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foo-dog — pixel doll Kureha
Published: 2008-01-21 05:53:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 2649; Favourites: 50; Downloads: 412
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This is Kureha, [link] my OC as a pixel doll! Now she greets visitors on my DA userpage.
So I tried pixel art for the first time.
And I don't know how these are displayed, but i think you can see it by clicking "download". I made her blink. I didn't know what "pixel dolls" were. I've been seeing 's dolls, and she told me how she did hers.
So I went and checked out several sites, and decided to make the base for myself.
It's a completely different style, with exaggerated propotion often used for dolls. This isn't the style or proportion I usually work in, and I hope you see that.
It was actually easier than i thought. Though I lack patience to do intricate shades and details.
I'm going to try making one of my other OC, Kuchinagimaru.
EDIT: He's done. Here is her partner, Kuchinagimaru in pixels [link]
No base used. Made with photoshop elements.
colors on kimono is not by gradient. just slightly different colors painted next to each other.
Kureha=>foo-dog's character. Please do not redistribute.
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Ooh! Very pretty. I'm not very familiar with the style, but she looks a little too skinny to me. *shrugs* But the detail on the kimono is fantastic!
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you know i never draw my figures in this kind of proportion in my usual style.
Dolls seems to have a certain style and convention [link] like that, so I tried it for this first one. It's like betty boop, with large head and tiny bod. It's smilar to distorted proportion in chibi style, which I also never do.
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I figured it was probably the style. I hate drawing chibi. It makes me angry, lol.
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i hope so. because i do pay attention to anatomy in my regular work.
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It would be cool to see her true form is it as passive as she is in this human like form or is it just as menacing as an angry snake?
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I wanted something simple for immediate gratification, and I don't have the knowledge to do anything like that.
Plus, she doesn't transform, but her apparitions does, eight of them. These guys are bit different form the ones themselves transforms. She's just very well mannered and disciplined at all times like a royalty, and I don't see that as being passive. I don't imagine her to be like medusa or something, you know. 
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She looks awesome!! She is so pretty too
Can't wait to see the other one too
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this was completely a immediate gratification. it was fun, simple, and quick.
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She's gorgeous! Really! I'm super impressed that this is your first doll! O_O
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thanks. It was more approachable than I expected.
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Is there anything that involves drawing that you aren't wonderful at?
She's so pretty!
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Wow, I can't beleive this is your first try, it's fantastic. I really like the shading, and the animation is good too.
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She's really beautiful!! Impressive!! You have me floored!
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thanks! when i saw other ppl's dolls they were so cute that i wanted one for my own.
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I think you did the most fantastic job!!
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For the first time youre trying it it is really amazing
Great job!!
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I love the base and the colors! Good job!
I would recommend not using gradients, it makes things look flat, the kimono is beautiful, it would look even better with some hand pixeled shadows and highlights.
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i didn't use gradient. they are just picked colors of different shade, hand pixeled.
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Foo-dog, there're really moments in life where I'm fairly assured you can do absolutely anything.
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thanks. there are so many things i fail at. 
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kool for a first try 
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thanks. though it isn't done by gradient tool. it's just painted subtlely different colors next to each other.
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and it does make for a very nice effect
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That would be neat. Someday, maybe...... I've got too many other projects with higher priorities.
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you should try it! though i think it would drive me crazy if it was a bigger project, dolls are pretty manageable.
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I'll have to give it a shot sometime
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omg wow lol
I admit, i'm not too good at pixel art. I try, but I trend to throw my laptop across the room XD
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That's amazing! A new talent for foo! It's very clever how her eyes blink too. Do you need a special program to do it? (I'm wondering cause I would think it's the same as for emoticons
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actually you can do it on photoshop. i did it on photoshop elements i got with my tablet. all you need to remember is to keep all the layers "normal 100% opacity", and use the pencil tool only to draw. when you blow up the image to 600% or so you can see each pixel squares, and you lay out your colors like making mosaic.
But it's not as tedious as it sound. (well, depending on the project i guess) I just draw rough outline like i normally would and refine it by adding or removing pixels to it.
For animation, you treat each layer as frame, and save the file as gif.
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Hmmm...I'll have to try it one day. Too many other things to finish right now!
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Ah wow! That's awesome for a first time!
And can't wait to see Kuchinagimaru dolled ^_^
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your inspired me 
i may consider doing a "dress up" contest. i'll let you know.
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Woohoo!
Dolling is actually the first form of digital art that I got into.
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Looks awesome. You did an amazing job. Can't wait to see the one of Kuchinagimaru when you do it!
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thanks. i was surprised how approachable it was to do.
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