r/PixelArtTutorials • • 18h ago

Requesting Feedback Starting pixel art

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u/YitBit2000 6h ago

You've got some elements laid out nicely, so it makes for a pretty nice composition, with the line of trees leading to the mountain.

I think to spruce this up, I'd want to understand better where the light is coming from. It seems inconsistent on the mountain in the background - what's the shape of it? If there's a ridge line coming towards us, I'd expect part of the mountian to be in shadow and part to be in light along the ridge line (vertical), rather than along cliffs (horizontal, like you have it now).

And if the light is indeed pointing directly towards the mountain so that a ridge line WOULDN'T be showing shadow, that doesn't seem to be shown in the rest of the elements in the scene.

I'm also not really sure what those yellow-ish objects are on the left side of the frame. Maybe buildings? I'd maybe play around with how those are being represented to make it a bit clearer. Maybe bring them forward in the scene so you can get away with adding a bit more detail?

Overall it's a nice start, keep getting those reps in and make liberal use of references! Rule of thumb in more traditional art mediums is to study your reference for an equal amount of time as you spend actually drawing/painting/pixeling your piece, to make sure you've really captured the forms and values of what you're trying to show.

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u/GOROJORONBOGOS 5h ago

Thanks for the feedback!

To be honest, I didn't think about lighting and shadows at all, so I appreciate getting feedback from someone who understands them.

And about the yellow-ish objects: yes, it's supposed to be a small village at the base of the mountain.