Pokémon Portrait: Difference between revisions

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== Common Issues and Questions ==

==== My portrait is within the color limit, but I'm still getting oddities upon importing! ====

=== My portrait is within the color limit, but I'm still getting oddities upon importing! ===

Double check through either your art app (if it shows the entire palette) or a pixel color counter. Chances are, you have visually identical colors: colors that appear identical, but actually have different hex codes. Alternatively, you could have some compression from a JPEG format if you converted a JPEG to a PNG.

==== I'm having trouble getting my portrait to fit the color limit! ====

=== I'm having trouble getting my portrait to fit the color limit! ===

Look for any shades you can combine without losing detail, but if none exist, try seeing if you can use a similar color on your Pokémon to replace a background color (or vice versa). You can also simplify the background's gradient to a color or so less if need be.

==== What are the little pixels on the outside of the Pokémon? ====

=== What are the little pixels on the outside of the Pokémon? ===

That is called anti-aliasing! It is a technique in pixel art that helps the lineart appear smoother. This can be seen in both Chunsoft and fanmade portraits. When editing or making a portrait, try to have an external anti-aliasing color that is darker than the background color it is on, and make sure the colors are relatively similar (blue and green, yellow and orange, etc.).

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 == Common Issues and Questions ==
-==== My portrait is within the color limit, but I'm still getting oddities upon importing! ====
+=== My portrait is within the color limit, but I'm still getting oddities upon importing! ===
 Double check through either your art app (if it shows the entire palette) or a pixel color counter. Chances are, you have visually identical colors: colors that appear identical, but actually have different hex codes. Alternatively, you could have some compression from a JPEG format if you converted a JPEG to a PNG.
-==== I'm having trouble getting my portrait to fit the color limit! ====
+=== I'm having trouble getting my portrait to fit the color limit! ===
 Look for any shades you can combine without losing detail, but if none exist, try seeing if you can use a similar color on your Pokémon to replace a background color (or vice versa). You can also simplify the background's gradient to a color or so less if need be.
-==== What are the little pixels on the outside of the Pokémon? ====
+=== What are the little pixels on the outside of the Pokémon? ===
 That is called anti-aliasing! It is a technique in pixel art that helps the lineart appear smoother. This can be seen in both Chunsoft and fanmade portraits. When editing or making a portrait, try to have an external anti-aliasing color that is darker than the background color it is on, and make sure the colors are relatively similar (blue and green, yellow and orange, etc.).