Made some emotes last night

something from last night

I'm just curious. Is it better to use a tablet for drawing pixel arts instead of using a mouse?

>>4613656
depends on what kind of scale you're working on, often i start with a tablet and then do detailing with a mouse.

>>4613696
>start pixel art with a tablet
Like drawing the line art first or sketching?

>>4613656
pixel art is the one thing that a mouse would be enough for, seen some pretty good shit made on phones even

>>4613560
I love your art Anon. Have you done this in one sitting? Did you do some sketching on paper first?

>>4613722
sketching, lineart, ease of using brushes or making selections.
i use my tablet with my left hand, use my mouse with my right so i don't have to awkwardly switch between them admittedly
working in aseprite too, sketching and dithering is quicker and less of a strain on your hands than with a mouse

>>4613656
It's better to use a tablet to get everything ready and a mouse to fix small mistakes
>I use a laptop pad to make pixel art
AAAAAAAA I can't wait to finally get a tablet personally

>>4613809
thank you, i did do this in one sitting, which took five and a half hours. I occasionally do traditional sketching first, but didn't for this one. My process is just whatever I feel I need to do to get the best results on the given work.

>>4614758
at least what you're doing with a laptop track pad is pretty good, but i do agree that a tablet would probably help refine what work you are doing without it being too labor intensive

>>4614758
I used to do this too, but with arrow keys to move the mouse and touchpad to click

>>4613878
Dithering is pretty easy once you figure out how to create a brush for it
I actually placed them pixel by pixel before I figured this out and it's so much better. Then again you're probably talking about more complex dithering right?

>>4606889
>>4606903
thanks for the autistic but informative posts kazoo

>>4608544
my website's bg

Friendly reminder

>>4614758
Pretty amazing work, anon. I need to step up my dithering game, I'll never get it right if I never dare to use it.

Posting this here.

>>4615649
Anon If it makes you feel better I spent an embarrassingly amount of hours obsessing over the dithering. I spent way too much time messing around to see what worked and what didnt. You'll be fine, just go for it.

>>4613656
Daily reminder that styluses was used in production to create pixel art even back in the 80's

>>4603569
I was born in 1990. I don't understand the plebs who think pixel "art" has any value

>>4615912
Well I don't understand why a lot of people like vanilla ice cream, but they do. I think pixel art is very appealing.

>>4614982
vat program ist dat

>>4615279
absolutely, aseprite's dynamic brush options make gradients a whole lot easier, but then again even with simpler dithering brushes the curves tend to flow better with a tablet than with a mouse in my experience

>>4615985
GraphicsGale

Are there any good pixel art programs for Linux? I've been using Pixilart for quite some time.

>>4617995

>>4617995
Krita

>>4607112
thats cool as fuck nice man.

enemy from a game I'm making

thought i did good with this

>>4619596
Pretty cool animation anon, do you have insta or twitter?

>>4620268
yeah, right here

https://twitter.com/BlackGardendev

>>4620675
not that anon but that's some real neat stuff, I'll definitely get the demo when it releases, also are you using Aseprite?

Made some twitch emotes. I made a mistake on the first one sadly but it's fixed in the individual file.

>>4621621
>are you using Aseprite?

Yep, best 15 bucks I ever spent. I recommend using the minimal dark HD skin

God I want to make some pixel animations. something comfy. I've never done anything before cuz i cant draw but i figure i could do loose tracings with pixel art and make something really cool. good inspiration in this thread.

>>4621917
If you're just getting into pixel art animation I highly recommend the tutorials on studio miniboss' website.

here is something i made for fun the other day

WIP of a commission I'm currently working on. My process is doing a sketch on CSP and then export it on my usual pixel size for humans (around 150-170 pixels high).
Does anyone else follow this process or am I the only dumbass who doesn't start and finish on Aseprite? I find it super hard to sketch and sculpt from start to finish.

>>4621972
cute!
>>4622411
pretty much, the ability to fuck around with the sketch feels a little better with sai for me, though i'm also working with colors

something from the last couple days.
2x scale: https://hainsaw.tumblr.com/image/619800168516206592

Enemy for a game im working on

Started coloring, the hair is the part that scares me the most.

>>4623833
Cute!

