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shahar
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Topic: Does The Mirror Is Lying?
Posted: 28 December 2010 at 7:13am

Sorry about my english!

Well, I have sended this pixel art somthing like i dunno 5 times and its says I have to WIP it so I came here :D

can you pls tell me what to do for making this pixel art looks Better?

Pixel Art Explanation:

There is a guy in that room and you can see his back is very muscaler... but in the mirror is no muscales at all, does the mirror is lying? or not?

The Pixel Art:

V2:

sry, the pic upload, making the pic looks more dark

Edited by shahar - 29 December 2010 at 10:38am

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Delicious
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Posted: 28 December 2010 at 1:01pm

Funny idea. Cute picture. :)

What I'd suggest you do is look at a reference for the characters back and arms and the skinny version. The structure looks really random on both.

The monster in the cabnet is quite distracting, as well as the spider. Is there a reason there's a monster there? It seems to have been placed there for the sake of being there...

The text that reads "Chapo", "SC"...ect should be flipped horizontally in the mirror image. Also, what do they stand for/mean?

You need to shift hues to get a more interesting colour combination.

Overall, the piece seems quite random to me. Keep working on it, it'll improve if you take the criticism!

Edited by Delicious - 28 December 2010 at 1:02pm

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lolosaur
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Posted: 28 December 2010 at 1:37pm

It really depends what kind of look you're after. If you want a cartoon character then there isn't really a strict reference. The reflection isn't quite right tho.

If you want to cheat you could copy the real man and paste him in the mirror and then redraw the details of his front back in. Using this this>

The reflection is in the wrong spot if it is a mirror anyway because the reflection is too far off to the side..

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shahar
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Posted: 29 December 2010 at 5:45am

delicious: ty, hmm the monsters is thre only for i dunno its looked like it should to be there -]

The texts is "chapo" (my nick name), faces, my full name in my langugh

I don't rly sure what to do in the backround of the mirror there and the words on the window isn't flipped because is writen from outside from the house and than in the mirror it looks normal =]

lolosaur: I know what you have ment but I said I did them not rly the same, thats why i called the pixel art "Does The Mirror Is Lying"?

guys, got some ideas for what do do in the mirror for it won't be so empty? :D

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Zeratanus
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Posted: 29 December 2010 at 9:23am

Originally posted by lolosaur

It really depends what kind of look you're after. If you want a cartoon character then there isn't really a strict reference

Man that is so totally and utterly wrong :\

Cartoons are a simplification of the human body. By understanding how it "really" looks you can understand how to better simplify and abstract it into a cartoon.

Anyway, first off, the back is pillow shaded :( The light bulb (Which could also use a reference) is above him, and either in front of him or behind him. The light on the muscles seems to be coming from directly behind him. Make the light come from the Lightbulb - from above him.

Also the lightbulb isn't in the mirror! D:

The arms are also pretty small, but hey, i found a reference :)

Good luck :)

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shahar
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Posted: 29 December 2010 at 10:36am

TY zeratunus

ok, I have been fixed somethings

I fixed the hands and a little the shadings... I putted the light bulb in the mirror and fixed her too but the only problem is the shades on the man head is still dark, I dunno i likes it more its look good. hmm I think I have only to change now the bathroom you see in the mirror, some ideas for how the bathroom can to look? :D

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PixelEtsu
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Posted: 29 December 2010 at 1:52pm

and what about its not a mirror ?
the spider isnt in the same place as it is in the mirror...so it may be 2 different guys

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shahar
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Posted: 30 December 2010 at 6:18am

he is in the dame place, or not? XD ohh i understood i thought its in the same place... fixed, i will upload the fix of the spider after I will fix somthing else

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cele1989
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Posted: 30 December 2010 at 7:06am

I guess you needs a lot more contrast in your piece. It looks a bit flat to me...

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shahar
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Posted: 01 January 2011 at 4:35am

I just ned help in the backround into the mirror

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ChrisButton
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 6:16am

Originally posted by cele1989

I guess you needs a lot more contrast in your piece. It looks a bit flat to me...

More contrast AND shift the hues. I kind of get the impression it was almost as if you chose a brown and adjusted the luminosity! This piece has potential.

