creative-discussion

[tidal nova]

a darker desaturated purple would look good

[forest zephyr]

i may adjust the color a bit yeah

[pale mulch]

So, maybe a turtle neck

?

[forest zephyr]

i assume you want to keep scarf for winter, but yeah, fall can be cold and windy

[pale mulch]

Yep scarf is reserved for winter, maybe I should draw a sweater or a turtle neck?

[forest zephyr]

one of these color maybe

[pale mulch]

Left one, and maybe make hair darker

[forest zephyr]

i'll ajust the hair a bit probably, i just took wizard color but depending of the haircut the effect isn't the same

so i have to do more tests 😄

thanks for your help

and yes, sweater or turtle neck, i don't know which one is easier (or better for your character)

[pale mulch]

Its not mine its from SVE

And sweater is easier i suppose?

[forest zephyr]

i never did any portrait, i can't tell

[pale mulch]

Me too its my first portrait

[ripe thicket]

I'm having a problem

How do you look if someone did repost your art on Instagram?

[compact sundial]

if its something youve been working on, bruh report it

[tidal nova]

@ripe thicket what do you mean? Did you google image the drawing in question to check? Or did you see the art

[ripe thicket]

Hmm i just think it could be a possibility because I had a huge difference

Lemme send the pic

That numbers are the people who saw the pic, Here says they saw it from:

Principal web - 168, hashtags - 31, profile - 5 and then Other - 992

The other section normally is like 3

And normally my total number 200

From others, it could be a repost

But right now there is a lot of Wooloo and Pokémon art since the hype and all so I tried to check manually and doing Google Image reverse search but found nothing

Maybe nobody repost it, but it's really strange

[compact sundial]

i dont understand a thing in that photo xD

[ripe thicket]

Well the important part is translated

the other numbers are stadistics

[pale mulch]

I know its bad

[neat iris]

Wooloo is a darling

I'd defeat the elite four with a team of wooloo.

[pale mulch]

woolooo

[pale mulch]

So... is it good

[candid citrus]

which part ?

[pale mulch]

shirt

[true pecan]

So, when you're wearing a t-shirt and blazer combo, the blazers actually go a little bit up your neck, and you can't see the t-shirt, except from the front.

[pale mulch]

I dont understand..

[true pecan]

You don't see the t-shirt going around the neck

[pale mulch]

I understand now!!

yay!

[true pecan]

Glad to be of some help!

[pale mulch]

Like dis

[true pecan]

Yeah! That's already looking better imo

[pale mulch]

So, just shading in it will be OK

?

[slate yoke]

It should be

[candid citrus]

the yellow is way too neon imo (unless thats not the final colour)

[slate yoke]

But there's no guarantee that the shading won't reveal any issues we don't see now

[tired wagon]

I was going to say, it's a lot brighter than any other color you're using

[true pecan]

True. Less saturation on the yellow might look nicer

[candid citrus]

every else looks great though !

[pale mulch]

@candid citrus not final

[candid citrus]

ahhh okay gotcha (-:

[pale mulch]

@#3148 it supposedly fits with the style now

[slate yoke]

That yellow still needs a desaturation

[fervent flower]

yeah a color more like a dandelion or smth would be good, i can barely tell any outline or shading

[compact sundial]

glad that the website isnt timing out since you been running it xD

[pale mulch]

Oh shi...

I cant desaturate it without losing my preferred shade

So if i get it any darker i get kind of greenish yellow

[true pecan]

Hmm. Is there some sort of hue adjustment in the program you're using?

You can make it darker/desaturated first then change the hue

[pale mulch]

Ow trying to do this

lmao

Shaneish look do not approve

[slate yoke]

It makes me think of lemons now

[pale mulch]

Yea I wanted it to be more yellow but...

[pale mulch]

Like this

[fervent gazelle]

that looks good, you could lighten it a smidge

[forest zephyr]

the border deserve to be a bit darker in my opinion

[pale mulch]

so what is it lighter or darker

darker like one tone or more

[fervent gazelle]

I think it's a matter of personal opinion but it's def better than the bright lemon haah

I think Lumina means making the shadow color darker ie more of a contrast between the shadow and the main color

[forest zephyr]

maybe something like that

i have hard time finding the right words in english

[fervent gazelle]

ohh more of a border

it's okay, there are multiple words for the same thing sometimes XD

maybe not quite that dark but yeah

[pale mulch]

oh

[fervent gazelle]

to separate it from teh skin

[forest zephyr]

like this, alex portrait

[fervent gazelle]

is it a t-shirt type thing you're going for, Vulgary? or like a cravat, or...?

with a collar like Alex's, it needs to stand out so it can "pop"

[pale mulch]

ill send a pic

[fervent gazelle]

if it's a shirt flush with his body, it can have a softer outline

[forest zephyr]

yes, maybe not as harsh for a shirt or something soft

in my case, i need examples a lot

[fervent gazelle]

(right now it looks a little puffy and soft like a cravat, to me XD)

[pale mulch]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/452964615802847234/586210062079361024/54a711d9-c21b-4f61-816c-751c108dcfdb1551694606170-ether-Navy-Blue--White-Striped-Single-Breasted-Cas.png

[fervent gazelle]

ahh just a shirt then yeah

in that case, you'll want to round out the outline, it's sort of v-shaped at the moment, unless you're going for a v-neck

[pale mulch]

v neck

Sooo

[fervent gazelle]

right! now make the shadow color of the yellow a smidge darker

(or the outline a smidge lighter)

[pale mulch]

yellow?

there isnt no yellow

[fervent gazelle]

the shirt yellow

mustard... orange whatever lol

[pale mulch]

Like dis

[fervent gazelle]

yessss

[forest zephyr]

there are useful tutoriel on the web too if you want to look. Some years ago i found these helpful
http://www.lesforges.org/article/cours-pixel-art-anti-aliasing?scroll_to=article
http://www.lesforges.org/article/cours-pixel-art-textures?scroll_to=article

but sadly they are in french

i think you can find similar ones in english however

[fervent gazelle]

ah dithering... I cheated and used photoshop noise tool lol

[forest zephyr]

the hardest part for me is to get shadow for a natural feeling, rather than "block"

http://www.lesforges.org/article/cours-pixel-art-shading?scroll_to=article this one was about shading (still french but still, the images can already help)

[pale mulch]

i cant i export it and itcomes like 2p

[true pecan]

Any suggestions on how to shade this storefront awning or make it better?

[slate yoke]

Where is the lighting coming from?

