paul_wilson Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 im trying to make my first pixel image and i have the outline of the main image and im trying to shade it. i cant get it write! lol its hard to explain so basicly everything is going wrong. i cant get the write colours and i cant get it to look shaded so theres one point of light. can someone give me and tips on this? First and only pixel thinger I made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godslayer Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Well, it's very difficult: First, find a good sig maker, like the Jeppoz. Then saw off his hand. (caution, hard part) Then saw off your own hand. Stitch the Jeppoz's hand to your bloody stump, and walla! Mad pixel skills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axeraider70 Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 oh man, and i wanted to saw off both of your hands godslayer, maybe stich em to some cow. :lol: axeraider70.deviantART.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godslayer Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Who says I'm not already a cow disguised as a handsome human with a hefty hammer, with the handsof some long forgotten pixel artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axeraider70 Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 you do, you said that you were a toddler :D oh and to not make this topic spam-tastic, look up some hints in the user tutorial sticky. axeraider70.deviantART.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_wilson Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 well, i went looking on google for a program to do it in and found "graphicsGale" so far so good. im making a avatar sived drag med and for my first try its looking good :D First and only pixel thinger I made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Jeppoz Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 :shock: Why my hand ? *OUCHIE* (i guess it's all about that foodslayer stuff mmm?) However if you can't draw outlines then...all you need is more practice or more time... If you can't shade all you need is getting veeeeery veeeeery friendly with RGB (or HLS) palettes, keeping an eye on whatever you can see in nature, expecialy the different reactions a certain surface has to certain light sources. Real life can teach you a lot of thing about arts in general, so it's never a bad idea to rip nature :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godslayer Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 I see your going with my plan... (gg owns you noobs kthxbiaplx) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_wilson Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 yay done :) even i see bad bits about it but seeing as i cant see how to fix it without restarting im showing it to you as it is so yea, and c/c would be appreciated. oh and dont coment on the background... or lack there of :P First and only pixel thinger I made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordliquid Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 It looks .. sketchy. Armour and weaponry are usually made out of plates, and so have clear strong lines. This helm is a bit uneven, as if it was made by an inexperienced blacksmith. If you know what I mean :? Good thing nobody knows I draw with my feet, so my pixel skills are quite safe.... :shock: Oops... "Do you really know me? I might be a God." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axeraider70 Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Good thing nobody knows I draw with my feet, so my pixel skills are quite safe.... :shock: Oops... i've heard of people drawing with their feet but that sounds quite hard, of course its just like anything else, get good at it after you practice.. i wouldnt be able to find a good position to draw with my feet lol. the drawing... save it as a better format, like png. once you've done that, then we'll talk about how you drew it. axeraider70.deviantART.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Well, it's very difficult: First, find a good sig maker, like the Jeppoz. Then saw off his hand. (caution, hard part) Then saw off your own hand. Stitch the Jeppoz's hand to your bloody stump, and walla! Mad pixel skills! Would you stop worry about your post count and post something worthwhile? All of your posts in this thread alone are spam. You seem to understand how you're supposed to shade so I don't see the problem. Choose your base color. For the lighter/highlighted areas choose a lighter color and for darker areas choose a darker color. As long as they are different shades, but still same color you should get some good basic shading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_wilson Posted June 25, 2005 Author Share Posted June 25, 2005 thanx, im making a new one and it looks better but im still not going to try to do a background yet. jus trieng to get the shading to look realistic but i cant get the right colours with the HSL slider or RBG so i still need practice with them. First and only pixel thinger I made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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