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Title: character: old doctor type
Post by: Dave Gilbert on Mon 19/05/2003 03:53:18
I'd appreciate any comments on this.  I can't seem to get the doctor's coat right.  He's supposed to be a serious old doctor.  The way I have him now, he looks like a cult member.

(http://www.davelgil.com/ags/eternity/doc.gif)


bigger version:
(http://www.davelgil.com/ags/eternity/doc.gif)
Title: Re:character: old doctor type
Post by: Ishmael on Mon 19/05/2003 06:22:19
To me he looks like a (bit fat) doctor (or is that just a bump in his coat..?)...   :D
Title: Re:character: old doctor type
Post by: Gilbert on Mon 19/05/2003 06:51:42
Yeah I agree with TK, that lump on his body's a bit suspicious, and it may look odd even if he's a fat man (unless it was SUPPOSED to be a lump ;) ). Another thing that I noticed was the double pixels on some parts of the outlines, since there weren't many such double pixels to make it consistent, so I think they're not intended, so I make a small fix (on the lump and the double pixels):

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/79135/doc.gif)

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/79135/doc.gif)

EDIT: HA, funny with M$ Pain messing up the white background/transparency, I don't want to fix it anymore. :p
Title: Re:character: old doctor type
Post by: Neole on Mon 19/05/2003 08:23:34
A doctor wears one of those labcoat things, you've put a long gown on him. Plus its white (or blue/green for surgeries). A stethescope is a must.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/hfguide/cart_people/doctor.gif
http://www.taosystem.com/images/doctor.gif
Title: Re:character: old doctor type
Post by: Mikko on Mon 19/05/2003 08:41:23
Neole's examples are good. At the moment he looks more like a patient than doctor.

There's something with his neck too. I'm not sure if I can explain it properly, but it feels like his head is bit too forward and neck should line more with his back.
Title: Re:character: old doctor type
Post by: Miez on Mon 19/05/2003 08:58:51
Labcoats are usually a bit shorter - just below the knee, this one reaches almost down to the ground (making it look like a robe or djelaba) - try to add some pockets and a cuff, that will make it look more like a labcoat. :)
Title: Re:character: old doctor type
Post by: Ali on Mon 19/05/2003 12:47:57
It's a nice picture, but if he's a medical doctor he could have one of those reflector things on his brow, or a stethoscope hanging from his neck - just to identify him as doctor rather than patient.

Also (unless he's mad) give him brown/black leather shoes, he looks a little like he's wearing slippers.
Title: Re:character: old doctor type
Post by: Dave Gilbert on Mon 19/05/2003 14:46:07
Thanks for the help, folks.  He's a doctor in a mental hospital ward, so he's not exactly a medical doctor.  I'll work on it some more.

Cheers,
Title: Re:character: old doctor type
Post by: Bob The Hun on Thu 22/05/2003 00:18:19
The labcoat also kinda sticks out in the front, which makes it look less like a coat and more like a dress or something. It would look alot more like a labcoat if it was shorter and went straight down.
Title: Re:character: old doctor type
Post by: MillsJROSS on Thu 22/05/2003 06:08:15
I think he needs glasses. It gives anyone a sort of intelligent look about them, if done right. Of course some doctor accesories couldn't help, like a stethescope (even though he isn't a medical doctor).

-MillsJROSS