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Vexel Art > Vexel Help > Blur Effect? Page: 1
Jewel   23rd April 2006 - 03:31 pm
 
Do some people use the blue tool on the skin for a 'smoother' look?
Or is that cheating? =P
  

Echoia
  23rd April 2006 - 03:34 pm
 
It's generally regarded as cheating. For me it depends kind of... if you blur layers together then I definitely don't consider it a vexel but if there are somewhat blurred but distinct layers of color then I get a little iffy. I don't personally like the way it looks as far as vexels go but sometimes I still consider it a vexel.
  

Mattness
  23rd April 2006 - 03:51 pm
 
It makes the layers not be 'blocky shape layers' anymore.. so I do consider it cheating.
  

carolinabarajas
  23rd April 2006 - 04:46 pm
 
I used to use that effect, but in the personal thing I don't like.
  

Seven
  23rd April 2006 - 09:07 pm
 
I know a lot of people use that as a technique for 'airbrushing', so I wouldn't consider it cheating, it's just not a vexel anymore.
  

Echoia
  23rd April 2006 - 11:02 pm
 
Quote Seven
I know a lot of people use that as a technique for 'airbrushing', so I wouldn't consider it cheating, it's just not a vexel anymore.


I was thinking about that earlier... it's kind of weird to use the word 'cheating' if someone's creating a graphic themselves, right? I mean... if they're not pasting the original image in and claiming it isn't there then it's not cheating... or if they're not blurringit a bit and saying it isn't blurred then it's not 'cheating' the question should be 'is it vexel' : P Which I know is basically what is meant but it but it does confuse some people (poor them!)

But this is an interesting question... how is it more/less vexelly to make something and blur it a bit than to pile on layer after layer at 5% and then it becomes so smooth you can't tell it's vexelled? I mean, that's what a lot of beginners are aiming to achieve, I think, so they're trying to find the quickest way there.

I definitely see things sometimes that are blurred -a bit- but have defined colored areas and consider that to be vexel.

This is an interesting subject to me : P
  

SoContagious
  25th April 2006 - 08:25 pm
 
I think if you still see the shapes clear enough it's not 'cheating', but I also think it doesn't make your vexel more pretty.. you could try gradients and transition layers for a smoother look =)
  

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