[true pecan]

I haven't thought much of that to be honest

Haven't done much shading

[slate yoke]

Because the good news here is you can shade it like a cube. Once you figure that out then you can simply shade the other sides fairly uniform

Look up cube shading and follow what you see there!

[true pecan]

Hmm. Otherwise, any thoughts on making it look nicer?

[pale mulch]

make a little diversity in bricks make some darker others lightrer

[forest zephyr]

i would try adding a bit of fabric pattern for the green thing

(i don't know the name)

there is already a bit but it's a bit bland

[pale mulch]

but smb can help me withexporting issue

[forest zephyr]

also, a bit of details on the stone would help, like, there are probably some irregular parts

same for the bricks

sorry can't help for the export

[true pecan]

Okay, I'll try those things. Thank you!

[pale mulch]

like but can i exportit in bigger size and then just cut it

[forest zephyr]

another option for the green thing is stripes

the problem is that a big flat surface like this is "boring" for the eyes, details may help : pattern, stripes, or something else

also

what is the green thing supposed to achieve ? usually it covers enter, to get shade

or i don't know, stand on the street

but here it seems too big to "just" cover windows and for me, feels a bit out of place

[pale mulch]

So its supposedly 128*256 px

[slate yoke]

What a cutie!

[lament turtle]

That's Victor from SVE right?

[pale mulch]

Yep

EspecisallyFall_Outdoor clothes

[true pecan]

@forest zephyr It'll cover a whole store front. And I'll be adding some lettering that will hopefully add in some detail

[forest zephyr]

ok 😃 yeah letters will catch attention and do the trick i think

[true pecan]

How is this?

[forest zephyr]

i like the idea, and the font is cool

[true pecan]

Thank you!

[tidal nova]

so you are french lumina

i guessed you weren't a native english speaker :3c

[ebon briar]

I like it! I would advise to try and remove some noise from the font

[tidal nova]

(and spoke either spanish or french)

it's very pretty ye

[viscid plaza]

the light source outdoors tends to be from the upper right

[true pecan]

Yeah, I might remove some noise from the font.

Im hoping this can be a business the player can buy. Though idk how I'd do that

[forest zephyr]

yes i am french 😃

my latest creation (using maru colors)

[true pecan]

looks super cute!

[forest zephyr]

sadly i struggle to make a dress

with the sitting animation they don't look great 😦

[true pecan]

What if the dress hung under their legs a bit when sitting?

[forest zephyr]

yeah it's an option, but i didn't manage to get something right

i can post it here if someone wants to look

[true pecan]

I myself haven't really tried my hand at character sprites before. Idk if I'd be much help

[forest zephyr]

yeah i can get it

for the moment i let this for a bit anyway

in the meantime, i'll be ready if the wizard become a marriage candidate one day

[fleet geyser]

that's so cute

[forest zephyr]

thanks 😃

it's really fun and with content patcher there are things i wasn't able to make before that i can do now

or rather, not having to do things i had to do before

(i remember the time when i created the mod and had to make one file for each variations)

now i still have to make the different colors variations, but i get so much more freedom

[true pecan]

What do you guys think?

As a small shop

[tidal nova]

"small"

did u see the size of the building

[ripe thicket]

Well but not all the building is for the shop I think

[tidal nova]

(i know i was joking around heh)

[ripe thicket]

Or it is?

XD

[tidal nova]

it's super pretty tho

[ripe thicket]

I like it

It has a vintage style

[true pecan]

It's not

Only part of the building is for the store lol

The rest is apartments.

Im hoping this is a shop the player can own.

Stairs,

Or no stairs?

[ebon briar]

Those are both stairs

Wait I'm blind sjfhsjd

No stairs imo

[true pecan]

Okay, thank you 🙂

[forest zephyr]

ahah

i did the same

"but yes, they are both stairs"

"ooooh not the small stairs, the big green stairs taking half of the image that i just didn't SEE"

[true pecan]

What do you think Lumina? Stairs or no stairs?

[forest zephyr]

right now the stairs don't feel "right"

maybe because of missing shadow ?

[lament turtle]

you'd have to climb out of a window to reach them

I think they look a lil out of place

[forest zephyr]

this looks cute but i'm afraid this will be awful to make all the sides... i think i'll keep it for later and do a try one day or another.... probably in some months 😄

sorry i always forget to resize

[true pecan]

Looks really cute!

[forest zephyr]

thanks 😃

[fervent gazelle]

the babies are so friggin cute

I wonder if I should offer custom babies for Sorren

[lone mountain]

those babies are so cuuute!

[unkempt tinsel]

the hair awww

[unreal stream]

Awwww

[fervent gazelle]

I do love the hair

[neat iris]

I love babies

Hey guys I just thought of something

[lament turtle]

Whaddup

[neat iris]

Okay so you know how Stardew valley has relationships and hearts that connect you with the locals

[lament turtle]

yup

[neat iris]

Now if there is a game that's based on Joja/ZuZu City where you could possibly romance Morris since yup know, would those relationships affect what happens in ZuZu City?

[lament turtle]

I'm not sure what you mean

[neat iris]

I don't know either. I had a thought going and I completely lost it. Lol

I got distracted by a puppy

[lament turtle]

A good thing to be distracted by

[neat iris]

Yes. Dogs are great.

[lament turtle]

So you're saying relationships within SDV affect what goes on in the valley

and the same should be true if we could go to the city?

[neat iris]

Yeah. And maybe those events intertwine with one another to where it would affect one another.

Like what if Joja tried again using a different tactic to get Stardew valley.

||Like our mc could play for tunnelers the same Shane takes the farmer on the ten heart event||

[lament turtle]

that would be cute

not sure if the Farmer could hide the fact that they play for the Tunnelers up until that very day

or did I misread

[neat iris]

I think I've talked about this idea before, but I had an idea of a ZuZu city spinoff where it would take place after The farmer's departure to Stardew valley.

Like the events you chose in your Stardew valley save file would effect things in the ZuZu city

[devout bridge]

What should I make for dinner 😩

Wrong channel lmao

[neat iris]

You make whatever your heart tells you

I too am facing a dilemma of cooking or uberibg

[devout bridge]

I just shoved my face full of cucumber while attempting a drawing 😩 arts being difficult rn

[glossy steppe]

I did a thing

Holy shit what have I done

Nice broken leg lady

[unkempt tinsel]

aww cute!

