hey,
When I was bored I drew this male character. I thought I might use it in the MAGS competition but I have too little time. But the guy is still hanging on my harddisk so I thought I could post it here for some critics. He doesn't really needs to be something, I just drew out of nothing and this came out.
(http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/8714/charzx8.gif)
I'm quite happy with him. If I think about the first character I posted then this is quite an improvement. And I did it all myself to get this result.
What do you guys think? :)
It works. Maybe have more contrast on the skin and shading to bring out the chin a bit more.
Side view looks a bit unbalanced. It looks a bit like he's leaning on something with his back. So you should move the upper body..
He is a big improvement on the first character you posted - here's a couple of things I'd change on the front view -
(http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2246/14uc4.png)
- Changed eyes. You don't necessarily have to see the whites of a persons eyes. This solves the old looking one way problem. Also gave him a nose.
-Arms should come down to about mid thigh level, and in a standing pose should be more relaxed.
-Changed shape of legs, shoes and torso a bit.
Good luck!
He looks quite good, even though his feet look a little strange and his hair looks like a cap. Also his pose reminds of that of a cowboy ready on the draw ;). But other than that it,s fine.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/evil1359/bucket_guy.png)
Too many people think that straight legs are wrong and tend to bend the legs out too far. But the change is too small for such a small character like this. Fixed the cowboy arms and shortened the neck a pixel.
Still sort of lanky, but when moving it shouldn't look too bad.
I actually like the original sprite the most. I don't know, maybe it has more character in it than the edits. Also the edits make him look more wimpy :)
thanks for all the help and edits! I like his face and arms better now. But I must be one of the too many people who doesn't like straight legs. They just looks kinda strange to me. I think I'll go with Ben's edit. Evil's edit is indeed a little too wimpy. Although I don't have plan for the guy yet , I know I don't want him to be like that.
Anway, thanks again for the help, I'll see what I'll make of it and post that later. :)