01-14-2013, 07:03 AM
I think I remember that house. I didn't comment but I saw other peoples' comments.
The problem with that was that it wasn't actually 8-bit, or pixel art. I'm no spriter but I can tell the difference. Pixel art is made by colouring specific pixels by hand, what you did was use tools of one or other program (maybe Paint or something) to draw lines and fill shapes.
Now, personally, it don't think it looked too bad. It was actually pretty OK, for what it was. But it wasn't pixel art or 8-bit, and since you announced it as such you got the comments that you got.
There are probably plenty of tutorials on beginning pixel art on the web, as I said I don't do it myself but other people here should be able to give you some links. Once you've got the basic principles under your belt you can practice a bit, post some samples in the spriting board and see what people think. Take up their advice to improve on what you have and hopefully you should get gradually better.
The problem with that was that it wasn't actually 8-bit, or pixel art. I'm no spriter but I can tell the difference. Pixel art is made by colouring specific pixels by hand, what you did was use tools of one or other program (maybe Paint or something) to draw lines and fill shapes.
Now, personally, it don't think it looked too bad. It was actually pretty OK, for what it was. But it wasn't pixel art or 8-bit, and since you announced it as such you got the comments that you got.
There are probably plenty of tutorials on beginning pixel art on the web, as I said I don't do it myself but other people here should be able to give you some links. Once you've got the basic principles under your belt you can practice a bit, post some samples in the spriting board and see what people think. Take up their advice to improve on what you have and hopefully you should get gradually better.