Just finished this one. It's supposed to be the main character of a metroidvania. Maybe will end up as an enemy or npc. Been working on pixel art after work for a week and a half now.

>>4624749
thanks :)

>>4625106
Your style is the Studio Ghibli of pixel art. Fantastic and playful visuals, and seems like a lot of room for free-flowing creative expression. Your stuff inspires me.

>>4625087
Looks nice. Would be cool animated.

>>4615786
That's commendable, not embarrassing. Don't feel ashamed for putting in effort to improve.

>>4625644
That's my plan. To draw the sketches of a completed motion and flesh out the frames. I'll post it here when I'm done. May be a week or two.

bump

>>4625114
that's very high praise, thank you. I was inspired a lot by ghibli when i initially started making the world. There are rules to it, but only one or two i'm not willing to break if it makes something wonderful.

My finished piece and for shits and giggles I applied a CRT filter to make it look like an old game on a TV.

Any feedback for mine on the left? I really want to make a mock-up fighting game to pitch later.

>>4629589
Also this.

>>4629592
I really want to add another character but I have no idea who to make next besides Asura, I know I want it to be a guy though.

>>4629589
>>4629592
>>4629597
Looks pretty good but if you're planning to animate, keep in mind having a lot of details and colors re going to make it pretty hard. But it's looking great!

>>4629606
I know it fucking sucks so far but a basic idle is all I’m aiming for>>4629606

>>4625106
>>4628956
You're being productive recently. I agree with >>4625114. I checked out your other works, pixels are your strongest side I'd say, but Maroon stuff has this magical atmosphere, I really love it. Will you make it into a game or a world to explore?
Also, Edwin's a qt

>>4629597
Looks dope, got any of these as .png sprites? Anyway, if you want a random Capcom dude then try Ryu from Breath of Fire.

>>4630389
Not a bad choice actually, no PNG saved because I don’t think I’m done working on them but the finished product will be.

>>4625106
>>4628956
this is going into my inspiration folder

Bump

>>4629279
Nice job, shantaebro. I like the transparent dancer pants. Do you have it without the filter anywhere?
I've been making some Shantae stuff for a while so I'm going to post a couple.

>>4634065
Here's another one, hope these aren't too lewd for this place.

Bump.

Bump

Sprites I did for a friend's game.

>>4637961
dont like that he wanted it to be 144x, left me no room for legs

We need the self promotion thread back.

>>4603569
i made one of my characters all pixel-y :>

This is my first pixel art, I just copied it since I still can't create anything from scratch. I need tips for training shading, I can't think of anything but color gradient

>>4639866
well, first things first, why do you have two marginally shades of grey for the hair for very minimal shading that could easily be the shade of blue in your ref image?
secondly, at this point i would avoid introducing line weight, especially at this scale doubling up pixels looks clunky

whats a good pixel art guide for the basics?

thinking of making vidya games and i want art to be cool and not shitty generic RPG sprites

i'd rather make my own shitty generic RPG sprites

>>4641080
i'm kind of curious how people start out with tutorials because i never had the patience for them, i just looked at other peoples works and worked off that.

>>4641080
Pixel Logic by Michafrar.
https://gumroad.com/l/pixel-logic

It's worth the money.

Anybody here make pixel textures for 3d models? N64/psx style

>>4642893
i actually just so happened to be doing 3D pixel stuff for the last few days. I finally decided to start messing around with CrocoTile3D and am having a blast now that i've learned the interface. goal is to use it to make levels for Unity.

>>4637961
>>4637963
I like these!

>>4629821
yea my pixel art sort of just came out of nowhere for me and I love it. I started learning programming so i could make maroon into a game, but that's definitely a ways off

>>4642803
>$9 for a PDF
ehhh
>>4642168
i've mostly read through tutorials, usually focus on stuff i had no idea about and skim through common sense stuff

>>4642952
Is your game called Blue Dream? If so... we chose eerily similar titles...

Lookin sick btw,

I did a horse for my website.

>>4643390
It looks really cool man

Doing a lot of character design lately, I really want to capture the illustration vibe of gacha games, but with my own personal flair.

Also rendering water is a fucking nightmare I'll never do a piece like this again.

