Main Character

ScottDoom · Wed 30/06/2004 12:39:35

A 39-year-old physicist...

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[Cameron] · Wed 30/06/2004 12:41:46

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!! FIRST REPLY!
but seriously the top of his body look like an "m" and the stripe curves up too much

ScottDoom · Wed 30/06/2004 12:43:36

I also noticed the "M" shape in the upper body. I'm not sure how to fix that. I'll fix the stripe though.

Any other suggestions? How can I make him look older? Right now he looks 20-somethin' rather than 39.

And could someone help me with simple shading? I could never figure out how to shade a person.

Oh, and is the one with glasses better?

[Cameron] · Wed 30/06/2004 12:44:53

Yous hould give him a moustache as well to look older and have a look at erics template for shading example.

ScottDoom · Wed 30/06/2004 12:48:17

Actually, I originally wanted to give him a full beard (mustache attached to the beard), but I couldn't get it to look right. Also, I had a look at Eric's character template, but his character is... naked and mine isn't so the shading reference isn't very useful there.

[Cameron] · Wed 30/06/2004 12:52:31

ScottDoom · Wed 30/06/2004 13:09:43

How about that?

Sam. · Wed 30/06/2004 13:32:16

give him a sweater vest or something. i'll paintover in a minute

EDIT: My quick go at it. I added a sweater vest and did some shading here and there

2x

Tiki · Wed 30/06/2004 14:17:20

Not bad Zooty, but the shading on the vest and face sorta clashes with the not-shaded pants.

ScottDoom · Wed 30/06/2004 22:05:01

I still don't know if I like it with or without the glasses... The glasses look more like a mask than glasses, I guess.

Fabiano · Wed 30/06/2004 22:52:31

I gave a quick re-edit (hope you dont mind)
I opened his a arms a little, put some rounded glasses, lowered the beard and put some shadows on the pants.

_{small banana juice}

_{big banana juice}

viktor · Wed 30/06/2004 23:05:14

I had a go at it to. I didn't do much actualy. I fixed the shoulders a bit. I thought they were a bit to wide and the arms were a bit to long. I also changed the feet a bit. They looked to flat. But all in all it's was a good sprite from the get go.

p.s.
I sugest you go for the guy without the glasses. He looks better without them. But If you decide to go for the glases make them without the frame. That's what makes them look loke gogles.

ScottDoom · Thu 01/07/2004 06:05:31

Chikago666, that's a really great paint-over. So great, that I basically stole it. Hehe.

viktor, those arms make him look too wimpy. The legs are nice, but I want to be able to draw the down walking animation with this sprite, so I don't think the legs would fit.

I also just created the simple back view sprite, and I'm about to do the side view...

Whoops! Made the back of the shirt collar better:

viktor · Fri 02/07/2004 12:15:09

yes, well I sinll think his feet look to flat and short. Make them at least longer.

ScottDoom · Fri 02/07/2004 12:24:57

I agree. I'll try doing something to them later...

Babar · Fri 02/07/2004 12:46:00

His Hair! A 39 year old physicist should be respectabiggle. The spikey hair makes him look young. Maybe if you had it combed. Or make it messy without spikeyness (like the mad scientist type). Also, you might add a little grey in his hair to make him oldish

ScottDoom · Fri 02/07/2004 12:48:40

Actually, that's meant to be scruffy hair that's just sort of sticking up. He's a poor scientist that hasn't had any real work in a while (which will be explained in the game). I didn't mean for it to be "spiked."

I'll add some gray and see how it looks.

viktor · Fri 02/07/2004 13:09:20

hey. Einsteins hair didn't look any better and look what became of him.

loominous · Fri 02/07/2004 15:18:29

Some modifications:

The gist:

(i) Moved his eyes downwards and apart. Also removed the whites which in my opinion always makes the eyes look stary and mad.

(ii) Relaxed his pose by lowering shoulders and tucking in elbows as well as making his stance more casual.

YOke · Fri 02/07/2004 15:32:45

loominous, i hate you!