I tried making a ref sheet but it sucks. Anyone has advice?

[mayor-essy]

I made this ref sheet on pixlr.. but it looks horrible. >.<
Can anyone give me advice on making one that doesn't look messy?

 

[Money Hunter]

The only tip I can give you is: practice.

The reason is that getting good at GFX takes just as long as getting good at any form of art, and if you really want to get into GFX, it's best that you download GIMP and practice until you get the hang of it. There are many free tutorials and stuff on the website itself.


If you just wanna make a nice ref sheet for your mayor, let me know and I can make one for free. Here are some examples:

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Good luck

 

[mayor-essy]

The only tip I can give you is: practice.

The reason is that getting good at GFX takes just as long as getting good at any form of art, and if you really want to get into GFX, it's best that you download GIMP and practice until you get the hang of it. There are many free tutorials and stuff on the website itself.


If you just wanna make a nice ref sheet for your mayor, let me know and I can make one for free. Here are some examples:

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Good luck

Thank you. And I downloaded gimp yesterday but it's really dificult to use. But I'll look up some tutorials. I'll try myself first.
When it really fails, I'll take up on your offer. Your ref sheets looks really cute. *o*

 

[himeki]

I made this ref sheet on pixlr.. but it looks horrible. >.<
Can anyone give me advice on making one that doesn't look messy?

It doesn't look horrible! It looks a lot better then mine xD
The lines are a bit pixelated, but tahts about all that needs fixing!

 

[Money Hunter]

Thank you. And I downloaded gimp yesterday but it's really dificult to use. But I'll look up some tutorials. I'll try myself first.
When it really fails, I'll take up on your offer. Your ref sheets looks really cute. *o*

As for individual critique, theres not much other than there's a lot you need to learn. Font selection, color schemes, effects, backgrounds and other stuff aren't crucial to making ref sheets but are to making them look pretty and visually appealing. A lot of this comes from practice, and not just a few months of it. Getting the hang of GFX can take 6 months to a year. It's a very fun process, but you won't get results immediately. So don't feel bad if your first graphics don't look good.

For tutorials, I strongly reccomend gimp.org. The tutorials there teach all about the tools and how to use them. Once you learn how to use the tools, you will know how to apply them in different areas to produce the desired results. It's very similar to how most artists start out learning how to shade and color without knowing where they will apply it. That way, they can shade and color any object with their knowledge instead of knowing only how to shade and color specific objects.

Anyway, I hope this helps

 

[mayor-essy]

It doesn't look horrible! It looks a lot better then mine xD
The lines are a bit pixelated, but tahts about all that needs fixing!

Thank you so much.

 

[tokkio]

looks nice though tbh! the color scheme is fitting, and it looks nice even though it's simple. as for improvements... i guess the font selection..? oh and some parts look kinda pixelated but i guess it just depends on the program you used to make it or something soooo yeahhh hahah

 

[supercat]

i'm no expert on this, but I think a font change would make it look a lot more visually pleasing. i like the colour scheme you used though.

 

[mayor-essy]

Thanks everyone.. I'm currently making a new one.. it looks like this so far..


Only better because I had to upload it.. instead of using a link. ._. Any tips for the font colour? because I'm stuck on that. ;~;

 

[Kanaa]

aaah i really like the recent one you did <:
keep it up <3

 

[Buggy]

I suggest something that goes with the theme, so maybe a pastel yellow or hot pink for the text
btw, when you think you're ready I'll probably buy a ref sheet from you.

 

[mayor-essy]

This looks way better right?

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I suggest something that goes with the theme, so maybe a pastel yellow or hot pink for the text?

Thanks.. I noticed they had a shadow option so I went with white.

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aaah i really like the recent one you did <:
keep it up <3

Thanks, you're so sweet.

 

[Buggy]

Wow! That looks beautiful!
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[mayor-essy]

Wow! That looks beautiful!
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Thanks.. :'D I have 10 different versions because I couldn't decide on the font.. but this one looked best.