[glossy steppe]

all better :'h

idk what to do in terms of color to add around her bc she's rather plain

[unkempt tinsel]

awww her design is super cute

maybe one of those wreaths of flowers

[glossy steppe]

omg good idea

[civic cape]

omg omg omg omg

goat girl

i love

saytrs

@glossy steppe Is that your farmer?

Or just a character design

[civic cape]

i sketched her in what I imagine she would wear at the flower festival

I love her, she is precious

Something flowy and breathable c':

[tired wagon]

That's awesome :)

[neat iris]

Holy shit that's amazing.

[forest zephyr]

@fervent gazelle (i hope it's ok to notify you) : i think it's something i will offer, version of toddlers for some popular mods

well, i have to finish the classic ones first, but i would love to do that 😄

then i'll have to find what mods would be great for that, too

[forest zephyr]

farmer haircut on child

[echo mesa]

im dying scoob

[glossy steppe]

OMG I JUST GOT ON @civic cape SHES SO ADORABLE I LOVE THIS

TYSM

[lament turtle]

noodles!

[candid citrus]

noodles !!

[lament turtle]

yos

[echo mesa]

I love those noodles

so Saft and Rounded

[stable elbow]

n o o dles

[civic cape]

What makes a stardew valley portrait unique? I want to draw my of with one with the same style ConcernedApe did but I can't really pinpoint his style

[compact sundial]

CA's style is hard

[civic cape]

Agreed ;-;

I tried one thing but it looks too anime

[forest zephyr]

maybe your is a bit too smooth ?

you want to share it ?

[civic cape]

Right now I'm trying to get the proportions down but I think I'm still too exagerated

[forest zephyr]

well, i think there is some spirit at least

[civic cape]

His is cartoonist but the portions are still realistic

[forest zephyr]

i mean, i can link your portrait and the game ones

the eyes are nice

[civic cape]

Thank you

And please link

[forest zephyr]

no i mean

i can see how they relate

[civic cape]

Oh thank goodness

[forest zephyr]

sorry english isn't my first language and sometimes i don't find the right word

[civic cape]

That makes me happy

That they relate

[forest zephyr]

the hairs can be improved but well, it's hard to do hair right

[civic cape]

Do you draw Lumina

[forest zephyr]

i do some pixel art but no drawing

[lament turtle]

still noodles 😄

[echo mesa]

[lament turtle]

and done

[echo mesa]

[teal rain]

I love it

[analog fjord]

damn hecatta

your shading and coloring is E P I C

[devout bridge]

WORMS

[pale mulch]

So, guys any idea for rainy Victor

[devout bridge]

??

[pale mulch]

I just stuttered acroos a portrait for Victor_Fall_Outdoors_Rain_Portrait

So im asking for any ideas

[fervent gazelle]

@lament turtle the unshaded versions reminds me of Dr. Seuss lol

[lone mountain]

i used to play with those things as a kid

i thought they were so cool

they still cute today

[lament turtle]

@pale mulch a hoodie with the hood up? I dunno

are you helping the mod be compatible with seasonal outfits or doing this for fun? Just wondering

[pale mulch]

more like my own addon with seasonal outgits

[lament turtle]

no judgement from me just genuinely dont know about seasonal outfit compatibility

I see!

[pale mulch]

Also I dont think hoodie will fithis style

[lament turtle]

yeah idk just the the first thought I had

[lament turtle]

whats up fellow art guys gals and pals i took a break from discord for a while and i have drawn lots of haleys bc i could never take a break from my wife

hi there

[thin dagger]

hey yogurt!!!

i would like to see haleys!

[lament turtle]

i posted some in creative!

[thin dagger]

OH i didn’t see

[lament turtle]

going through my old haley art and im so glad i saved it all this is a gem

[thin dagger]

👀👀

[lament turtle]

literally love it all

[thin dagger]

jejdjsjdn

[onyx oxide]

:PP

[lament turtle]

this was the old banner i updated its been a while

[thin dagger]

i lov ur haley’s yogurt

[lament turtle]

omg thank you u-u

[lone mountain]

ITS SO CUTE

[lament turtle]

this is the new one

maybe i should make a dedicated haley art profile on some social media again

i dont like tumblr bc no matter how hard i try, people harass me

like they just keep finding my profiles it happened on twitter too

sorry you get harassed :[ people are rood

well its not like it gets to me, it's just annoying

[fervent gazelle]

yeah tumblr has crap blocking options and twitter is way too open to randos

[lament turtle]

i enjoy twitter more though but tumblr can be far more organized

im considering going back to tumblr but idk

maybe i could use both

[fervent gazelle]

for tumblr I'd say turn off anonymous if you haven't already

it's fun to get asks that you can draw replies to

[lament turtle]

well you cant turn it on unless you go on desktop but i havent turned it on and i dont intend to

like. ever

yeah i like asks to draw to

[fervent gazelle]

oh haha

it must've been turned on by default in the past

[lament turtle]

no nowadays if you turn it on on mobile, it doesnt turn on anon automatically

[fervent gazelle]

ah I never used it on mobile

[lament turtle]

well i guess i'll use both then

twitter and tumblr

[slate yoke]

Yogurt! It’s been forever!

[fervent gazelle]

I hope it works out!

[lament turtle]

hi fable!!

[slate yoke]

Nice to see you’re still drawing!

[lament turtle]

omg i could never stop im too in love with haley u///u

[slate yoke]

Much respect. Keep that dedication yo

[lament turtle]

yasss

this was a golden haley too.... love her sm

[slate yoke]

Aww man what a cute

[fervent gazelle]

I love how you draw her

makes me wanna romance her haha

[lone mountain]

daw so floofy

[lament turtle]

she's mean but everyone knows the meaner they are, the softer they get

omg yes she's so floofy i love drawing her hair its so much fun

i missed my preps so much

[fervent gazelle]

hahaah

[lament turtle]

sorry if im spamming but im having the time of my life reminiscing on my time spent on sdv

this drawing looks so soft

[fervent gazelle]

baww

[lament turtle]

okay i'll stop now im gonna draw some more

[fervent gazelle]

I love the crayon style

there was a lot of that in the animal crossing community

[north kite]

How is creating Sims art?

[lament turtle]

i loved that brush but i stopped using it for some reason

[slate yoke]

Me: Sees Alex

Me: Vibrates

[lone mountain]

theyre so pure

holds heart

[lament turtle]

i love alex and haley i bet their friendship is amazing

[cold path]

beautiful work!!!! i'm cry

[unkempt tinsel]

if you spent 6 hours working on 1 sim you'd know impyral

the real answer: it's a creative effort to make something, creating sims can be very intricate, we're fine adding them to the art gallery

we probably won't add random screenshots but if it's meant to be artistic, shows effort, and matches our rules, yes

(but the 6 hours thing is definitely true)

also welcome back yogurt, your art improves every time i see u post!

