From 2fda85fccb23212747828d0f3f55ae16e5ff956b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Akshay Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:41:04 +0530 Subject: reformat with right dates --- posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP.md | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP.md') diff --git a/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP.md b/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP.md index be925ca..4e0b087 100644 --- a/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP.md +++ b/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Pencil Tool (`n` on the keyboard) for hard edge drawings. Here's a small comparison if you don't know the difference between a hard edge and a soft edge: -![hard edge vs soft edge](https://u.peppe.rs/kz.png) +![Hard edge vs Soft Edge](https://u.peppe.rs/kz.png) I turn the size down all the way to 1 (`[` on the keyboard). Set `Dynamics` off. [Here's](https://u.peppe.rs/Fs.png) a @@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ merge it with the original. Your outline might look something like this: -![rice_outline](https://u.peppe.rs/mn.png) +![](https://u.peppe.rs/mn.png) Go ahead and fill it in with the fill tool (`Shift + b` on the keyboard), add in some seaweed as well, preferably on a different layer. You can toggle symmetry on and off to save yourself some time. -![with_seaweed](https://u.peppe.rs/xu.png) +![](https://u.peppe.rs/xu.png) #### Shadows @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ surface later. Shadows on any surface always follow the shape of the surface. A spherical onigiri would have a circular shadow: -![riceball_shadow](https://u.peppe.rs/FU.png) +![](https://u.peppe.rs/FU.png) A couple of noticeable changes: @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ The shadow does not go all the way because we will be filling in that area with another, darker shadow! An image might explain better: -![shadow_all](https://u.peppe.rs/Br.png) +![](https://u.peppe.rs/Br.png) To emulate soft lights, reduce the value by 2 to 3 points every iteration. Notice how area `1` is much larger than @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Do the same with the seaweed. The seaweed, being a smaller, flatter object, doesn't cast much of a shadow, so stop with 1 or 2 iterations of the gradient: -![shadow_weed](https://u.peppe.rs/T3.png) +![](https://u.peppe.rs/T3.png) We're getting there! @@ -121,19 +121,19 @@ it does form an uneven surface. Add in some shadows to promote the idea of rice grains. Here is the finished result: -![highlights](https://u.peppe.rs/VE.png) +![](https://u.peppe.rs/VE.png) ### Finishing Touches Some color correction and `a e s t h e t i c` Japanese text later, our piece is complete! -![small_onigiri](https://u.peppe.rs/cn.png) +![](https://u.peppe.rs/cn.png) Hold on, why is it so tiny? Well, that's because our canvas was 100x100, head over to `Image > Scale Image`, set `Quality > Interpolation` to `None` and scale it up to 700x700, et voilà! -![big_onigiri](https://u.peppe.rs/CH.png) +![](https://u.peppe.rs/CH.png) -- cgit v1.2.3