~the pixelies of hilarbees~ *OPEN!*
 

Hello~! Welcome to my pixel thread! I will update it with all kinds of pretties soon, but for now, I just want to get things started.

Firstly, I would like to say, although I have done numerous small-scale pixel creations in the past for many years, I have never done clothes like this for avatars... :( So I'm really nervous about posting up my work... I am already pretty critical of myself, so go easy on me!! If you have good advice or tips you can give, then feel free to comment! But! If you just want to complain about something with no comments as to how I can improve or what I can do to make it better, then... just don't do it! P(>o<)P

Anyway... So here goes... *deep breath*


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What I've worked on in the past is here and I may bury these in the graveyard:

http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/...psfsndxxmr.pnghttp://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/...pserftkj3r.gifhttp://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/...pszbfrzjas.gif

http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/...psajkqv8ar.gifhttp://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/...psgxzlxohw.gifhttp://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/...psilm15n9y.png

http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/...psbx1qlj3e.gifhttp://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4w8q2rer.gif

http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/...pskqgscu6f.gif

Finished Pixelations
 

~Finished Pixelations~

none yet!

Abandoned Pixel Projects
 

Abandoned Pixel Projects aka Graveyard~! D:

None yet!

Current Pixel Projects
 

Current Pixel Projects~! :D

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...s/Nature01.gifhttp://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...s/Nature02.gifhttp://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...s/Nature03.gifhttp://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...ess/Sample.gif


Here's a sample set of them without sparkles:



Here's a sleeker version set (I kinda liked this style with the sparkles, but I'm iffy on it...)



And here's the first style with sparkles:


Anyway, I'm nervous about posting them, but... I hope you like them!!! (>m<)

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Obsidian's Shirt and Serpen Pants:

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y.../Nature002.gifhttp://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y.../Nature001.gifhttp://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y.../Sample002.gif



SOMETHING NEW!!
and horrible lol

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...ithlace008.gif

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This means HELP ME!! D:

None for now!! Yay! :D

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And we're open for posting and commenting! :3 :3 :3 I need to ping ClariusFlorina here to check it out~!!

Love your designs.:)

Thank you Hillary~! >o< <3 <3 <3

Oh my! I dunno why you're so nervous. Those are epic!
The dresses are very pretty, I like the lighter colours [=3]
The guys clothes are also quite smashing. You should experiment with colour for the shirts. Maybe like a beige?
Anyway, well done you [eager]

Thank you soooo much SZP! I will definitely recolor the shirts and post what I've got at some point... :3 I'm working on a "Jellyfish" collection right now, though ;3

Jellyfish?
Hmm, I am intrigued [boogie]

Preview? Here's the idea:



I'm still trying to get stuff right, though... :/

OMG!
That's a good one! Yeah, this is my favourite so far [drool]
Hah, I wish I was good at that kind of stuff [XD]

XD Aww, thanks! I'm glad you like them! I want each piece to be separate, individual and unique items, so I've got a long way to go... I already know what I'm going to do with the top... but I'm thinking about adding puffy sleeves to match the skirt... as a separate item, not necessarily attached to the top... But, again! I've got a looooong way to go ^^v

Thank you so much, hummy! You are the sweetest~~~!! *sends loves*

Woah they all look amazing! You're quite the designer. I had no idea. [XD] I love the elegant dresses and oh my Arceus! That jellyfish dress is so adorable and fancy! [drool] Wow. You're so incredible! [squee]

Awww, thank you so much! [heart] [heart] [heart] I'm not that incredible! [blush] [blush]

Hi hilarbees! I really like your items, but there is one thing that I see that can be improved. The lighting/shading on the items is slightly off. Most of your items are shaded as if the light source is directly in front of the avatar or behind the avatar, and it's actually in the direction that the base faces and slightly above! If you look at most of menewsha's items, you can see it's shaded with this light source in mind.

Your items are very lovely! I hope I'm not intruding, just trying to help out. Feel free to ping me if you need any help. :)

neller: I totally get where you're coming from and I really appreciate the advice! I will definitely keep that in mind going forward!! With these items, I was more concerned about texture than I was about light source!!! D: D: D: Oh well, I'm a lazy person... so we'll see if I ever get around to fixing them lol :/


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neller: again! Even though I just explained how I'm such a lazy artist, I decided to go ahead and work on the lighting issue. I know I have a lot more editing to do to get it right, but actually with this dress and to keep true to the idea I had, it was kind of difficult for me to figure out the way I wanted the lighting. I wanted it to have kind of an ethereal look to it, but I imagine the fabric being sort of like satin, so the light falls a little differently. I had trouble getting that idea down, too. All because I'm such a lazy artist, haha. I used to work at a fabric store, so I have tons of different kinds of fabric lying around, so it's not that I don't have the resources available... I'm just too lazy to work to get it right :P

Anyway, putting all that drolling aside, here's what I have done so far. Do you think I'm on the right track?

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...jects/this.png

There are spots that still really irk me, but I'm working on them! Any tips or pointers though would be much appreciated!! :)

Well, they're really lovely items. The light is looking better on the dress but its still a little too central. But you seem like you understand pixelling well. :)

neller: well, I've been working with pixels for years, but I've never done clothing items on this scale at all before! ;A; It's quite a challenge! So just to make sure my understanding is clear, I need to move the lighting more upwards, right?

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Okay, so I've been working on it and working on it... and frankly, haha, I'm getting sick of looking at it. So here are the results for now. It's time to move on to a new project so I can come back to this one with a fresh perspective.

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...jects/this.png updated to: http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...cts/this-1.png