A late nite butterfly

[Tuomas]

Hi there. I was very much as bored as I usually am on Tuesday, so I let everyone know it at #ags and Stickieee suggested I drew a butterfly with some odd program. Now I disliked the program, but somehow liked the idea of drawing a butterfly, and while I was at it, I drew the whole bugger. Anyhow, I decided that since this is basically the first thing I draw for myself that I didn't do in like 5 minutes, I'd put it here and have it rated by the cruel world, you people that is. So remember, this is not for an AGS games, it's a bit too big for my liking and my becoming game, but it is spriteart, right... right?



Well I pixellated it, since I don't yet own a tablet, I'll be keeping to low-res graphics. As a reference picture I used a picture of a Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) from this book I have and I kind of like it. It took me several hours doing it but basically I was chatting all along the way of the production. So, behold the fruit of my intuition and Suomen Luonto: Hyönteiset -book, and feel free to comment, if there is anything you want to say, damn, at least say if it's good or bad or if there's a way I could improve my style in doing sprite art, not just this, it was bloody hard to get this one coloured, I won't be doing it again, but generally speaking... Thank you. Oh, and don't be afraid of the long icky legs, they really do have those, I have studied... and broken a few too. It was the time when Finland still had plains and butterflies and sunny summers :'(

[Afflict]

I dunno about tablets mine doesnt work like i want it to... maybe i just dont utilise it right.

Anyway kewl butterfly!

[DutchMarco]

Neat! Good shading etc.

[Tuomas]

Thanks guys, this is just what I needed. Usually when I start a topic here, any topic at all, no-one replies :'( :'( You have no idea what this means to my artist soul, I'm so happy now

[Khris]

Awwww, poor little Tuomas

It's pretty amazing, two things, though:
Don't butterflies (insects) have six legs?
The wings(?) seem a bit small compared to the relatively big body.

Aside form that, great work!

[Kinoko]

Wow!! It's really good ^_^ I have nothing to criticise, excellent butterfly.

[lo_res_man]

 Now all we need is Pinkerton!
(sorry , oprah joke)
It is beautiful, but I agree with KhrisMUC, its boddy is a tad to big, but still quite lovely

[Tuomas]

I know it seems abit big. Actually I did make it smaller a couple of times so that it would look better, but basically as I checked some pictures with google, it really isn't too big, it's just the "leg" that makes it look as if the torso was way too big. Here's a reference pic I just dug up:
http://www.ravenfarm.com/photos/monarch%20butterfly.jpg
But bloody shite, you were right, they do have 6 feet, in fact, the one in the picture I took reference of didn't show more than four, an the rest two are very small, so I reckon it doesn't matter that much I supose the butterfly would look better with a yet smaller torso, but think of the work that'd put me through. Phew, it's good as it is...

[Afflict]

There are six legs in the photo one... lol

Good work thuomas dont have to do it again why? Just learn from it and next time you do some art youll know better

ONce again geat work.