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Post by Zathyr » Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:15 pm

Just a little bop on the noggin. :grin: We already have a nice stabby emoticon if you're really looking to really go off. But really, I want my bonk to be mine. I started it and I intend to finish it.
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Post by TinSoldier » Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:37 pm

Zathyr wrote:Just a little bop on the noggin. :grin: We already have a nice stabby emoticon if you're really looking to really go off. But really, I want my bonk to be mine. I started it and I intend to finish it.
Absolutely -- I didn't mean to step on your toes. You have dibs on it. I'm looking forward to seeing your version, and I have some other ideas to play with. It's just that this one was so darned fun!

I mean, I just got to looking at the static version last night :bonk: and the muse just... bonked me on the head. And I had fun doing it too, but I plan on re-doing it anyway.

Now that I've learned a lot more about the process, I should rework :confetti: as well.

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Post by TinSoldier » Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:51 pm

RocketScientist wrote:How about Image ? It reminds me of Dies hugging The Name of the Wind.
Is this what you had in mind?

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Or am I totally off base? Regardless, the Dies with a book is on my "ideas" list.

Edit: Still refining.

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Post by TinSoldier » Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:27 pm

Another one down. Which is better?
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Post by RocketScientist » Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:56 pm

TinSoldier wrote:
RocketScientist wrote:How about Image ? It reminds me of Dies hugging The Name of the Wind.
Is this what you had in mind?

Image

Or am I totally off base? Regardless, the Dies with a book is on my "ideas" list.

Edit: Still refining.
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Post by SeeAMoose » Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:03 am

I need to find a smilies mod with a collapsible list of all smilies, don't I?
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Post by Wolfie » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:11 am

TinSoldier wrote:Another one down. Which is better?
Image Image
I like them both.
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Re: Emoticons

Post by LooksAndSmiles » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:51 pm

TinSoldier wrote:Another one down. Which is better?
Image Image
Second one, but the hands are a bit... weird? Do we need that many fingers or that big of a hand to convey the message?
Nevertheless, they are cool2!
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Post by TinSoldier » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:59 pm

LooksAndSmiles wrote:
TinSoldier wrote:Another one down. Which is better?
Image Image
Second one, but the hands are a bit... weird? Do we need that many fingers or that big of a hand to convey the message?
Nevertheless, they are cool2!
Hands are hard, I admit. These probably look weird because they are rotated.

I started with this: Image and rotated the hands. I did edit them a bit. I could probably lighten up the hard edges.

The funny thing is that the hands in this one :clap: Don't look like anything zoomed in for editing, but when shrunk down they look pretty good.

I'll be looking at some hand-drawing tutorials this weekend and practicing a bit, because I need to be able to do a good hand for :facepalm:.

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Post by Zathyr » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:09 pm

The clapping hands I snagged off another emoticon. They looked good enough. There are some tricks to coloration and shading in pixel art - things that you wouldn't even notice at the normal resolution that look weird zoomed in. It's ... hard to explain it all. Contrast effects with darker colors can give the illusion that things are happening that aren't really. Look at :x for an example around the mouth. Barely noticeable, but the darker bits make him look like he's frowning more. I usually don't bother with things quite that subtle but sometimes I think it looks significantly better if I do.
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Post by TinSoldier » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:19 pm

Zathyr wrote:The clapping hands I snagged off another emoticon. They looked good enough. There are some tricks to coloration and shading in pixel art - things that you wouldn't even notice at the normal resolution that look weird zoomed in. It's ... hard to explain it all. Contrast effects with darker colors can give the illusion that things are happening that aren't really. Look at :x for an example around the mouth. Barely noticeable, but the darker bits make him look like he's frowning more. I usually don't bother with things quite that subtle but sometimes I think it looks significantly better if I do.
I ran into some of that for the goblin love smiley I did up above (where I stole the hand from the clapping goblin anyway).

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I had success in adding some depth to the hearts, and I had some success in adding shading to the rose, but more improvement could be made I think. Even in that level.

But yes, I've noticed that making something as small as 4x4 or 6x6 pixles look detailed is very hard to do.

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Post by RocketScientist » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:21 pm

Do any of these make a better base to start from?

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Just a thumb
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With feet. And words.
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All but the first one are kind of a different style, though.

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Post by LooksAndSmiles » Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:48 pm

RocketScientist wrote:Do any of these make a better base to start from?
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I think this could work if it was green and a bit smaller. We have a woot and a confetti throwing smiley, they have similar hands, so it would fit in.

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Quickly made a goblin recolored version as a concept for our design masters: Image
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Post by TinSoldier » Fri Mar 08, 2013 7:44 pm

Image is actually kinda cool. I like the size and shape of the hand.

Image is one I found on DeviantArt which might be a good starting point.

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Post by SamWiser » Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:13 pm

We should also get a ninja smilie. I mean, we have a santa smilie, so we need a ninja one too.
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Post by Wolfie » Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:25 pm

we do have a ninja smiley...

it's this one :
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Post by lingrem » Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:10 pm

Face palm smiley anyone? haha. I keep wanting to facepalm these days.
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Post by TinSoldier » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:49 pm

Wolfie wrote:we do have a ninja smiley...

it's this one :
... I see what you did there...

I was going to work on a ninja smiley (unless Zathyr is already on it) but I couldn't quite get one right. It's on the list.
lingrem wrote:Face palm smiley anyone? haha. I keep wanting to facepalm these days.
It's on the list. I need to work on getting hands right, but there are some good examples linked above. Feel free.

My current to-do list:
Facepalm
Headshake
Sigh
Raisehand

Thumbsup <- Done, but needs improvement.

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Re: Emoticons

Post by Zathyr » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:06 am

I have ideas for some of them, but I have other things I should really being doing right now. However, my brain needs a break and a goblin ninja smiley seems quick and easy, so ...

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Post by askstoomuch » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:39 am

i'm just hear to say thanks for the sweet new classy emoticon

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Post by TinSoldier » Tue Mar 12, 2013 5:33 pm

Zathyr wrote:I have ideas for some of them, but I have other things I should really being doing right now. However, my brain needs a break and a goblin ninja smiley seems quick and easy, so ...

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That's awesome.

Now we can have Image vs. :pirate: !

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Post by Arch Lich Burns » Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:26 am

Now we need robots. And robot pirates. Cause.

Also we need a nod emote too!

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Post by Zathyr » Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:07 pm

We have a nod emoticon! :freaky:

Also I finally finished Image - took me long enough.
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Post by Theis2 » Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:04 am

A poorly locked treasure chest maybe? :freaky:
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Post by SeeAMoose » Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:15 am

Zathyr wrote:We have a nod emoticon! :freaky:

Also I finally finished Image - took me long enough.
Awesome! I'll add it tomorrow
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