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shahar Seaman Joined: 31 October 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Topic: Does The Mirror Is Lying? Posted: 28 December 2010 at 7:13am
	Sorry about my english! Well, I have sended this pixel art somthing like i dunno 5 times and its says I have to WIP it so I came here :D can you pls tell me what to do for making this pixel art looks Better? Pixel Art Explanation: There is a guy in that room and you can see his back is very muscaler... but in the mirror is no muscales at all, does the mirror is lying? or not? The Pixel Art: V2: sry, the pic upload, making the pic looks more dark Edited by shahar - 29 December 2010 at 10:38am
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Delicious Rear Admiral Joined: 18 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 273	Posted: 28 December 2010 at 1:01pm
	Funny idea. Cute picture. :) What I'd suggest you do is look at a reference for the characters back and arms and the skinny version. The structure looks really random on both. The monster in the cabnet is quite distracting, as well as the spider. Is there a reason there's a monster there? It seems to have been placed there for the sake of being there... The text that reads "Chapo", "SC"...ect should be flipped horizontally in the mirror image. Also, what do they stand for/mean? You need to shift hues to get a more interesting colour combination. Overall, the piece seems quite random to me. Keep working on it, it'll improve if you take the criticism! Edited by Delicious - 28 December 2010 at 1:02pm
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lolosaur Midshipman Joined: 25 December 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 45	Posted: 28 December 2010 at 1:37pm
	It really depends what kind of look you're after. If you want a cartoon character then there isn't really a strict reference. The reflection isn't quite right tho. If you want to cheat you could copy the real man and paste him in the mirror and then redraw the details of his front back in. Using this this> The reflection is in the wrong spot if it is a mirror anyway because the reflection is too far off to the side..
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shahar Seaman Joined: 31 October 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 29 December 2010 at 5:45am
	delicious: ty, hmm the monsters is thre only for i dunno its looked like it should to be there -] The texts is "chapo" (my nick name), faces, my full name in my langugh I don't rly sure what to do in the backround of the mirror there and the words on the window isn't flipped because is writen from outside from the house and than in the mirror it looks normal =] lolosaur: I know what you have ment but I said I did them not rly the same, thats why i called the pixel art "Does The Mirror Is Lying"? guys, got some ideas for what do do in the mirror for it won't be so empty? :D
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Zeratanus Commander Joined: 03 December 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 576	Posted: 29 December 2010 at 9:23am
	*Originally posted by lolosaur* It really depends what kind of look you're after. If you want a cartoon character then there isn't really a strict reference Man that is so totally and utterly wrong :\ Cartoons are a simplification of the human body. By understanding how it "really" looks you can understand how to better simplify and abstract it into a cartoon. Anyway, first off, the back is pillow shaded :( The light bulb (Which could also use a reference) is above him, and either in front of him or behind him. The light on the muscles seems to be coming from directly behind him. Make the light come from the Lightbulb - from above him. Also the lightbulb isn't in the mirror! D: The arms are also pretty small, but hey, i found a reference :) Good luck :)
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shahar Seaman Joined: 31 October 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 29 December 2010 at 10:36am
	TY zeratunus ok, I have been fixed somethings I fixed the hands and a little the shadings... I putted the light bulb in the mirror and fixed her too but the only problem is the shades on the man head is still dark, I dunno i likes it more its look good. hmm I think I have only to change now the bathroom you see in the mirror, some ideas for how the bathroom can to look? :D
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PixelEtsu Seaman Joined: 27 December 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 29 December 2010 at 1:52pm
	and what about its not a mirror ? the spider isnt in the same place as it is in the mirror...so it may be 2 different guys
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shahar Seaman Joined: 31 October 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 30 December 2010 at 6:18am
	he is in the dame place, or not? XD ohh i understood i thought its in the same place... fixed, i will upload the fix of the spider after I will fix somthing else
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cele1989 Commander Joined: 25 December 2021 Location: Belgium Online Status: Offline Posts: 163	Posted: 30 December 2010 at 7:06am
	I guess you needs a lot more contrast in your piece. It looks a bit flat to me...
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shahar Seaman Joined: 31 October 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 01 January 2011 at 4:35am
	I just ned help in the backround into the mirror
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ChrisButton Commander Joined: 10 September 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 371	Posted: 02 January 2011 at 6:16am
	*Originally posted by cele1989* I guess you needs a lot more contrast in your piece. It looks a bit flat to me... More contrast AND shift the hues. I kind of get the impression it was almost as if you chose a brown and adjusted the luminosity! This piece has potential.
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