June Pixel Art Contest [Results]

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    [PokeCommunity.com] June Pixel Art Contest [Results]

    The winner of this month's contest is... Sylphiel!

    I love this. It's interesting, it's shaded wonderfully, and it's put together very well. It all fits perfectly in the nice little box... it blends in with the background just enough, yet still stands out enough to not get lost in it. All the different styles of shading you did worked together perfectly. The background, the shell, the body.. it adds some depth to it. The palette you chose works perfectly this as well. The red lines are soft, but distinct. The shade of red is just pink and desaturated enough, and compliments the orange and yellow well. The yellow highlights having a slight green tint also makes them stand out more.. it's one of the many nice little touches that made me choose you as the winner.
    The only little problem I can find is that gap between the yellow around the shell and the inner border, those 3 orange pixels sorta blend in and throw off the smoothness, but... other than that... very, very well done.

    2nd Place - Fox♠​


    This is great. The perspective, the complexity, the animation. You just love excuses to not shade things, don't you? ;D j/k, it works. The only thing that I notice is that little dark spot on the top outline. Sorta gives it a rough edge right there. Still, well done.

    KageX & Kinarii - 3rd Place [Tie]​


    I just couldn't choose between these two.​

    First off, excellent colour choices. The shading is fabulous. I'm not sure what to say, there isn't really anything wrong with it, it's just not very detailed on the right side. I understand that it shifts focus to the character, but... a little bit of detail could've been nice.

    If I hadn't made the thread, I never would've noticed that this only used 4 colours. Expertly shaded, great palette, detailed... it's nearly perfect. Also, good job following the theme and focusing on the character. :3

    Note: the following are not necessarily in order. They are vaguely placed: those near the top are placed better than those at the bottom. For example, the 3rd is not necessarily better than the 4th, but probably better than, say, the 8th.

    Lornami​


    I really like the perspective of this. A bit confusing if you don't know what you're looking at, but once I realized it was a person and her hair.. yeah. XD
    I really like the palette, as well as the background. Complex, but subtle enough to not shift focus too badly. The hair.. well, being the most important part, I really would've liked for it to be smoother. You have too many straight lines in the curls, which gives them an odd look. Some of the shading is a little... confusing, as well.

    Scarf​


    The moon is well done, but... the palette you used on this bugs me. Particularly the shift between the light, warm gray and the cool, dark gray. It's like- you made it to work with the moon, and then just used it for the rest. The contest theme was to design a character, and the shading on your character has a big jump between those two shades of gray, which doesn't make sense with the soft light source a full moon would provide. The shading on the hills is a little rough, too. The rabbit alien... is kinda shaped weird, but I suppose that could be because of the "alien" thing. XD


    Doing more, will post them as I complete them, don't rush me. XD​
     
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    Yay! I knew that one would be good!
    Congratulations Sylphiel!

    owo I think that's a good choice to post the winner at least, people get antsy.
     
    owo I think that's a good choice to post the winner at least, people get antsy.
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    I've noticed. XD

    I may or may not put the rest up tonight. I'm having a hard time deciding the 2nd, 3rd, etc. places, so I'm thinking I'll type up the comments & criticism before I place them, and maybe that'll help me decide.
     
    With my psychic powers I foresaw this outcome~

    Pixel Queen Cowrie is the best :3


    I'll admit I was getting antsy, too. With so many good entries, I wonder if I'll even place this time
     
    HA! Told you we were getting antsy! (Stut around in a matter of fact attitude)

    Anyhow, congrats to syphiel! It was a beautiful entry! I personally liked the faded look of the shell, it was a very nice touch! On the other hand, i thought the body was a bit rigid on the bottom, nevertheless, this was a brillant piece of work! Great job!

    Keep Spriting!
     
    Ah yes, that one was gorgeous~

    Congrats.
     
    There, posted 2nd & 3rd, as well as 2 of the non-winners' criticism.

    If anyone is in a rush to get theirs, just VM me and I'll do it next. XD
     
    Kenji~ said:
    If I hadn't made the thread, I never would've noticed that this only used 4 colours. Expertly shaded, great palette, detailed... it's nearly perfect. Also, good job following the theme and focusing on the character. :3
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    You mean, if you hadn't of made this thread or made the contest thread you wouldn't have noticed?
    When each person enters their entry I usually take it to paint and magnify it, if I like it that is. It's something I noticed right away, and made me feel bad because while I was working on my first one my mind was whining "Can't I have just one more color?".
    So, do you wait until it's finished to take a close look at everything?
     
    Wow. I need to pay more attntion around here this looks like something I coulda done... D:

    Anyway, the first place entry is beautiful.

    However, the second place entry was still magnificent, if I was judging the only way that I could have decided the winner would be by that one dark spot at the top of the no. 2 entry.

    So, when's the next one? :D
     
    Yay, third again! I thought I'd lose my streak since so many did so well this time XD

    Anywho, great work guys! Fox, when I first saw that animation I was like 'dang, I should have tried animating mine'. It's masterfully done. :3 Maybe I should try the post-at-the-last-minute tactic next time I enter one of these
     
    wow third place thats really awesome.
    everyone did really good.
    ill have to work on detail for the next contest.
     
    Lornami said:
    You mean, if you hadn't of made this thread or made the contest thread you wouldn't have noticed?
    When each person enters their entry I usually take it to paint and magnify it, if I like it that is. It's something I noticed right away, and made me feel bad because while I was working on my first one my mind was whining "Can't I have just one more color?".
    So, do you wait until it's finished to take a close look at everything?
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    No, I meant that the fact that she used only 4 colors doesn't detract from it at all. Like- if I was just some random person who saw it as her dA Icon, I don't think I would notice that it was made with a limited palette.

    I do look at things after they're entered, so I can tell whether it's accepted or not. XD;
     
    You guys all did amazing work. ♥
     
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