Critics on Guybrush

Afflict · Sun 18/02/2007 21:40:56

Well, I spent a couple of minutes to make a nice tribute to your great guybrush...

3X

And silly me almost forgot the manacle.

EDIT:// I added a purple for the cape. Also, Bulghart you snuck that that pixel awesomeness in as I posted... Nice.

Sadistyk · Sun 18/02/2007 22:07:14

Well, I really can't think of Guybrush using a cane or even a monocle (espeacially with that t-shirt), but it's a great sprite.

Bulghart, that sprite is really something. especially the hair (that twirl reminds me the shape of the clouds in CMI).

Thanks both for the ideas.

EDIT: here's the final. I added the bear and change the colour of the shirt. Hope you like it:

Afflict · Sun 18/02/2007 22:20:11

Ok in my personal opinion :

* The lighting is way too much on the pants.
* I would suggest that you not try and animate these type of character for your first game?
* The back arm looks strangely in front of the body and not next to it. (also two renegade pixels on shirt)
* I don't like the extra color in the hair.
* Heres a tip try lighting the character from the top, it keeps consistency even when you use the sprite to flip left and right. That would improve your art ten fold already.

Look at Bulghart's pic with the fewer colors (original MI colors) and then see how the animation will be easier and also the picture just looks allot more defined cleaner and less messy. This IMO is very important for pixel art.

Regards,

Afflict.

markbilly · Sun 18/02/2007 22:32:54

You will have to be careful with that hair (the flick)^ It'll look silly if you don't accomadate for it in the walk cycle, which could be tricky.

All these sprites are fab, a cut above mine...

Sadistyk · Sun 18/02/2007 22:51:11

Following Afflict's advice on the animation part, I'll stick with the old one, and I tried to fix the arm. a bit of the hair, the chin and the nose:

monkey0506 · Sun 18/02/2007 22:53:39

Guybrush's shirt isn't Guybrush's shirt without the blue threadingggggggg!

This is mostly wonderful. His nose and chin just seem a bit pointy...and I think his head might be a bit too big for his neck...but don't get me wrong, you've done an incredible job here. Much better than I could do.

Hmm...the new nose somehow seems even pointier...although it's not really, the lighting does make it look very...sharp.

GreenBoy · Mon 19/02/2007 04:38:07

I think his stubbles got to go. Guybrush with a reasonable beard just doesnt fit.

Afflict · Mon 19/02/2007 05:42:17

I love the changes, you are getting better.

I like the head being so big, and the stubble well that's up to you. A new Guybrush is always fun to look at.
Keep in mind that in Mi1 he shouldn't have that much beard. Only in Mi2 I think he had the jacket and the goaty...

Guybrush was always a bit of a boyish character, sort of like Peterpan.

Sadistyk · Mon 19/02/2007 15:50:06

I think the beard shows his "evolution". My game is placed between MI1 and MI2 so Guybrush must look older than the Guybrush from MI1 and younger than the Guybrush from MI2.

Afflict · Thu 22/02/2007 06:12:07

Just the remember GuyBrush seemed to get younger after MI2 since he didn't have any facial hair again, particularly in MI4 he looked his youngest I think.

Geoff · Fri 23/02/2007 02:53:24

Quote from: Afflict on Thu 22/02/2007 06:12:07
Just the remember GuyBrush seemed to get younger after MI2 since he didn't have any facial hair again, particularly in MI4 he looked his youngest I think.

But I'd place that more on the fact that the team behind CMI seemed to want to go back to the original game more than continue with Guybrush from the second, even more so in EMI, as he wears almost the exact same clothes he wears in the first game but now in 3D.

If this game takes place between MI1 and MI2, I think the stubble fits well to show that he's been trying to grow a beard and that it apparently takes him a while. XD

Boney · Fri 23/02/2007 15:24:36

But the stubble, i think, makes him look even older. It's too full, maybe if it looked more downey (sp?)...

nulluser · Fri 23/02/2007 15:30:28

I agree. Do you see Guybrush with stubble in the other games? And also, the length of the legs needs to be improved. He looks really short...

GreenBoy · Fri 23/02/2007 23:36:01

Ive gotta find a better way to upload pictures.

ANyways I think you can see what I meant before. The stubble before looked to manly like what someone with a real thick beard has when he hasnt shaved that day.

Personally for guybrush i think thats too much I would prefer a more juvenal growth.

light and wispy. After all in MI2 everyone made fun of his "beard".

I think his hieght is perfect reminds me of the old MI games.

Can someone tell me a good way to make this pic bigger?

Sadistyk · Fri 23/02/2007 23:51:47

You mean something like this:

Afflict · Sat 24/02/2007 05:31:38

Quote from: Green Boy on Fri 23/02/2007 23:36:01

Ive gotta find a better way to upload pictures.

http://photobucket.com/

Quote from: Green Boy on Fri 23/02/2007 23:36:01

Can someone tell me a good way to make this pic bigger?

Just add

Code:

Code: ags

 [img width=64 height=142]http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/199/guybrusheditdg9.png[/img]

@ Sadistyk- His perfect now leave him be. Start finishing your animations!

GreenBoy · Sat 24/02/2007 10:24:56

Thanks afflict.

Yeah nice I like it like that.

Now if only everyone was like me. Lol.

Though your original was great too. Do whatever you think Sadistyk sometimes I think this critic lounge does more harm than good.