Gary the Magic Fairy
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- Seen Jun 29, 2010
Oh, since you're reading this: one of you go ask Fox♠ or Amachi if you can host June's. We're already 5 days in, and I don't wanna do it again yet.
Anywhoo, 1st - 3rd place up, 5th+ will be up soon.
![[PokeCommunity.com] May Pixel Art Contest - Results](https://i41.tinypic.com/2vw5nyh.png "[PokeCommunity.com] May Pixel Art Contest - Results")
The winner of this month's contest is... Fox♠ !
I'm sure I've said this before, but I love your simple spriting style. The mountains look rough and natural, the trees/bushes are the perfect shade of green.. it's practically perfection.
![[PokeCommunity.com] May Pixel Art Contest - Results](https://i44.tinypic.com/2m2etug.png "[PokeCommunity.com] May Pixel Art Contest - Results")
Second Place goes to Vannah☆.
I just love how fluffy and cuddly the shading makes this look. The colors blend, yet contrast just enough.
The front leg, on the side facing away from us, seems just a bit off. Too much of the darkest shade, and maybe it's a little too thick as well? Also, the edges of the snow (?) could use a bit of work. Still, very, very good.
![[PokeCommunity.com] May Pixel Art Contest - Results](https://i44.tinypic.com/4hvc45.png "[PokeCommunity.com] May Pixel Art Contest - Results")
Third Place is a tie, between gp_arts39 and Espeon~.
This is very interesting, and the earth is very nicely done. I'm assuming the earth + green are meant to be an eye? I think the point of the piece would've been more clear, had it just been white. With the green, the rings of shading stand out a little too much. You have a little too much contrast between shading rings 3 & 4, and 5 & 6. The tears are okay, but a little more smoothness in the shading would've been nice. I like the stem of the flower. The petals are a little awkward, but I suppose that's to be expected of a drooping flower. I think it would've looked more natural if you had it bending more like an upside-down "J" and having the base of the petals covered with the flower's sepals, which would then attach to the stem. In this, it looks like it's just sticking through the petals. The petals are shaded okay, except that the darkest color contrasts just a bit too much. It's most noticeable on the third petal. Also, this may have gained a few more points had it been entered in the March pixel art contest, as it's more related to the environment than spring.
Nice detail for such a small piece. The shape of the flower is a little lopsided, but that may just be because of the odd perspective. The shading is pretty good, except for a few places on the bottom of the flower where the outline gets a little dark. The clouds are cute, though it would've been a little better if you had either copy/pasted the same cloud or made them all different. Two being the same and the third being different just bugs me for some reason. The hills are shaded well, except for the part near the bottom. Those bottom two colors contrast with the others a bit too much. My last problem is.. where is your light source? I'm assuming it's the sun, but the shadow of the flower is going towards the sun, which really makes no sense. Overall, it's pretty good.
Anywhoo, 1st - 3rd place up, 5th+ will be up soon.
The winner of this month's contest is... Fox♠ !
I'm sure I've said this before, but I love your simple spriting style. The mountains look rough and natural, the trees/bushes are the perfect shade of green.. it's practically perfection.
Second Place goes to Vannah☆.
I just love how fluffy and cuddly the shading makes this look. The colors blend, yet contrast just enough.
The front leg, on the side facing away from us, seems just a bit off. Too much of the darkest shade, and maybe it's a little too thick as well? Also, the edges of the snow (?) could use a bit of work. Still, very, very good.
Third Place is a tie, between gp_arts39 and Espeon~.
This is very interesting, and the earth is very nicely done. I'm assuming the earth + green are meant to be an eye? I think the point of the piece would've been more clear, had it just been white. With the green, the rings of shading stand out a little too much. You have a little too much contrast between shading rings 3 & 4, and 5 & 6. The tears are okay, but a little more smoothness in the shading would've been nice. I like the stem of the flower. The petals are a little awkward, but I suppose that's to be expected of a drooping flower. I think it would've looked more natural if you had it bending more like an upside-down "J" and having the base of the petals covered with the flower's sepals, which would then attach to the stem. In this, it looks like it's just sticking through the petals. The petals are shaded okay, except that the darkest color contrasts just a bit too much. It's most noticeable on the third petal. Also, this may have gained a few more points had it been entered in the March pixel art contest, as it's more related to the environment than spring.
Nice detail for such a small piece. The shape of the flower is a little lopsided, but that may just be because of the odd perspective. The shading is pretty good, except for a few places on the bottom of the flower where the outline gets a little dark. The clouds are cute, though it would've been a little better if you had either copy/pasted the same cloud or made them all different. Two being the same and the third being different just bugs me for some reason. The hills are shaded well, except for the part near the bottom. Those bottom two colors contrast with the others a bit too much. My last problem is.. where is your light source? I'm assuming it's the sun, but the shadow of the flower is going towards the sun, which really makes no sense. Overall, it's pretty good.
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