hi guys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i made my first pixel drawing on MS paint and i want to enhance it using adobe photoshop elements 3.0. my picture is FAAAR from finished, and i would really appreciate suggestions and comments. (dont worry about hurting my feelings, go and insult the pic all you want lol, just be honest :o )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**at first glance, it looks like the guy's right arm is wicked short, it was supposed to look like he was bending it backwards...but as you can see, i failed miserably trying to do that :oops: **

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are a few things i would like to do to the pic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- make the guy look like he is standing ankle deep in water, and have his reflection showing

 

 

 

- draw a good cape

 

 

 

- improve the color quality (im really nooby when it comes to graphics)

 

 

 

- make a good background

 

 

 

- resize the pic so that it could fit in a sig but still retain its quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if you could help me with those things, i would really appreciate it, and please leave any comments, compliments, complaints...watever. thank you very much everybody. :)

um...i realized this as i looked at the pic again: since im so used to drawing woman figures, his waist area is a bit curvy and resembles a woman... :oops:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and also, i was wondering if there was a more efficient way to shade. i spent forever trying to shade this (and it still s**ks pretty bad). like i said, i am an amateur when it comes to this stuff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this is the first pixel drawing i made in my life...

You are doing a good job on the shading compare to some..... people :roll:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- make the guy look like he is standing ankle deep in water, and have his

 

 

 

reflection showing

 

 

 

#go to google and look at some reflection image. It'll give you some ideas for sure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- draw a good cape

 

 

 

#draw the simplest shape first, add detail to it later. The left side of the cape should be lower than the other one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- improve the color quality (im really nooby when it comes to graphics)

 

 

 

#you'll improve as you draw more and look at some good artists' work :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- make a good background

 

 

 

#a small lake?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- resize the pic so that it could fit in a sig but still retain its quality

 

 

 

#not going to happen unless it is flash (i think).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Something I want to say on the drawing.

 

 

 

=his hand should be resting on the handle. It looks weird right now.

 

 

 

=I am not sure where would the sword land on, but shouldn't the sword tip be on the ground level?

 

 

 

=his legs are sort of facing the same direction. Make his left leg face a little left.

You are doing a good job on the shading compare to some..... people :roll:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- make the guy look like he is standing ankle deep in water, and have his

 

 

 

reflection showing

 

 

 

#go to google and look at some reflection image. It'll give you some ideas for sure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- draw a good cape

 

 

 

#draw the simplest shape first, add detail to it later. The left side of the cape should be lower than the other one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- improve the color quality (im really nooby when it comes to graphics)

 

 

 

#you'll improve as you draw more and look at some good artists' work :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- make a good background

 

 

 

#a small lake?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- resize the pic so that it could fit in a sig but still retain its quality

 

 

 

#not going to happen unless it is flash (i think).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Something I want to say on the drawing.

 

 

 

=his hand should be resting on the handle. It looks weird right now.

 

 

 

=I am not sure where would the sword land on, but shouldn't the sword tip be on the ground level?

 

 

 

=his legs are sort of facing the same direction. Make his left leg face a little left.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

any suggestions as to how the shade the cape effectively?

bump... :wink:

not bad lol but his left look crappy.

help me fix it plz!

He's on stilts?? :lol: Make his legs smaller! But great job for your first.

bump. any more suggestions?