Author Topic: Smile 2007 - Part 2 (Read 37670 times)

Panda · « **on:** June 17, 2007, 08:15:48 am »

So, here we are onto the last part of the smiley activity.
The winner entries that made it up to here are:

Junkboy's template

Lawrence's template

Snake's template (the tilted squares)

Now the task here would be to make the remaining smileys to complete the sets. Ideally, it would be neat having someone fixing the templates (the AA on snake's template, or perhaps polish Lawrence's a bit more, etc) before carrying on, but anyway leaving that aside, those participating should try to nail the style of the template they decide to work on as accurate as possible.
If there are multiple submissions for the same expression, only the ones that are more loyal to the original style and have more quality overall, will be included to the final set.
Feel free to contribute for the set you like the most, but they will be added for use only once we get all the smileys needed to qualify it as a complete set (so, uhm 42 or so smileys).
If you decide to make original smileys, (read as: expressions unexistant in the current smiley set) they will only be added if someone makes that same expression for all the other sets.

Ultimately, if anyone decides to make a full set of smileys (regardless of it being based on the winner entries or not, meaning you can make smileys with your own template or templates that were submitted in the first part of this activity) it will be considered for addition.
So if you are up to making one yourself (or with someone else, or whatever) go ahead.

Rules:

These are the expressions you will be working on:
$:-\$
Your submission must imitate the style of the chosen template as accurate as you can
Multiple submissions are always welcome
All designs must be your original work, completely

There will be no due date for this, but as mentioned, sets will only be added for use once they are complete.

So with all that down, feel free to start pixelling and all.
And have fun.

Disclaimer: By submitting smileys, you are agreeing and allowing Pixelation to use them as we might see appropiate. While we won't use the submissions for economical purposes (e.g. sell it), you shouldn't expect to be given credit whenever your smiley is used.

dragonrc · « **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2007, 08:50:41 am »

Tried to redo the AA on snakes smile. I also made an empty template.

And here is my entry:

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Remake of the blind smile

Arne · « **Reply #2 on:** June 17, 2007, 10:35:32 am »

Here are my contributions.

Lesson: Never save in PNG when there's a mask you don't know about which magically deletes everything under it.

Helm · « **Reply #3 on:** June 17, 2007, 10:40:40 am »

I don't even know how that can happen, but data loss is always

Arne · « **Reply #4 on:** June 17, 2007, 10:59:26 am »

I think the Programmers of the encoder/writer decided that, "Hey, isn't it a great idea if we like delete bitmap data under the mask, because it's like not showing anyways, and we can save space that way since blank data is easier to compress."

I don't think I'll be using PNG again as a general rule. Better safe than sorry. This loss of data does NOT show up on the preview when saving, like it does with jpg (artifact) or gif (color reduction).

Sorry for being OT. You can just pretend I posted 3x5 smileys there, or was it 4x4? Who knows.

Helm · « **Reply #5 on:** June 17, 2007, 11:03:29 am »

I use png almost exclusively and I've never ever lost any data due to how it's programmed. Perhaps it's photoshop fucking up there, not the format?

Anyway, yes yes, OT.

Wayuki · « **Reply #6 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:07:56 pm »

And that's why you should always save your files in the native format of your program, and then export as GIF or PNG afterwards.

Faceless · « **Reply #7 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:09:59 pm »

Here's the ones I made in the other thread.

Making more now.

dragonrc · « **Reply #8 on:** June 17, 2007, 05:14:13 pm »

The angry one

Feron · « **Reply #9 on:** June 17, 2007, 07:02:01 pm »

Quote from: dragonrc on June 17, 2007, 08:50:41 am

Tried to redo the AA on snakes smile. I also made an empty template.

they need to have a transparent background.

Cow · « **Reply #10 on:** June 17, 2007, 07:06:53 pm »

I thought the bad AA on Snake's entry was part of their charm. Though I'm certain I'm a minority in thinking that. $:-\$

Faceless · « **Reply #11 on:** June 17, 2007, 07:32:04 pm »

Quote from: dragonrc on June 17, 2007, 05:14:13 pm

The angry one

Snake already made the angry one...

dragonrc · « **Reply #12 on:** June 17, 2007, 08:27:42 pm »

Quote from: Feron on June 17, 2007, 07:02:01 pm

they need to have a transparent background.

done

Quote from: Faceless on June 17, 2007, 07:32:04 pm

Snake already made the angry one...

oops, forget about mine then.

miascugh · « **Reply #13 on:** June 17, 2007, 08:52:53 pm »

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I thought the bad AA on Snake's entry was part of their charm. Though I'm certain I'm a minority in thinking that.

My thoughts exactly.

