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Title: Male sprite - advice on coloring and shading
Post by: ThreeOhFour on Sat 17/02/2007 01:21:58

Hey guys.

I did this sprite trying to get a cartoon like feel, but I'm not sure about the coloring and the shading. I know I used black outline - I thought it fitted well, but I know many are against.

Any pointers would be appreciated.

(http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1757/20077916zz3.png)

EDIT: Had a go at doing a female sprite in the same style...

(http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/528/64421439si0.png)

Title: Re: Male sprite - advice on coloring and shading
Post by: zewb on Sat 17/02/2007 07:10:41

You might want to work on making the woman's physique more feminine; less broadness in the shoulders, more slender arms, hips, etc.

Title: Re: Male sprite - advice on coloring and shading
Post by: Babar on Sat 17/02/2007 12:16:27

Heheh...the heads are a little tilted, but I likey! I can imagine the fellow doing the sideways head-wagging. Aside from that, as zewb mentioned, the arms are a bit misshapen (or at least inconsistent with each other). The male has 1 arm thicker than the other, and the female has something strange going on with her arms also.

Title: Re: Sprites - advice on coloring and shading
Post by: ThreeOhFour on Sun 18/02/2007 14:34:58

I had a go at some alterations:

(http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4046/85661285io7.png)

Title: Re: Male sprite - advice on coloring and shading
Post by: Haddas on Sun 18/02/2007 16:05:06

Those sprites are cool. I think you nailed the cartoon look pretty well. Helm addressed the only real issues with the arms of the sprites. I don't know, but how would the head look with ears? He has sort of an "earthworm" look as it is.

Title: Re: Male sprite - advice on coloring and shading
Post by: ThreeOhFour on Mon 19/02/2007 08:02:03

Alright, I thought I'd give him some ears to stop him looking less earthworm-y :D

(http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/8595/37556546gv8.png)

Any better?

Title: Re: Male sprite - advice on coloring and shading
Post by: nulluser on Mon 19/02/2007 10:08:59

Title: Re: Male sprite - advice on coloring and shading
Post by: ThreeOhFour on Mon 19/02/2007 10:57:18

I kept them low saturation coz I think they'll stand out fairly well against a strong coloured backround.

Title: Re: Male sprite - advice on coloring and shading
Post by: Haddas on Mon 19/02/2007 15:35:47

I like those ears. I was a bit worried about how they'd fit, but they seem to work quite nicely.

I myself am a big fan of contrasts and saturation, but given the circumstances the low saturation on these characters work pretty well.

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