I pixeled this cute little guy a while ago:

And was wondering if anyone has any advice to give me.

Thanks, it's really good to know about dull blues, though the outline is grey...

Maybe I should make the outlines a dull color as well, maybe purple or something?


Edited by xxmantisxx - 23 October 2011 at 9:10pm

I'd say lose the outer-aa, that only restricts the range of backgrounds you can display the piece on.the face looks a bit high and the eyes a bit wide for me, might just be personal taste. the torso looked a little thin too. I think the second bluish color could be a bit darker. not sure what the things are between the elbows and feet. dunno that the bright red is necessary.

I don't know about you, but I find the black outline to be too harsh, it kind of takes away from the softness of it.  I think I like it better with a softer outline



Edited by Frost Butt - 29 October 2011 at 7:17pm

This last edit by Feyincognito is the only one that makes sense to me. The other edits seem a trifle unnecessary.

Black outlines are not necessarily bad. They distinguish a piece with a pop-out kind of look. It is especially necessary when put on a harsh or contrasting background.
Considering your little dude has a transparent back, it looks perfect for an avatar or web graphic. Outline shading is OPTIONAL for this kind of use in my opinion. however giving the outline shading as Fey illustrated did make the whites look and feel more 'fluffy' so it's a matter of preference and what the graphic is to be used for. If it was to be part of an art style or theme then the fluffy outline shading may be more appropriate.

I will say that Zeratenus is correct about the shading though, try to use light blues for shading white. IT always looks a lot better ^__^ just a rule of thumb, really. purples for blacks/dark places.

Cute li'l dude. =) Nothing wrong with it as far as I can see. Maybe an accessory like a hat or a scarf might help the li'l dude's character? and maybe bring a little bit of colour to the piece (Although it's quite fine already with its whites and hint of red) but apart from that...

Edited by Partack - 29 October 2011 at 11:23pm

Dark gray... black... it all looks like the same thing. If it looks like black then that is most likely what people will call it. I think the point wasn't that it was a true black, but that it seemed a little too dark for some tastes.

Per your plushy ref, the blobs in the middle of the body are arms as well. Maybe you could add pink pads on those like you did on the feet (like in the ref picture). That might make it easier for people unfamiliar with your reference to tell what they are.

As for the hat, apparently inhuman-comic does not like you direct linking their picture, so you might have to upload that reference to a photo-sharing site and link it from there.

And how dare you say "you people." ;D

That links to a picture of a circle with an arrow head on it, kind of like a still of what my browser does when it is loading.

And yes, your edit is SUPER adorable. And now I can tell it has another set of paws.

It finally worked! And that hat is great!

Hahaha! Cute, but now it looks angry...

The bottom part of the hat comes down on top of his eyes and they look like angry eyebrows. At least to me.

He's thinking, "You just had to go and put a hat on me, didn't you?" :P

Good! Now I will get to work making a plushie... ;)

Seriously, it's so huggable.

I didn't realize that it had 6 legs until now.  The middle pair seem like an afterthought - I suggest you lengthen the torso so that you can show how they're connected, and maybe have them hanging downward.