[fervent gazelle]

that's true, I have spent ungodly amounts of time making certain sims 😂

[nova spruce]

is there no place to post photos bc i cuddled some puppies today and i want the world 2 kno

[candid citrus]

@nova spruce omg post them in #images-and-memes i want to see the buppies !!

[lament turtle]

gotta draw as much as i can before i go to mexico for a whole month with no tablet or service

[forest zephyr]

i like the glasses 😄

[blazing timber]

yo to anyone who uses sai

how do you set exact RGB values?

can you only set it to even numbers?

[true pecan]

Is there any insignia/flag of Ferngill republic?

[lament turtle]

I don't think so

[fervent flower]

PogChamp im getting my laptop battery next week so i can start churning out art all week instead of the few days a week i get on a computer!!! im so happy ♡

finally i can bring my wacom intuos HOME .... my BABY

[lament turtle]

aaaaa i found one of the earliest drawings of clarissa and haley

this is probably the first one ever

[pale mulch]

S-H>>>>>

[lusty hull]

I like all the arts

[pale mulch]

Piskel doesnt support opaity

*opacity

[pale mulch]

Right or left?

[lusty hull]

I don't understand the question

[pale mulch]

Which is, like, more fancy

Also I have problems with neck

[neat iris]

Choosing names are hard

So I'm gonna see the top 1000 baby names and make Siri choose a number from 1 to 1000 at random.

[candid citrus]

i feel like baby name websites are used more by people making characters/sims etc than like ... actual expectant parents

[neat iris]

Honestly same.

I never seen an expectant parent use those sites. Not even my sister. Lol

[pale mulch]

Soooo?

[lament turtle]

Hm?

[pale mulch]

I wanted to ask about his neck I dont think Its looking naturally

[lament turtle]

It looks like the collar of his shirt dips pretty low

[pale mulch]

Oh ok ill fix that and what qbout neck i think i blended the skin a bit wrong

[lament turtle]

sorry that's a little out of my league to judge

didn't want you to not get a response though

[pale mulch]

thats thoughtful

[forest zephyr]

i feel like baby name websites are used more by people making characters/sims etc than like ... actual expectant parents
ahah yes, like "i want a name for my character with a cool meaning, and maybe related to their background. Oh, this one means "girl of autumn", cool"

[pale mulch]

Which one

?

[forest zephyr]

akiko, it was a japanese name for a RPG some years ago

[lament turtle]

i forgot to bring my sketch pad with me.... omg how will i draw 😳

[onyx island]

draw on the walls

[strong ingot]

anything can be used as a drawing surface with some creativity

[onyx island]

Yup, it's some knowledge we had as babies that we forget as we grow up, anything can be drawn on

[pale mulch]

Guys

[candid citrus]

ja ?

[onyx island]

Oui ?

[rich delta]

us

//rolls into chat
hi i took on three commissions at once and already feel the rush of adrenaline of having so much to work on
this is the first time i've done more than one at a time and like
i have no time in between and i love it (no sarcasm)
having a queue is awesome 10/10 would recommend

[tired wagon]

That's great!

[pale mulch]

So

I meant to ask abt this

*look up

[candid citrus]

What Is It

[true pecan]

A hotel for the city

[pale mulch]

Make it seem taller

Should make it more appealing

[true pecan]

Hmm. Maybe. I just don't want it to seem taller thank the Joja HQ

As it is right now, the top might not be visible in game

[pale mulch]

Oww I was talking abt tge too not visible

[true pecan]

Huh?

[pale mulch]

How to cite smbs text

[forest zephyr]

you can't really as far as i know, but sometimes i do this here is my quote

and i don't know the english name of the sign i use for this 😄

`

this, before and after your text

[pale mulch]

like this

[forest zephyr]

yes

about the building i find it a bit too "clean" for stardew style (but this is very personal)

[pale mulch]

Bar I was talking about the top being not visible

Welk it is meant to be rhe city

[true pecan]

I see. Yeah, the top may or may not be visible depending on how I'm able to set up the map. And I'll try to make it a bit less clean, Thank you both 🙂

[pale mulch]

And now i ask you to judge mine

Maybe some things that i should add

[true pecan]

It looks fine. Maybe the shirt's collar is a bit too big if it's meant to be a regular tee shirt

[pale mulch]

I am worried about his neck something seems a bit off

[true pecan]

Hmm On the left there is a kinda weird crease between his neck and shoulder.

[true pecan]

That's better. And on the right, there's a column of pixels that makes the shading look as if the neck was doing some S shape

[pale mulch]

You mean the color scheme

[true pecan]

No. Look on the right edge of the neck. All I did was remove a column of pixels

[pale mulch]

I... dont see it

AAAA isee it now

should I add some shades or print on the tshirt

[true pecan]

Hmm. The tshirt shading looks fine. And I don't think you'd have much space for prints. My only suggestion with the shirt is to make the neck hole smaller

[pale mulch]

Ok but you do see a small part of the print from dis point of view

[true pecan]

Hmm. Not really. I don't see any prints on the shirt.

Is it the thing on the shoulders? I thought it might be shading

[pale mulch]

Its just too dull ithink I need to add some details

[true pecan]

Hmm. Maybe something to do with the character's personality

[lament turtle]

I don't see a print as well. Maybe use some stronger colours to stress it more?

[pale mulch]

There is no print now, also hello

[lament turtle]

Hello.

[pale mulch]

I really do not know summer thing associated with enginnering

[lament turtle]

I think just cleaning up the collar will make it look perfect

[true pecan]

If you really wanna add more, you could throw a jacket over

[pale mulch]

I already have jacket just not in this portrait

And yes I'm working on the colar

[true pecan]

What season is that portrait for?

[pale mulch]

summer

[true pecan]

Maybe make it tank top? Or add sunglassess

[pale mulch]

Piskel does not support opacity

[forest zephyr]

this is a big limitation for making pixel art, no ?

[pale mulch]

a bit

[unreal stream]

Is it cheating to trace a flower for its shape but then edit the overall look afterward?

[pale mulch]

If u didnt tell it wouldn't be

[forest zephyr]

i don't think it's cheating ? why would it be ? everyone has a way to do stuff

i often need a "support" to work on, even if i change this a lot during my process

is the outfit ok ? any feedback ?

