Lucid actually uses smudge. Everyone does their smoothing a little differently, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who uses it either.

I don't! x3 I only use 2 standard brushes. No smudging, burning or highlighting tools. I'm not comfortable with those.

Hi, I want to apply for a position as a pixel artist but I need to put a port folio together. Do you think I'll have time? It shouldn't take too long.

Thank you. How many images would everyone like in a port folio. I have a few but I'm sure there should be more. And what sort of thing. Clothes? Accessories... Sorry for all the questions.

Do what you feel comfortable with ^-^

Ok. Thanks. :) As I said it shouldn't take too long. I just want to be confident in showing what I can do.

Hurray, applications! **chews lovingly on Tai** I can't wait to see your work. :3

Thanks for being so supportive :) I hope I can reach the standard that you all hold :)

Are the only art people that people are searching for on this site pixel artists only?

Oh okay thanks :>
Lol I should find someone who could be in a team with me, so I would draw items and they'd pixelate it it'd make things easier XD
Go teamwork go!

Would it be ok to get your opinions on one piece for the port folio. It took a while and if it's lacking I was hoping for some pointers.

The major problem I'm seeing, is the light source direction ^^;

Trisphee's light source is from the top left shining down. Currently your shading doesn't match the base's shading

Other wise... you're off to a nice start =]

Okie kokie ^_^ Thanks.

Awww, just takes practice XP
Do they have an item request thread where I can draw an item and they'll pixel it to life if they like it enough? :O

http://www.trisphee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2927

There ya go darlin' ;D

Have fun <3333333

I like it, the concept as well. Duchess was right about the light source, but that's quite easy to fix,
What I am missing however is the soft shading. Your method leans slightly to cell shading (like my signature art). Trisphee's style is very much soft shading.

Thank you and okie dokie. I'll try and fix that ^_^

Of course I can. C: It's no problem. Well, when I draw CG art, it's cell shaded so pixeling in soft shade is different but it's not too hard to learn. If I can do it, I'm sure you can too. xD I only use the pencil tool when making the pixel outline and adding tiny details, then I use really small brushes (1pt-3pt) to do the shading. o3o When I first started, I used the smudge tool a lot, but now I don't. I find it easier and better for detailing to use a brush at like 70 Opacity instead. But that's also because I pixel like Silverbleed at regular size, most of the other artists expand their work and then shrink it back down. You should try different methods and find which works best for you. Like, I tried the blowing up and shrinking but it was like 10x harder for me than just working at regular size. owo

Yup. And I also don't blow up my work because the details might get lost when shrinking it again. And I like detail <3
It's interesting to hear how other people use it. Because I don't use the opacity option either, I just draw at 100%. If I think it's too dark, I edit this later, by for example editing the layer's opacity.

I'm sure it was someone here who told me about the blowing up then shrinking method and it's really improved things for me.
I really admire anyone who can get such amazing shading without a smudge brush ever going near it. I cant do that >.<

Ok, took some advice. Softened my shading and moved the light lol... Is this any better?

Someone has probably already said it but we could use some headgear here. It's not that bad but there's no balancing colors out at the top like we can with the rest of the body.

We did have that hat item contest in a previous event...
We do need more headgear though.

Headgear, as in dental headgear?

..That would be freaky O.O

edit;; How about more items that wrap around the waist? Like maybe a simple belt with all of the different colors?

And maybe face paint, and new eyes?

As for the layout, what if there was some kind of a swirly decoration in the background? Or vines with leaves on them? I think that could make a big difference in drawing the eye.

Please put the actual item suggestions in the item suggestion thread =)

Is that an offer to do it Alex? =P

Chasm - An offer for what?

To make more head items. XD

I believe Alex is a character artist and designer, not a pixelist. ;3

I know Sei, I was playing.

I just realized if your in alex's head and I'm on yours, that makes me tiny.

I'm one of those artists that expand my work and work at 3x the size. I just find it easier to shade. xD

I don't use the smudge tool or a basic brush... I use the blur! I also don't use photoshop, I use sai to do my items. O= then Photoshop to shrink them down and color them!

I knows. xD That's why I ";3'd", Chasm.

Q.Q Sei's being mean to me. ~Snugs the pretty Uke~

*pets Chasm's hair* There, there... its okay... *snuggles*

I'm not being mean, I was playing along... playfully. xD

*snugs Chasm*

~ish petted and snuggled~ Mew~ <3 ~Luffs on the Uke~

I think I might just go and sleep on Uke's head instead of your's Sei. XD

~snugs both~

*luffs on Chasm*

*then luffs on Sei too, for good measure*

*luffs on Uke cause he's cool, just like Chasm* <3