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Mah Sprahts and Other Notable Works; See Above
Topic Started: Dec 6 2008, 01:01 AM (7,945 Views)
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Pomegranate,Feb 2 2011
11:25 PM
Stop pillow-shading. it makes things look retarded. seriously. they look like shit.

okay maybe they don't look that bad but they do look cartoony because you're pillow-shading.

But they look so soft!
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No, THIS is pillow shading- Posted Image

Shmups usually always have the light source coming from the camera. Camera positioned light source does not necessarily equal pillow shading. If the light source is at the camera AND the shading follows the sprites outline, that's pillow shading.
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I digress; they still don't look the best.
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Not bad.
I'm one of those gamers that can spend a fortune on arcade machines when they contain that magic called SHMUP's.
But I don't like it when they're 100% top down.

Anyway, this is how I would've done it:
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You're getting better and better. Keep up the good work! :D
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Liksmaskaren,Feb 4 2011
08:26 PM
You're getting better and better. Keep up the good work! :D

Oh, you have no idea.

I mean, just look at things like this-
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Or this-

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Or even this-

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It amazes me how much I've improved in these last couple of years. Just look back at the beginning of this topic, that stuff was shit. And most of my improvement from studying your stuff and all your edits of my stuff. Although I did accidentally pick up a personal style a month or two ago.
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It would be fun if you made something in your own style for this old challange. :)
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32x32 tools for Minecraft. Done more for practice than for the game, but feel free to use it if you want
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they look good. good use of dithering.
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We still need to do the texture pack. :P
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I don't have minecraft >:(
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I does. And yeah, a custom texture pack would be nice. I can't sprite for beans, so is there anything I can do to help?
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I can't believe I haven't posted this yet.

It's a quick little English project I did last semester, which was assigned while reading The Phantom of the Opera. To put it in perspective, another person's project was a one and a half-minute flute piece, and another was a two-sided drawing.

Part 1

Part 2

And if you notice something (you'll know if you see it, especially because it happens multiple times), it's those damn whales. You wouldn't believe the problems we had with them.

Also, thread title has been revised accordingly.

EDIT: This is Bob. He watches you while you sleep. Murder makes him happy.

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Finally finished with my countless edits.

And for reference, this is the first version, which I'm pretty sure I posted here somewhere-

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Yeah the top one DEFINITELY looks a lot better than the bottom one. glad you got rid of the outlines (I'm still relying on them, which is bad D: ). The outlines make them look a lot more cartoony.
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Most notable changes are her left arm and torso, although the legs, helmet, and chest are also edited.
Old one for reference-

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