Chunk :: Pixel Art Detail

this is hella the cool

OK, thanks for the pointer.

Yeah the darkness of the aa color makes it look like there's just extra black pixels.

It's usually better to keep the aa color somewhere close to 50% between the outline and inside in terms of brightness, and it's not a bad thing to let it swing more to the inside's color.

I personally try to keep aa to a minimum anyway. It's often a useful technique but not a neccesary one.

Mykola: After I completed the black and white line-art I did reduce all of the lines to 1px, I know exactly what you're talking about. But! Then I went in and tried a little aa action to soften the lines with a color that's too dark apparently, plus I used the same color to aa on every part. Whoops! Now I know.

I'm going to shoot for one pixel art peice per week for at least a month in order to get rolling. My schedule is tight. Next project will have much better lines.

My only complaint is the jaggies wverywhere in the lines.

Don't make the diagonals look like steps - try keeping them to 1 px only at all times. Hopefully what I'm saying is understandable it's hard to explain in jsut words, it'd be easier to draw :D

much better than my first try.

thats awesome for a first!

Looks sweet. I can't wait for the next one. Good job.

Oh yeah, I've been studying alright, for almost a week before trying this; reading Sprite Art a lot, as well as the tuts here in Pixel Joint.

Yes you're certainly right, the lineart could use better aa, but I was satisfied with what I came up with for this first one, even though it's very amateurish. Aa is something I expect I'll have to practice a lot before it feels natural. I'm kind of used to vectors doing it for me! I still can't believe I'm doing it manually, it almost feels silly, but at the same time I now have this control I've never had before. It feels awesome to be learning a new approach to digital art, especially one used in the classic video games that I spent so much time with growing up, why didn't I start sooner!?

I also consciously left the lines black because I didn't want to overdo my first project. My next submission will feature much better linework; can't wait.

Thanks guys.

almost looks mirrored when you first look at it.

good job for your first attenpt

Oy! Neat character you have there. I agree with Jalonso about the lines. The background is my favorite element in this piece and I'm so glad to see complimentary colors being used! I wish you luck here and hope to see more!

If this is your first pixel attempt then you have been studying and it shows. All is quite good. Some of the lineart's areas are jaggy and dirty but still, good job overall.