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Title: Help my pixels be more artful! Post by: dspencer on September 10, 2009, 05:03:50 PM Hi guys,
I'm trying to make art for a game I'm working on. I've never successfully made pixels (or other intricate pictures since maybe elementary school) before, so this is a new thing to me. I was wondering if anyone would mind giving me a few pointers? My goal is to end up with an animated (probably 8 frame) swimming SCUBA diver. Right now its just filled in blocks with different colors for different parts of the body, with some bubbles. Is there anything glaringly wrong, so far? (http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7473/diver.png) (http://img513.imageshack.us/i/diver.png/) Also the reference I'm using is: (http://www.travelthefloridakeys.com/images/Scuba-Diver.jpg) (http://www.travelthefloridakeys.com/images/Scuba-Diver.jpg) I've added arms cause I want them. But they probably look weird because they aren't in the original and I don't really know how to do them. Title: Re: Help my pixels be more artful! Post by: moi on September 10, 2009, 07:47:18 PM attach them to the shoulders and everything should be okay son
Title: Re: Help my pixels be more artful! Post by: dspencer on September 10, 2009, 08:19:04 PM I just got back and worked on it a little more - I moved the arms closer to the shoulders, I think... I guess maybe only one should be forward at a time? depending on weather he is doing the breast stroke or crawl-ish type of swimming.
(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7473/diver.png) (http://img7.imageshack.us/i/diver.png/) Title: Re: Help my pixels be more artful! Post by: ChevyRay on September 10, 2009, 08:34:54 PM Yeah, the arms are still coming out way too low on his torso. Hold your arms out straight and have a look at them in the mirror. Notice how they go straight across, and are level with the bottom of your neck? That's where you want 'em.
Title: Re: Help my pixels be more artful! Post by: dspencer on September 10, 2009, 09:40:41 PM Ugh, I accidentally uploaded the wrong file. Heres with the arms and a little bit of shading
(http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7473/diver.png) (http://img196.imageshack.us/i/diver.png/) Title: Re: Help my pixels be more artful! Post by: Afinostux on September 10, 2009, 10:15:35 PM Ugh, I accidentally uploaded the wrong file. Heres with the arms and a little bit of shading Much better. Also, the arm actually is visible in the original:(http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7473/diver.png) (http://img196.imageshack.us/i/diver.png/) (http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/8086/scubadiverind.jpg) Arms aren't generally used for anything except maneuvering and holding things when scuba diving, since they provide only a fraction of the thrust that flippers do. |