Harpy Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 lol? why minecraft? But thanks and i look forward to seeing your progress :) Just the close-ups are all pixelated (adurh pixel-art) and it makes me think of Minecraft. Hahaha. I'll probably try making one once my school ends in a couple weeks. :) 92 Fishing | 92 Firemaking | 92 Dungeoneering | 99 Cooking100% FTP | 800+ Total | 19 Combat Optima dies.. prima fugit. .::. Forever a Harpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbpackers31 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Awesome tutorial! This might actually push me to finally finish my pixel sig I made like two years ago (all I have is the sky to complete, which I never knew how to do). I'll try your sky technique as I quite like the outcome :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeon_ Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 That's my WIP using your tutorial. Thanks! I must admit though, I used your stump and tree on the left hand side, as all my attempts looked like they were drawn by a four year old. Any tips? Many believe that the 1980 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens was a catostrophic geological event, in reality it was the day that Jimi Hendrix returned to Earth from the next world and actually stood up next to a mountain and chopped it down with the edge of his hand.-Random Youtuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat_61 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Lol I wasn't planning on this being a road... thinking more of a river lol but yeah I will fix that I Support TET!| If you want bunny PM Me.|Click For My DevArt^ Cowboy is the Best ^IT'S A TRAP SHINY JUST WANTS TO STALK YOU.Hell yeah I do. Whats your msn?That's how it all starts. Next he's going to ask you what flavor of candy you enjoy and whats your favorite color van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alg Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 This looks like something fun to try. Easy to understand guide as well. I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nash Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 You should give it a shot ALG ill always be here to help you ;) Aeon the first thing I see is that your mountains, river and tree on the right have too busy of edges. Try making them all more wavy and less abrupt zig-zagy (terrible vocab but hopefully that explains it) Otherwise nice work :thumbsup: Pixel Signature Made By Me.Pixel Art Tutorial * Pixel Gallery * My Free Pixel Sigs Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeon_ Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 How would I go about doing that? Everything I do looks blocky, even on 1 pixel brush. :| Many believe that the 1980 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens was a catostrophic geological event, in reality it was the day that Jimi Hendrix returned to Earth from the next world and actually stood up next to a mountain and chopped it down with the edge of his hand.-Random Youtuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaida23 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Great guide, cowboy. Can't wait to give it a try. When will you be adding parts II and III? Check out my blog to read the Adventures of a Big Damn (F2P) Hero. THE place for all free players to connect, hang out and talk about how awesome it is to be F2P. So, Kaida is the real version of every fictional science-badass? That explains a lot, actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Thanks for the tutorial. Might inspire me to start my own actually. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nash Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 @Aeon try loosening up when you draw line work. I like to start with the lightest grey in the pallete, do a quick scribble, then go darker and make more refined scribbles, then darker and then the black lining. That way you slowly work your way to the final linework and it helps keep it from looking box shaped. Post whatever you come up with and ill help :thumbup: Pixel Signature Made By Me.Pixel Art Tutorial * Pixel Gallery * My Free Pixel Sigs Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat_61 Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 That's what I have on my side project in math class this week XD I Support TET!| If you want bunny PM Me.|Click For My DevArt^ Cowboy is the Best ^IT'S A TRAP SHINY JUST WANTS TO STALK YOU.Hell yeah I do. Whats your msn?That's how it all starts. Next he's going to ask you what flavor of candy you enjoy and whats your favorite color van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nash Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Looks good thus far :) my only suggestion is if your going for a sunset sky, make the mountains dark blue, purple or something other than orange. that way they contrast with the sky more. Pixel Signature Made By Me.Pixel Art Tutorial * Pixel Gallery * My Free Pixel Sigs Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeon_ Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Any better? Many believe that the 1980 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens was a catostrophic geological event, in reality it was the day that Jimi Hendrix returned to Earth from the next world and actually stood up next to a mountain and chopped it down with the edge of his hand.-Random Youtuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star. Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Your line art is all over the place. It's really scraggly and volatile, you still need to loosen it up haha. I tried doing a little example so you know how smooth your lineart should be. Ignore "my" river Think about perspective, notice how in cowboys tutorial the river is almost straight? That's cause of the angle so your river should be straightish too. For the black lines you want to do this: anyway Cowboy would probably explain this better hehe but kinda wanted to help EDIT: oh yeah, I also found that using the line tool in paint helped when I didn't want to do it pixel by pixel. If I used the pencil tool then it would take forever to clean up ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeon_ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I originally did it without doing the corners, then suddenly decided to do it with corners. >_< Many believe that the 1980 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens was a catostrophic geological event, in reality it was the day that Jimi Hendrix returned to Earth from the next world and actually stood up next to a mountain and chopped it down with the edge of his hand.-Random Youtuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nash Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Im going to give you a tip that helped me a ton starting out. Secret method (kind of cheating but nobody will get mad at you for this method); -Find a simple-ish landscape picture-Save it and open it in paint-Color over it with the paintbrush until its all covered and theres no remains of the original picture and its all broken down into solid colors you painted That will help you get realistic landscapes down :) I did that for a while. I did this really quick to show you what I meant. I took the image, shrunk it down (too much but you get the idea) and then filled it in with solid colors. Now all I have to do is shade it. Pixel Signature Made By Me.Pixel Art Tutorial * Pixel Gallery * My Free Pixel Sigs Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeon_ Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I'm not that good at shading to be honest. :| Many believe that the 1980 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens was a catostrophic geological event, in reality it was the day that Jimi Hendrix returned to Earth from the next world and actually stood up next to a mountain and chopped it down with the edge of his hand.-Random Youtuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nash Posted June 18, 2011 Author Share Posted June 18, 2011 It just takes time :) Ill try to find you my first pixels and youll see what I mean. They were terrible :D Pixel Signature Made By Me.Pixel Art Tutorial * Pixel Gallery * My Free Pixel Sigs Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeon_ Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Gah, did the filling in using the method you showed me, and my cat turned my computer off. >_< Current signature: Many believe that the 1980 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens was a catostrophic geological event, in reality it was the day that Jimi Hendrix returned to Earth from the next world and actually stood up next to a mountain and chopped it down with the edge of his hand.-Random Youtuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nash Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 I have an idea, start a new one. Every time you finish a step post the new progress in your comment (keeping editing the comment every time you improve) Every time you finished a step from the guide ill tell you if it looks good, what needs improvement and then you can move onto the next step :) Good plan? Pixel Signature Made By Me.Pixel Art Tutorial * Pixel Gallery * My Free Pixel Sigs Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeon_ Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Ok, sounds good. Step 4. Many believe that the 1980 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens was a catostrophic geological event, in reality it was the day that Jimi Hendrix returned to Earth from the next world and actually stood up next to a mountain and chopped it down with the edge of his hand.-Random Youtuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nash Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 Ok this will be the post I keep editing. So far so good :) that center mountain that uber pointy is a little unrealistic but it will work. Itll look fantasyish Pixel Signature Made By Me.Pixel Art Tutorial * Pixel Gallery * My Free Pixel Sigs Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeon_ Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Updated. Many believe that the 1980 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens was a catostrophic geological event, in reality it was the day that Jimi Hendrix returned to Earth from the next world and actually stood up next to a mountain and chopped it down with the edge of his hand.-Random Youtuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nash Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Ok with your mountains I want the lightest to be in the back and the darkest to be in the front. My coloring method isnt really meant for brown mountains its for when you have color mountains (green, blue, etc). Edit your comment with the updated version of the mountains and we'll go from there :) EDIT: I shaped the mountains a bit and did the colors for you if you want to use this and work off it instead your free to do so :) Pixel Signature Made By Me.Pixel Art Tutorial * Pixel Gallery * My Free Pixel Sigs Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeon_ Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Ok.....trying to use a certain shade of blue and it's coming up as brown. >_< Many believe that the 1980 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens was a catostrophic geological event, in reality it was the day that Jimi Hendrix returned to Earth from the next world and actually stood up next to a mountain and chopped it down with the edge of his hand.-Random Youtuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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