Pirate Sprite

[Raider]

Hey guys,

Here is a character I'm working on:



Does the side profile look weird to you? As if he is leaning into his boots?
C&C and paint overs welcome...

[Afflict]

Some c&c

Three color rule... use thre varient shades on each section Dark (outline mostly) midtone light

I see the legs on the side view first pic had a darklone on the legs and the other dont. the pants is a single color and the bandana thingie too. Need to use varient shades.

The buttons you can add one darker pixel botom left from them to make them "pop up"

Good sprite!

Keep it up,

Afflict.

[seaduck]

Ok, my paintover of the front view:



(19 colors, vs. 20 colors original.

- used a more neutral background (this is my favourite, a greenish orange with only a little saturation; almost like a drawing paper) - don't underestimate this, it's important for being able to pick the right colours, do the outline correctly, and it will prevent your eyes from becoming sore).
- more contrasting values to make shading stand out more
- even though pants are "black", used 2 colors to shade them
- made his neck a little shorter, and his shoulders and hips wider
- added some muscles
- made him look less symetrical
- reshaded him
- bigger hands
- made him look less cleanly shaven
- redid the face's outline
- gave him a sword

[KristjanMan]

The boots don't look like they aren't pirate's ( were pirates wearing any boots?)

[Anghellic]

were pirates wearing any boots?

sure they do: 


this l33t pirate might help you

[Phemar]

The boots look fine, (maybe a little taller) but his pants should come longer and tuck into the boots.

[KristjanMan]

Well the picture shows a capten of pirates i guess but not so rich pirates weared pants that are not in the best condicion(How do you spell that) and no boots but that sprite/character should be a rich pirate the yeah the boots are fine but the pants should go into the boots then

[Khris]

MrColossal's template isn't bad for learning about walkcycles, but I wouldn't say it's ideal to use for any random char. Especially the standing pose is a bit weird and not exactly relaxed, it looks unnatural.