[unreal stream]

true

woops

[pale mulch]

Like pants could be made darker and hair a littke more naturaly

[forest zephyr]

i will have a lot of different color for pants 😃

(i will have some options for hairs too 😄 )

example

[pale mulch]

light or dark

lighter is right and darker is left

[forest zephyr]

lighter is ok

[pale mulch]

i thought of it as acidic

[lament turtle]

BLAH BLAH BLAH I'M BORED

[pale mulch]

same

Ugh I think of it is done but I'm too scared to Deem it so and start working on other portraits so I'm jus there like

https://tenor.com/view/stare-awkward-gif-5344114

[lament turtle]

if that ain't me when "finishing" a chapter... 😄 😄

[lone mountain]

everyone be making some good ass art i see

[pale mulch]

"Good"?

[neat iris]

I thought the last chapter was jumping the shark, but I think this one might be the one lol

[lament turtle]

I like how the Stardew fandom kind of embraces OC x Canon shipping

I almost always write oc x canon but it is frowned upon in some places

[onyx island]

Wait, what's OC x canon?

[lament turtle]

shipping an original character with someone from canon

[onyx island]

Ohh

Well, yeah, since the farmer is so prominent in the SDV plot is only natural that the way to go about it is OC x canon

[lament turtle]

yea

[onyx island]

You'll be limiting yourself quite a bit if you didn't went that route

[lament turtle]

I love reading sdv fics as it helps me figure how to make an OC a believable, interesting character

my point was that, well it's just nice there is so much of it

[unreal stream]

Still a loooot of edits still to make - left arm, straps for the top, the hair, hoops on the swimsuit - and the background actually needs to be done properly
buuuuuuut

[true pecan]

City Joja Mart

[forest zephyr]

are the hairs not too pale ? trying some custom colors

[true pecan]

Hair looks good to me!

[forest zephyr]

cool 😃

[steady basin]

Really nice art everyone @true pecan i suppose these are for a mod ?

[true pecan]

Yeah. I'm hoping to start making a map for Zuzu City once I finish making the assets

[steady basin]

Sounds great !

[true pecan]

Here's a collection of all the buildings so far

And this 🙂

[ripe thicket]

These are so cool!

I love the one in the middle, the dark one

[neat iris]

CA is like 'Love whoever you want. Create whoever you want. Do whatever you want'

That's powerful.

[hard lynx]

from: https://lopoddityart.tumblr.com/

big neato

[ebon briar]

hrmg i

wany

to weite

write

but i do not know what!!!

[untold sorrel]

write about morris！！

[ebon briar]

ya people dont want that

and im

not in the mood to deal with "ew y do u write about morris!!!!!!"

[untold sorrel]

aww :(

[pastel iris]

Let it go~

Tryin to survive with pencil, eraser and drawing book after weeks away from my PC :(

[fleet gazelle]

still looks great

[devout bridge]

Guys I’m doing a draw. What animal would I be in animal crossing

Doesn’t have to be one they already have

[neat iris]

A chinchilla

[fathom charm]

A duck

[devout bridge]

[lament turtle]

Agree on the chinchilla part.

[devout bridge]

Those animals are...prob too cute for me lmao

I'm a gross goblin

[lament turtle]

I'm not sure how a chinchilla is cute.

[devout bridge]

?? Chinchillas
https://media.tenor.com/images/d44aba774b2d09c3d88babd585826a5d/tenor.gif

[pale mulch]

Ummmm

[lone mountain]

A FISH???

what kind of question is that feeb smh

like a catfish since some species can travel on land to fet to diff bodies of water????

[stable elbow]

ostrich type villager?

they’re usually p funky

[digital garden]

what?

[lament turtle]

I dunno what that means either

[echo mesa]

Weekly Terrific Farms

[lament turtle]

yeah but what is that

[stable elbow]

farm contest thing

[compact sundial]

https://discordapp.com/channels/137344473976799233/137350419121700864/584789640863547415

[echo mesa]

its smething the server used to do
people submit their farm and once a week someones the Weeks Terrific Farmer

[compact sundial]

check that solo

[lament turtle]

alrighty

[forest zephyr]

maybe i add this last one and release the new version of the mod

[pale mulch]

Wow

So, what do Y'all think

V

[digital garden]

Fixed that for you @lone mountain

[lone mountain]

what

i didnt make it lol

[digital garden]

Nah to change it

so its readable

[echo mesa]

but
why tag Jev in particular

[digital garden]

idk didnt want to tag all junimos

[tired wagon]

Send it to @weak matrix :)

[digital garden]

Just suggested a change for the banner and thought the mods are responsible for it

Oh okay. So it's because how i scaled my discord

[analog fjord]

I too can read it ok 😮

[digital garden]

Ok then it's alright

Thought everyone had the problem

[tired wagon]

No, it's messed up for me too

[digital garden]

So Bouncer is making all the server related stuff like server icon and banner?

no wait its a bot

[tired wagon]

It's just a good way to get in touch with the mod team about whatever :)

[stable elbow]

bouncer connects to mods

[digital garden]

Ah okay thanks

[stable elbow]

it’s like pinging them all but in a dm

[digital garden]

I guess he sums up the tags so the mods dont have to search for every ping?

[onyx oxide]

I don't know if there is a rule against this but here I go

Anyone want free commissions!

:))

[pale mulch]

free?

[digital garden]

What do you draw

[stable elbow]

it’s not against the rules dw

[stable elbow]

also free commissions are called requests

[onyx oxide]

Oof

alrighty

[digital garden]

Okay

[onyx oxide]

:))

:)))

[stable elbow]

also dang you have improved a lot these past months

[onyx oxide]

ye

[stable elbow]

keep up the good work b

[onyx oxide]

:))

[stable elbow]

https://twitter.com/tenorikokko/status/1137749177838948352

社畜トビ (@tenorikokko)

初めのうちすごい勢いでアレックスのじいちゃんとばあちゃんのハートめちゃくちゃあがってたwあとパムさぁん！！

Twitter

this person's art fhglsjdd

[mighty bronze]

omg

aww Evelyn

[kind iron]

@lament turtle Aww, that's so heartwarming! I hope they get together somehow, Alex and the farmer as such sweethearts

I love Alex's reaction

[lament turtle]

@kind iron

[pale mulch]

I feel like Olivia is that type of woman who would force Victor to wear a hat in winter even if its like got bonbon

[unreal stream]

Edits galore. Aside from a few lines and the background, I'm good with this.
I actually wanna do a Summer ver of a Stardew character now. Maybe do Penny some justice

[forest zephyr]

now i just have to polish things and it will be good to go

[mighty bronze]

aaaaaa

so freaking cute!!!

noice Arcfire!

