05-08-2014, 06:19 AM
I don't want to pick a fight, but I'm just going to say this:
Everyone's been looking at this thread wrong.
Vipershark, Jetters, everyone else giving criticism: he's not looking for it.
OP, you've got the purpose of these boards mixed up; here let me quote something from the board rules:
If you're not here to look for help on how to improve you're sprites, why exactly are you here..? This is not a showcase board, I mean, not mainly. You are allowed to showcase your work, but expect criticism left and right, because that's what people here do.
Legitimate advice though: if you are that afraid to start over, you are limiting your artistic growth. If you grow so fond of a piece, you get too attached too its flaws and think "that's just how it is." (That said, nobody even told you to start over from scratch, they were just suggesting ways to improve the shading, from their perspective at least.) Not saying your piece has to be perfectly perfect, nor am I saying that all advice will be good, useful, or accurate, but if you remain unwilling to lend an ear, you will remain stunted.
(As a side note, I do not like that dragon. The design is kind of cool but the color choice leaves something to be desired.)
Everyone's been looking at this thread wrong.
Vipershark, Jetters, everyone else giving criticism: he's not looking for it.
OP, you've got the purpose of these boards mixed up; here let me quote something from the board rules:
Quote:1. Board purpose
This forum is mainly to help people to improve and develop as spriters / pixel artists. Furthermore, it serves as a form of quality control for those who intend to submit custom sprites to the tSR website. Here, you can show your pixel works in order to get comments and criticism. Feel free to help others with advice and your opinion.
If you're not here to look for help on how to improve you're sprites, why exactly are you here..? This is not a showcase board, I mean, not mainly. You are allowed to showcase your work, but expect criticism left and right, because that's what people here do.
Legitimate advice though: if you are that afraid to start over, you are limiting your artistic growth. If you grow so fond of a piece, you get too attached too its flaws and think "that's just how it is." (That said, nobody even told you to start over from scratch, they were just suggesting ways to improve the shading, from their perspective at least.) Not saying your piece has to be perfectly perfect, nor am I saying that all advice will be good, useful, or accurate, but if you remain unwilling to lend an ear, you will remain stunted.
(As a side note, I do not like that dragon. The design is kind of cool but the color choice leaves something to be desired.)