Gumbys Hideout

[triptych]

how do I make my chars more interesting? Use more vibrant colors? Original shapes? Poses?

YEAH AL, I'M GONNA GO WITH 'ALL OF THE ABOVE'
YES THAT'S MY FINAL ANSWER

Also, where do I do pillowshading? and how do I fix it?

on the bottom of the Giant Dull Looking Blimp, the blueish area is really pillowed
the grass tiles are a little too, mostly in the dirt area though

the banding is going on in the grass and baloon part of the blimp deal

And what is banding?

this post explains it pretty well(complete with pretentious overtones!): http://www.wayofthepixel.net/pixelation/...4#msg92434

the entire thread is actually pretty helpful too if you can get past the part where helm thinks he's God's Gift To Art

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though, to describe banding in a sort of dumbed-down way: it's when you 'stack' pixels on top of eachother and create a sort of stair-steps effect