[analog fjord]

C U T E

[pale mulch]

Judge pls?

[lament turtle]

Looking good, Vulgary!

[forest zephyr]

thanks for your comments 😃

[pale mulch]

Yay!

[unreal stream]

Cheers Cookie :D

[final prairie]

Looks wonderful!

[lament turtle]

Cha cha real smooth

[stable elbow]

https://twitter.com/SdV322/status/1135919812608049154

cica (@SdV322)

おめでと

Twitter

https://twitter.com/SdV322/status/1137532355805978624

cica (@SdV322)

Sam&Sam

Twitter

@untold sorrel sorry 4 ping but

[lament turtle]

what an adorable style!

[untold sorrel]

MY IDEA... ALREADY DONE BY ANOTHER.....

But its so cute omg I LOVE IT

[stable elbow]

https://twitter.com/sdvicecream/status/1133799217279881216

cream (@sdvicecream)

다차원세바스찬들

Twitter

these sebs

https://twitter.com/fine_farmer/status/1136708716282048512

[오징어발] 피네🍀 (@fine_farmer)

엘리엇.... 기력딸려서 완성은 무리고ㅜ

Twitter

[hard lynx]

Love this elliott

[thin dagger]

widdle frog

[hard lynx]

Froggy!

An excellent friend!

[thin dagger]

[neat iris]

I found the perfect baby name

Aurelia

[waxen vector]

I'm thinking of making an animation for my farmer and their life in the valley, but could I monetize it?

[lone mountain]

i want to draw but traditionally but i need a clip board hnnnng

[mighty bronze]

no buts jev

start doing

[lone mountain]

AAAAA

but games

[mighty bronze]

but shudup!!!

oh

i understand ya

[lone mountain]

tru

[mighty bronze]

well you know better when you'll be avaialble

take your time m8

[lone mountain]

the pokemon game i usually play has been down all day

i sad

[mighty bronze]

[pale mulch]

OwO

Maybe

[devout bridge]

I want to make a new oc for my new favourite game but idk what to make them 😭 there’s already a clown, a wrestler, and a dentist in game

My tropes......

[onyx island]

a clown dentist

mix two kinds of scary creatures into one

[devout bridge]

Nah that’s...kind of the main antagonists role

It’s hard cause the game is v much my aesthetic but that means my usual go tos are already taken lol

[slate yoke]

Make like

An anti clown

So a businessman

But that's just a different kind of clown isn't it

[lament turtle]

@pale mulch what site is that? I wish to know

@slate yoke oh, no time no see

[devout bridge]

There’s already a businessman

[stable elbow]

retail worker

[devout bridge]

😩

They don’t use money in the habit smcuvneso

I might just make a worm loving idiot and call it a day

[slate yoke]

Ive been around just quiet

Mostly busy with irl stuff

Haven't had a chance to write lately

[pale mulch]

@lament turtle srry for late response site is calle Pisielapp

[lament turtle]

Thabks

[pale mulch]

*Piskelapp

Keyboard acting up again

[obtuse pine]

So does anyone RP here? :O

[candid citrus]

there was someone else asking that same question a little while ago so there are definitely people here who RP !

[hollow steeple]

I do, mainly as a challenge though.

[fervent gazelle]

yus!

[devout bridge]

Depends on what kinda rp

[lament turtle]

I do but only in my native language lol

[ebon briar]

There is a stardew rp server if you're interested :0

I hope I'm allowed to mention it

[fervent gazelle]

I think so, it's creative

[echo mesa]

Kred's probs more worried about it potentially being advertising

[fervent gazelle]

ahh

[ebon briar]

yeah

I need to make a single colour logo to screenprint in my art class and I want to do something sdv themed but I'm not sure what

[lament turtle]

a junimo

[ebon briar]

I cant really do joja just because its... just font. Kinda want to make up store logos or something

Marnie's ranch maybe?

[pale mulch]

J U N I M O

@obtuse pine So what about RP?

[obtuse pine]

I wanna rp my farmer Kore!!

[pale mulch]

I wanna Rp my farmer Amy

Better black or some other color suggestions?

[lament turtle]

Maybe a more purplish color would fit

It'll be cool since it could match his hair color

[sullen drum]

Trying to do more Hop now

[lament turtle]

who is Hop?

just curious!

[sullen drum]

It's the new rival from Pokemon Sword/Shield

[lament turtle]

what an interesting name

I haven't looked into sword/shield at all when I really should

[slate yoke]

He’s adorable is who he is

[neat iris]

Hop is adorable

And his brother is snacc

[teal rain]

Snacc

[ebon briar]

sketching out ideas for screenprinted logo hermg

[frozen plaza]

does anybody know what happened to punkgarden? they hasn't posted in about a month

put it here cause they's an artist here

[stable elbow]

im guessing theyve been busy

[frozen plaza]

maybe

(is kyle a they?)

[stable elbow]

yea

[frozen plaza]

hold on

fixed

my bad

[ripe thicket]

No idea

[devout bridge]

They use the same name on tumblr? I haven’t looked but check their blog maybe

[frozen plaza]

i actually am following them on tumblr, same thing there

[raw dragon]

maybe they're busy?

[rigid tide]

I made a junimo and would like to know what you guys think I should make it do

I'm trying to animate into it a gif

[lament turtle]

@rigid tide Sleeping junimo maybe or maybe a junimo playing an instrument?

[rigid tide]

Okay cool, Thank you

😄

[lament turtle]

Make sure to post the results! I'd love to see!

[rigid tide]

I will thank you for the ideas 😃

[rigid tide]

@lament turtle I finished the animation! Sorry for the simplicity, it's one of my first animations.

Thank you for the ideas the though, it really helped

[tired wagon]

Is that an ocarina? :P

[rigid tide]

Yeah

[past musk]

that is so cute, oh god

[tired wagon]

I like how excited the green one is

[rigid tide]

I made it that way because the junimos probably don't know what an instrument is

And they're really cute creatures

[lament turtle]

It's so adorable! I love it omg

[rigid tide]

I'm glad 😄

[lament turtle]

Indeed, junimos are the cutest. I love them so much.