Faceless · « **Reply #14 on:** June 17, 2007, 09:23:02 pm »

I am torn.
Regardless, I don't think other people should be editing the AA on Snake's set.
There's a subtle difference between creating new expressions and altering the existing ones, even if it is to do something so small as changing the AA.

Edit:
Made some more:

Edit 2:
Made more again:

The Yus one is waiting for Helm to play around with hues on.
I particularly like how the ? one turned out. Somehow I think the simplicity, and difference of it just works.

Muffin · « **Reply #15 on:** June 17, 2007, 10:18:11 pm »

Those are pretty awesome Faceless. But some things in your 2nd edit look funny to me. Like on the ? one, it's lacking inner AA on the mouth (I don't know if you call it that) and I highly dislike how his right eye gets cut off. For me it doesn't "just work". Also, on your Yus, it looks really off in the way everything is tilted. My last say is how the "wink" is. It looks more like he's grimacing or in pain not winking. Overall, the 1st set is better.

Owel. I had 5 minutes, so I attemted Larwick's. Would like to hear if the style is right.

Edit 1: Moustaches/Mustaches

Edit 2: Extremely Bad AA!

Just for fun:

alkaline · « **Reply #16 on:** June 18, 2007, 01:46:23 am »

mine are on the bottom.

I liked the mustache thingy, so i tried it out

more to come later perhaps!

@faceless - those are great, the emotions conveyed are very well done and detailed

@muffin - i disagree, the wink is fine. the yus isn't really off either, i think it's more squinty than that, though.

Muffin · « **Reply #17 on:** June 18, 2007, 02:02:28 am »

Those are pretty sweet Alkaline! But your mustaches are much better than mine...

But about the yus smiley, I'm new to pixeling and would like to understand this.

The whole square tilts up to the right, yet it''s right eye goes down. And by looking at the Pixelation smile it looks off

Faceless · « **Reply #18 on:** June 18, 2007, 02:15:34 am »

I guess you just don't understand the ? one.
The whole idea is that it looks unfinished and is on a different angle to the others.
I think that goes hand in hand with ? to be honest, but I'll do a more detailed one later.
On the Yus one, I was aware of the face being on the wrong angle, but I thought it fit the character.
I'll redo it using the old one as a reference.

Edit:

Done. It's a bit more detailed than the others, but I guess it'll do.

Muffin · « **Reply #19 on:** June 18, 2007, 02:25:32 am »

Thank you Faceless for the explanation. I am in agreement with you, of how I just didn't get the ? emote. It makes a lot more snse to me now. I also now understand the yus and it really doesn't bother me anymore. Thanks for the clarification.

Faceless · « **Reply #20 on:** June 18, 2007, 06:02:10 pm »

Isn't anyone else going to make any?
Should I just go ahead and make them all?

Muffin · « **Reply #21 on:** June 18, 2007, 07:26:22 pm »

Now I love your set Faceless, I think it's much better. I am working on some more of Lawrence's, but nobody has told me whether or not the style's right

Xion · « **Reply #22 on:** June 18, 2007, 07:54:59 pm »

You mean Lawrence?

Muffin · « **Reply #23 on:** June 18, 2007, 07:58:25 pm »

Yus,

I should really go on to Phonics...

Lawrence · « **Reply #24 on:** June 18, 2007, 08:03:43 pm »

Don't worry Mustard, people often make that mistake.

alkaline, those are bloody excellent .Muffle's are pretty good too, I'm not sure about the quality of the aa though. You've done a good job on those, faceless, nice work.

Faceless · « **Reply #25 on:** June 18, 2007, 08:11:02 pm »

Yeh, I have to agree that Alkaline's are supurb.
Fit in perfectly, and very consistant.

Muffin · « **Reply #26 on:** June 18, 2007, 08:55:01 pm »

I'm embarrased

...owel.

I tried once again, to match alkaline's awesome set, but I think I failed...unlike alkaline's, unconsistent, and don't hold the style...

Lawrence · « **Reply #27 on:** June 18, 2007, 09:05:14 pm »

Mmm, I quite like the idea behind that 'blank face' smiley. We should have one for every set that gets finished.

Faceless · « **Reply #28 on:** June 18, 2007, 09:29:03 pm »

I don't get it muff. Why did you remake some of the ones that Alkaline already made?
I think some of yours look quite nice, but bare in mind the faces don't have to look like the ones we have atm.
You can be creative with the same expressiosn. For example, design your own glasses, and etc.

Xion · « **Reply #29 on:** June 18, 2007, 10:00:43 pm »

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I don't get it muff. Why did you remake some of the ones that Alkaline already made?

More to choose from.

Muffin · « **Reply #30 on:** June 18, 2007, 10:29:47 pm »

Quote from: Faceless

I don't get it muff. Why did you remake some of the ones that Alkaline already made?

