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Pix3M — Color study #2: Illiteracy

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Published: 2015-02-26 21:33:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 751; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 8
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Description I was trying to fumble the antonym of literal and I badly borked my English

The challenge, in response to being critiqued of a bad habit of sticking with pastels, but I had other good examples in my gallery. The best shining example of 'good contrast' was another much earlier study but it was only possible because I was observing colors that were plainly there in the reference

So. No pastels this time. But, what can I do if every single reference photo I could freely used has 'bad lighting' and thus if I were to normally make a study of that, I would end up with the same habits that is apparently "bad". what if...

I was not allowed to use colors that I could plainly see because doing so gets bad results? I had to pick the stupidest of colors possible. Somehow, I got something nicely dark and nighmarish. I don't like it.

My inspiration for more "modern art": 
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Comments: 5

ryolo132 [2015-02-27 09:03:22 +0000 UTC]

yeh, uhm... maybe try a higher resolution next time? I can see the pixels.

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Pix3M In reply to ryolo132 [2015-02-27 10:57:13 +0000 UTC]

But I thought pixel art was about making art with giantic squares

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ryolo132 In reply to Pix3M [2015-02-27 12:23:43 +0000 UTC]

don't worry... one day you'll get it right.

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Des-the-Dragon [2015-02-27 06:29:11 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I really like this.

Very good use of a smaller pallet.

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kippa2001 [2015-02-27 00:04:42 +0000 UTC]

Very nice pixel art.

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