First sprite attempt

Cino · Mon 17/04/2006 14:50:15

This is my first sprite creating attempt and I wanted to be sure it's looking okay before animating it. I'm not much of an artist, so proper shading is quite a headache to me. Any help and/or comments would be appreciated.
It's supposed to be a worm-man kind of person, possibly a main character.

Peder 🚀 · Mon 17/04/2006 16:12:20

Looks good!

But I think the legs should be more straight on the front and back view..
(Think it will look better with the walk cycle......)

But other than that I dont know what you could change...

I really likes the way he looks

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A GREAT first attempt!

Cino · Mon 17/04/2006 19:07:50

Thanks for the suggestion, I moved the legs a bit closer.

Anything else?

big brother · Mon 17/04/2006 19:12:16

Quite a respectable first attempt!

I would pay close attention to his lower body, specifically the differences between the front and back views.

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Tue 18/04/2006 06:06:55

Something else to consider is the length of the legs in relation to the torso. The length of the torso should be shorter than the length of the legs. I did a quick edit that may help you. Very nice sprite!

big brother · Tue 18/04/2006 06:14:47

Well, as he looks more like a Bone than a human, I don't see how proportion is so important. Portraying the volumes he has seems like a more pertinent focus. Unless of course he's just trying to make a Progz (tm) sprite.

When I mentioned the differences, I was mainly talking about the way his entire right calf is in shadow in both the front and the back views.

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Tue 18/04/2006 06:26:22

QuoteUnless of course he's just trying to make a Progz (tm) sprite.

I don't see how this statement is appropriate or useful in any way.

When drawing characters that are taking on humanoid shapes and clothing, I think it's reasonable to think that the artist is interested at least to some degree in physical proportion. Cino is the one who will ultimately decide whether a shorter torso looks good with his sprite or not, at any rate, so this discussion is rather pointless.

Cino · Tue 18/04/2006 11:41:54

Thanks for the advice guys, I tried this and that and eventually decided to shorten the torso a bit, though not as much as ProgZmax. Also worked on the shades on the body like big brother suggested.

Thanks again, I guess I'll try to animate it now and see what happens.

pslim · Wed 19/04/2006 05:46:15

For what it's worth I think he's adorable.

In regard to the perspective issue, I would normally agree that most cartoonish characters could benefit from some attention to perspective even though they're not meant to conform 100%, but because he's a worm... I don't know, having shorter legs and being a bit lower to the ground almost seems to make a strange kind of sense for him in particular.