Castle Paradox

Ysoft_Entertainment · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:07 pm Post subject: My avatar

look at my avatar and tell me what you think about it?
done in MSPAINT
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Machu · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject:

So was mine. You'll need a better excuse than that.
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LeRoy_Leo · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:38 pm Post subject:

Lacks detail (no biggie) and the eyes just scare me. Did you intend the hair to be a total mess? This part actually strikes me as funny.
Proportionally, this is very symetrical.
However, the nose is really small and the eyes are HUGE. This creates the feeling that they are too far apart, which may also be true.
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Shadowiii · **It's been real.** Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 2460

Needs some more shading. Also, MSPaint really isn't THAT bad, all the graphics in PB2 minus tilemaps were done in it...
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jabbercat · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 4:09 am Post subject:

Be quiet you. Raspberry!

MSPaint is that bad. Poor palette control and no keyboard support for drawing. You need to be 133t to have the patience to use it well.

Jack · **the fool** Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 773

looks like you just mirrored the face, and then drew in the hair. which to me is half-assed work (not that i haven't done that every once in a while).

the style itself reminds me a bit of some dragon ball character.

the eyebrows are way out of wack. they go all the way down to the bottom of the eye, and look a bit strange.

and hey, mspaint isn't a bad program at all. i've done all of the graphics for mystics in it, and i haven't had any problems at all. i must be 1337.

and what other program uses keyboard support for drawing? i know paint uses quick keys.
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jabbercat · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 4:51 am Post subject:

No program lets you use keys. Sad...

Thats why the OHR editor > j00. Big grin

rpgspotKahn · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:21 am Post subject:

Its good in its shape... but lacks any detail with shading and such properties a good work needs.
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Ysoft_Entertainment · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:01 am Post subject:

guys, I am not dissing mspaint, I just thought of letting you guys know what it was made in. and right now, I made eyes be little closer, and yes I use mirroring, some day I will not use that, but now I am practicing, I will put up the finished picture, I am going to use corel 5 for the finished product, to do the shading and stuff, I still haven't gotten the hang of hair, and eyebrows, but I like the eyes, and the whole face shape, its hair thats killing the pic, as well as eyebrows.

well thanks for the criticism.
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rpgspotKahn · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:20 am Post subject:

I must add though... I know you like the eyes... the actual pupil thingy needs to be a lot larger. In comparison to the open white space.

I have drawn an example... but people hate it when others mess with their art. I need your permission. Yes? No? May I submit something?
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Machu · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:45 am Post subject:

Sorry, I was just bragging.
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LeRoy_Leo · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 12:52 pm Post subject:

The eye BROWS are way too close to the eyes. The eyelid sepparates the eye from the eyebrow like a buffer state. Does he not have eye lids?
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rpgspotKahn · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:56 pm Post subject:

Ok I think I can show you how I think the eyes should think... Im drawing on a small scale - as in I cant see the rest of the face - but this is just a guide line.

Before:

After:

*I brought the eye down from the eyebrow slightly.
*The eye sticks out to much (Highlighted in comparasion to the rest of the face) I think that you should bring out the facial features more (Brows, Nose, Hair, Ears) Try and out line every thing in black and work from there.

*NOTE - I might have gone a bit overboard on the size... but its understandable. Im just trying to show how a bigger pupil type thingy can change the drawing slighty.

Hope this doesnt antagonize you as much as it helps.
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Ysoft_Entertainment · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 4:31 pm Post subject:

nice work kahn, I like your pupil better than mine.

I went ahead an did some changes to the drawings according to your suggestions.
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