Need feedbacks for first icons

[David_89]

Hi, Im David, Im new here. Im just started to create new icons using photoshop. Can all of you please give feedbacks on my icons?

Any feedbacks are welcome as long as I can improve my skill on making icons.

 

[Raven0]

I don't draw myself, but just some things I noticed:

- The metal of the sword doesn't look very realistic. Maybe look up a tutorial on how to shade it right so it looks like metal.
- Also the way the blade is rounded makes it look unreal. The blade should be straight all the way up to the top and then it comes to a point.
- The yellow 'gem' needs some work, right now it is too batantly just a yellow dot.
- Change the color of the blue hilt, right now you can't see the detail very well and it just doesn't match the rest of the color scheme.

Hope you decide to submit it after you've improved it. GL ^-^

 

[XenoStalker]

An important note for metals: They are not just white and grey. Common misconception. Realistic metals (cartoony can use grey and white to meet a cartoony look) use a mixture of light blues and carefully placed darker shades. Also you may want to work on making the icon look a bit less blobby/blurry. Don't use a 15px tool for the BG, in otherwords. Great icon for a first though. Great!

 

[-Grendel]

you might want to change the handle color hmm?

 

[David_89]

Hi sorry for late to all...I have made changes to the SkyDagger icon. How is it? Is it nice or needs more improvement? Where should i change?

changes made on
- changing the handle color
- changing the glow of the background
- add the dagger's glows
- reshape the blade

 

[-Grendel]

the glow blends too much with the blade. try decreasing the opacity of the glow so that it won't blend with the blade. but nice improvements so +rep

 

[David_89]

Like this one? Below that I have made changes, decreased the glow of the dagger

 

[-Grendel]

yes now at least the glow wont blend with the blade
and this tutorial might help you with making better sword blades. because this one is too bland:http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/2d-art-tutorials-281/basic-icon-guide-166366/

 

[David_89]

Like this? The 2 sides of the blade are white is because of the surrounding glow of light of the blade. So the outer of the blade will be bright and center will be darker. Still need any improvement? And thanks for the tutorial, Im still practicing on it.

 

[David_89]

I remade the previous dagger into this newest and updated 1. I sketch it and colored in photoshop. Can I know what should I need to improve and make changes?

In the attachments, I attached a sketch of the dagger and the icons.

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Make straight, black, thin lines on handle as you did on the sketch. And make a single, sharp line from the top of the blade to the point where it meets the handle.

 

[David_89]

Ermmm.....sorry that I have remade the icon into new icon and have posted on icon resources. Here's the link please leave comments, thank you

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/icons-541/btnkhazgorothdirk-186270/

The other icon is

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/icons-541/btnkhazgorothshielda-186044/

 

[MasterStryke]

it's simply too blurry

 

[The Panda]

This is too simple to be approved due to the fact that there is so many sword icons out there.. Maybe make it either ice,nature,fire exc.. so it isnt so simple.