Mario Reflection

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:09 pm

Howdy. I've seen a lot of reflection graphics lately, so I thought I'd try. Here's my first finished "reflection" work. Like it or hate it, I don't care.

Yes, the reflection of the mustache does make it look like Mario is mad, but when I thought about fixing it, I realized that it actually looks fairly accurate. I don't think it needs fixed (you can argue that, though).

RaVNzCRoFT · Post by **RaVNzCRoFT** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:32 pm

Good execution of the reflections, but it's too plain overall. You definitely should not have made the image so wide.

gh0570fchurch · Post by **gh0570fchurch** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:10 pm

You should upload it as a png so there's not a white pixelated stroke at the top.

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:12 pm

gh0570fchurch wrote:You should upload it as a png so there's not a white pixelated stroke at the top.

I don't see a pixelated stroke...

gh0570fchurch · Post by **gh0570fchurch** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:13 pm

Around the top of Mario's head.

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:14 pm

gh0570fchurch wrote:You should upload it as a png so there's not a white pixelated stroke at the top.

I don't see the pixelated stroke, but that doesn't mean it's not there. I can't do a .png because the upper part of the sig is transparent.

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:14 pm

gh0570fchurch wrote:Around the top of Mario's head.

Let me put it this way.

There isn't a white stroke on my screen.

V0Lt4Ge · Post by **V0Lt4Ge** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:15 pm

theycallmechad wrote:I can't do a .png because the upper part of the sig is transparent.

.png's can be transparent.

MilyardoX2 · Post by **MilyardoX2** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:15 pm

I don't see that stroke thing either, looks normal to me. this is cool lookin, "HEY, It's a me, MARIO!"

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:17 pm

[files]V0Lt4Ge wrote:.png's can be transparent.

And I learned something today! Thanks, I'll give it a shot here soon.

gh0570fchurch · Post by **gh0570fchurch** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:17 pm

Well, it might have something to do with my resolution, but I definetly see a white stroke there. Anyways, maybe we can put that aside, since it doesn't seem like it's at fault of the poster. It does seem really blank, but the reflection looks really nice.

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:19 pm

Yeah, I actually left it blank for a reason. I wanted it to focus primarily on the reflection, not anything else. I made this as if it were a completely white room, and short ol' Mario walked up to the table and looked across. Though the emptiness may indeed be this sig's downfall, it's exactly what I was shooting for.

RaVNzCRoFT · Post by **RaVNzCRoFT** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:22 pm

It's hard to see any pixelation on this forum skin, but if you paste the signature into Paint you can see what the image would look like on a dark forum. There's some pixelation, but it doesn't bother me when it's barely visible here.

gh0570fchurch · Post by **gh0570fchurch** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:38 pm

Well, maybe if you wanted to do it that way, you could just make the canvas much smaller. There's a lot of space that just makes an awkward emptiness.