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Creative Production => Critics' Lounge => Topic started by: eddie hitler on Mon 02/10/2006 14:12:42

Title: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: eddie hitler on Mon 02/10/2006 14:12:42
 ;Dhellooo, I have never been able to choose colours for my sprites so I drew up this dodo and thought you could do some paint overs and give me some tips on colouring in general, many thanks (http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/dodo_little.png)
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: Ubel on Mon 02/10/2006 14:36:01
I've always thought dodos should be pink...

(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/pinkdodo.gif)
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: eddie hitler on Mon 02/10/2006 15:20:56
nice one pablo  ;D dodos do look nice in pink, anyone else care to try?
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: Buckethead on Mon 02/10/2006 16:26:04
will this help?

(http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/2180/dodoox1.png)

I just gave him some colors as a picture from google showed. Hope it helps  :)
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: eddie hitler on Mon 02/10/2006 16:51:33
cheers mr buckethead. ;D anyone else wanna give it a go?

Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: ace monkey on Mon 02/10/2006 21:24:58
how's this:
(http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9424/dodolittlexq6.png) (http://imageshack.us)

Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: R4L on Mon 02/10/2006 23:55:49
I won't do a paintover, because I think you are quite capable of doing it!  ;)

Have you tried coloring it?
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: Obi on Tue 03/10/2006 00:10:38
I love it! A Covert way of restarting the much loved colouring contest.
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: ManicMatt on Tue 03/10/2006 01:32:17
You colour it and the gang will tell you how to improve it. Simple as.
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: Evil on Tue 03/10/2006 04:31:40
I think a better way then saying "You should try it yourself" would be that we don't know what your style is. Your style for the rest of your art could be way different from anything we provide to you. So by doing one yourself, we can help you get to your ideal coloring goal.
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: eddie hitler on Tue 03/10/2006 14:45:59
 ;D ta very muchly to all of you ;D I have tryed colouring numerous sprites and have never been satisfied with the results, which is why I probably have truck loads of sprites
tucked away that are screaming out to be coloured. So, just for you kind souls, I shall set about colouring this most rotund of birds. see you in a mo!
;DÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  (http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/dodo_colour.png)

ok here he is in all his feathery glory. Its the only sprite I have been happy with....ever.
But there is always room for improvement. Any comments or small edits to the sprite would be much apprechiated :D tank you.
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: i k a r i on Tue 03/10/2006 19:25:09
Nice painting...I like the face a lot...

Now Im wondering, why do you have the word hitler in your nick...
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: eddie hitler on Tue 03/10/2006 19:39:13
thankyou ikari.well, in my favorite comedy show entitled bottom, starring adrian edmonsan and rik mayal, ade plays a character called edward elizibath hitler.I did'nt know what to call myself and that was the first name to spring to mind :) If you think some people will be offended by it, I could change it.
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: thewalrus on Tue 03/10/2006 19:43:08
     Very offending, as I am Jewish!!! Just kidding! Well I am Jewish, just not offended!

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are altogether!
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: eddie hitler on Tue 03/10/2006 19:50:56
that is an exellent attitude........ for a walrus. ;D
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: monkey0506 on Tue 03/10/2006 21:31:47
It just reminds me of the episode of Family Guy where Peter tells the tale of his ancestor...(don't remember the name)...Adolf Hitler's brother. :=

On topic however...I quite like your rendition (as well as the others), though it is a bit hard to see where this dodo is supposed to be looking. In fact, if you look at it one way, it looks as though his eyes are entirely closed. But still, nice work!
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: MashPotato on Tue 03/10/2006 23:06:33
I like your colouring job very much ^_^
However, for such a cute and happy-looking character, I found the colours a little drab (it may just be my own preference for saturated colours, though).

I did a quick switching-around of colours to give you an idea of what I mean:
(http://crabshack.bythegoddess.com/ags/dodo_colour.png)

Keep up the good work!
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: eddie hitler on Wed 04/10/2006 13:17:58
monkey,thank you for your imput, I will do a version with more obvious pupils ;D. mash potato, I really like your paint overÃ,  and thank you for the praise. more saturation and
some pupils, got it. eddie away!
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/dodo_blue_bright.png)
okay me old skips, I have given him some much needed pupils and saturated the hell out of him(perhaps too saturated now) So........ any comments? too bright? too few colours? could do with a hat?
let me know. ;DÃ,  Ã, (http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/purple_dodo.png)
wondered what he would look like in a different colour, I also eliminated one of the colours because I thought he looked muddled.Are they better or worseÃ,  than my first attempt and which out of these two
is best? :)
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: OuchMyTentacle79 on Tue 10/10/2006 07:50:16
hey eddie,maybe this dodo can be a part of  Michael's zoo at Neverland   ;D .
Title: Re: how can this dodo be improved
Post by: eddie hitler on Thu 12/10/2006 14:08:01
love it! Im working on a michael sprite at the mo, don't know how he's gonna turn out though, Ill post it for crit when done ;D