my first graphics
 

i'll be posting some of my stuff here.
i'm totally new to gfx, and i'll try my best! (how can i rezise that image and make the white pic outline smaller?
i've never made a sword and i was bored, so i just made one.
any critic/suggestions welcome!
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/2750/swordv.png
http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/7820/sword1.png

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good for first, but try not to be totally smoothe on the whole graphic

tips?

hey!
You should try to use only use a few colors. For the upper part, let the silver be silver, but make the rest the same color/2colors. You get a harder contrast then, what looks better in my opinion.
Its not bad for your first tryout- dont give up! :)

http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/7820/sword1.png
like this?

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2996/swordblood.gif

tried a .gif
but it won't move :L

Yep :) Try to let the pixels smooth into eacj other lol
What program do you use to create a gif?

i used gimp to make a gif and imageshack.us

yep, you cant upload animations on imageshack :p
try 250kb.com, works fine

http://250kb.com/u/111110/g/5bb799d5.gif
tried my first .gif, i'll make it better soon. any suggestions?
http://i.picasion.com/pic46/87ec2c44...0c0202b94c.gif
shaded my first head, and made it gif. just have to know how i can make it move faster. any suggestions welcome :)

cool! But try to avoid using so many colors :D Maybe my tut can help you, lol

thanks :) i will try. i made the gif with gimp, but i want to make the eyes close faster. can you tell me how?

giyf.com, try it out :3
i love that site.

[IMG]Blinking Named Needy[/IMG]:D just testing something..

man it didnt work

heres an artist tip for any kind of art: leave your art as is if it looks good, if u add too much than u will soon screw it up or it'll turn out horrible.

On gimp, you right click your layer, and hit "edit layer attributes". Rename it *layer name* (100ms) <- the 100ms in the parentheses is the time that the layer stays there. So basically if I was doing like 2 blinks in rapid succession, I would do it open (1500ms), closed (150ms), open (125ms), closed (120ms) and then it would repeat the image. 100ms = 1 second I believe... I could be wrong, idk. Hope I helped..

They're pretty decent for your first time! Keep at it. I'm sure you'll get somewhere.

1000 ms = 1 s.

I wish I never installed Ubuntu D: I want windows back! I want Paint.NET back!

Don't make the edges so sharp! Do you see any square swords? Give it a shape besides just a sharp edge, make the edges round and just add...detail! Give the wooden handle bandages, add shading, give the sword chips...possibilities are endless!

The halloween sword on iEra. I think it was supposed to be something like that. The proportion might not fit.

nice for your first attempt. My first was terrible haha

The cookie is a lie.

-repped because you spam so much.
anyway, i'll be working on some more stuff and i'll post them when i can.

I like Broozels post better then yours Dylan :]

The sword is actually good :)
But heres a few tips for detail if you want to use it:
-You may want the outline to either blend in with the colors or not be there at all. It works really well
-Make sure your colors all equally focus on where the light source is coming from. You don't want to make them seperate or else it will look a little off.
-As before (But i think you already know), use less colors. Using more will make it too detailed (Looking JPG'd/pillow'd/gradient'd). Most of the time, you really shouldn't add most colors on the outer part but on the inner part of your sprites
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4930/sworddylan.png
Heres an example i made from your sword, for you :)
Also, one small tip: Do not add in too much dark colors. Always keep your colors at medium or light