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Creative Production => Critics' Lounge => Topic started by: Saberteeth on Fri 03/02/2006 16:41:20

Title: A pirate for the MAGS game
Post by: Saberteeth on Fri 03/02/2006 16:41:20
Hey, I'm making this underworld game for MAGS and I was wondering what do you think of this image:

(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6031/zhtr3tu.jpg)

He's a pirate( no s**t, sherlock :)) and after the spooky makover in a makeover show he is forced to live as a zombie in the UNDERWORLD!

Oh, and this is no way a chance to promote my game, it's just to give you some ideas on the current case he's in(not a very good choice of words, but who cares, you get the point, right?  ;)).
Title: Re: A pirate for the MAGS game
Post by: Seleceus on Fri 03/02/2006 17:25:39
I'm not sure how cartoony, or stylized, you are shooting for, but at first glance his arms are too short, and skinny.
Title: Re: A pirate for the MAGS game
Post by: Saberteeth on Fri 03/02/2006 18:38:54
Quote from: Seleceus on Fri 03/02/2006 17:25:39
I'm not sure how cartoony, or stylized, you are shooting for, but at first glance his arms are too short, and skinny.

The game is going to be a horror-drama game and so the characters should be more realistic.
here's what I've come up with:

(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/2750/both0uq.jpg)

Hope it's better...
Title: Re: A pirate for the MAGS game
Post by: DonB on Fri 03/02/2006 19:11:31
Its better.. but try to not make them so wide-legged..

and another very important thing; i hope you got backup of normal file cause you screwed your picture up by saving it as a .jpg with paint or something..!
Title: Re: A pirate for the MAGS game
Post by: Saberteeth on Sat 04/02/2006 13:37:10
Alright, thanks for the C&C, here's the 2nd version of DA PIRATE(No zombie):

(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/559/forforum8ok.png)
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/559/forforum8ok.png)

More C&C if you please...
Title: Re: A pirate for the MAGS game
Post by: Seleceus on Sat 04/02/2006 14:39:59
Much better stance, but drop the forward (his left) arm down.  He looks like he's lop-sided.

Other things you may consider:  Human eyes, are more or less, vertically centered on the head.  Move them down a pixel.  His hips are just a bit too low, and this makes his legs look real short.  Lastly, you've got a fairly large range of colors (16) that gradient out from the center of each object.  This isn't doing your pirate any justice and it's a waste of color.  Try using them to highlight/shade the details, and create better depth.

I know you're using this for a comp, so I'll quit there.  You've got more to do than spend hours on one sprite.  Good luck.
Title: Re: A pirate for the MAGS game
Post by: Clip on Sat 04/02/2006 15:03:27
I've made longer hands,
changed the shape of the head
and paintet pants brighter.

(http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2572/piraat4bo.png)
And 2X
(http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2572/piraat4bo.png)
Title: Re: A pirate for the MAGS game
Post by: Saberteeth on Sat 04/02/2006 15:26:11
Thanx, guys for the criticism(I typed it right, right?), oh and Clip, nice job with da makeover, I think I'll be using your pic from now on,...

Title: Re: A pirate for the MAGS game
Post by: Uku on Sat 04/02/2006 21:14:11
he needs to bee zombye lookin?
cause I'm paint-overing clips picture if needed

ok I'm not goma delete my work, so heres the pic i made
(http://www.americangirlscouts.org/agsuploads/files/zombie.PNG)

(http://www.americangirlscouts.org/agsuploads/files/zombie.PNG)
Title: Re: A pirate for the MAGS game
Post by: Saberteeth on Sun 05/02/2006 09:30:01
Wow, uku, the zombie is really zombie-like, the skin tone is very good, but I already dumped the idea for him to be a zombie, but the rest are still gonna be zombies so your work wasn't for nothing,... :)
Title: Re: A pirate for the MAGS game
Post by: Das Plans on Sun 05/02/2006 15:23:04
Hey, this zombie really looks cool. Looks, like he got stuck under a lawnmover, which is a good thing ... for a zombie, that is.

And that pirate is totally cool, altogether. I would just put the waist a little higher. One or two pixels up, and everything's fine.  :)

And, oh, what about a sword or one of those pirate-guns dangling from his belt? That would be swell.
Title: Re: A pirate for the MAGS game
Post by: Saberteeth on Sun 05/02/2006 15:43:22
Quote from: Herr Stein on Sun 05/02/2006 15:23:04
And, oh, what about a sword or one of those pirate-guns dangling from his belt? That would be swell.

The guy is a freelancer, so:

1. Too poor to get his own weapon
2. I'll put in a new view when he
Spoiler
steals a sword from the zombies chest
[close]
.
3. Needs to carry as minnimum weight as possible(for the difficult climbs onboard)
4. Also less weight for quicker running when he's being chased.