I dunno

>>4643339
Of course, why would the commong 4channer spend money on someone else's effort, right?

>>4641080
http://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24744

Did some practice work today. It was fun.

>>4643955

not this anon, but,
putting artwork/a couple images from the book on the gumroad (instead of just a link to the website, which has them) would help a lot. Initially i missed the website link, since it's also at the bottom of the page (under a note: section, no less) and wanted to see the artist's work for credibility. I googled Michafrar and came up with his twitter, which was a bunch of retweets and non-pixel art. the link to his official website from twitter was a tumblr, with no pixel art on it. From there, i went to his pixiv, which had SOME pixel art, but it's all in japanese.

>>4607140
Funny

>>4644702
In his tumblr there's literally a tag for just pixel art. He did the old Jontron intros.

Made some Painter Momopie.

>>4644878
at first glance i thought that was a large razor blade

Something I'm making for a 8bit lofi hip-hop music video.
Will add colors and stuff tomorrow.

There are lot of great pixel artists on this board.

first ever drawing, total beginner here

>>4643339
its on genesis

>>4646926
I don't have any cc but just wanted to say this is awesome and you did a fucking fantastic job, keep it up!

>>4646980
what do you mean by this

>>4646926
If its truly your first pixel work i have to say its impressive. Keep it up

>>4646926
yea, very nice attempt, looks like you had fun.

>>4607140
hate how i keep coming back to this one, why is it so fun to look at?

>>4603569
My favorite drawing that i made

>>4647746
i hope i can draw like that someday

>>4603569
Im practicing drawing mountains and such while trying out different styles and approaches in doing so.

>>4648605
Good shit.

>>4648584
>>4648585
>>4648588
these are awesome, do you have one for the neogeo?

>>4648690
Eventually.

Test

>>4648605
any recommendations for pc98 games to study or adjacent artists?

>>4649076
YU-NO

any guidance for someone up for trying this shit out? Downloaded some software, i've got drawing ability, whats next?

>>4649129
http://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11299
that is the best tutorial that will teach u all the fundamentals^
is also short and very to the point.
All that you have to do now is experiment and find your style

>>4647180
Its a dog dancing, what’s not to love?

>>4649452
Yikes, wrong pic lol

Took 3 hours to make this one. I hate pixel art for being so time consuming.

>>4652696
The values look wrong.

>>4653114
Could you elaborate, pls?

>>4653215

>>4653291
Ok. What about this one? Did I get it?

>>4649076
https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/30380624

my first pixel animation!

>>4653479
It looks the same.

>>4653521
Well, fuck. I guess I am blind or just too retarded to recognise what's wrong correctly.

>>4653538
Read my pic again. Read it several times.

>>4653479
anon it's better because you've changed the lighting in a more directional way.
though also it's probably wrong because that magic should be casting light too.
you need to change the colors you using on the body though push them further.

>>4653479
also for the love of god add a another frame of animation between the two you have already it looks jerky as hell.

>>4653615
>>4653545
>>4653608
>>4653615
Thanks for critique and advise, /ic/.

Made some Bonk.

daily reminder

been examining sprites from games i like to get an idea on what to do

fucked up how close up it looks like a jumble of pixels

whats a good site with references? i looked around deviant art and pixiv and most of the stuff there is eh

shall i just stick to games like pic related?

how is this so far?

>>4617995
LibreSprite

>Pixel art is cope for people who can't draw

>>4655833
If you can draw, why don't you make some pixel art and show us up? Go on. Maybe we can learn something from you. :)

>>4654262
spriters resource?
seriously have people forgotten where everyone used to get their sprites for their megaman recolor fighting game.

>>4655833
how come when every half decent artist tries out pixel art it comes out like shit though.

>>4654541
s-sauce?

>>4655839
I don't wanna embarras yall. Please go on making your cute pixels which only kids love.

>>4655841
Shit artists make shit art, no matter what medium or style you use. Pixel art is like the simplest form of visual art there is.

>>4656162
>I don't wanna embarras myself.
Fixed it for you

>>4656162
no please you're already embarrassing us with your weak deflection, go ahead and show us how big boy pixel art is made.

>>4656162
Post your work if you're so good you should have no problem with it :) Come on let us see your totally amazing pixel art and your totally amazing regular art.

