first characters C&c

[ArtJoe]

I'm sorta new to ags and I just began a mob style mystery game that is half comedy/half serious.Ã,  This is the first characters I've came up with.Ã,  I played a little with different poses with the last one.Ã,  Do they all seem to go together?Ã,  I find the girl doesn't look cartoony enough..and maybe the fat mob boss's suit should be a brighter color?

[Babaloyi]

Wow...lovely characters. Full of character. One thing that bothers me though, is the outlines. In some places it is double, some single, and in some places it is not even there. You should choose one and use it throughout. About the bosses clothes, I think black is a good colour. Very "mob-bossish".

[Renal Shutdown]

The girl.  Bigger eyes.
The mob boss.  I'd say a white suit.

As for the outlines, most will say the outlines should be a darker color of what they're outlining.  eg. Dark blue outline for the jeans, grey outline on the vest, etc.  However, personally, I really like the black lines.  It's just the double pixels that looks iffy,  Far right's armpit, for example.

What res is this going to be, by the way?

I can't wait to see more of this..  (hint: work, damn you..)

[Mr Jake]

white striped suit !

[Haddas]

For the girl, more cartoonish you say? Go for a nose, try that for starters. I think it would make her more cartoony

[Kweepa]

I think they go together fine.
Great stuff!
My only worry is that the character on the right looks extremely effeminate. It's the black lips and eyeliner that does it.

[Oneway]

I agree with SteveMcCrea, the right (main?) character looks too much like a pussy. Mostly because of his lips and eyebrows.
Maybe a bit rougher hairdcut wouid help too.

Overall the characters go great together!
Well done and keep it up.

[ArtJoe]

hahaha, yes he isnt the main character..and i had been toying with the idea of having a homosexual and wannabe-gangster sidekick character that follows around the lead character and occasionally helps...ill post his passive movements soon - they are pretty funny. 

ill also post the main character soon - i have about double the cast drawn now. 

[ArtJoe]

thankyou for the comments everyone. i fixed some of the black outlining and have a few more characters..they are for a 640x400 game..with screens actually at 640+ x 300..so i have a black border at top and bottom.



new peoples.Ã,  as i was kindly reminded below, the girl's legs are from someone's roger wilco character, and also the mob guy in dark suit was worked off a picture of a mob guy i found on google..so itll be edited a bit more.Ã, 

[Kweepa]

Now I remember where I've seen those arms and legs before - pixelcat's Bea:
http://www.agsforums.com/yabb/index.php?topic=13733.0

You should probably check out the edits that Igor did in that thread to get the hands looking a bit better.
And it's polite to mention that your work is a paintover. Before someone else does

Nice work on the other characters and the outfits.
Yeah, the second guy is a bit of a monkey boy - I really don't want to look at that bulge!

[legoboy]

nice, joe but you need to work on the legs of guy 2

[ArtJoe]

yes sorry steve, actually the boss was a paint over of roger too...ahha he changed a bit more then she did.Ã,  I'm actually not really pleased with her still.

a few attempts at 'bored movements.Ã,  which one is better -less but more powerful actions - or more actions..but not as exciting?



and pinstripe does his moves..a bit jerky.

[stuh505]

of those 3 animations, I think the middle one is the best.

these characters are superb.

the only criticism i have is...the girl was totally ruined when you made her eyes bigger.  she doesnt even look human anymore...before, she looked hot, and i thought she fit in with the others before too...

[Chicky]

2 for me too...

but mann, these characters rock. have you got any backgrounds to show? I'd love to see some.

[Johnny Odd]

God Damn! I love all these xcharacters SO(!!!) much!! I haven't been here that long, but I can easily say these are THE BEST CHARACTERS I HAVE EVER SEEN ON AGS!!! The chick is hot - the boss is intimidating - the gay guy is, well... gay.

PLEASE CONTINUE WITH THIS!!
Afew points though:
Like stuh505 said - the girl looked much sexier and - Human - with smaller, half shut eyes.
The boss' suit was better in black the white pinstripes - i think - don't work so well.
Can we see some backgrounds if you've got that far yet?
Once again - I love these!
P.S The animations are 10/10 also - except for 'jerky pinstripe' I love the other two tho!

[Gurok]

Apart from being jerky, I like the pinstripe guy's animation the best! It's so stylish and comical. A few more frames between movements would help to smooth things out. I think the fact that the shoulders of his suit are so flat to begin with doesn't help.

[jannar85]

One word: WOW

I love the old 30-ish style

Damn. I love everything
But the smoke on the first animation seems too flat and boring.
Try to do it the same way you did the 2nd.

Good luck!

[Evil]

Well, with all the talk about the woman being great and all, I think she could be a lot better. Dont get me wrong, its great but not amazing. Heres a quick edit I did.



The color amount is huge. That may be a gif saving issue though.

Heh, and I didnt know about the nose thing, so I just didnt add one.

[Kweepa]

Whoosh! There goes her character!

I prefer the first face in the top post, then the big eyes come second...

[Igor]

Agree that the first one was the best. The second try has too big (Bamby?) eyes and Evil's version, while it looks cool on its own, lost the feature that made original so good: head perspective. Looking-up head nicely supported the posture of body and made character interesting and alive. Drawing her head straight ended with girl looking a bit wooden.