Yea, practice on limited color shading. For each color, I decided to limit myself to only use two shades of it. Thank God for dithering. I wonder how the BG will look?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tis' very WIP, I have to add some stylization to the armour, you know. Bling bling. Yep..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You guys should try doing that yourself, I think it's great fun, plus I'm learning how to use a limited color palette.

You draw it pixel per pixel or you draw using lines?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice shading :P

Line tool, only if I'm working with something big, where a few misplaced pixels isnt that huge of a deal. 1px tool, if I have to have a load of detail, where one pixel is crucial.

you should just pimp out his ammy... make it like a spinner... but that sun there is looking pretty happy 8)

Dude, you should try giving the dude long hair. I think it'd just look pretty cool.

Line tool, only if I'm working with something big, where a few misplaced pixels isnt that huge of a deal. 1px tool, if I have to have a load of detail, where one pixel is crucial.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nice work man, ive been looking at your work for a while, fair few months on and off and you really starting to mature as a pixel artist, coz your men aint green anymore :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

good work mate

well i dont really like your shading infact i really hate it... it makes your fine ruins ur posible talent.. (sry i REALLY REALLY hate to be mean...) i really belive u should work on a more common style of shading but then adapt it in your own ways... (and again sry if im being harsh just like your work and would love to see you get even better ) :oops:

Its a nice practice, but I really think you should work with 3 shades.

 

 

 

3 shades can do alot more then 2 shades..

The whole point was to do as much as I could with only 2 shades...It's not as if I'm trying so sell this. You guy are too centered on what a costumer likes, instead of making yourself better. I like it, it helped me whats wrong with that?

I'm practising dithering to now, but two shades is to less.. You should really try using 3. And remember that black and white, which you allready use in the lines and on the background.. can be used for for shading aswell ;) And why does it look like the guy has a condom over his head or something?

guy has a condom over his head or something?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...What in the hell?

 

guy has a condom over his head or something?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...What in the hell?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

actually it looks more like a swim cap than that...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

obviously he is a guy with really really short (shaved short gray hair?)

I'm practising dithering to now, but two shades is to less

I think if done well 2 colours is more than enough. With two colours you get 9 distinct shades at least. And if you count black and white too...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 shades can be enough, but it will still only result in a quite flat way of shading. Especially on metal. You should atleast use white for the shining on the armour. And about the condom remark; the face of the guy has barely any distinct features sticking out; you get the same when you pull a condom over your head (Not that I tried, but I've seen pictures :roll:) To remove that effect, you should have the hair stand out more, even though it's flat. And add more things as the forehead standing out more, and his ear. I'll try do an example later.

 

guy has a condom over his head or something?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...What in the hell?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you know the the thing you use w.... uhh nvm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

well the truth is it does, a mate of mine once pulled a condom over his face and this looks very similiar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

im not liking the shading at all, the technique is boring and not catchy at all.

 

 

 

try something smooth.