Magic Carrot's Icon Portfolio [IMG INTENSIVE]

[alialo]

magiccarrot said:

alialo said:

I think it's pretty obvious that the smaller it is, the harder it will be to add detail. But on the other hand, the smaller it is, the easier it is to make. A 16 x 16 image is easier to make than a 1600 x 1600 image.

Pixel art shouldn't be kept small, only when you're making things such as smilies. There is no reason to make pixel art small.

Ya know, for a moderator, you're quite negative. Some people have a passion for painting murals, or football feilds, or crop circles, and then others... prefer simpler pleasures.

How exactly was I being negative..?

[Magic Carrot]

Alan, I think you are such a superb artist and I know that these silly little things seem so trite comparatively. The last thing I want is for my portfolio thread to devolve into something other than what it should be, a discussion of my art and requests from others. I'm sure you will respect this as I have the utmost respect for your work.

Back on track, I have also done a complete set of Lego-type items that are a larger scale than what I am currently making. Here are some examples:







Heh.

--MC

[o.O]

magiccarrot said:

Heh, not bad! Trying to draw realistic styles in such a small space is extremely difficult, which is why all of my stuff is cartoony. The chair is nice! (At least I knew it was a chair. )

It is an almost magical feeling staring at a blank square and knowing you have the power to create anything you can imagine. Socks, Clouds, Buildings, Animals, anything!

Even a certain special orb.

--MC

Animals sounds nice.

[Magic Carrot]

rabbitlover said:

amazing! but...could you make the pieces of paper ones (the name sipped my mindal ol) blue isntead of red? THEY LOOK AMAZING BY THE WAY!

Rabbit here are the sheet icons:





--MC

[Lily Essence]

I'm just wondering, how long does it take for you to make an image, starting with just a blank 20 x 20 screen?

[Magic Carrot]

lilyluna said:

I'm just wondering, how long does it take for you to make an image, starting with just a blank 20 x 20 screen?

Not very long, maybe about 20 minutes to create the initial peice. Some longer, some shorter. The basketball took me a while to get right but folder icons are pretty easy.

--MC

[deStijl]

I really love your work. When I look at most GFX I think, wow that looks really nice. But when I look at yours I think, wow, look at the detail, I wonder how long it took to make? It intrigues the eye, very refreshing, Kudos.

[Bunnies4u]

magiccarrot said:

alialo said:

I think it's pretty obvious that the smaller it is, the harder it will be to add detail. But on the other hand, the smaller it is, the easier it is to make. A 16 x 16 image is easier to make than a 1600 x 1600 image.

Pixel art shouldn't be kept small, only when you're making things such as smilies. There is no reason to make pixel art small.

Ya know, for a moderator, you're quite negative. Some people have a passion for painting murals, or football feilds, or crop circles, and then others... prefer simpler pleasures.



Also, don't forget in your IMG tags that you can put in width and height parameters as well so you can make your image 2x bigger.


[img width=40 height=40 src="http://www.com/picture.gif"]


The room looks good! :thumbsup:

rabbitlover said:

amazing! but...could you make the pieces of paper ones (the name sipped my mindal ol) blue isntead of red? THEY LOOK AMAZING BY THE WAY!

I can try. If time persists it's easy to change the static ones, but the animated ones have to be changed by hand, every frame. I will see what I can do.

--MC

oh okay. they don't have to be animated if its too..annoying for you!

[Alendar]

magiccarrot said:

rabbitlover said:

amazing! but...could you make the pieces of paper ones (the name sipped my mindal ol) blue isntead of red? THEY LOOK AMAZING BY THE WAY!

Rabbit here are the sheet icons:





--MC

Rabbit Lover33, He Made Them For You Here

[Magic Carrot]

Thanks Yugiohwiz.

And now, without further ado, I bring you the smallest folder set possible in the world!!



Tada! (Okay so I was bored. I can't make great things all the time.)

--MC

EDIT: Here, you might need this:

[ircrazyd]

MC, you are amazing.

Could you make some that are 536979?

Yeah, now I'm stooping down here.

[Magic Carrot]

ircrazyd said:

MC, you are amazing.

Could you make some that are 536979?

Yeah, now I'm stooping down here.

Sure, which set would you like?

--MC

[ircrazyd]

The first one, please.

[Dazzy]

Well magic carrot can u make some of these buttons icy if possible?

[Magic Carrot]

Wow, that sure is a dark blue. I'll see what I can do.

--MC

TEST:

Hmmm....

discodazzler said:

Well magic carrot can u make some of these buttons icy if possible?

Hmmm.. I could modify the top blue set to be a bit more 'icy'. I'll see what I can do but right now crazy is up.