>>4656162
>Pixel art is like the simplest form of visual art there is.

It's not. I have done pro work both in pixel art and painted 2D assets. I m way WAY more comfortable doing painted assets.

Making pixel art look interesting is a real challenge.

>>4656012
https://twitter.com/cherrikissu

lesbian milf who draws porn, pretty based ngl

Don't have time to animate and redraw lighting currently. Just want to know did I fucked up color this time or not.

My first try in pixel art, rate pls (especially shading)

>>4656953
>>4656955
>>4656958
>вopoнa.png
хopoшo

Final anim before thread dies.

Gotten really into pixel art recently.

>>4658949
you should really add a forth frame to complete the look so the hair, skirt and whatever don't just snap back into frame 1
i like the movement on the magic but i wouldn't move the light source in it by one pixel back and forth as it's a little distracting from the overall movement, with it going in the opposite direction and all.

Hey guys, I remember some threads a while back where there was a grid of tiles and each anon picked a different tile and drew some pixel art in it, so it all made one big scene.

Me and my friend are no artists, but making something random on a small scale like that was really fun for us noobs, and it was our only real interaction with /ic/. Do those threads still happen?

I TRIED :)

>>4659425
Easy enough. Thanks for feedback.

>>4659850
It's quite nice, actually. Although, his clothes looks kinda flat in comparison to other parts. (and bg is really distracting)

First attempt at pixel art in a long time, feedback appreciated.

>>4661714
die cris

Did this today.

>>4621815
Nice, do you get a lot of work from Twitch streamers or is this for your own stream?

>>4662242
Other streamers, I'm a horrible and boring streamer myself.

Here is a robot I've been working on

>>4662124
That K is looking kinda like an H

Where do I get started with pixel art? Do I just use Photoshop? What are some good first timer exercises? Thanks in advance! I know you guys probably get this question lots- sorry for that

>>4664054
go to lospec, start there!
not sure about timer exercises really, i was more focused on trying to flex a colour pallet within a 50x50px range on a wide topic like food if that appeals to you!

>>4664101
Would using lospec make sense to use if I already have Photoshop? Thanks for the kind response by the way!

>>4664054
Get Pixel Logic.
Don't worry about the program, even Paint works but chances are you're already pirating Photoshop.
I use Aseprite personally.

>>4664448
>chances are you're already pirating Photoshop
Actually paying to use both Photoshop and Illustrator believe it or not. Will look into Pixel Logic and Aseprite, thank you

>>4664536
https://pixellogicbook.com/
Pixel Logic is a book written by Michafrar, the guy who made the JonTron intros in the past. It's pretty good and worth the money for the knowledge.

>>4664546
t.Michafrar

>>4664180
I suggest lospec since if you're just starting out it's got plenty of free resources, even if they're a bit outdated they get the message across in comparison to pixel logic, depends on what you want to invest in while trying out pixel art.
either that or filter through the pixeljoint forums.

Would pixel logic be useful for someone with a couple years of experiance or is it more of a kicking off point for those just starting?
I know it's cheap however i've looked into other resources beforehand to try and gain other artist perspectives, to only tune out once i realize it's aimed towards beginners.

How do i get into pixel art? What tutorials do you guys suggest? Does it take long to make?

>>4665315
Studio miniboss has a bunch of tutorials on their site that were a godsend for me. Pixel art does take a really long time at first, but as you get better you get faster.

>>4665323
How long would
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>>4649393
>>4639819
>>4637961
These kinds of drawings take? Apology dfor not reading the thread first.

how is this so far?

is the underboob looking like it's banding?

My first try at pixel art. It's not much but I wanted to start out small

>>4665326
Im the guy who drew the log cabin,, usually all my drawings take about 4 hours.

>>4667175
>>4667175
Thank you for replying. Have you made any such pictures but animated?

>>4643530
Underrated as all hell. Good design, good rendering, I'm impressed.

>>4615416
Can we get a link? Looks promising

>>4666928
I really like it so far! Next you should try to make a whole sushi plate

>>4667226
I made this for a friend of mine, not really proud of it. Animating briefly like this adds usually some extra 1-2 hours to the work

(:

>>4667461
Thanks! I plan on doing that after this bird. I feel like I'm going in the wrong direction here and focusing too much on details. Also I didn't know how to make the talons. My second thing ever

>>4667808

Currently working on a flanged pongo, how do I go about doing the hair? Is the shading too much?

