drawing a strong chick (sprite)

[SuperCarott]

I just redraw the old sprite of her, but i still feel she looks like... you know 'hey-is-that-thing-born-as-a-male?'

Any suggestions on how i can get rid of that (apart from removing her musclesÃ,  ) look?

[Daz]

You could slim down the face, and everything else for that matter and make the muscles more defined.

[Andail]

the most apparent female attribute is the shoulder-waist-hips relation. A woman's shoulders are rarely broader than her hips, and in any case, her hips are much broader than her waist.
Also, a female waist is situated further up on the body, thus constituting a much smaller upper body in relation to the lower body.

The only female attribute your sprite conveys would her mangnificent bust (which works pretty well, even though not very realistic; the breasts of body-building women tend to shrink).

So, unless you allot your sprite at least one of these attributes, she will probably remain rather manly. But hey, it's a toon, it shouldn't really matter

[Dart]

Heh, this sprite really reminds me of Goblins. Anyway...



Here's the list of changes that I made:

- added makeup
- added a necklace to her neck
- made her body and face slimmer
- changed her hairstyle
- converted her boots to high heels
- changed the colour of the tank top and boxing gloves

I hope this gives you an idea.

[SuperCarott]

Thanks for the ideas so far, based on them here's my new version:



Now how could i improve this one? (i dont really like how her face turned out    at least now she hasnt got that 'i stole my chin from schwarzenegger' thing  )

[HJRodrigo]

In gremlins 2 they gave the female gremlin shapely legs big lips and eye lashes with plenty of make up to try and make her less male like. I tried to do this in my quick edit. Oh yeah I made her shirt tied in the center, as it tends to look queer on guys.

[loominous]

Some femenising modifications:



Some femenin features:

(i) Full eyelashes
(ii) Vertically centered eyes
(iii) Small nose
(iv) Full mouth
(v) Large pelvis

[SuperCarott]

(Say, wasnt that thing on gremlins 2 was both male and female? I remember the flask the gremlin drink from had both genders' symbols... err--)



Or i better use loominous' version?Ã, 

[YOke]

I think you should propably do the boob- and jawline somewhat like Loominous' version. I think that would get the male hormones under some control. She's never going to be pretty, tho...   

[SuperCarott]

Unless you drink a six-packs before playing...  err... i better rethink this game... 

(i wish i could draw that good, like the guy who makes polymer city chronicles... whatever  )

[Chicky]

err, it IS a good sprite. Its just whatever you do, a chick with muscles is never going to look pretty. maybe slim her down a little, make her look a little less goofy and a bit more serious on the face. Much like loominous' edit.

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

Here is a quick draft, not sure if you will like it or not



I kept the muscles but made them a little less unattractive, made the legs larger to match the arms, moved her chest and waist up, and gave her a more flattering hair style.

[Ozwalled]

Personally, I don't much like the added green colour for the eyes.

[SuperCarott]

Ok, so this one is based on the mouth, nose, and legs of ProgZmax's version, plus the very first (incomplete) sprite (that was made for 640*400 resolution, not 480 but thats not the important part, oops  )

[auhsor]

Hmm maybe its a little too manly now. like besides the hair, it could just look like a Rambo type guy.

[[Cameron]]

AS HJRodrigo said, makeup makes a difference.

[Krazy]

I think loominous's version looks the most feminin, try to mimick it the best you can.

[SuperCarott]

What about this one?

[elle]

Give 'er rosy cheeks..  maybe make the top pink hehe and lose the gloves?  : just some suggestions as i can't actually draw yet myself   

[Ginny]

I don't think pink would look good on her, then again, i don't think pink looks good on anything, yuck
I like how it's turned out, but her left hand looks a lot bigger than her right for some reason. more ditance from the shoulder strap to the end of the shoulder on the left one, if you now what I mean. Maybe making the right hand smaller in that part would work. Something like the one on the other two images, but still making the left arm a bit bigger, I think.
And I kinda like the gloves

edit: Also, the hair bit thats hanging out still looks odd. Too much hair gel?