First sprite attempt

[Oliwerko]

Hi there again.

I have made my first sprite so far.
It's not good, but I can't make it betterÃ,  :'(.

So I'm asking here:
What can I make better ?



X2:

[Steel Drummer]

Change his skin colour for one thing, to look more human. The low-res style looks good and this sprite is a worthy first attempt. His arms seem to disappear into his clothing, also. All in all, however, it's a decent sprite.

[Tiki]

Could you tell us more about the sprite?  We can do a much better job of helping if we have some background information.

[Babar]

I like this sprite! However, the hat is too low on the right side to have a head under there. For this style of sprite it might not have mattered, but it is too noticeable.

[Oliwerko]

Thanks for replies!





1. I hope the skin color is better now.

2. I tried to correct the arms with some shading...don't know if it helped...

3. I moved the hat to the left a bit.

4. Background ? Hmmmmm.... I don't know. Perhaps a private detective ?
Ã,  Ã,  Or Jack the Ripper ? I really don't know, it was my first atttempt, so I
Ã,  Ã,  decided to give him a coat. I like the coat sprites, I don't know why, but I
Ã,  Ã,  love them. (For example the Beneath a Steel Sky one...)

[Unknown_Terror]

Yea he looks alot better now
I like him, it's pretty basic and simple, but it works very well for him.
Looks alot like a Detective i would say, keep up the good work.

[Buckethead]

It looks like he has no hands. Maybe they are in his pockets but it's better for animation to show   his hands, I think. 

[Oliwerko]

I tried my best to make them look like they are in pockets, but it seems I didn't succeed.

Here is the version with hands, maybe it's true that this is better.

[accolyte]

It doesn,t look bad but it could really do with some more detail.
Add some buttons to his coat i,d suggest and perhaps you could make the coat a little wider. Also, his hat look more like a cap which doesn,t really fit your detective-like sprite. Draw the hat to look more like a fedora is my suggestion. (The sort Indiana Jones wears.)
Don,t lose hope! With some patience i think this sprite can become really decent.

[Unknown_Terror]

I would say that, while he is standing still his hands would look better in his pockets, but while moving he should show his hands.

[Stupot]

He looks good.
I don't think it would hurt to make him a bit bigger, though.
just about 10-15 pixels taller and 5-10 wider.
This way you'll be able to add a few more bits of detail without ruining it.
Keep it up!

[Oliwerko]

Hey, thanks for replies.

I'll try to make some more details.

But:
I am still confused about the character sizes/resolutions.
There are so many high-res characters in Critics Lounge, I don't understand it. Most of the games are 320*200. But most of the chars here in Crit. Lounge are low-res. I also don't know how to choose the size for the character... Please explain this to me, because I am a bit confused 

[nulluser]

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[Das Plans]

Hi there!

Nice one ... I sent you a PM concerning the problem with the character's size.

See you!