From f994d48aa6eef04501519f1d1b24e20d12de2cbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Akshay Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 21:59:06 +0530 Subject: fix grammar, add more info to pixel art --- posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP.md | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 14 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 cd9e7ad..be925ca 100644 --- a/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP.md +++ b/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP.md @@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ configuration. Sometimes I use a 10x10 grid, `View > Show Grid` and `Edit > Preferences > Default Grid > Spacing`, but that can get -jarring at times, so I throw down a couple of guides, drag -right or down from the left or top gutters for vertical and +jarring, so I throw down a couple of guides, drag right or +down from the left or top gutters for vertical and horizontal guides respectively. ### Choosing a Brush @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ piece. I usually follow a three step process: - fill in the shadows - add highlights -But this process are better explained with an example: an +But this process is better explained with an example: an onigiri. Let us start off with a 100x100 canvas. #### Drawing the outline @@ -54,8 +54,13 @@ For the most part, our figure will be symmetric. If you are on GIMP 2.10+, you can take advantage of the Symmetry Painting feature. Go ahead and enable vertical symmetry, `Window > Dockable Dialogs > Symmetry Painting` and -`Symmetry Painting > Symmetry > Mirror > Vertical`. Your -outline might look something like this: +`Symmetry Painting > Symmetry > Mirror > Vertical`. + +If you are running an older version of GIMP, draw in the +left side, duplicate the layer, flip it horizontally, and +merge it with the original. + +Your outline might look something like this: ![rice_outline](https://u.peppe.rs/mn.png) @@ -94,10 +99,10 @@ might explain better: To emulate soft lights, reduce the value by 2 to 3 points every iteration. Notice how area `1` is much larger than -area `4`. This is because an onigiri resembles an oblate -spheroid, a sphere that is slightly fatter around the -middle, and areas `1` and `2` catch more light than areas -`3` and `4`. +area `4`. This is because an onigiri resembles a bottom +heavy oblate spheroid, a sphere that is slightly fatter +around the lower bottom, and areas `1` and `2` catch more +light than areas `3` and `4`. Do the same with the seaweed. The seaweed, being a smaller, flatter object, doesn't cast much of a shadow, so stop with -- cgit v1.2.3