[rigid tide]

They just make my day because of their apple body and cute features

[rocky mulch]

i need someone to rate the start of my story

[lament turtle]

sure

[rocky mulch]

mhm

[lament turtle]

I meant I would do it

[rocky mulch]

should i place it here

[ripe thicket]

It would be better if you place a link to a google drive doc

[lament turtle]

if it is on a website or something, then yeah

[rocky mulch]

don't have one

its in notepad

[ripe thicket]

You don't have a gmail acc? :o

Or hotmail

[rocky mulch]

i do but not google doc

[ripe thicket]

If you have gmail you already have Google Drive

[lament turtle]

yea

[ripe thicket]

You can make a Google Drive Doc there

[rocky mulch]

i should say i don't use it

[ripe thicket]

It's easy and this way you can share your docs and files with others

[rocky mulch]

nope

can i put it here

or creative

[lament turtle]

probably not but you can DM the bouncer to ask

just pasting text into the chat will take up a lot of space

[ripe thicket]

I'm not a Junimo so I won't say yes or no; I just advice you to upload it on google docs (or similar)

As Solo says, it won't take all the chat

[rocky mulch]

its not that long

[ripe thicket]

Anyway if you ever want someone to help you or comment about it post it here, the Creative channel is for finished pieces

[rocky mulch]

ok

[lament turtle]

... 😬 we just told you not to paste in into the chat

[rocky mulch]

m

[lament turtle]

pm me

[dire phoenix]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/534509789833723904/587845706862034944/0.gif

Part of the things I've been wanting to try for my own project is making planning really easy

so i tried out adding this note system where you can kinda draw boxes over the world, so you can plan out where things will be

i might add like a general note writing system you can view wherever along with this world drawing one

[fervent gazelle]

😮 I love it

[fleet gull]

that looks awesome Giik

[slate yoke]

Thats really handy, I like it!

[tidal nova]

that's such a cute character as well

[dire phoenix]

<3

[devout bridge]

Boutta get a crash course in drawing furries and I’m genuinely excited

Yell heah animal crossing

[fervent gazelle]

WOO

[north kite]

Heylo

This server is full of some insanely talented people

Question: if someone had strong studio art fundamentals, but wanted to break into digital (with like a drawing pad or drawing tablet) what is something good for entry level?

Is Huion any good? I hear Wacom is overpriced

[devout bridge]

Huion and monoprice were my first dips into digital art! (Also hi fellow studioer 👋🏽👋🏽)

[dire phoenix]

i just use a mouse lol

[devout bridge]

@north kite oop. Though Wacom kinda runs the show so if you really wanted to go that route they do have some cheaper/older models

[fervent gazelle]

same, Giik XD

[vague cliff]

same, here. not even an appropriate one for left-handers XD

[fervent gazelle]

bahaha

stronk middle finger!

[fervent flower]

wacom intuos is good for beginners, idk if 100USD is a decent price for one but thats what i got mine at

[fervent gazelle]

frappe #1?

or frappe #2?

[lament turtle]

I vote #2

[fervent gazelle]

I suppose #1 does sort of just look like coffee with a dollop of whipped cream on top haha

[fleet gazelle]

2

[fervent gazelle]

2 it is then!

[raw dragon]

2

[exotic wren]

@fervent gazelle i like both, but I think I prefer 2

[fervent gazelle]

Thanks peeps!

[forest zephyr]

the first one is more clean but more flat too

[fervent gazelle]

Maybe I'll repurpose it into a hot cocoa or something

[north kite]

Sorry for the early ping; thank you for the suggestions peeps & @devout bridge

[spare gull]

Here its really ehhh idk just for warming uo im sorry

[jolly coyote]

Awwww

It's so cute

[spare gull]

Look how eggcited he is

[hollow summit]

Awwee cutie

[jolly coyote]

Dawww

[spare gull]

But thanks a lot!

[hollow summit]

Seriously cute though

[jolly coyote]

It is!

[hollow summit]

I'm not just saying that to be nice

I mean it

[spare gull]

Ah its just

I havent drawn him in a while so i should have oractised first

[hollow summit]

You did good and you did that so fast

[spare gull]

Well its just a little sketch after all

[jolly coyote]

Wish I were as good as you

Honestly though

[spare gull]

Im sure you are or can be!

[jolly coyote]

My specialty lies on clicking heads as in for first person shooter games

Not drawing them

[spare gull]

D:

Have i ever seen a drawing of yours?

[jolly coyote]

Nope 😛

[spare gull]

:( id like to

[pale mulch]

K I'm screwed

[scarlet crane]

Hello! I was just wondering where I could upload my art so artisan Leah can see?

[tired wagon]

#creative

[shell notch]

random 7 mins drawing

[lament turtle]

I finally got Clip Studio Paint after wanting it for months

[signal herald]

https://youtu.be/wcNBUQ22AVM i highly recommend checking out this video of the cool stuff you can do in csp

[azure night]

TOP 10 of CLIP STUDIO PAINT Features (Manga Studio) [ 85,644 views | 4.96 rating w/ 4,277 likes (35 dislikes) | Duration: 35m0s | Uploaded: 2018-01-04 by Xaxaxa gueuzav ]

[rich delta]

i'm tired of waiting to make my webcomic after i missed the last sale of csp i'm tempted to just cash in now and buy it at full price...
firealpaca is great for stand alones but for panels it's not as utilitarian

[signal herald]

you could always spend your time drafting so when csp goes on sale, youve already got your webcomic laid out in advance

[rich delta]

True ;o That's a good idea! Thank you ;u;

[signal herald]

hope it goes on sale soon for you 🙏🙏🙏

[rich delta]

bless

[glossy steppe]

For panels there's medibang which is like firealpaca but with more comic stuff like half shades and built in panel making

[fervent flower]

someone give me simple drawing prompts, im bored and need to get back into art

[rich delta]

i thought medibang turned into csp

oh no that was manga studio mb

ty for the tips!

[signal herald]

you could look up monthly prompts kfc. like maybe check inktobers or mermays or whatever

[unreal stream]

Base colours in
Had to squish her shoulders a bit - hope they dont look too bulky
Spoilered cos swimsuit

[hard lynx]

oh is that serra bb

SHE LOOKING GOOD

[onyx island]

She looking great!

[fervent gazelle]

love the pin thingy holding her skirt

trying a different technique to make my npc portrait this time - edit vanilla! just the nose so far but I think I'm going to end up with it not-totally-vanilla again lmao

why do my npcs have to have such unusual features

[fervent gazelle]

extremely rough

[unreal stream]

@hard lynx Yep, and thanks!

