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TJNihil In reply to RHLPixels [2015-04-23 20:55:24 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like it. It is slightly tweaked from my usual blues. The shininess of the metal demanded I use something a bit different. The great thing about characters like this is how easy it is to keep your color count low.

I want to try getting bolder with color choice though. Some pixel artists get away with crazy colors that still somehow work.

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RHLPixels In reply to TJNihil [2015-04-23 21:27:30 +0000 UTC]

I actually like your colors a lot more than the actual Mega Man's lol I dunno if this makes sense, but it somehow adds a little extra depth to all your shapes.

I feel for ya too man DX I actually just recently embarked on a bold palette quest earlier this week and spent 2 whole days making and tweaking palettes/pulling out my hair and screaming at pixels/crying and begging PixelJoint and DA to help me form a palette for the love of all that was good and holy. All in all though, valuable experience LOL (The piece isn't done yet, I have to actually work on the details of piece itself now that I have the palette chosen)

Laying down the base shades and highlights in grayscale is such a big help though, lets you focus on the palette and palette alone when the time comes to chose colors. I just blobbed the colors on to get the basic forms and shapes and shadows i wanted, didn't clean the lines or add details, but I should have. Next time I'll do everything but AA. The blotchiness of everything made it hard to see how the colors interacted if that made sense.
 *rambleramble* jeez I'm a chatty katty today trololol. Anyway, you have an excellent eye for colors, I can spot your pieces a mile away just by the colors and the way you use them so I don't doubt for a second that you'll come up with a stellar crazy palette man

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TJNihil In reply to RHLPixels [2015-04-23 22:33:29 +0000 UTC]

I know all about pixel frustrations, though with markedly less hair pulling. I struggle with clothing folds and often times shiny surfaces never seem to quite fall into place for me. Mega Man's legs gave me a lot of trouble and truth be told I'm still not totally satisfied. But sometimes it's just time to move on. I assume you're referring to that Akuma picture? I've been quietly watching that come along.

I've heard of that grayscale first technique. It seems like it might be a good idea and I've considered trying it.

And thank you. Others have commented on my colors too; I'm not sure what people are seeing but I'm glad they're seeing it.

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