C&C for 11 year old character

skw · Thu 20/07/2006 12:49:51

I won`t tell you which one I like the most, but A & F seems OK.

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There`s a small suggestion, generally just anti-aliasing:

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I`ve used the same number of colors as you, but still don`t know if I hadn`t mixed up anything. It was something around 3 AM and I`m just learning all those pixel techniques. Zoom it up to see what has been changed.

I would also suggest you adding some design to his shirt, plus some folds to make more natural look.

It was funny to do and I hope it will be even a bit helpful.

Good luck!

SinSin · Sat 22/07/2006 10:40:49

why dont you make it so that you can select the different hairstyles like sierras mixed up mother goose

Kiddie · Sun 23/07/2006 02:26:15

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I'll keep it at A for now. It'll always be easy to change later.

Some updates:

and..

Quote from: Sinsin on Sat 22/07/2006 10:40:49
why dont you make it so that you can select the different hairstyles like sierras mixed up mother goose

because I'm not Sierra.

Quote from: Skurwy on Thu 20/07/2006 12:49:51
I would also suggest you adding some design to his shirt, plus some folds to make more natural look.

Good luck!

Thanks! I may add a design to the shirt, and/or folds and creases. Problem really is I'm not a very good animator (in fact I hate it), so I'm trying to keep it as simple as possible. Form follows function after all.

Akumayo · Sun 23/07/2006 04:45:06

About your latest update, the first frame (side-view) seems a bit dull when compared to the next frame (also-side-view). I think you should use frame #2 as the side-view, #3 as the 3/4'ths view, and #4 as the front-facing view. This may have been what you were already going to do, so I guess I just wanted to say that I think #2 would do better as a side-view than #1.

Mad-Hatter · Thu 27/07/2006 02:27:47

Side view # 3 is missing his arms!

His arms are missing in side view # 3, so that should be fixed. ^_^

ace monkey · Thu 27/07/2006 14:52:27

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

i can't believe no ones noticed this before now! i8magine putting that into a game and walking about with no arms HAHAHAHA!

lol you should definatly get that fixed

bmovements · Thu 27/07/2006 18:14:41

dude, make him a little bit slimmer, taller, and shrink his head 1/2 the size and make it in more of an egg shape, not a bowling ball.

ildu · Thu 27/07/2006 18:19:00

I noticed it. I just thought it was a WIP image. Arms are difficult to draw for 3/4 views.

PureGhostGR · Thu 27/07/2006 18:58:34

He looks amazing! I can already see him giving those increadibly funny and smartmouth replies to everything that will be going on in the game.

Great work!

Ali · Fri 28/07/2006 11:47:49

This is a really cute character, though the standing frame leans over to screen-left a little. It looks quite natural though, children do slump. It might be nice to have an idle animation where he shifts to leaning screen-right.

Also, when he rotates, he spins around a point below his backpack. I think it would look better if he rotated around a point between his feet. As another small, point, the size of the bag straps changes a little as he spins. Aside from that it looks supergood.

The only other thing I'd suggest would be that you ignore this advice:

Quote from: bmovements on Thu 27/07/2006 18:14:41
dude, make him a little bit slimmer, taller, and shrink his head 1/2 the size and make it in more of an egg shape, not a bowling ball.

Kiddie · Sat 29/07/2006 12:42:21

Quote from: "Acqua" Akumayo on Sun 23/07/2006 04:45:06
About your latest update, the first frame (side-view) seems a bit dull when compared to the next frame (also-side-view). I think you should use frame #2 as the side-view, #3 as the 3/4'ths view, and #4 as the front-facing view. This may have been what you were already going to do, so I guess I just wanted to say that I think #2 would do better as a side-view than #1.

Yeah I was planning on that. Basically like in MI2 (I believe), Guybrush has a straight side view for walking, and when he stops, he has a more 3/4ish view. So that's what that's for. Or something like that.

Quote from: Mad-Hatter on Thu 27/07/2006 02:27:47
Side view # 3 is missing his arms!

His arms are missing in side view # 3, so that should be fixed. ^_^

I know. $:-\$

Quote from: ace monkey on Thu 27/07/2006 14:52:27
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAA!!!!!!!! i can't believe no ones noticed this before now! i8magine putting that into a game and walking about with no arms HAHAHAHA! lol you should definatly get that fixed

Right....

Quote from: bmovements on Thu 27/07/2006 18:14:41
dude, make him a little bit slimmer, taller, and shrink his head 1/2 the size and make it in more of an egg shape, not a bowling ball.

But he's supposed to be a little kid. Sort of a cross between Southpark and the Simpsons. We're not going for realism here.

Quote from: PureGhostGR on Thu 27/07/2006 18:58:34
He looks amazing! I can already see him giving those increadibly funny and smartmouth replies to everything that will be going on in the game.

Great work!

Thanks!

Quote from: Ali on Fri 28/07/2006 11:47:49
This is a really cute character, though the standing frame leans over to screen-left a little. It looks quite natural though, children do slump. It might be nice to have an idle animation where he shifts to leaning screen-right.

Also, when he rotates, he spins around a point below his backpack. I think it would look better if he rotated around a point between his feet. As another small, point, the size of the bag straps changes a little as he spins. Aside from that it looks supergood.

The only other thing I'd suggest would be that you ignore this advice:

Quote from: bmovements on Thu 27/07/2006 18:14:41
dude, make him a little bit slimmer, taller, and shrink his head 1/2 the size and make it in more of an egg shape, not a bowling ball.

Yeah the slight slump was intentional.

Not only a characteristic of kids, but just an attempt to make him more natural and not so symmetrical and robotic.

Yeah the spinning animation was mostly just a temporary thing to see how it looked in psuedo-3d. The rotation point will be corrected when the sprites are finished.

Bag straps, yup, working on it.

Thanks for the comments everyone! It's coming along pretty well I think. I'll update soon with more pics.

edit: here's that update:

Paper Carnival · Sun 30/07/2006 14:20:09

This is pretty awesome, but I liked the blue trousers more.

Kiddie · Sun 30/07/2006 18:24:38

He walks!

Mad-Hatter · Mon 31/07/2006 22:23:05

It seems to have gone under some good improvements.

In the rotation animation two posts above this one, I notice that when he's completely at his side his left foot seems to disappear.

I realize this is supposed to be because it's hidden behind his right foot from that particular pov, but I would suggest making it stand out a little bit more, like being able to see the heel of his foot, because very few people stand with their feet perfectly aligned.