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istvan



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11th December, 2004 at 07:43:15 -

Ive been working on few pixel works for no particular reason. They often turn out to be animals.

My original plan was to build up a massive collection of animals before I post them here, but I figured that as I progressed Id probably improve beyong my original works and not be happy enough with them to post them. Anyway these are the fruits of my labour:

1) Elephant

Finished
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Process
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2)Yak

Lineart
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Finished

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Process
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3) Snake

Lineart
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Finished
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Process
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4) Owl
Lineart
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Finished
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Process
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Thats it! Comments and tips paleese. (My personal favourite is the elephant, I also think the yak looks a little plain.)

Cheerio,
ist

PS. I have posted the elephant before, but meh.

 
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11th December, 2004 at 07:49:47 -

those are some nice pixels ist

that owl looks well 'ard with it's dodgy eye

 
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11th December, 2004 at 08:11:19 -

You are a brilliant artist Istvan - it's a shame you didn't join Scorpion E (although the offer is still on the table...)

 
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11th December, 2004 at 08:29:36 -

lol, noodle


The elephant and the owl is just too perfect.
The snake could use a little work with straighten out some lines and the yak looks, as you say, a little bit flat.
But don't take this as negative critism, your art is like awesome!

 
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11th December, 2004 at 12:34:41 -



 
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11th December, 2004 at 13:24:36 -

love the colors.
props, etc.

 
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11th December, 2004 at 14:19:21 -

That is some awesome artwork.

 
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11th December, 2004 at 16:03:29 -

Good job.

 
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11th December, 2004 at 16:08:29 -

Very nice.

 
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11th December, 2004 at 16:12:10 -

Nice! It's cool how you have the step-by-step GIFs. It's weird how you start with circles and lines. What is that snake eating? It has a weird cirle at the end of its tongue.

 
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12th December, 2004 at 10:47:34 -

Wartagon - when you say 'like' awesome, does it mean slightly different than awesome (superb maybe?)

 
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12th December, 2004 at 13:09:48 -

Great job. I like how you included the "Process" pictures. It's interesting to see how other people do things.

 
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12th December, 2004 at 22:23:22 -

most animators start out with a line of action and basic circle shapes. i think the colours are kinda strange, especially the elephant, gives it an original style tho i spose.

 
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13th December, 2004 at 00:34:27 -

Yeah, I think it is important for me to include my process animations. For me it IS the process thats important, rather than the finished product. I also think it can help newbies to pixel art how to plan things rather than jumping straight in.

Id also like to note that I drew the characters by hand first and planned on paper what I wanted to do with them.

Like dave said, the lines and shapes are used as a guideline. They are especially helpful when drawing centric shapes.

Weston: The snake's tongue is actually spelling my name (ist). It looks a lot better one a darker background (check it out over at www.pixelation.cjb.net ).

Noodle: Thanks for the kind words, but alas my involvement in games recently has been very minimal. Im currently working on some graphics for a project by Muz. So look out for it.

Cheerio,
ist

 
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13th December, 2004 at 04:08:57 -

Marry me Istvan.

Elephants are the greatest animals ever to walk this earth.

 
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istvan



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13th December, 2004 at 07:24:51 -

'Marry me Istvan.'

Only if I can be the bride this time.

Cheers!
ist

 
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17th December, 2004 at 00:18:59 -

'oh yeah? he's thrown a kettle over a pub, what have you done?'

You know the only episode of 'The Office' I've ever watched (it was a few nights ago) it was the one with that quote. Funny that isn't it?

 
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17th December, 2004 at 00:42:12 -

Ryan S: You're Australian, right? Yeah, I caught that recent repeat of the Office as well. Theres a few fans of the show floating around here. I know Damien Teapot and I are particularly big fans of the series. Its actually my favourite show.

But enough about tv, Ive seen some of your work before, you should have a decent opinion of my zoo creations here? Eh?

 
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18th December, 2004 at 00:15:36 -

Haha alright then.
Fantastic work, very professional looking. Good choice of colours - out of the norm - which is great. It's good to see the process as well, seeing as when draw, any style, I usually do it freehand, no basic shapes or anything. That's just the way I do it.
My favourite is the owl, it just seems very detailed. Also I like you little 'ist' signature. Nice work

EDIT:Yeh, I'm Australian

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istvan



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18th December, 2004 at 18:17:50 -

Thanks matey. I dont always use shapes to create the lineart, but it works for rounded objects/characters. Its also good if you want the image to look somewhat balanced. I good way of checking if an character looks balanced is by flipping the image horizontly and asking yourself,'does it still work?'

Just something I do sometimes, espectially with hand drawn works. Although if it isnt balanced I rarely go back and change it (laziness), instead I just leave it as unfinished due to disatisfaction.

But thats just me.

UPDATEEE: Heres a new character I just finished-
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