@fervent gazelle yee one of my favourite things was adding aspects of her old outfit to the swinwear

@onyx island ||Penny soon. Need to do her justice||

[fleet gazelle]

Lol

Looks great

[lone mountain]

UR PORTRAIT IS LOOKING GREAT SO FAR

also im gonna attempt the draw

[scarlet crane]

Hello, should I make some pixel art of this? It’s a sketch I thought could be Haley’s friend as a new npc?

[lament turtle]

Looking very cool. I say go for it!

[dusty arch]

Oh wow

I love that style

Holy potato

@scarlet crane

is that style called something specific?

[scarlet crane]

Tysm guys! @dusty arch it’s not really, just a style I developed over time

[dusty arch]

It's amazing, I love it so much!

[lone mountain]

god i hate how difficult basic shapes are

im sitting here struggling with a goddamn triangle.,

[tidal nova]

draw furries

lots of triangles

[lone mountain]

thats difficult

i like my bald monkeys

[scarlet crane]

Triangles... triangles everywhere

[north kite]

Did somebody say 'triangles' ??

[swift totem]

Artists, I need some help, none of the other pixelsmiths are on right now XD Do these stairs look okay? The original colors are pretty wonky, so they're not easy to fix

[tired wagon]

The darker brown at the bottom is what throws it off for me

[unkempt hill]

Its shading

[tired wagon]

Right, but the lighting in the room at the bottom of the stairs isn't lower than at the top

[stable elbow]

the lightest step throws it off too

imo

wait nvm

it’s just the darkest step as odin says

[candid citrus]

ya i agree ! i don't think the shading should get darker toward the bottom, it should be the same throughout

[devout bridge]

Or it would but not so drastically? The middle two look good

But the top and bottom throw me off

[signal herald]

the rooms really well lit in general so there wouldnt be much of a difference in light on the stairs

itd only be that dramatic if you had only one lighting source at the top of the stairs

[devout bridge]

Yeah

The middle two are subtle and work really well tho!

[slate yoke]

I joined a zine and had to do a profile persona. I've never drawn myself before so it was

That said I think it came out nice

[tidal nova]

love the colors and shading

(if the blue hair thing is shading)

[tired wagon]

That looks great Fable!

[slate yoke]

Blue hair is a actual streak I have lol

But thank you!

Lmao thanks for the gay love Solo

[lament turtle]

😄

[slate yoke]

Speed draw! I decided to try drawing one of my Fakemon in a half hour

I'm really happy with it

[thorny salmon]

Amazing fable!!

[lament turtle]

neat! what's it called?

[tired wagon]

That's one of the Porygon ones

[slate yoke]

Porygon A is its name!

[fervent gazelle]

looked at Emily to try to reproduce some hair highlights and dang that method looks good, CA is learnin' me some things

[slate yoke]

CA does good hairc

Yours is lookin good so far too!

[fervent gazelle]

thankies! I was so worried about the hair, I'm encouraged by this result 😄

CA may have questionable taste in hairstyles but I certainly can't fault his execution haha

[untold sorrel]

Should I finish this？ hmm....

[scarlet crane]

How do edit an basegame npc appearance? Do I use a specific program or....

[candid citrus]

on stardew ? best to ask in #making-mods-general i think

not sure if it works the same still but you’ll need to find the original sprite sheets in the game files, unpack, and then you can edit them ! (although i think .xnb mods works different now with content patcher so i could be wrong)

[scarlet crane]

Ah okay, I’ll move this to the nodding page :))

[neat iris]

You know what I was thinking of?

I was thinking of using Emily as a plot point

Like since she's been 'paired' with Shane game wise, and Clint has a weird obsession with her

I figure why not use that to my advantage

[fervent gazelle]

agh could someone help me with his hair?

hmm maybe I should attempt some dithering like Jas

[slate yoke]

Omg they’re cute

[scarlet crane]

Wow that looks really good! Maybe add a little more texture to the hair?

[fervent gazelle]

how's this? is that big open space at the top too much?

[slate yoke]

I don’t think the hatching is a good look here imo

[fervent gazelle]

aww

it looks super flat without it though

[candid citrus]

dithering looks good (:

[fervent gazelle]

idk does it look "done"? (besides the shirt lol that's next)

CA tends to do curls like pincurls which would look strange on him XD so it's sorta uncharted territory trying to do "floofy" in vanilla style

I guess it can't be any worse than Pierre's hair lol https://stardewvalleywiki.com/mediawiki/images/7/7e/Pierre.png

hmm I just realized he has different style glasses than Harvey and Maru

[vague cliff]

I would vote against the dithering, actually.

[fervent gazelle]

but what instead?

[vague cliff]

I used to have a good guide on pixel-shading, hold on a minute and I'll see if I can find it again

[fervent gazelle]

well it's not so much shading itself as it is trying to do it in SDV style specifically

for the dithering I was going by Jas https://stardewvalleywiki.com/mediawiki/images/5/55/Jas.png

before that I was looking at Emily https://stardewvalleywiki.com/mediawiki/images/2/28/Emily.png

I suppose I could instead attempt to break up the open space with more "strands"

[vague cliff]

all due respect to CA, jas's hair is horrible

[fervent gazelle]

XD well hers just has the most dithering, but there's dithering on a lot of people

less so on ones whose hair is straight-straight

Penny has some https://stardewvalleywiki.com/mediawiki/images/a/ab/Penny.png

[vague cliff]

dithering is fine in extreme moderation

[fervent gazelle]

I'm just at a loss at how to do his hair

[vague cliff]

overuse of dithering in pixel art just makes it look noisy. it's a very common mistake to make

[fervent gazelle]

in Jas and Demetrius's case, I think it was meant to suggest texture

[vague cliff]

this is a good reference for portraits, I feel. adjusted to be closer to CA's style, of course

[fervent gazelle]

well going by that I would leave his hair as it was before

[vague cliff]

in demetrius' case, it wasn't poorly used. in jas's, it definitely was

[fervent gazelle]

this doesn't feel finished enough to me

[vague cliff]

you've underutilised your palette, a bit. use your darkest shade to give it more shape, particularly on the lower left

[fervent gazelle]

hmm

well now I just feel like it looks weird lol

[vague cliff]

could use a bit of refinement still, but imo that looks much better

[fervent gazelle]

really? sighs maybe I should have @balmy venture or someone look at it

I actually prefer the dithering 😂