OddCrow's Concept Art

I hope you guys enjoy, this is the first time I've ever done this, so go easy. :p

DUVAL
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4737/duval2.png
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Cool, actually. Duval's got the right expression and it looks neat (the lack of anti-aliasing slightly hurts the eyes, but at least yours is easy to transparentize). Good job!

:0 I just noticed that Duval's Spikes are red and his head is bean-shaped not oval. I'll fix them when I can.
I think my next project will be Jackalant or maybe Kondria.

Yeah, you should try to get your anti-aliasing technique down.

It's not really so much a technique as simple outlining with an anti-aliased brush or having a really thick outline and deleting the external portion using the magic wand tool with "anti-alias" set on.

I did this with microsoft paint just so you guys know. :/
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/4737/duval2.png

GIMP is a free alternative to photoshop.

Paint.net also works, though not as well.

Note that it IS possible to anti-alias on MSPaint. You just have to select a lighter colour and make dots on the outline as you would when spriting, but on a larger scale. It's kind of tedious though.

The antialiasing really needs to be fixed before it goes up on the concept art page.

Finalized version.
Hope you guys enjoy it!
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6426/duval4.png

Anti-aliasing is a lot better now. However, I keep on thinking that it's vector art when it clearly isn't. Of course I'm not suggesting that you learn how to vector (though it's a nice skill to have), just that your art would look much nicer with it.

Also, word of advice: never label artwork as "finalized", because it can always be better. Otherwise you're only limiting yourself in your mind.

MUCH smoother on the eyes, that's a lot better OddCrow. The horn ends a bit abruptly though (there's no shadow or slot for it go into) and the arm should be making a shadow, but it's a pretty nice concept.

So if I fix the shading a bit, and add a horn/head bridge, then it's good enough to go up on the concept art page? Or does it need several other things done too.

I think it's almost there. It looks pretty well done already. Preferably it would be transparentized, but that's not 100% an issue.

Well, here's the thing about making it transparent.

If I make any changes, they will be to the non-vectored image, then it will be smoothed out using InkScape, I am unsure of how to make something transparent in inkscape, but if I find it out I will.

If you can't then I can probably do it.

What you said that needs fixing would get it up on the page, yes. I can't notice anything else that needs to be done.

Any update to this?

About to add Havoc's new art, as well as a few others and was reminded of this.

I'd say this is complete, I can't make any changes, because everytime I try to, it adds a thin red line outline on all the interior shading curves, which looks really bad, and I simply can't figure it out :/

Yeah, I think it's already good enough if OddCrow can't improve it anymore. Seems like it's concept art page quality, don't you think?

I'll add it on the next update.

I still thnk its good