2 backgrounds + character to criticise

[Mage]

so here are 2 backgrounds waiting for suggestions, criticism etc.
the backgrounds still need some touch ups ( rock highlights blurring )
everything is supposed to be MI1 style.

[TheYak]

Both shots are quite good.  At first glance, I thought they might've been modified screen-shots.  I think you've got a good grasp of the overall style of the first game.  

For both backgrounds, I think they could use a touch more detail (making the cliffs a bit more smooth, maybe adding a little bit to the water, roughing up the cave floor a bit).  The ocean's color blends a little with the cliff-face but that might be remedied by adding wave-details, just something to break it up a bit.  

For the character, I think he looks just a bit too rigid in the top idle pose.  His arms are hanging from his shoulders in such a way that it looks like he might've been hung from a hook.  A bend of the knees might give it less of an, "I'm doing a dramatic pose" look.  I'm exagerrating a bit, not to be insulting but to emphasize what I'm talking about.  

Even if you did nothing else to these backgrounds and didn't change the character, I think that they would make game graphics to be proud of.  You could very easily leave 'em alone and move on to the next rooms.

[Nacho]

Yup... as Yaksplit said, you must ask yourself when finishing a background... is it enough detailed? If you answer "No" you´ll probably be inmersed in a neverending orgy of remaking your backgrounds again and again... and not advancing in your game production.

I think they could be more detailed, though... At a glance it seems EGA. take a look to ripped screens of monkey Island and see how the artists solluted the cliffs...

BTW, very great and inspiring work!

[Fantômas]

I like them, although I think the cave looks a little too "clean" or "neat" or something....mumble, mumble......

[jannar85]

This is quite nice. I like the old-style-MI1 look

[evilspacefart]

i like.

[Mr Jake]

nice work!

one question, is that character a paint over Guybrush MI1?? It is a great paint over, but the hair gives it away

[Mage]

well, yes it is not actualy a paintover but i heavily based him on guybrush to get the right stance and animations.
ohh.. i also need a nice name for him. any ideas ?

[BOYD1981]

Bobwood Gurzelfrunk...

[Fizz]

Wow. those look rather good. nice choise of colors.

[taryuu]

well, yes it is  not actualy a paintover but i heavily based him on guybrush

c'mon dude, fess up.  this was a copy and paste guybrush wasn't it?