A pirate for the MAGS game

Saberteeth · 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:

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?

).

Seleceus · 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.

Saberteeth · 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:

Hope it's better...

DonB · 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..!

Saberteeth · Sat 04/02/2006 13:37:10

Alright, thanks for the C&C, here's the 2nd version of DA PIRATE(No zombie):

More C&C if you please...

Seleceus · 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.

Clip · Sat 04/02/2006 15:03:27

I've made longer hands,
changed the shape of the head
and paintet pants brighter.

And 2X

Saberteeth · 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,...

Uku · 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

Saberteeth · 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,...

Das Plans · 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.

Saberteeth · 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.