Was there an improvement of pixel art after Deluxe Paint IV got released?

redblade · 06 December 2019, 19:08

When you read the Deluxe Paint III tutorial in the book the first tutorial is about making colour gradients. The limitation being that the colours have to be next to each other, this was fixed in Deluxe Paint IV.

So because of this, was there a big difference in the pixel art being produced after deluxe paint IV was released? Was there a big difference in pixel art between Deluxe Paint II and Deluxe Paint III or did people use different tools?

Thanks

saimon69 · 06 December 2019, 20:13

Deluxe Paint IV was MY weapon of choice when was doing pixel art for Powder, and what really did improve things was the introduction of the Lighttable, first seen in Disney Animation Studio, it does provide an onion skin feature that help in doing animations.

I did produce at least two animation shorts using DPaint like that and one won or placed in several contests!

AmigaHope · 06 December 2019, 22:30

What about Deluxe Paint V? XD

dschallock · 07 December 2019, 03:10

Although I am extremely fond of DpaintIV as well, I believe Brillance 2 is the best pixel art and animation program ever released.

Dastardly · 07 December 2019, 18:49

Good pixel artists worked with what they had and produced quality because of their talent, regardless of the tool. Look at the quality of Dan Malone's work in Speedball 2, for example.

redblade · 07 December 2019, 20:36

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Originally Posted by dschallock

Although I am extremely fond of DpaintIV as well, I believe Brillance 2 is the best pixel art and animation program ever released.

What were the key features that made you choose Brilliance 2?

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Originally Posted by saimon69

Deluxe Paint IV was MY weapon of choice when was doing pixel art for Powder, and what really did improve things was the introduction of the Lighttable, first seen in Disney Animation Studio, it does provide an onion skin feature that help in doing animations.

I did produce at least two animation shorts using DPaint like that and one won or placed in several contests!

Wow, you must have used all the paint packages on the Amiga. Did you ever use more than one to work on a piece of art?

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Originally Posted by AmigaHope

What about Deluxe Paint V? XD

Well the same applies, if you believe the artwork improved drastically because of the features added to Deluxe Paint V..

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Originally Posted by Dastardly

Good pixel artists worked with what they had and produced quality because of their talent, regardless of the tool. Look at the quality of Dan Malone's work in Speedball 2, for example.

That is also true

saimon69 · 09 December 2019, 17:20

@redblade
Actually was a bit picky, mostly stuck to Deluxe Paint and TrueBrilliance to try do stuff in real color; in example i did never liked curve tools on other packages like the bezel one in ppaint

Frog · 09 December 2019, 17:37

PPaint was my favorite

06 December 2019, 19:08	#1
redblade Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Middle Earth Age: 40 Posts: 2,127	Was there an improvement of pixel art after Deluxe Paint IV got released? When you read the Deluxe Paint III tutorial in the book the first tutorial is about making colour gradients. The limitation being that the colours have to be next to each other, this was fixed in Deluxe Paint IV. So because of this, was there a big difference in the pixel art being produced after deluxe paint IV was released? Was there a big difference in pixel art between Deluxe Paint II and Deluxe Paint III or did people use different tools? Thanks

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saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,519	Deluxe Paint IV was MY weapon of choice when was doing pixel art for Powder, and what really did improve things was the introduction of the Lighttable, first seen in Disney Animation Studio, it does provide an onion skin feature that help in doing animations. I did produce at least two animation shorts using DPaint like that and one won or placed in several contests!

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AmigaHope Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Sandusky Posts: 942	What about Deluxe Paint V? XD

07 December 2019, 03:10	#4
dschallock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Northern California Posts: 174	Although I am extremely fond of DpaintIV as well, I believe Brillance 2 is the best pixel art and animation program ever released.

07 December 2019, 18:49	#5
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Good pixel artists worked with what they had and produced quality because of their talent, regardless of the tool. Look at the quality of Dan Malone's work in Speedball 2, for example.

09 December 2019, 17:20	#7
saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,519	@redblade Actually was a bit picky, mostly stuck to Deluxe Paint and TrueBrilliance to try do stuff in real color; in example i did never liked curve tools on other packages like the bezel one in ppaint

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Frog Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,385	PPaint was my favorite

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