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Very cool tutorial, very simple yet informative.

Idk if it is that way or you just saved it as a jpeg or something but the picture itself looks very low res.

Get a good firewall that bans the ip's flooding in all at once. Of course easier said than done.

looks more like an axe than a sword. The blade needs more definition.

Theres an AOE on steam that would be great to play as well.

whoops meant to modify not double post sorry

It's nice and simple its good, but the numbers that show the mp can be a little hard to read (cause of the dark color).

@Joost: > My submission, the sword of the thousand truths. There is also some important lore regarding this sword. Has something to do with dragons. >  > > ps: it may be a bit large but dragons are large too My new favorite

@[Pie: > ICT link=topic=79486.msg851837#msg851837 date=1334546079] > But techniques separate the good and the great > > If you can't envision your art.. then what are you doing making art. > > http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf/index.php/topic,48759.msg503388.html#msg503388 The good thing about pixel art and art in general is that there are a multitude of techniques to make something look great (different types of shading, color palettes etc..) It is why you see a variety of styles in pixel art And it's not that they can't envision the end result, its just a bit harder for someone starting off. @Anosora: > Well im not very good with big sprites i only do 32x32 and 16x16 but i tryid to edit yours by not changing the body shape(its wrong shaped) cause if i changed the shape it was gonna be like a new sprite ok well here is my edit > >  > > Edit: And i think the arms should be 1-2 pixels longer The anatomy is better than the first but still looks far off. The legs are shorter than the arms which makes it look unusual. Also the space in between the arms and the body makes it look bad. Either expand the body so the shoulders don't look unusual for the body size or place the arms by his side so the green in between doesn't show.

@[Pie: > ICT link=topic=79486.msg851778#msg851778 date=1334526420] > What I mean is Sketch it using shades, don't work off of outlines. They will subtly add restrictions to your art. Not always the case, I always saw it as just a different way to pixel. No way is the absolute way or the right way imo. An outline could be a great guideline especially to someone new who can have trouble envisioning the end result. As for the picture the light source is inconsistent with the shading. The anatomy is off which ruins everything else. Work on the anatomy using outlines or shading blobs, whatever you feel comfortable with. The colors you chose for shading look off. There are a couple tutorials out there (use google) that talk about color pallets and hue shifting which help things blend together I would suggest reading up on those. Most importantly continue pixeling, practice makes you better over time.

@L: >  > > Something quick I did so I could take part, I may re enter with something else though, if that's allowed ;) > Otherwise, there we go! > > I call it "The Defiler"~ I like this one, very creative and well done although I would've made the handle different.

Take your time with it "something real quick" usually results in something really bad as a beginner. Before you show something off you gotta look at it yourself and ask yourself a couple of questions, does the colors look right? Does the lettering reflect the tone of the game? What can I do to make it better? The colors are the first thing that stand out, in a bad way, they don't really compliment each other in the way you are using them. I'm not really feeling the drop shadow in the lettering either, just doesn't fit. Be more creative with it instead of just using a gradient map for the background. Look at some tutorials first, learn a couple things then start experimenting again.

Nope I'll be at home watching IPL4 for Starcraft 2

Can't see many people using this as the perspective is more sidescroller like, but it looks good.

I like it, reminds me of Space Empires III

Any kind of contest would be great, I would join (except maybe writing haha).

some of the lines on top of the head look a big jagged and the eye could use better shading. Not bad for second time using tablet on sai.

@Aeri: > You need to change the handle of the sword - on the smaller sprite the guy looks like he's holding a sword out sideways. Maybe try changing the angle he's holding it at so it's not so straight too. Thats because its not a sword its a spear. ^^ I like the way it looks and I love that your deciding to put in an attack animation something most eclipse games lack.

@i: > get in line she has four of them she needs to learn…. then she can do the stupid howls moving castle crap... shitty anime if you ask me.... Well, no one asked you. Besides I'm talking about the music not the anime, Joe Hisaishi is a brilliant composer.

@DrNova: > Micheal Bay is doing the next Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Except he decided to change the story, and instead of mutants, he's going to make them aliens. ducking aliens? Way to ruin the Turtles fucktard. They arent aliens, they are mutants. Ooze in a sewer. Get your shit straight. Yes, this upsets me greatly. Every live action movie has sucked balls (yes including transformers). It wouldn't be the first time Hollywood destroys a little piece of my childhood.

I have little experience with tilesets but the whole thing just feels a bit to blocky. The colors for the bottom one are bad the top one is better and it is okay for a simple tileset. It would be great to add some higlights to the cliff rocks and the grass.

Some mess ups but you have skill. Howls moving castle theme song now gogo!

I want to love the black outline I really do unfortunately it doesn't fit in. The parts of the castle roof/wall that don't have black outlines (grey outline) look so great and blends in so much better. Just my opinion. By the way I love the fountain!

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Didn't realize there were so many people in need of pixel artists >.> Good luck man!