destro3979 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 well im making a sig here is all the stages from 1st to last any help would be great my avatar my sig... still working on it . New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_shadow Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 i personally use the line tool, and draw lots of little, straight lines to create curves then go back and delete sections that arnt curved enough and re-draw it with the line tool again. its neat if you join the lines correctly and keep the lines 1px thick Featuring in my sig: TURT, ma pet turdle! Thanks to- Runemetsa and Aijiru for two of the great sigs!Avatar made by me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destro3979 Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 ok thanks New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terley Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 well if you want to see any pixelers at work theres a few over at pixel-arts.org who have video'ed themselves pixelin stuff. its pretty damn impressive but im probably not supposed to advertise that here :uhh: :ohnoes: But yeah, just use your judgement to get things looking clean, if it looks too sharp then its only a few pixels worth of work and boom! it smooth \ using the line tool in in small movements is the way to go, its not against any 'unwritten rules' jst aslong as its all manually done... gl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destro3979 Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 thanks can someone get me a quick sketch of a guy in a robe dosent even need to be 1pixel line... just a sketch i cant draw people full body full robe with hood hands up to the side... sort of like this.... --O \/|\/ --| --/\ New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD666 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 You wont learn if someone does it for you, just try, improve it, delete a bit here and there, and redraw it until it looks right. Honestly, lineart is the hardest part of a pixel for me, takes me hours to get even a sketch right, but once you do you'll know its right, and you'll improve every time you complete one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destro3979 Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 well im fine with everything except the person >< but ya i know what ya mean ill try.... lol New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destro3979 Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 well here is a quick sketch to start its winter tree on left and penguin on right standing on ground with burn mark probably will have fireballs in hands? New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD666 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ok firstly the head should be bigger and less round, use the circle tool if you need to get a decent oval. On the top of the hood it shouldnt be that thick, it would be thin and then thicker around the neck, unless you are going for a more "kkk" style hood (sorry couldnt think of a better analogy, Im not racist. :notalk: ) then keep it that thick but give it more of a point. Around the ears should also be less thick. Thick of the way a hood droops. The shoulders are both completely different, I think you're more on the ball with the left one (my left). The arms should be more infront of the character rather than diagonal with the shoulders like they are at the moment. If you are struggling with stuff like this, as crazy as it sounds just stand in front of the mirror and sketch what you want it to look like. Works for me anyway. Since its robes you might want to make the sleeves larger than the forearm, you know, like baggy. I tend to do stuff like this with the line tool, so you dont get unwanted curves like the one you've drawn on the stomach/chest which makes the body look uneven. Hands are different sizes. Remember that you probably wouldnt see the sides of the feet as much as you have currently drawn, more just the front of the boots. The waist is too low down, start the outwards lines of the robe futher up, but try to make it less obvious by having the chest line curve outwards from the start, if you know what I mean. Hope that helps, I'll leave the background for now as Im guessing it isnt finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destro3979 Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Just don't give up and it'll be fine in the end. At least show an attempt and then we can help you from there. attempt above lol New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD666 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Oh and by the way, to me grids seem useless, I tried them for a while and I see no benifits. But feel free to prove me wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destro3979 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 ok lol the arms and head are better feet smaller hood different robe fixed few background changes New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD666 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Hmmm... Seems to be a bit too wide now, though it is much better. The head needs sorting. The arms need to be brought around to the front more, so that the ends of the sleeves are pointing at the viewer more, know what I mean? Read what I said above about it. This might help you, just use it for reference if you have to: Its unfinished and, well, not that great, but the lineart of the robes are there. You'd want to make yours less rigid though since you have a bigger canvas. Btw: was that not meant to be a hood? :P sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destro3979 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 ok i want a hood i want it to be lose and cover most of his face sorta like this... just not so far out on sides New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD666 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Ok, then reshape the face so that it is the right size for the body (bigger) and make it more of an oval. There are plenty of anatomy tutorials out there if you just search on google. Then bring the down on the oval about halfway and work from there. Hoods are pretty hard to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destro3979 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 lol sorry but i scraped the old guy here is the new one :) forgot to add hands lol and didn't add hood either i will though New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD666 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Thats much better. Just a very quick edit to show you what I mean with the hands/arms/sleeves: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destro3979 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 ok fixed the hands like yours fixed up the background a little New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terley Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 i'd start out sketching out a character using basic human anatomy and make sure all your proportions are correct.. Then start working on giving your character a robe on top of your pre-proportioned character so you know your robes will look right.. :-k obviously this is reaaally rushed so don't crit this at all haha :uhh: just illustrating what I mean, btw my proportions are terrible, its something you have to keep working at and tweaking.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destro3979 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 i'd start out sketching out a character using basic human anatomy and make sure all your proportions are correct.. Then start working on giving your character a robe on top of your pre-proportioned character so you know your robes will look right.. :-k obviously this is reaaally rushed so don't crit this at all haha :uhh: just illustrating what I mean, btw my proportions are terrible, its something you have to keep working at and tweaking.. hmmm.... thats the problem i suck at anatomy lol New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eckered Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 hope you dont mind a small edit. just worked on a few anatomal problems... im not good at that "inking style" that terly used without the scratchy lines, but thats the best i can do in like 10 minuites. wop wop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destro3979 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 hope you dont mind a small edit. just worked on a few anatomal problems... im not good at that "inking style" that terly used without the scratchy lines, but thats the best i can do in like 10 minuites. wow i suck at this lol i like it the only thing is i want to keep the same pose do you mind if i use some of the stuff? New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destro3979 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 heres were i am now... New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destro3979 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 well im tired im going to bed ill be on tomorrow post your suggestions :) the last pic is the newest New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortress2000 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 i'd start out sketching out a character using basic human anatomy and make sure all your proportions are correct.. Then start working on giving your character a robe on top of your pre-proportioned character so you know your robes will look right.. :-k obviously this is reaaally rushed so don't crit this at all haha :uhh: just illustrating what I mean, btw my proportions are terrible, its something you have to keep working at and tweaking.. Not again.... #-o Anyway, nice editing, and to the author, keep trying, you'll get there at some point. Writing in colour was fun while it lasted...The Tip.It. Furry! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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