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Post by Lavie on Jan 31, 2017 2:22:00 GMT
This is the thread to post all your feedback and criticisms of the site's artwork! How else are we to improve without knowing exactly what to fix? Please make sure your critique is constructive and not simply insulting. To start things off I have improved the Kitsune sprite a bunches after receiving some critique on deviantART. So, if ya see anything else that doesn't look quite right to you, let me know! (: Most of us are adults or almost-adults here, so don't be afraid to post your opinion!
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Magdalena
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Post by Magdalena on Jan 31, 2017 10:35:37 GMT
Ooh, I like the updated version, great job with the shading on the background tails! I like how fluffy they are!
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Post by Lavie on Jan 31, 2017 18:33:44 GMT
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Post by jessi on Feb 1, 2017 16:04:10 GMT
The fluffy tails are much better! And the shading. However, maybe make the shading on the tails a little better? I feel like there could be some darker shading on the middle tails. Highlights would be a good step too. When working with sprite the shading layers that more game developers think about are base, depth, and pop. Base being the base colors, depth being one or two darker shades to denote shading, and pop being highlights to give the depth contrast. A good example of this is if you look at Pokemon sprites.
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Post by Lavie on Feb 1, 2017 17:19:49 GMT
Thanks jessi! I'll get around to adding some highlights and see how they look. (: I tend to SUCK at highlights so I skipped it completely on our sprites (if you haven't noticed by now lul). The placement and right color just frazzles me, but I'll post here and ask for feedback! The Pokemon sprites are huge inspirations for me. I love their look so much. <3
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Post by Lavie on Feb 2, 2017 3:31:38 GMT
Thoughts? Highlights or no highlights? I would like all art to remain consistent so if we go highlight/no highlight other sprites will be updated to fit this.
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Post by coleus on Feb 3, 2017 0:21:12 GMT
I personally adore the highlight version! I think that it adds a lot of depth and texture to the kitsune, more so than what we already get with just the shading. The tails also look much better now, they look fluffier than before which I think is very cute. The ears look much better than the original as well, I love the tufts of fur coming out of the new ones.
Oh, and I meant to ask this before but I keep forgetting to do so: Are you the only artist for BS right now, Lavie?
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jessi
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Post by jessi on Feb 3, 2017 0:29:48 GMT
The highlighted version looks great! It masks it look so much more engaging and not as flat. I noticed that the transparency has a lot of bleed over on the lines when put over colors. I'm not sure if you will eventually have colored backgrounds, but in discor when I posted it there was a lot of bleed.
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Post by Lavie on Feb 3, 2017 1:42:20 GMT
Thanks for the feedback guys! coleus, yes I'm the only artist. (: I am planning to hire another artist for digital drawings of beasts, which will be shown in each beast's profile. So they'll have sprites and official drawn art. It will be done in a tasteful way. ^^ We'll mostly have sprites for everything else. jessi, oh shoot that's the anti-aliasing I did. I guess I will have to make the outline fully black. :c
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Post by Thornes on Feb 4, 2017 17:36:55 GMT
Oh, the artwork of the kitsune definitely improved! I absolutely adore the updated version! Not so very sure about the highlighted one though, it does look cool, but .. how does it look if you decrease the image to the current 'small images' we have on our profiles?
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Post by Lavie on Feb 4, 2017 20:27:18 GMT
May as well share my opinion. Personally I favor the one with the highlights a bit more. Idk why, I think I just like the smoothness of it. I'm gonna mess with the highlights a bit more and see though!
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Magdalena
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Post by Magdalena on Feb 5, 2017 8:32:30 GMT
Personally, I like both versions, but I do agree that the highlighted versions are nice. Also, the new components look great, I especially like the Tentacle and the Tridents! I've been collecting eyeballs and cat paws, but I think I'll start hoarding tentacles now. xD
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Post by Lavie on Feb 5, 2017 22:33:59 GMT
Magdalena, I freakin love the tentacles. All hail the tentacle lord. ༼ つ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° ༽つ
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