>>4668066
>>4668442
i would start again, because this doesn't look appealing.
it looks like you've used the shape tool to do your construction but you took those lines and ran with it, not to mention you're banding your shading unnecessarily and tightly, the lighter tones are just washed up.
try to work with actual reference, and build or find a pallet you can work with.

>>4663070
what's with the retarded upscaling

bump

Anybody know a good pixel art community I could join for critique / feedback?

>>4672063
http://pixeljoint.com

Finally decided to bite the bullet and do something that didn't use the typical GB colour palette. Bully me gently please, /ic/.

>>4672586
i'm never really sure if things like these are pixel art, or just oekaki at best
nice color pallet, on the fence about that shading though i would either add a highlight color to the other side or make it more general.
the line weight feels a little bit awkward in places though

I dunno why I did this.

>>4603569
Any tips? I know that one of the arms is bigger than the other.

how is this so far?

still gotta do the arms but i fear the arms

>>4620675
>>4619596
This game looks really fun. What's the file size like? My computer is currently low storage.

>>4673185
Any plans for different angles?

>>4673190
I tried fixing the arm.

>>4674552
more pixel snecc

an older thing of mine

>>4674552
>>4674557
this is just oekaki
there are no spesific drawing tips one could give you just need to learn how to draw in general.

>>4655833
I concede that pixel art feels easier in some areas. I only started on sunday though

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>>4676745
Picrel was my first completed one

>>4676744
>>4676745
>>4676746
Looks pretty good. Great job, anon.

>>4671896
It has that certain charm to it. What do the teens call it? 'Soul'?

>>4676747
Thank you

>>4672586
draw less porn lol

>>4676744
>>4676745
>>4676746
>>4677339

go over all of these again and look at your lineart, you've got jagged and dog legged edges where it in no way calls for them, and your antialiasing doesn't soften curves like it should, it looks haphazard in places.

consider at this scale and with a minimal color pallet, your lineart is going to get a lot of scrutiny. also consider making more defined shapes or a less compact silhouette in some of these so they read easier

>>4677647
Thanks for the feedback, I'll see how I can implement the advice.

>>4603569
What is the best 16:9 aspect ratio for emulating the PC 98 style?

>>4677728
640x360 is the closest in actual size, is an actually used resolution and is divisible by 8.

>>4625326
Clothes need more texture. It's good though.

>>4677647
Made a new sprite while keeping your crit in mind. In the process of reworking the rest.

>>4680349
oddly flat

No idea if this is the right place for this but didn't see a cartography thread and didn't want to make one just for me, but just finished this and it took many pixels. I tried to make it look like Phantasy Star IV

What are the tags to search for pixel shit on pixiv? ピクセル shows mostly western artists, do elevens call it something else?

>>4681174
ドット絵 pixel art
ドット pixel
クォータービュー isometric

alternately go to soap.H or しょさ and navigate out from there since you're wading though shit in the tags
basically

>>4680394
it's a bit of a rush job, and i will admit that i'm not knowledgeable with these kinds of styles, but i tried to modify it to what i would do with it.

>>4681611
I'm making these sprites for a pokemon crystal romhack so they kind of have to fit the more simplistic style used in that game. Normally I'd try to achieve something similar to your improvements. Probably should have specified this beforehand.
It'll still be useful for learning purposes, though, so thank you!

>>4681477
thanks bruh

So I was studying the art of the cards in the SNK vs Capcom Card Fighters games and noticed something and want your opinion.
Which do you like more, the cards of the first or second game?
I noticed the first game has mo variety in poses and expressions at the cost of being more chibi and having bigger eyes for both male and female characters. (cont.)

>>4683691
While all if not, most of the cards in the second game feel very similar all of them, having similar composition which is the character from a side or near side view and their arm, hand or some object super close to you in your face, most of the time the arm or object taking the most space in the canvas but the sprites being bigger means more variation in the faces and expressions, now with clear differences between male and female faces.

Which of the two games do you like more?

