New Main Character Sprite

[Gazzo]

HEY!
it's been a very long time (like 3 years) since i haven't post anything here well, i started a new game that i hopefully will finish in this year! I would like some sugestions and critics about the main character of this game, Style, if theres something wrong...anything haha well thanks !!!

[Trent R]

Hole crap I love it.

My old thing is that the shadow blends in too well with the shoes. Also, there's a lot of colors in the face, I prefer a skin palette with less pink.

~Trent

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

I think the design looks good.  You may run into problems distinguishing the hair from the shirt/bracers because of the same color usage, though, and I noticed a few colors that are barely used at all and don't contrast enough to stand out, making them unnecessary.  With these points in mind I made an edit.

1.  Reduced color count slightly by removing a barely visible hair shade and two skin tones.

2.  Altered the hair midtone towards brown somewhat and brought one shade slightly towards red to make the shapes stand out better.  Also made the highlight on the jeans slightly brighter and more blue.

3.  Made the bracers the same blue as the jeans and the shirt white using the eye colors.

4.  Reshaded upper body and boots to bring out their shapes and added more highlights to the hair.




I don't know if the white shirt looks right for this character, but this way I can identify all the parts of the sprite without struggling.  Keep at it!

[Gazzo]

Hey! thanks for the advice, well i didn't removed the colors that you said instead added more contrast to them, cause i don't want the character to look "flat" i wanted to give him a smoother look. I used the highlights in the hair though, and well his supposed to have shoes not boots, neither a whit shirt cause the character is inspired in me and i don't use that (well I do have boots but not all the time) haaha well here an updated version!!!






Added Portrait but I'm not happy at all with it

[Ghost]

It's Bruce Dickinson, isn't it? Lookin' good in that last edit.

[Gazzo]

HAHAHAH nope it's not suposed to be Dickinson hahaha !!!it's supposed to be me ! well i've added a face portrait but i may redraw it later

[Trent R]

The skin tones on the sprite are still too pink for me. Not only that, the skin in the face has no pink.
Pick which you like better, and have the other match it.

But I like the face portrait a lot. Are you gonna make other emotions too?

~Trent

[Gazzo]

hahaha damn i have problems with the pink cause i'm color blind (can't see well reds or greens) Though I used a standard skin palette for the sprite (well one of various combinations) in my eyes HAHAHA XD the pinkines is alright but i'll try to change it and see if i like it! THNX!

[Gazzo]

I modified the skin tones, i think it looks much better now colorwise but it looks kinda flat or not?
before:





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after:

[Gazzo]

I kept the old colours !
Front






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Left

[Ghost]

The "after" edit really was a bit to pale/greenish. I realise that the colour choice is more natural, but well, we're talking games here.
I'd say the version in your last post works very well (low-res skin tones are usually exaggerated anyway).
Also, very good portrait- they really call for some "additional emotions", since they resemble japanese RPGS so closely.

Good work all round, keep it up!

[None]

Chibi! Chibi! Chibi! What he's like 2 heads? or 2.5?
Major Kawaii! Dude!
What age does he fit? His face is a little short in the profile fits the 15 16 yo model form (think first naruto series.)

But this is very discretionary judgment, I'm being super-critical.