Umm... I only did the tongue one as another to choose from, even though his was better...And his second emote is pretty much completely different from mine...

Quote from: faceless

I think some of yours look quite nice, but bare in mind the faces don't have to look like the ones we have atm.

I believe you are talking about my last 3 in the new edit. Although I did reference, mine were originally different,. That is, until my brother said if I made them look more like the current ones, that it would be much better.

Quote from: faceless

You can be creative with the same expressiosn. For example, design your own glasses, and etc.

I was more creative at the beginning but as I said before, my brother and I decided it would be a lot better if I made them more like the originals:

originals:

Faceless · « **Reply #31 on:** June 18, 2007, 11:25:09 pm »

Quote from: Xion on June 18, 2007, 10:00:43 pm

I really like the first two on the top row.
I think you did a better job with the missing tooth one than the original. I always hated that emoticon.

alkaline · « **Reply #32 on:** June 19, 2007, 05:50:41 am »

I realized we had no hearts here

tried out an animated heart, and included a red and yellow version

hehe and I tried YUS and realized I couldn't get too detailed because of the smiley set halfway through :0

and every forum needs a beer mug yoes.

Helm · « **Reply #33 on:** June 19, 2007, 11:00:26 am »

hm yus one almost doesn't read. Just almost though.

tricky at this size.

Froli · « **Reply #34 on:** June 19, 2007, 12:23:26 pm »

Added some. Feel free to edit it..I don't know if the teeth thing is fitting.

Faceless · « **Reply #35 on:** June 19, 2007, 12:38:43 pm »

I don't like the teeth, but otherwise they look good.

Conceit · « **Reply #36 on:** June 19, 2007, 08:11:28 pm »

Hey Helmetudo, think you can post a good YUS ref pic for us to take the expression?

I really think we should give the YUS emoticon a beak, I think the way we have it now it just looks disgruntled, it isnt truly YUS :p

hey Faceless and Froli, I think you guys did some good stuff on the Snake emotes. truthfully though, I think you are using a bit too much detail and selout, it kinda drifts away from the essence of the template.....I've touched up every smile trying to improve it while keeping the essence...hope u guys like it c.c

Faceless, I like your idea behind the ?

tried to put it in my idea :p

Muffin · « **Reply #37 on:** June 19, 2007, 08:57:11 pm »

Just a question, but is anyone going to do Junkboy's?

Faceless · « **Reply #38 on:** June 19, 2007, 09:00:28 pm »

Not me, but I'm sure somebody will.
It got the most votes afterall.

Conceit · « **Reply #39 on:** June 19, 2007, 09:16:59 pm »

it'd be hillarious if they didnt

Feron · « **Reply #40 on:** June 19, 2007, 09:20:33 pm »

the original just looks so great, i'm begginning to doubt whether the other expressions would live up to its awesomeness. plus im sure many are scared there just gonna fuck it up.

ptoing · « **Reply #41 on:** June 20, 2007, 12:24:16 am »

Xion · « **Reply #42 on:** June 20, 2007, 01:46:46 am »

Cool, ptoing. I don't really like any of the ones with the larger black:yellow ratio, though. The ones at 8, 5, and 6, on the numpad. The other ones are pretty awesome, though.

Faceless · « **Reply #43 on:** June 20, 2007, 05:36:56 am »

I thought 6 was the best one.

I agree about the other two.

Conceit, I like some of what you did, but not as a whole.
I think we both based ours around different aspects of the set, each going in different directions, and who's to say which is better.
Yours are definitely less in keeping with the originals though. I guess I'll have to counter you with some new versions of yours.

Conceit · « **Reply #44 on:** June 20, 2007, 06:31:32 am »

haha, you're right I got carried away

I just liked the rosy cheeks of the : ) emote so much I exagerated that into a completly new element of using the gradients and blushes to fill up the emote. and then I capitalized on your idea of faking angles by moving the face features to a side and it all went to crazyland

hope they still get used tho

I'm thinking of just doing a set of my own, hell....if I do that it'll surely get used anyways :p......AND I wont be stepping on your toes C_c

kite · « **Reply #45 on:** June 20, 2007, 05:03:42 pm »

yay for asymmetry!

Rawsushi · « **Reply #46 on:** June 21, 2007, 11:31:25 am »

I'm sorry, but it NEEDED to be animated.

ptoing · « **Reply #47 on:** June 21, 2007, 12:05:04 pm »

That totally wins

Helm · « **Reply #48 on:** June 21, 2007, 12:21:09 pm »

Panda · « **Reply #49 on:** June 21, 2007, 12:38:38 pm »

Haha awesome.

Oh also, Conceit, if you decide to make your own set, make sure it's not like megaflashy and the expressions are readable at a first glance.

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Author Topic: Smile 2007 - Part 2 (Read 37670 times)