(08-20-2009, 07:38 PM)Dex Wrote: Not true, I've seen outstanding things done with 3 or 4 shades. The star needs to be reshaded for volume purposes, right now it's terribly flat.I might be able to get it to look smoother if I dithered it a little, but using dithering in my sprites is not part of my style, would make it look too different. And now you ask, why not change your style? Simply because I don't have the knowledge to improve from what I am now.
(08-20-2009, 07:38 PM)Dex Wrote: The other thing I've noticed that brings your work down is the AA. With it, the outlines look too heavy, and without it, the outlines are broken because you won't repixel them. I think the non-AAed versions would look much better if you fixed the outlines rather than leave them as they would look un-AAed.The whole grey outline AA deal was inspired by the Mario & Luigi games, and the grey pixels on the outer edges is really the only difference with my "normal style". I always AA the outline when I'm done with the sprite, so any "mistakes" before that are in my style.
I tried changing up the star a bit (plus added one more shade to make it look smoother), but I'm not sure...
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(08-20-2009, 07:38 PM)Dex Wrote: You're a good pixel artist, so I'm hoping you won't turn this critique down like you did to CeeY! Keep it up.I usually try not to add too many new colours to my palette, to keep the filesizes lower. The fault is in me, I admit it, but the problem is making some sprites look decent while still being "me". And I'm not exactly the best pixelartist on the block, either. Don't always know what looks good or not.