>>4683691
more*

>>4683691
the first game, i like the variation more, and the fact that they're chibi doesn't matter to me, if anything it sets the tone of it better and adds to a more dynamic nature.
i'm not too into the second on because some of them where just translations of older sprites or artwork, the first game feels cultivated in a way

Made some Segata Sanshiro. I'm the guy who asked about the SNK vs Capcom Cards style before because I'm trying to study and learn this style for pixel art.

>>4603569

>>4621972
I want this. What can I give you to have this?

>>4686291
Based sanshiro poster

Hey guys, I remember some threads a while back where there was a grid of squares, and each anon would pick and draw some pixelart for a different grid square, and they'd all combine into one big scene.

I think it was on this board but I'm not certain, does anyone know if that ever happens anymore? Shit was dope.

>>4687154
happens a fair amount on twitter and such,
things like these you need a following or at least a fair amount of friends to spread it around

>>4687203
They were popular enough back then to get plenty of input, was hoping it would last but I guess not.

>>4687154
Yeah they still happen every once in a while. It's probably about time to start another one.

>>4603569
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvW6N2AZrx8
i made a shitty videogame using sprite art

My dudes, what's the best method of creating animated game assets for indie games?

Raw pixel art (Metal Slug etc) seems like the most time consuming / ineffective, because you have to think about every fucking pixel.
Raw bone animation (Spine 2D) is the most effective, but looks cheap and soulless.

I'm thinking higher res pixel art (like Blasphemous) aided by very subtle bone animation.
Talk me out of it before I spend hundreds of dollarinos on very specific software and workshops.

>>4685946
Cute penguin

first time animating a character

>>4688619
dude just aim lower than metal slug.
you probably could have a rig to aid you in making sprite animations that you go in and detail over but at that level it's a toss up between if it's going to be worth it since at that scale you're still thinking about every pixel.

am i crazy for thinking that monsterbot is a little fishy for being able to draw like this

>>4691596
and then like this?

>>4691596
Yes you are, my pixel art is 1000x better than my normal art too. I've met 3D modelers who model 1000x better than their regular art as well. Besides, pixel art is a lot easier to chip away at. His shading looks the same too

>>4607124
>>4607121
Why has nobody mentioned these

>>4691715
really? examples?
i understand the difference between 3d and 2d and but i struggle to understand why him and you by extension don't have some kind of level balancing.
you can chip away at digital art the same way you chip away at pixel art, you could easily go lineless and have a good semblance of style, that balances in turn with pixel art.
maybe that valley just feels odd to me due to the zero attempts to fix simple line art mistakes that don't feel like they're there for stylistic reasons

Rate my DnD squad

>>4692431
also my first try on something animated

Making more stuff

First time trying to do this,

First time trying to do this,

>>4691729
Because they're filtered images, not pixel art.
They don't deserve any attention they get.

>>4694610
Progress

>>4695338
hey thats pretty good
keep on refining it anon, do you work from a particular color pallet or do you eyeball it?

>>4696265
Eyeballing it, I abuse the HSB sliders and the color lookup function of PS in order to come up with something I like,

Thanks for liking it, will try to finish it today!

>>4695338
>jpg

>>4696536
Is .gif ok?

>>4696536
do you understand why jpeg is bad?

>>4694610
If you're gonna trace one of Firez' works at least get his permission or something.
Also I'd suggest to save pixel art works as PNG.

>>4692431
>>4692432
cute

>>4656162
post your pixels

>>4686291
>>4692590
These are great.

What's the point in doing pixel art when the pixels are super tiny? Wouldn't the art look cleaner if if you made them normal looking? It's especially annoying in video games where there's a lack of drawn games.

>>4698119
what the fuck are "normal looking" pixels if they're not on a 1:1 scale, they're pixels.

>>4698838
I mean shit where there's tons of sprites for one character. Like 512x512.

>>4629279
How did you do the filtering?

>>4688619
You need to make the gameplay work first. What kind of game is it? The more information the animation needs to convey, the more rewarding high fidelity is. SF III Third Strike and Fatal Fury: Mark of The Wolves have crazy detailed and painstakingly tweaked animation. Something like Sam and Max: Freelance Police or Monkey Island doesn't need as much movement or polsih.