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Creative Production => Critics' Lounge => Topic started by: He-Man on Wed 29/10/2008 19:45:53

Title: My Silly Sprite - Trying to find a style
Post by: He-Man on Wed 29/10/2008 19:45:53
Hi there
It's been a long time since I've posted on this forum, but after pushing some pixels around i thought it was a great opportunity to get back.
Here's my new spite step by step. I'm trying to develop some sort of technique so please criticize everything...

(http://www.nielshs.dk/stuff/pixeltest/0.png)      (http://www.nielshs.dk/stuff/pixeltest/0.png)
sketch drawn by hand

(http://www.nielshs.dk/stuff/pixeltest/1.png)      (http://www.nielshs.dk/stuff/pixeltest/1.png)
Outline

(http://www.nielshs.dk/stuff/pixeltest/2.png)      (http://www.nielshs.dk/stuff/pixeltest/2.png)
Basic colors

(http://www.nielshs.dk/stuff/pixeltest/3.png)      (http://www.nielshs.dk/stuff/pixeltest/3.png)
shadows

(http://www.nielshs.dk/stuff/pixeltest/4.png)      (http://www.nielshs.dk/stuff/pixeltest/4.png)
Highlights

(http://www.nielshs.dk/stuff/pixeltest/5.png)      (http://www.nielshs.dk/stuff/pixeltest/5.png)
Colored Outline and right arm added
(25 colors incl. transparency)

I'm not exactly sure which I like better, the last one or the one before that one.
Please crit...
Title: Re: My Silly Sprite - Trying to find a style
Post by: Trent R on Wed 29/10/2008 20:15:53
I personally like the colored outline, which makes the black outlines of his eyes stand out all the more. Nice to see it step by step, and I generally love it all around. When do we see him in a game? :D


~Trent
Title: Re: My Silly Sprite - Trying to find a style
Post by: Kaio on Wed 29/10/2008 20:39:00
I like it! Looks a bit like Patrick Star from Spongebob  ;D
Title: Re: My Silly Sprite - Trying to find a style
Post by: He-Man on Thu 30/10/2008 08:40:43
Thanks guys...
Quote from: kaioshin on Wed 29/10/2008 20:39:00
I like it! Looks a bit like Patrick Star from Spongebob  ;D
Funny. You're right. I didn't see that before now.
Actually his head is originally from a strange picture I draw some time ago...
--> http://nielshs.dk/pics/art/1(full).png (it's in Dainish but doesn't make any sense even though you understand it)
Title: Re: My Silly Sprite - Trying to find a style
Post by: Alarconte on Thu 30/10/2008 09:30:00
I think that color or black outlines depends of the style of bacgrounds to use.

Anycase, in the color outlined the eyes stand out too much in my opinion... Maybe need a dark red outline.. or something.

But the char is really pretty!
Title: Re: My Silly Sprite - Trying to find a style
Post by: Questionable on Thu 30/10/2008 18:11:53
His shoe gets cut off a bit on one side. I think the outline on his head and shoe could be a little less dark/closer to the head and shoe color, that is of course MY style, however, so don't do it unless you agree.

But the shoe... gotta fix it... IT'S BUGGING THE CRAP OUT OF ME!

Very nicely done though. *applauds*
Title: Re: My Silly Sprite - Trying to find a style
Post by: firefly on Thu 30/10/2008 20:04:40
I like the last one  :)

I do agree the eyes stand out too much though